The butt is fast becoming America’s erogenous zone of choice

For Posteriors’ Sake

When Jen Selter couldn’t decide what to do with her life after graduating from high school, she got a job working at the front desk of a gym. She took to working out after shifts and posting photos of herself in colorful fitness clothes. About a year ago, the photos started gaining a certain kind of fame for what many considered Ms. Selter’s best asset: her bottom.

“I was never like, ‘Oh, my butt,’ ” Ms. Selter said. “When I was growing up, everyone wanted to look like skinny, bony girls. Over time, butts have become a thing.” So much so that Ms. Selter’s “belfie” photos (a portmanteau of “butt” and “selfie”) have attracted almost 4.5 million followers on Instagram and a photo shoot in Vanity Fair.

“It’s interesting,” said Ms. Selter, who works out four or five days a week. “How a butt can make you.”

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