Love it or hate it, we live in the Kardashian era of pop culture. The family of beauties, led by sister Kim and managed by mother Kris Jenner rose to fame in 2007 after the release of Kim and then-boyfriend, Ray J's sex tape followed by the E! reality show debut of Keeping Up With The Kardashians which still airs today. There have been too many spin off's from KUWK to count and each daughter has hit megastardom for their beauty and brains. But amongst all the criticism and accolades, there is one thing that I admire and that is they have made having a big butt acceptable and desirable.

There are probably many men who would disagree with me that having an ample bootie only became approved with the K's. Just ask Sir Mix-A-Lot. Or J. Lo, for that matter. But I do think that the curvy gals paved the way for juicy apple bottom pride far and wide. Just look at the popularity of padded undergarments and surgical posterior plumping since the Kardashians hit the air.

My formative years were in the Kate Moss era when women were meant to look like heroin addicts with eating disorders. "Heroin-chic" was the desired look, complete with make-up emphasizing bags under the eyes and intentional paling and greying of the skin for a sickly, ashy mug. Since I am shaped more like a Kim than a Kate, I spent over a decade trying to flatten my curves and appear waiflike rather than celebrating my sway. Man, I was really hungry during the '90s. I was 36-22-38, 120lbs and a size 4. Friends called me "not fat, but thick". I'd give anything to tell the 20-year-old me to be proud of the house she lived in, even if it wasn't what pop culture viewed as beautiful at the time.

Anna Nicole Smith also broke out during my formative years and despite her popularity with male fans from Playboy to the Guess Jeans ad campaign, Guess had to make special jeans big enough to fit her as their normal size run did not accommodate a "plus-sized model". What did that teach us? She was good enough for their ads but their clothes were not good enough for women her size. What bullshit.

So Kardashian women, thank you. Any woman not afraid to celebrate her shape, thank you. I am so happy that my daughter will grow up in a world where body acceptance is a movement worked for every day. So today, pay homage to your favorite badonka donk and encourage her to strut with pride and get some fries with that shake.

Sincerely me