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		<title>By: olap</title>
		<link>http://clutchmagonline.com/lifeculture/feature/why-do-men-love-assets/comment-page-1/#comment-25290</link>
		<dc:creator>olap</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ve heard about this interest in assets several times before and I must say that this was the most articulate explanation I&#039;ve read thus far.  It&#039;s funny because I totally understand Anisha&#039;s point.  I too am a Black woman with no butt. This too has impacted my self-reflection since I was 12.  AT this point in my life I&#039;ve continued receiving messages through media, men, and even women, about this phenomenon but I&#039;ve simply ignored it.  I have no butt, deal with it.  But at the same time, this makes me wonder...is my likelihood of finding a Black man to be in a fruitful relationship smaller because they need assets? Does this mean that most likely I won&#039;t find love or a fruitful relationship unless I look outside of our race?  That&#039;s the matter that saddens me because deep down, I have yet to really encounter such Black men who look beyond that and see me for me.  I&#039;m not trying to make this a personal attack against Black men, but its just something that concerns me.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve heard about this interest in assets several times before and I must say that this was the most articulate explanation I&#8217;ve read thus far.  It&#8217;s funny because I totally understand Anisha&#8217;s point.  I too am a Black woman with no butt. This too has impacted my self-reflection since I was 12.  AT this point in my life I&#8217;ve continued receiving messages through media, men, and even women, about this phenomenon but I&#8217;ve simply ignored it.  I have no butt, deal with it.  But at the same time, this makes me wonder&#8230;is my likelihood of finding a Black man to be in a fruitful relationship smaller because they need assets? Does this mean that most likely I won&#8217;t find love or a fruitful relationship unless I look outside of our race?  That&#8217;s the matter that saddens me because deep down, I have yet to really encounter such Black men who look beyond that and see me for me.  I&#8217;m not trying to make this a personal attack against Black men, but its just something that concerns me.</p>
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		<title>By: William</title>
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		<dc:creator>William</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:07:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Its like this to me as a man on this subject. There are women of ALL SIZES and shapes who have that big butt that I daydream about. There are women of ALL SIZES that dont. Ive always said that a womans butt dont have to be PERFECTLY SHAPED and SUPER BIG AND PLUMP but HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME TO LOOK AT BACK THERE! I mean women always talk about HARDBODIES AND LONG DINGALINGS! We men come in all shapes and sizes and some have it and some dont. I guess the thought process of this article means well but come on look at some of our AFRICAN SISTERS in CERTIAN TRIBES and COUNTRIES. THE BUTT TAKES CENTER STAGE!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Its like this to me as a man on this subject. There are women of ALL SIZES and shapes who have that big butt that I daydream about. There are women of ALL SIZES that dont. Ive always said that a womans butt dont have to be PERFECTLY SHAPED and SUPER BIG AND PLUMP but HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME TO LOOK AT BACK THERE! I mean women always talk about HARDBODIES AND LONG DINGALINGS! We men come in all shapes and sizes and some have it and some dont. I guess the thought process of this article means well but come on look at some of our AFRICAN SISTERS in CERTIAN TRIBES and COUNTRIES. THE BUTT TAKES CENTER STAGE!</p>
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		<title>By: Alicia</title>
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		<dc:creator>Alicia</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This has nothing to do with socialization.  Humans as a species are hard-wired to seek out the best mating partners.  It&#039;s instinctual.  A girl could not be the best looking or the most intelligent; she could be a looker and smart as hell, but her shape is usually the best indicator of health/desirability in terms of producing offspring (and all of this is happening on a subconscious level because I KNOW most men aren&#039;t considering kids when looking at women in the grocery store.  LOL). 

Blame evolution, not your upbringing.  No one should be mad or ashamed about it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This has nothing to do with socialization.  Humans as a species are hard-wired to seek out the best mating partners.  It&#8217;s instinctual.  A girl could not be the best looking or the most intelligent; she could be a looker and smart as hell, but her shape is usually the best indicator of health/desirability in terms of producing offspring (and all of this is happening on a subconscious level because I KNOW most men aren&#8217;t considering kids when looking at women in the grocery store.  LOL). </p>
<p>Blame evolution, not your upbringing.  No one should be mad or ashamed about it.</p>
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		<title>By: Tash</title>
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		<dc:creator>Tash</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:34:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Anisha

Sister I understand you. lol Sure, I have a little something nice, but it&#039;s certainly nothing to brag about.  I’m tall, nice sized breasts, attractive, hips, thighs (to name the physical).  Sure I get noticed...until my best friend walks in behind me; she has a behind that could battle Serena, and might just win.  Can I blame the men?  Shoot, sometimes I catch myself looking at it. Lol And I know, it can cause insecurities.

But what can you do other than love and accept yourself.  Unless you&#039;re going to take the risk of plastic surgery, you might as well embrace it.  You’re more then a piece of tail, we as black women all are.  Even my same friend can tell you, it gets tiring.  Sure there are some women that use it to their advantage, but there are many who have more to offer to a man, yet always they are reduced to the size of their behinds.  

You can’t purchase confidence, strength, integrity, intellect, class, and self respect/love, and in my experience, one thing a good man is sure to notice is confidence.  Confidence and self love can rival any big booty.  And those that miss out because they’re caught up in the search for biggest booty miss out…their loss.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Anisha</p>
<p>Sister I understand you. lol Sure, I have a little something nice, but it&#8217;s certainly nothing to brag about.  I’m tall, nice sized breasts, attractive, hips, thighs (to name the physical).  Sure I get noticed&#8230;until my best friend walks in behind me; she has a behind that could battle Serena, and might just win.  Can I blame the men?  Shoot, sometimes I catch myself looking at it. Lol And I know, it can cause insecurities.</p>
<p>But what can you do other than love and accept yourself.  Unless you&#8217;re going to take the risk of plastic surgery, you might as well embrace it.  You’re more then a piece of tail, we as black women all are.  Even my same friend can tell you, it gets tiring.  Sure there are some women that use it to their advantage, but there are many who have more to offer to a man, yet always they are reduced to the size of their behinds.  </p>
<p>You can’t purchase confidence, strength, integrity, intellect, class, and self respect/love, and in my experience, one thing a good man is sure to notice is confidence.  Confidence and self love can rival any big booty.  And those that miss out because they’re caught up in the search for biggest booty miss out…their loss.</p>
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		<title>By: Jst1BlckMn</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jst1BlckMn</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ladies, we are very sensitive to and therefore react to the Afrikan female body because it is sexually arousing.

What am I supposed to do about it ?  Cut off my balls ?

Personally for me, if I see it, I look.  I take a brief glance.  It&#039;s almost an innate, uncontrollable reaction. Simple.  I don&#039;t gawk. 

Certain brothers that take more than a glance need to check themselves and the women that exploit the attention they get by provoking those self same type of brothers by dressing provocatively need to think about the influential standards they&#039;re setting, especially to the young, and the signals they&#039;re sending out to the wider world of Afrikan women.  The importance of the latter is so so so so important especially in this age of global digital media.

It is not a means to judge a person however or a pre requisite to engage in a relationship (to a degree).  In fact, of the two relationships I have had both women didn&#039;t necessarily have the biggest assets in the world; they were assets.

I hope Afrikan women take it as a sign of appreciation.  There is nothing like it in the world.

It is ours.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ladies, we are very sensitive to and therefore react to the Afrikan female body because it is sexually arousing.</p>
<p>What am I supposed to do about it ?  Cut off my balls ?</p>
<p>Personally for me, if I see it, I look.  I take a brief glance.  It&#8217;s almost an innate, uncontrollable reaction. Simple.  I don&#8217;t gawk. </p>
<p>Certain brothers that take more than a glance need to check themselves and the women that exploit the attention they get by provoking those self same type of brothers by dressing provocatively need to think about the influential standards they&#8217;re setting, especially to the young, and the signals they&#8217;re sending out to the wider world of Afrikan women.  The importance of the latter is so so so so important especially in this age of global digital media.</p>
<p>It is not a means to judge a person however or a pre requisite to engage in a relationship (to a degree).  In fact, of the two relationships I have had both women didn&#8217;t necessarily have the biggest assets in the world; they were assets.</p>
<p>I hope Afrikan women take it as a sign of appreciation.  There is nothing like it in the world.</p>
<p>It is ours.</p>
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		<title>By: Cdubb</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cdubb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>IA with Trina.  This is a good article.  I am a fan of a fine man asset.  So, if women can look, men can look.  Women are more subtle about it.  Men don&#039;t have to stare but married or single they will look.  As long as they follow my &quot;Look Don&#039;t Touch&quot; rule, I&#039;m cool.  You can&#039;t touch a piece of fine art in a gallery, so don&#039;t touch me!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>IA with Trina.  This is a good article.  I am a fan of a fine man asset.  So, if women can look, men can look.  Women are more subtle about it.  Men don&#8217;t have to stare but married or single they will look.  As long as they follow my &#8220;Look Don&#8217;t Touch&#8221; rule, I&#8217;m cool.  You can&#8217;t touch a piece of fine art in a gallery, so don&#8217;t touch me!</p>
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		<title>By: T-J</title>
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		<dc:creator>T-J</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:25:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To NinaG,

What you call not having an ass, is what I call what a right minded man understands as being at the foundation of something of truly genuine substance. in other words; having nothing to do with such considerations.

We are not our bodies first and foremost, but light itself. Our bodies are a reflection of our awareness of this light. And the more close we are to this awareness the &quot;lighter&quot; we travel on the non physical plane. Why should this not extend into the physical as well? If more people confronted this, do you think there would be so much hassle for someone as yourself? They say the greatest flower blooms in adversity. In this case, the adversity is societal disconnect from what you naturally understand. If you feel me let me know...

Namaste</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To NinaG,</p>
<p>What you call not having an ass, is what I call what a right minded man understands as being at the foundation of something of truly genuine substance. in other words; having nothing to do with such considerations.</p>
<p>We are not our bodies first and foremost, but light itself. Our bodies are a reflection of our awareness of this light. And the more close we are to this awareness the &#8220;lighter&#8221; we travel on the non physical plane. Why should this not extend into the physical as well? If more people confronted this, do you think there would be so much hassle for someone as yourself? They say the greatest flower blooms in adversity. In this case, the adversity is societal disconnect from what you naturally understand. If you feel me let me know&#8230;</p>
<p>Namaste</p>
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		<title>By: Dede @ Clutch</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dede @ Clutch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well I don&#039;t really have a butt, so I feel bad for the guys that see me coming and stop to &quot;check me out&quot; and are disappointed when they lay their eyes on my butt.  I just want to scream out before they stop and stare -- &quot;nothing to see back there!&quot; 

Now, I will say when me and Nicole (Atlanta &quot;show off my butt Nicole&quot;...lol) go out she gets the crazy attention cause of her butt!  We usually get about the same attention until she has to get up or wear something to showcase her &quot;assets&quot; - which makes me wanna beat her up and cover her butt up with a moo moo dress. Nicole please stop trying to show your booty off when we go out so I can get some attention and a date! DANG! (just kidding...lol)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well I don&#8217;t really have a butt, so I feel bad for the guys that see me coming and stop to &#8220;check me out&#8221; and are disappointed when they lay their eyes on my butt.  I just want to scream out before they stop and stare &#8212; &#8220;nothing to see back there!&#8221; </p>
<p>Now, I will say when me and Nicole (Atlanta &#8220;show off my butt Nicole&#8221;&#8230;lol) go out she gets the crazy attention cause of her butt!  We usually get about the same attention until she has to get up or wear something to showcase her &#8220;assets&#8221; &#8211; which makes me wanna beat her up and cover her butt up with a moo moo dress. Nicole please stop trying to show your booty off when we go out so I can get some attention and a date! DANG! (just kidding&#8230;lol)</p>
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		<title>By: Clutch Fanatic</title>
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		<dc:creator>Clutch Fanatic</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Trina I totally agree. This was the most eloquent/open/respectful article I have read when it has come to this subject.  He (the author) is in no way giving men an excuse, but looking at this from all sides.  Great article again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trina I totally agree. This was the most eloquent/open/respectful article I have read when it has come to this subject.  He (the author) is in no way giving men an excuse, but looking at this from all sides.  Great article again.</p>
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