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I simply don't believe Dickerson. I don't think anyone becomes more attractive in the US to more members of the opposite sex by becoming obese. No doubt that African-American men in general like a woman with a larger frame than white Americans. But that generally means a Beyonce-type figure rather than a Keira Knightley, not a Monique (noticeably absent as a pin-up girl).
It makes no sense to lambast people for their god-given shape, and lambasting black women for having (and black men for appreciating) large booties, which in Dickerson's mind contributes to obesity makes as much sense as yelling at Asian girls for being flat-chested, thus contributing to anorexia.
Black women usually have bigger butts. What's wrong with loving that part of yourself?
