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The first verse begins, " I like big butts and I cannot lie ", and most of the song is about being attracted to large buttocks.

The second and third verse challenge mainstream norms of beauty: " I ain't talkin ' bout Playboy.

Cuz silicone parts are made for toys " and " So Cosmo says you're fat / Well I ain't down with that !".

Sir Mix-a-Lot commented in a 1992 interview: " The song doesn't just say I like large butts, you know?

The song is talking about women who damn near kill themselves to try to look like these beanpole models that you see in Vogue magazine.

" He explains that most women respond positively to the song's message, especially black women: " They all say, ' About time.

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