The case against Meghan Trainor

Meghan Trainor hit the mainstream radio in the summer of 2014 with her hit single "All About that Base"; a song all about body positivity... well, sort of... Here is my case against Meghan Trainor.

"All About that Base" is basically a shoutout to all the big girls out there, telling them that they're just a beautiful as those, quote unquote, "skinny bitches" (that is an actual lyric in the song).  Now, big body positivity is a great thing!  No one should be pressured to conform to an impossible standard of beauty!  Problem is, Meghan shames those who aren't big girls.  She throws a lot of mud at people who are skinny, which is the opposite of body positivity.  She's basically saying that if you're not a curvy girl, then you're a "silicone Barbie doll".  Big is beautiful, but saying that you absolutely have to be big in order to be beautiful is not a message we want to spread.  All bodies are beautiful, big or small.

Or what about the song "No"?  It's all about how to say "no" to any unwanted male company.  Again, this song does have a good-intentioned message; "no does not mean convince me" is a great message to spread!  But... the way Meghan tells girls how to do it is not.  "Lick your lips and swing your hips, girl all you have to say is'no'", I mean really?  Fist of all that extremely rude and provocative, second, that'll only piss the annoying guy off.  And if he's pissed off, you could get seriously hurt, or even worse.  Saying 'no' is great, but do so kindly.

Last, and certainly least, is "Dear Future Husband".  Today's culture is all about gender equality, which is great!  This song embodies this; not letting your husband walk all over you and expect you to act as his personal slave is great!  But, turning the tables and expecting the man to do all of the work and make all of the sacrifices is not equality!  Anyone in a semi-functioning relationship, romantic or not, knows that the hardships of relationships should be shared, not assigned.  Men, don't treat your spouse like a slave, and women, don't expect your spouse to carry the whole load.

Meghan Trainor seems to have good intentions when it comes to her song lyrics, but you know what they say about good intentions; they're the pavement on a road that no one wants to be on.