By Lisa Scottoline
I have excellent news, ladies.
And its excellent news for men too, depending on how they feel about big butts on women.
But, men, whatever your opinion, I’m advising you to keep it to yourself. Don’t go spouting off to your wife or significant other while you’re reading. You will start a conversation that can go sideways pretty quick.
Or more appropriately, south.
Bottom line, no pun, I came across an article reporting that women with big butts are less likely to develop disease and are even smarter than women with average or smaller butts.
Finally, some good news!
Even if it does seem completely unbelievable!
According to the article, women with bigger butts have lower cholesterol levels because their – correction, our – hormones process sugar faster. And we also have less of a risk of developing cardiovascular conditions or diabetes.
I know that sounds totally wrong, but I read it on the Internet, so you know it’s 100% correct.
When it comes to medical information, the Internet is always dead-on.
But if you rely on it, you end up dead.
Just kidding.
I absolutely do rely on the Internet for medical advice. In fact, I don’t even know why we have doctors anymore.
Oh, right, we don’t.
Because if your deductible is $6500, like mine, you basically don’t have a doctor. Or you better hope that if something bad happens to you, it ends up being really catastrophic, so you get your money’s worth.
Fingers crossed?
To return to point, the article said that women with big butts have a surplus of omega-3 fatty acids.
Or fatty assets.
Or a fatty ass.
Anyway, I believe that. Because I’m a woman with a big butt and I have a surplus of everything.
Including goodwill and happiness!
And in even better news, omega-3 fatty acids are related to improved brain function.
How great is that?
Aren’t you glad you came?
You can thank me anytime!
In fact, I hope you’re sitting on your nice big butt as you read this column, and now you know that you’re comprehending it at warp speed because of your superior brain function.
Who knew that your brain was connected to your butt?
Unless you’re one of those people who have their head up their ass.
The article even said that the fatty tissue in our butts “traps harmful fatty particles and prevents cardiovascular disease.”
Wait, what?
That’s basically saying that fat traps fat – but maybe it does!
After all, birds of a feather flock together.
Who are we to question Dr. Internet?
More excellent medical advice!
So, from now on, just look at your big fat butt and visualize it as some extremely fleshy Venus fly trap, trapping all the fat in the tri-state area, strengthening your heart and increasing your IQ.
Fat is genius!
Now, if the medical advice in this article is true, that would mean that the Kardashian’s are the smartest people ever.
Laugh away, but the joke’s on you.
They made zillions of dollars selling pictures of their butts.
And we bought them.
In other words, they made asses out of us.
With their asses.
GENIUS!
I must say that I have never weighed in, again no pun, on the whole big-butt phenomenon. My butt is big and always has been, but I never viewed it as positive. When I was growing up, the cool thing was to have a flat, skinny, or nonexistent butt. Happily, those days are over.
Or behind us.
Nowadays, people pay to have butt implants, and since this article, I finally understand why.
So, people will think they’re smart.
Copyright Lisa Scottoline 2016