In the first place, it sticks in your head like a freaking bullet made out of glue… but that isn’t the real problem. As a father of two girls, this obnoxious little piece of everything that makes me despise pop music sounds like it is projecting a positive message about body image and the female sense of self-worth. The thing is… and this is one of those things that not everybody bothers to look for because it is hiding in plain sight… but the subtle messages in the song are damaging and contradict the supposed meaning of the words.
The main problem is her contention that her momma done told her that she shouldn’t worry about her size… okay… that is a good start… I call that excellent parenting… do go on… wait… what? She also told you that boys like a little more booty to hold at night??? Well… uh… let’s not even get into the fact that it seems a little weird that your momma is telling you about the birds and the bees in this particular manner… but seriously… is your sense of who you are and what you are worth to be determined by how many boys want to hold your booty at night?
And on top of that, it strikes me as a little disingenuous to write a song supposedly standing up for all the poor picked-on girls who aren’t a ‘size two Barbie Doll’ while at the same time slamming all the girls who are a size two or some other slimmer size by calling them ‘bitches’ and implying that they have the brains of a Barbie Doll and most likely some form of silicone implants as well. You know, a lot of people work very hard to remain a size they like. I am not saying that there is one size that should be considered better than any other size, but are we really going to condemn people for not being over weight now?
Anyway, I guess none of this is a particularly big deal. It just seems like something that is worth thinking about.
Pouring My Art Out 
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do not judge others…
Yeah, I like the beat and the video is funny but the lyrics leave the song wanting
to say the least…
It’s not easy to find songs with both a good beat and good lyrics
well it was when I was young
Cute song, well done, good beat! I don’t think there was anything very proud there.
Leslie
Like I said, it isn’t the end of the world, just some things to think about.
Pop music ain’t exactly the best place to learn life lessons. Never has been, even back in my day when the lyrics were a lot more “innocent” (innocent sounding, anyway) than they are today. That’s why my philosophy when listing to contemporary pop is “It’s all about that beat, ’bout that beat, not lyrics.”
HA! well played
Yes. Thin women get slammed all the time for being thin. Everyone focuses on “fat shaming” but us skinny bitches take a lot of crap.
There are people who just won’t talk to me, who automatically dislike me, because I like to keep fit. Never mind that I have my own personal reasons for doing so, such as having a father who dropped dead of a heart attack when he was the very age I am.
Okay. Rant over. But- I kinda liked that song. It has a retro sound thats kind of interesting.
Now you’ve ruined it for me.
Happy new year!
ruining things… with humor… oh yeah… that’s what I do.
oh… yeah… seen it… kinda funny
how did you ring in the new year? everything okay in Art land?
I went to a pub and had one beer… so yeah, thanks.
(Hugs)
yay
I did funny today.. or i tried… maybe that will cheer you up. If you wanna chat you know where to find me.
I’m not uncheery… just a little tired… but thanks so much… that is very sweet.
Ha! I hadn’t seen this before. Funny and well done.
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I guess this song has just irritated you too much now..
But I guess you are right. I however still like that song…
uh… it says that video does not exist
check the next comment.
I saw it… thanks
You’re a good dad, Art. A lot of men wouldn’t even worry about whether their daughters are receiving such damaging messages, and a lot of men pick on their daughters when their girls are going through that awkward pre-teen period when the weight piles on, not realizing the girls will shoot up in height the next year, lose the weight and turn into Barbie Dolls. My husband was very good about this, and very supportive of his girls, but many of their friends’ dads weren’t. Some of those girls grew up to be overly obsessed with their looks, and their weight.
I grew up in the Bay Area… we are very progressive about such things as gender roles, sexuality preferences, diversity… and we freekin’ invented recycling… oh yeah… but thanks.
Here in Western New York, people tend to be old school. But I have noticed that things are changing with the newer generations. In many respects, the younger folks are much more tolerant than people in my generation.
and that is why republicans are going to become extinct sooner or later
I have discarded the possibiity of finding a pop song that has a positive healthy perspective for humans, women, men, teens, and kids. They are witten to pander to a certain perspective that virtually always involves the abuse of someone. It seems to be a socially accepted and encouraged sport.
Try by Colbie Caillat ^ 🙂 but yes. I agree lol
Thank you… there are some decent songs out there… I’m pretty sure…
and don’t get me started on rap music