"All About That Bass" Rant
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I enjoy the song. My daughter loves it. She sees it as excepting everyone for who they are. I can only speak for myself but most thin girls have made me feel bad for being overweight. Plus when someone is thin and you ask them how they do it they say "I don't know". Thin girls looking down on you because your not just like them. Stuff like that gives thin a bad name. When your the only one eating cake and the "thin girls" are like "oh I don't eat that!!!" or "why would you want to eat that". That's the kinda stuff big girls hate. The reason why songs like that are written. It's not acceptance. It's about trying to feel good about yourself whatever way you look. Unfortunately everything will offend someone. Can't please everyone. Will never be possible.
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OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.0 -
No! I'm all about that bass for sure! The best kind.
Wrong bass?0 -
This is why I listen to classic rock and country music. Both genres don't care what shape you are as long as you have a vagina and don't look like a foot.
Literally loling over here. Thank you. :flowerforyou:0 -
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I'll watch this gif while the song plays0 -
FYI..this topic went a lot longer than I thought.
IT IS A POP SONG. Half the crap playing on the radio today makes no sense so why are we all on here dissecting it so much? Should we not be out running or lifting or weighing food or something useful.
Now I am gonna go listen to some Johnny Cash..later all0 -
Everyone is so quick to be offended. If you are looking for a way to be offended, you will always find it.
When did playing the victim become the norm?0 -
I don't care for the song either but maybe the reason is about our insecurities. I was in the car with three skinny 13 year old girls last weekend when this song came on and they turned it up and sang along. They didn't take offense at all. They love it!
I was all ready to have a talk with my daughter about it being ok to be skinny, turns out, I didn't have to. She never got that impression from the song.
It's not just about being skinny/fat. On the video there is a very small/thin woman shakin her big booty... junk in the right places?? LOL My daughter is thin and has a very athletic build - she is a dancer, and loves the song. Love it!!0 -
OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.
I thought that was a command.0 -
I made the mistake of listening to the radio last week and heard this song for the first time and it's been stuck in my head ever since. This is why I listen to death metal. No body shaming, they just talk about brutally killing people of all shapes and sizes.
Plus I don't get her annoying voice stuck in my head. Make it stop, please.
I despise that song with every ounce of my being. I can't listen to it long enough to even know what the lyrics are. She sounds like a toddler with a toy karaoke machine.
I always thought it sounded like she had a slight lisp when she says "bass" in the chorus but could be the filter they put on her voice. But yeah a toddler with a toy karaoke machine fits so much better.0 -
OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.
Not familiar with that song or artist, sorry. Shrug.0 -
lol the things that get people all riled up. thats why i like my dub warbles are not offensive0
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Um... try not to take it so personally or seriously :huh:
In my opinion both the skinny shaming and fat shaming groups need to take a chill pill, relax and enjoy their lives and their music. I honestly doubt she was trying to say she hates skinny girls. I think she was trying to say she isn't going to try to be skinny for a man's benefit and that her mom said she should love her body no matter what size. Not all music has to be taken in its most literal sense.
THIS!!!0 -
OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.
Not familiar with that song or artist, sorry. Shrug.
nicki minaj butchering the **** out of a sir mix alot sample. It's painful.0 -
Marilyn Monroe was a 14 on average....
Victorian Age women were an average of 14...
All the best breast sizes are on 14....
14 is perfect...
Marilyn Monroe had a 24-inch waist. My 30-inch waist is a modern size 8.
Our art museum had a Hollywood Costume exhibit recently and the infamous white dress was there (only one behind glass) and it was tiny, especially the waist. It was interesting to see how small some of the costumes were. Kiera Knightly was probably the smallest of the modern day actresses.
As for music, there are many songs that people argue the lyrics "could be" about rape (in reference to Blurred Lines comment). Some argue the, "did she put up a fight" in Grease's Summer Loving implies it. People argue that Baby It's Cold Outside is about rape. "Say, what's in that drink?" as she keeps trying to leave. There's many more but those are just a few examples. Most music is bound to be interpreted many ways and sometimes I listen to lyrics and go, wait, that's what they say? This happens to songs I love from being an 80's child. I grow up and realize how sexual or drug related it is.
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LolzWHY then, I ask you is it not only ok, but LAUDED for an artist to say the exact opposite? It’s ok to broadcast that curvy girls are prettier and more “chased” by boys, but absolutely verboten to say that skinny girls are more desirable? Lolwut?
Said artist has obviously never browsed a Victoria's Secret or seen the cover of a Sports Illustrated magazine. You don't have to be that lean or thin to be pretty but let's not confuse facts with the lyrics of a song.
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OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.
Not familiar with that song or artist, sorry. Shrug.
yeah I'd go look that one up- it really is significantly more offensive .. .and I'm not particularly offensible.0 -
Marilyn Monroe was a 14 on average....
Victorian Age women were an average of 14...
All the best breast sizes are on 14....
14 is perfect...
Vanity sizing gets us every time. A size 14 then is equal to a size 2 now. We know this because one of Marilyn's dresses was recently auctioned and was put on a size 2 mannequin. Clothing manufacturers keep edging up the actual size of clothing while making the number smaller in order to boost women's egos...if you try on two dresses that fit, but one is an 8 and the other is a 10, we're much more likely to buy the 8 just for the ego boost. A year or two later, that same dress will be sold as a 6.0 -
I prefer music that makes people hate themselves and everyone else.0
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FYI..this topic went a lot longer than I thought.
IT IS A POP SONG. Half the crap playing on the radio today makes no sense so why are we all on here dissecting it so much? Should we not be out running or lifting or weighing food or something useful.
Now I am gonna go listen to some Johnny Cash..later all
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She doesn't once tear down anyone in that song. Are you mishearing lyrics or do you just interpret things in a certain way so you can rant?
THIS
It's an attack on the beauty industry. not skinny girls.
When fashion magazines are photo shopping Kim Kardashian or Jennifer Lawrence to make them look thinner, we have a problem, and that's what this song addresses.
It isn't hating on thin ladies. I'm for women supporting women but the issue is, only recently have we had any women above a certain size being used in mainstream media therefore there was going to be a backlash from women who don't look like what they've had shoved down their throats.
I find your post very sad, OP.
Finally a voice of reason!! I agree! I find this song supportive of females. Period! Acceptance & self love should not be a bad thing. My friends 12 yr old daughter & her friends love this song & see it for what it is. A happy uplifting song supporting other females.0 -
one of my favorite songs is offensive to pretty women...
If you wanna be happy for the rest of your life
Never make a pretty woman your wife
So for my personal point of view
Get an ugly girl to marry you0 -
OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.
I thought that was a command.
Haha pretty sure it's not. :laugh:0 -
I haven't heard the song in question, but no, it wouldn't bother and/or offend me now, or when I was at my highest weight of 400lbs. It's music. I don't believe in any form of censorship when it comes to our arts, and yes, music, whether or not I believe the artist in question is any good or not, is an art, and we don't need to be censoring their creativity. Just like when you're looking at pieces of art. There are times that a piece of art will provoke strong feelings in people. It will anger one person, make another cry feeling overwhelmed with sadness, or grief, while another will think it's the most beautiful piece they've ever seen, because they realize the depth and message the artist is conveying, and perhaps, can relate to the thought process.
Am I going to say it would be something I'd listen to? No. Do I think the lyrics are in great taste? No. Then again, throughout the history of music, there have been a great many songs that haven't been either. Even the king of feel good and love songs, Jim Croce wrote "Nobody Loves A Fat Girl". There have been songs written not only about women either glorifying a certain body size, but also demeaning body sizes and women in general. Minorities, religion(s), cops, drugs, alcohol, violence, sex, sexuality, abuse, current events, history, celebrities, there's nothing off limits in music, and will range from inspiring to jaw dropping.
I agree, there are things that that should potentially be listened to be more mature audiences, especially those with content that deals with graphic/explicit lyrics, but I can't see telling someone they can't write or sing what they feel inspired to. Someone will always be offended, no matter what it is, right or wrong.0 -
OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.
Not familiar with that song or artist, sorry. Shrug.
yeah I'd go look that one up- it really is significantly more offensive .. .and I'm not particularly offensible.
Let's not distract folks with a false dichotomy. Just because another song might be "more" offensive, that has no bearing on whether or not the subject of this thread is offensive.
Body shaming is offensive. The song does give the impression that skinny shaming is part of it's message, although I understand that may not have been the artist's intention.0 -
OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.
Not familiar with that song or artist, sorry. Shrug.
Nicki Minaj - Anaconda. Look it up. Watch the music video if you dare. :laugh:0 -
OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.
Not familiar with that song or artist, sorry. Shrug.
yeah I'd go look that one up- it really is significantly more offensive .. .and I'm not particularly offensible.
Let's not distract folks with a false dichotomy. Just because another song might be "more" offensive, that has no bearing on whether or not the subject of this thread is offensive.
Body shaming is offensive. The song does give the impression that skinny shaming is part of it's message, although I understand that may not have been the artist's intention.
Thank you. That is exactly my point. :flowerforyou:0 -
OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.
Not familiar with that song or artist, sorry. Shrug.
Nicki Minaj - Anaconda. Look it up. Watch the music video if you dare. :laugh:
Thanks, I'll pass. Minaj does not impress me.0 -
OP how come you're not talking about Anaconda?
She literally says "*kitten* them skinny b*tches." That's way more offensive then All About That Bass.
I thought that was a command.
Haha pretty sure it's not. :laugh:
and now I'm sad, and let down.
Damn society and mixed messages.0 -
I haven't heard the song in question
Don't listen to it! Save yourself from the mental torture of it being stuck in your head for days and days.....and days.....
*sobs*0
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