Communications Textbook Builds (Or Draws From?) Factual Credibility of Old-School Rappers

From Communication Mosaics, by Julia T. Wood, p. 101:

“Traditional African societies perceive full-figured bodies as symbols of health, prosperity, and wealth, all of which are desirable (Bocella, 2001). African Americans who embrace this value accept or prefer women who weigh more than the ideal for European American women (Root, 1990; Thomas, 1989).”

So, Mr. A-Lot, I believe what you meant to say was: