“I Don’t Want To Be Fetishized!” Too Damn Bad!

“She five foot seven, a hundred and thirty nine pounds

Thirty six twenty four thirty eight pretty fine brown…”

Give Me That, Webbie and Bun B

I still remember when this rap song came out at my young age. One Saturday afternoon my friend and I were chatting about the latest hits and this verse immediately became the topic of discussion.

“How did he know her measurements and weight?! Like he was really precise!” she asked while turning to me with a hopeful expression on her face. My friends always expected me to come up with answers.

I let her down that day. Because I had no idea.

As an adult I can now confidently state that the 36–24–36 measurement is considered to be the ideal proportions for the hourglass figure, one of the rarest female body shapes in existence that has women all over the world completely cutting out carbs and feeling guilty for having dessert. Rapper Bun B demanded a little extra padding since he ordered 38 inch hips instead. To this present day I noticed there was no pushback from the ladies about his verse, yet if a woman produced a song stating she will never give a man with a dad bod or beer belly a chance she would be obliterated on the internet.