Buttock fixation
• Gender Studies
It would be fair to say that, at the moment, mainstream global culture is preoccupied with the aesthetic and sexual properties of the bottom. All celebrities, male and female, are evaluated on the quality of their behinds, and extraordinary competitions are launched between the arses of a brace of stars (I'm thinking of Kylie and J-Lo, obviously). Other stars speak of the arse stars in the most prolix, purple fashion: Justin Timberlake on Kylie ("I didn't just touch her butt, I totally copped a feel") is easily matched by Craig David on J-Lo ("Maybe she's voluptuous, but you wouldn't be complaining if she was lying naked with that arse in your face, would you?").
Zoe Williams in The Guardian A bit behind