When God said He created man in his own
image, I want to believe what that statement
means is, creating man in a way pleasant to God.
But some of us are not pleased with the way God
created us and want to look the way people
around us want us to – that is one of the major
reasons you see women especially, go the extra
mile to look beautiful. Some go for nose jobs,
boob implants, butt enlargement, plastic surgery
and so on.
This is the story of a young woman, Apryl
Michelle Brown, who was always teased about
her flat butt, sometimes referred to as a
“pancake” booty by her friends and family.
In November’s Essence , she recounts her story
on how she wanted to have a larger behind.
Eventually she saved up enough money, but her
story doesn’t necessarily have a good ending. “I
didn’t know if I wanted to look like Janet Jackson
or J. Lo., I just wanted a new, bigger booty.”
Unfortunately this quest for a bigger booty has
left Brown without her legs and arms. In 2004,
Brown, didn’t go to a plastic surgeon, but instead
she found an unlicensed person to inject
industrial-grade silicone into her behind.
According to Brown, she doesn’t remember
how much she paid for the injections, but
eventually the area of injection became irritated
and painful. Two years later, the silicone
hardened and caused her to have an infection.
The infections eventually got so bad, she had
to have her limbs amputated. In Essence, she
warns women about the hazards of pumping
parties. ”I was left here for a purpose,” she
says. “I have to get the word out so that
nobody else makes this choice.”
As more women strive for bigger assets at a
cheaper price, more of these ‘pump shops’ will
show up. And unfortunately more tragic stories
will also happen. A larger butt definitely isn’t
worth a life or limbs.
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