Why France8217;s obsessed with the bottom

8220;They are every present in daily life and yet they have never been considered a serious subject of study in their own right,8221; claim the authors of La Face Cachée des Fesses The Hidden Side of the Bottom.

8220;They speak of the foundations of our society in the literal and metaphorical sense of its taboos and desires. When we talk about 8221;les fesses8221;,we8217;re talking about ourselves,8221; they added.

The bottom line is that,the film says,without our Gluteus Maximus,humans would never have come down from the trees,reports The Telegraph.

Claudine Cohen,science historian at Paris8221; Higher School of Social Sciences said: 8220;The gluteal muscles are unique to humans,enabling bipedal locomotion on two feet. Their size and strength developed to fulfil an essential human need,erect posture and walking.8221;

The docu,which will broadcast tomorrow on the Franco-German channel Arte,claims 8220;fesses8221; is a uniquely French word. An accompanying book will be on sale in all French museum shops starting this week.

Edward Lucie-Smith,an art historian,pointed out there was no exact translation for the word covering the thighs,the bottom and the loins.

8220;There8217;s no word in English which means quite the same thing. English words reduce it to the backside,8221; he said.

8220;We have a special relationship with this party of the body,8221; said Allan Rothschild,co-director of the documentary.

Philippe Comar,morphology professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts,said: 8220;The faux-cul literally 8220;false butts8221; reduced the woman to a sexual object. It is not surprising feminist movements took flight at this time.8221;