Now that title has your attention, I have to tell you that there is a severe malady plaguing our local departments stores. It’s called big buttasaurus syndrome . It’s caused by too many nights out on the town, too little exercise, and too big of booties to fit in the regular department store underwear! I have to sadly admit that I suffer from big buttasaurus syndrome. Yesterday I found this out, and I was devestated!
Ok, so I am being a little dramatic, but shopping for underwear really made me think. Why the heck does any woman of size have to shop at Lane Bryant (don’t get me wrong love their stuff), while a lot of stores carry XXXXL men’s underwear? What the snuff is up with that? Before I go on, let’s look at a few figures.
According to WebMd:
- The average American woman wears a size 12-14 dress size
- Current Fashion Models are an average size ZERO
- 50 years ago the average American woman wore a size 8
- A size 8 50 years ago is a size 4 or less today
Let’s paint a picture for you. There I am in the lingerie department looking for new skivvies. I know the scale made me cry a few months back, but I am just a curvy girl. Shouldn’t be a problem finding cute undies? WRONG!!! As I cruise the aisles, I look for some cute designs and find that I fit in the measurements for 3XL underwear. Begrudgingly I grab a pack and try them on. My jaw hit the floor with they didn’t FIT!!!! I mean come on. I have put on a few pounds, but I don’t wear a XXXL in anything. Heck, I dont wear a XXL in anything! You know how embarrassing it was to have to go to the mall to get undies because my butt was too big?
What I don’t get is that society seems to be ok with men getting bigger and bigger, but if a woman is little bigger she has to make the walk of shame to the big girl store. I am only 2 sizes bigger than the “average” American woman. So why is it that a man that is almost 3 TIMES the size of the average man can still shop for undies in a regular department store. How is this not crazy???
Those figures from WebMd should really open your eyes. As we are making things smaller and smaller, our population gets bigger. Hmmmm, is there maybe a connection? I don’t think it’s just the super sized meals that are making our butts grow. How many of you head for the fridge when you feel bad? (Raises hand) Maybe because we spend less time loving who we are RIGHT NOW, we end up feeding our emotions and thus getting bigger!
So all you ladies out there that suffer from big buttasaurus like I do, we need to stand up and revolt! Do you suffer from it or you rock it? I plan on rocking it, and showing those small panties how they can kiss my butt!
Jennifer Freudenthal says
Ok you’re totally right, I’m a big girl too and I get frustrated with the lack of, well, anything in my size at department stores (forget about it being “cute”) However, I do buy my undies at LB and I have to say, they carry the BEST microfiber full coverage panties, they tuck you in and cover the booty and mine have lasted for years (yes I’ll admit it!) and I mean YEARS and hundreds of washings. Fashion Bug has cutesy things too but very poor quality. Torrid has really cute stuff but I haven’t found any panties to fit me right there, and they are expensive.
Crunchy Frugalista says
Glad I am not alone! I love the three pairs that I got, but really why do we have to shop at two different stores. Ugh!
Sadie says
I think our country has a major obesity problem but I think because of Hollywood and BS ads from Victoria Secret, women are still expected to be thin – too thin, in my opinion. If you’re healthy at a size 12, why not be happy with that? Well, because society has trained us not to be happy in double digits. Society has trained us that we need to be a size 1, but with huge boobs mind you, to be “beautiful”.
Society sucks. Nobody should wear an XXXL… that’s like a size 30 in women’s. If you’re a size 30 you’re very unhealthy. But a size 10… a size 14 even… we shouldn’t have to shop at Layne Bryant when we wear those sizes. It’s ridiculous.
Crunchy Frugalista says
I couldn’t agree with you more. I am a size 18 right now, which is a bit big for my usual weight but I am still active. I have fantastic blood pressue. Why should we hate ourselves if we are not a single digit size, which BTW even at 150 lbs I am still a size 12. 🙂 Love your comment!
Sofia says
I agree with you…America’s society is quite unhealthy. You are either too big or too small. There is no middle ground. This society is so polluted with ideas of what is beauty nowadays: skin and bones is not sexy. Curves are beautiful! We are more than a number!
Crunchy Frugalista says
Couldn’t have said it better myself. If we all looked the same, what beauty would be in that?
Not a Perfect Mom says
a buttasorous? Ha! I love it…you did a fantastic job!
Crunchy Frugalista says
Coming for the arteest herself, I am flattered lol.
Maggie C says
There’s no way those panties were a real XXXL. That’s bs. I totally agree with you. While morbid obesity is not good, being ultra super skinny and not enjoying life and the food it includes is not cool either. But I’d rather have a big butt and hang out with the cool girls who can enjoy food. 🙂
Crunchy Frugalista says
I completely agree with ya, and yeah we are the cool girls because we can eat more than carrots 😉