Big Ass

The term

By big ass we indicate, in a direct and colloquial way, an abundant and pronounced backside. It is a term that originates in common language and that today has fully entered the contemporary erotic imagination, especially online.

Here we are not talking about a sexual practice, but about a physical characteristic that is often loaded with erotic meanings, sometimes spontaneously, other times in a very constructed way.

Why people like it

The reason is simple: the butt is an area of the body strongly linked to sinuous movement, to the spherical shape, to sexual desire.
During sexual intercourse it is visible, present, involved. It is not a detail that escapes the gaze.

A Big Ass is often associated with:

• sensuality
• physicality
• abundance
• anal sex

They are mental associations that act as stimulators, because they describe a strong physical desire before anything else.

Big ass and visual culture

In recent years, the voluptuous butt has become a central point in the production of pornographic material. Social media and rap music obsessively extol its aesthetic canons. This has shifted attention away from other body parts, such as the breasts or the belly, modifying the preferences of many when it comes to sexual desire.

We analyzed the same mechanism when talking about Big Tits a body part emphasized to the point of making it a mass stereotype.

Attraction or fixation?

Feeling attraction for a voluptuous butt is normal.
Reducing a person to just that, absolutely not.

When sexual interest manifests only for a physical characteristic, it becomes Fetishism. Nothing “wrong” as long as:

• the desire is shared
• people are not treated as objects
• a form of mutual respect is established

Without these prerogatives, you risk slipping into unpleasant situations, which are always best avoided.

Real body, real sex

In real life:

• asses aren't always firm
• shapes change over time
• muscles weaken, tissue sags

And that's exactly where the topic comes into play Body Positivity: We're certain: sex works better when it doesn't turn into an aesthetic performance.

Language and context

The term Big Ass, said in an appropriate context, where there is consent, with complicity and admiration, can become part of erotic play. Said out of context, it reduces to just an unpleasant label, which is better left unsaid.

Awareness!

Desiring a body with a nice ass is natural.
Respecting that body is vital.

Sources and further reading

• The Guardian – How the ‘big butt’ became a cultural obsession
  https://www.theguardian.com
  (Cultural analysis on the evolution of attraction to the butt in pop culture and media)
• Psychology Today – Why Are We Attracted to Certain Body Parts?
  https://www.psychologytoday.com
  (Explanation of the mechanisms of physical attraction)
• BBC Culture – How beauty standards reminds us desire is cultural
  https://www.bbc.com/culture
  (Great for supporting the concept of how desire changes over time)
• Planned Parenthood – Body image and sexuality
  https://www.plannedparenthood.org
  (Authoritative source on the body, desire, and sexuality)