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Dropping it like it’s hot, or how I learned to love my booty

My friend Sonia just blogged about Booty Pop. Apparently, no longer just a plotline on Laverne & Shirley, there really are butt enhancers (and underwear! All in one! Awesome!). I find it kind of horrifying that these tiny, twig-like girls are padding themselves back into more feminine body shapes with underwear, bras, and, if need be, silicone. Just rock the body you've got, ladies.

See, I have a booty. I have a booty despite the fact that I work out, I eat healthy, and yeah, I wear a size 0, 2, or 4 (depending on the store). My booty is there no matter how great or poor shape I'm in. I used to be self-conscious about it. I always thought of it like my little pooch of a belly, something I had had since puberty and, though I should try to lose it, I was never going to, short of spending eight hours a day for the rest of my life working out with Jillian Michaels. Slowly, I started to notice that guys I dated, um, appreciated it, but I didn't really think anything of it. Just because a guy likes a girl's body part doesn't mean it's a good one. It means it's there and available.

My life changed when my friend Mary taught me how to drop it like it's hot.

Dropping it like it's hot is an incredibly empowering move. Your booty is out there. You need to like it. You need to own it. You need to be proud of every curve--even those dimples of cellulite. You know why? Because after you drop it down low, you are going to pick it up slow, and you are going to be sticking it way the heck out. (Picking it up slow also helps you keep your balance.) When you come back up, you know that everyone is going to be looking at your ass, partially because you just slapped your hands against the ground to call attention to the move, and you need to own that moment. You need to want their eyes to go there. Make them linger.

Dropping it like it's hot about 500 times in one night made me realize: I have a pretty nice ass. (Also, dropping it like it's hot kills your quads. Stretch before you go to bed.) It was so empowering to realize that I had this hot-girl feature that I never realized I had. And it was right behind me the whole time.

The point is: Ladies, find what's sexy about the body you have, and then ROCK IT! Forget this padding stuff. Just get the rolly on your arm and drink Chandon.

You can learn it too! Here's a British dude offering a very good, though long-winded, explanation:

Note: I was going to try to find an uncensored version of the Snoop Dog video, but then I thought it was super funny to have the censored one.