"All About That Bass" Rant

Tallawah_

This thread should be nuked just for getting that moronic song stuck in my head.

^This...I hadn't even heard of the song until I bumped into this thread...:huh:

SapiensPisces

Watch the video to Anaconda. Glorious. Glorious!

I was very very bored today and watched about 60 seconds of it before getting the urge to punch my monitor.

BraveNewdGirl

Unless you've called out every single instance of fat-shaming you've been confronted with, you have no right to throw down about this song. Thin privilege is a very real thing and the "f**k skinny b****es" attitude that you are encountering now in media and music by Nicki Minaj, Meghan Trainor and others is a response. A response to what? To the fact that the vast majority of thin people have zero issue with soul-crushing body-shaming vitriol being slung around when it doesn't pertain to, or affect, them. To the fact that if you're not thin, you're viewed as lazy, stupid, etc. To the fact that if you're not thin, you're often seen as being unworthy of basic human decency and respect. If you've ever shrugged off another person's obvious humiliation and pain at being fat-shamed, but take issue with Trainor's tune (in which she doesn't actually even body-shame thin women), you're just awful.

mikeshockley

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.

"Don't look like a foot"! LMAO!!!!

determined24girl

I loved this song until today. I was waiting on my mother in law to drop my daughter off with me and this song came on. I did my usual thing and started dancing around in the car. Then i stopped and actually listened to the lyrics. I worked my butt off, sacrificed most of my favorite food, stopped drinking, stopped smoking, to get where i am. I have lost 40lbs and am finally happy. Then this song comes on basically saying that I'm less attractive now than i was when I was fat? Umm... no. I'm all for making ppl feel good about them selves, thats awesome. but if you have to bring other ppl down to do it, you can go screw yourself.

shai74

As a mother of 4 teenagers, I don't think it's bad to have a song which sends a message that you DON'T have to be skinny. So many girls of normal weight have such huge body issues, thinking they're fat because they're not squeezing into a size 0. And as a woman, I can tell you a good percentage of boys DO like a little more to cuddle. I don't think this song promotes being fat, it simply sends the message that being healthy and having a little meat on your bones is ok. And it is. Would I like to lose weight? Yes. Would I like to be thin? Hell no.

Honestly, the **** you people find to get upset over ...

SapiensPisces

As a mother of 4 teenagers, I don't think it's bad to have a song which sends a message that you DON'T have to be skinny. So many girls of normal weight have such huge body issues, thinking they're fat because they're not squeezing into a size 0. And as a woman, I can tell you a good percentage of boys DO like a little more to cuddle. I don't think this song promotes being fat, it simply sends the message that being healthy and having a little meat on your bones is ok. And it is. Would I like to lose weight? Yes. Would I like to be thin? Hell no.

Honestly, the **** you people find to get upset over ...

There's nothing wrong with being confident and happy in your body at any size. The problem is when someone feels the need to name-call and ridicule others in order to pump up their own self esteem. People who do that come across as jealous and incredibly insecure.

LadyHobbledehoy

Meh. It's just a song. No offense but you should get over it and move on.

Meh. Ebola is only in other countries. No offense but they should get over it and move on.

The Crimean Peninsula is just a piece of land. Ukraine should get over it and move on.

Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. They should get over it and move on instead of voting on their independence.

Seriously? Let's just get over everything and care about nothing and move on. That will make the world a better place, for sure!

Yeah, 'cause those are totally comparable. :huh:

Derpes

Is the singer treble shaming?

dbmata

Meh. It's just a song. No offense but you should get over it and move on.

Meh. Ebola is only in other countries. No offense but they should get over it and move on.

The Crimean Peninsula is just a piece of land. Ukraine should get over it and move on.

Scotland is part of the United Kingdom. They should get over it and move on instead of voting on their independence.

Seriously? Let's just get over everything and care about nothing and move on. That will make the world a better place, for sure!

lul. You hangry bro.


likitisplit: *kitten*.dat

sarahbear1981

I'll just leave this right here.....

http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/10/lets-talk-about-thin-privilege/

Edit: FYI, at different times in my life, I have been skinny and fat.

Great article! I suppose one could argue that these songs exist to show that big girls are beautiful too, based on the article.

dbmata

Is the singer treble shaming?

Not shaming, completely bigoted against treble!

No Treble Allowed!

Bass Only!

PurringMyrrh

And doesn't she basically accuse every skinny b!tch of having body body dysmorphic disorder?

AllOutof_Bubblegum

The responses are hilarious, guys. Keep them coming, please. I haven't had this much enjoyment out of the forums since "Why wasn't I invited to my friend's wedding?" :drinker:

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BraveNewdGirl

The responses are hilarious, guys. Keep them coming, please. I haven't had this much enjoyment out of the forums since "Why wasn't I invited to my friend's wedding?" :drinker:

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That arrogance.

kimny72

I have to admit, I don't hear "thin-shaming" in this song. I hear an average sized woman saying she isn't going to let the entertainment industry air-brush and Photoshop her into the same unrealistically proportioned cookie-cutter image of a female pop star that dominates the industry

I'm not necessarily calling pop music "art", but part of the fun of artistic pursuits is seeing how different people see or hear it. So same song - You heard "Thin shaming" and I heard "women don't all have to look like Barbie dolls". Fun!

But seriously, now I will be desperately trying to dig this song out of my brain for days. If you see a woman walking down the street frantically shaking her head and banging on her ears muttering, "Get out. Get - It - Out", that's me.

Muscles_and_lipstick

I had just gotten this song our of my head.
Thanks

AllOutof_Bubblegum

The responses are hilarious, guys. Keep them coming, please. I haven't had this much enjoyment out of the forums since "Why wasn't I invited to my friend's wedding?" :drinker:

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That arrogance.

_KitKat_

Great article! I suppose one could argue that these songs exist to show that big girls are beautiful too, based on the article.

Why does expressing a preference or celebrating one body type have to do it by insulting another. That makes zero sense, and is extremely hypocritical. This song would have been great if it celebrated the female form in all its sizes, considering curves or lack of curves have nothing to do with size and loving yourself and shaking your booty have nothing to do with weight, curves and overall size. She could have even just celebrated larger females and left the insults of others out of it.

I love the beat of this song and instantly liked it......then I listened to the lyrics, not happy about the way she delivered her message by insulting others. I did feel, well it's just a song.....then I saw the video on Nickelodeon. My 11 year old asked me why I work to be in shape, get smaller (at this point) and improve but everyone always comments on her size, she is tiny (17th percentile) and well muscled....not bone skinny but I swear that girl has a bf% in the low athletic level. My daughter is beautiful, healthy but tiny.....no one, especially a child should be ashamed of their body.....but being ashamed and confused about being physically fit.....is insane.

Do I like the song?....Yes

Do I like the message?.....Not in the least, but its a song.

My issue is it being marketed to kids, not just on the radio (thats fine) but on a child's television station, that most songs played are about feeling good and/or doing good. Maybe the song made some plumper girls feel better but it did it at the expense of my daughter. Kids take things on the channels geared towards them and assume that is how other kids feel and how they should feel, the way this song made my daughter feel was just wrong. Yes I teach her to love herself and to be healthy and active....also to not judge others on their bodies, but she can not understand why she can't feel someone doesn't look their best or that they don't look healthy but others can openly judge her. Any kid at school (or adult) can walk up and say "your so tiny, are you ever going to grow?" ....this is considered fine. She can not ever go up to someone and say " your huge, are you ever going to lose weight?" ....she would never want to do this but I would like someone to explain to me why she would face suspension and the person saying this to her, she should take it as a compliment or just not let it bother her?

For the ones that mentioned payback and years of the obese suffering.....my daughter has never harmed a soul....so F*** off, insulting a group on their body and claiming it is retaliation for others past wrongs without consideration to the individual is disgusting. Body shaming anyone is wrong and I am sorry but there is no justification for it.

zorbaru

Blurred Lines was a hit song about date rape.

oh FFS

[Intro: Pharrell]
Everybody get up
Everybody get up
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey

[Verse 1: Robin Thicke]
If you can't hear what I'm trying to say
If you can't read from the same page
Maybe I'm going deaf,
Maybe I'm going blind
Maybe I'm out of my mind
[Pharrell:] Everybody get up

[Pre-chorus: Robin Thicke]
OK now he was close, tried to domesticate you
But you're an animal, baby, it's in your nature
Just let me liberate you
Hey, hey, hey
You don't need no papers
Hey, hey, hey
That man is not your maker

[Chorus: Robin Thicke]
And that's why I'm gon' take a good girl
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
You're a good girl
Can't let it get past me
You're far from plastic
Talk about getting blasted
I hate these blurred lines
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
But you're a good girl
The way you grab me
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead, get at me
[Pharrell:] Everybody get up

[Verse 2: Robin Thicke]
What do they make dreams for
When you got them jeans on
What do we need steam for
You the hottest ***** in this place
I feel so lucky
Hey, hey, hey
You wanna hug me
Hey, hey, hey
What rhymes with hug me?
Hey, hey, hey

[Pre-chorus: Robin Thicke]
OK now he was close, tried to domesticate you
But you're an animal, baby it's in your nature
Just let me liberate you
Hey, hey, hey
You don't need no papers
Hey, hey, hey
That man is not your maker
Hey, hey, hey

[Chorus: Robin Thicke]
And that's why I'm gon' take a good girl
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
You're a good girl
Can't let it get past me
You're far from plastic
Talk about getting blasted
[Pharrell:] Everybody get up
I hate these blurred lines
I know you want it
I hate them lines
I know you want it
I hate them lines
I know you want it
But you're a good girl
The way you grab me
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead, get at me

[Verse 3: T.I.]
One thing I ask of you
Let me be the one you back that *kitten* to
Go, from Malibu, to Paris, boo
Yeah, I had a *****, but she ain't bad as you
So hit me up when you pass through
I'll give you something big enough to tear your *kitten* in two
Swag on, even when you dress casual
I mean it's almost unbearable
In a hundred years not dare, would I
Pull a Pharside let you pass me by
Nothing like your last guy, he too square for you
He don't smack that *kitten* and pull your hair like that
So I just watch and wait for you to salute
But you didn't pick
Not many women can refuse this pimpin'
I'm a nice guy, but don't get it if you get with me

[Bridge: Robin Thicke]
Shake the vibe, get down, get up
Do it like it hurt, like it hurt
What you don't like work?

[Pre-chorus: Robin Thicke]
Baby can you breathe? I got this from Jamaica
It always works for me, Dakota to Decatur, uh huh
No more pretending
Hey, hey, hey
Cause now you winning
Hey, hey, hey
Here's our beginning

[Chorus: Robin Thicke]
I always wanted a good girl
(Pharrell: Everybody get up)
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
You're a good girl
Can't let it get past me
You're far from plastic
Talk about getting blasted
I hate these blurred lines
(Pharrell: Everybody get up)
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
But you're a good girl
The way you grab me
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead, get at me

[Outro: Pharrell]
Everybody get up
Everybody get up
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey


Please explain to me how this is about date rape?

Miss_1999

The responses are hilarious, guys. Keep them coming, please. I haven't had this much enjoyment out of the forums since "Why wasn't I invited to my friend's wedding?" :drinker:

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BraveNewdGirl

Blurred Lines was a hit song about date rape.

oh FFS

[Intro: Pharrell]
Everybody get up
Everybody get up
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey

[Verse 1: Robin Thicke]
If you can't hear what I'm trying to say
If you can't read from the same page
Maybe I'm going deaf,
Maybe I'm going blind
Maybe I'm out of my mind
[Pharrell:] Everybody get up

[Pre-chorus: Robin Thicke]
OK now he was close, tried to domesticate you
But you're an animal, baby, it's in your nature
Just let me liberate you
Hey, hey, hey
You don't need no papers
Hey, hey, hey
That man is not your maker

[Chorus: Robin Thicke]
And that's why I'm gon' take a good girl
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
You're a good girl
Can't let it get past me
You're far from plastic
Talk about getting blasted
I hate these blurred lines
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
But you're a good girl
The way you grab me
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead, get at me
[Pharrell:] Everybody get up

[Verse 2: Robin Thicke]
What do they make dreams for
When you got them jeans on
What do we need steam for
You the hottest ***** in this place
I feel so lucky
Hey, hey, hey
You wanna hug me
Hey, hey, hey
What rhymes with hug me?
Hey, hey, hey

[Pre-chorus: Robin Thicke]
OK now he was close, tried to domesticate you
But you're an animal, baby it's in your nature
Just let me liberate you
Hey, hey, hey
You don't need no papers
Hey, hey, hey
That man is not your maker
Hey, hey, hey

[Chorus: Robin Thicke]
And that's why I'm gon' take a good girl
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
You're a good girl
Can't let it get past me
You're far from plastic
Talk about getting blasted
[Pharrell:] Everybody get up
I hate these blurred lines
I know you want it
I hate them lines
I know you want it
I hate them lines
I know you want it
But you're a good girl
The way you grab me
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead, get at me

[Verse 3: T.I.]
One thing I ask of you
Let me be the one you back that *kitten* to
Go, from Malibu, to Paris, boo
Yeah, I had a *****, but she ain't bad as you
So hit me up when you pass through
I'll give you something big enough to tear your *kitten* in two
Swag on, even when you dress casual
I mean it's almost unbearable
In a hundred years not dare, would I
Pull a Pharside let you pass me by
Nothing like your last guy, he too square for you
He don't smack that *kitten* and pull your hair like that
So I just watch and wait for you to salute
But you didn't pick
Not many women can refuse this pimpin'
I'm a nice guy, but don't get it if you get with me

[Bridge: Robin Thicke]
Shake the vibe, get down, get up
Do it like it hurt, like it hurt
What you don't like work?

[Pre-chorus: Robin Thicke]
Baby can you breathe? I got this from Jamaica
It always works for me, Dakota to Decatur, uh huh
No more pretending
Hey, hey, hey
Cause now you winning
Hey, hey, hey
Here's our beginning

[Chorus: Robin Thicke]
I always wanted a good girl
(Pharrell: Everybody get up)
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
You're a good girl
Can't let it get past me
You're far from plastic
Talk about getting blasted
I hate these blurred lines
(Pharrell: Everybody get up)
I know you want it
I know you want it
I know you want it
But you're a good girl
The way you grab me
Must wanna get nasty
Go ahead, get at me

[Outro: Pharrell]
Everybody get up
Everybody get up
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey
Hey, hey, hey


Please explain to me how this is about date rape?

The song is called "Blurred Lines". Consent involves an enthusiastic "yes", not a "maybe" or "no." Most rapists are under the impression that their victims "want it". Put it together.

Curtruns

Depends what your anaconda thinks.

I literally spit my drink up on my computer screen after reading that!!! Thank you very much for that:drinker:

PurringMyrrh

:drinker: and a towel for ^


All I need to know is, whom can we sue for this tragedy?

KameHameHaaaa

What I have to say isn't really about the song, but whatever, I'm only saying it because I keep seeing "fat acceptance" pop up in this thread.

Fat acceptance is not about encouraging people to stay fat, and I seriously "LOL" every time I see this accusation. Fat acceptance is simply a movement attempting to change the bias against fat people in social and legal settings. The obese are often treated almost as lesser human beings, and it only fuels a lot of the emotional problems some of them already experience...

People need to be encouraged... Not to stay fat, but to love yourself no matter what your shape/size/weight. That's the point of the fat acceptance movement. That you can be fat, or you can be fat and losing weight, whatever part of your "journey" you're in....and still be beautiful, still be HUMAN. And that you have the right to be treated as such. That is all. It's so simple, but people blow it out of proportion a lot of the time.

With that being said, people get the "fat acceptance" thing twisted on both sides of the spectrum.

zorbaru

at no point in the song is there any reference to any action occurring. it is all about the guy trying to pick a girl up.

in fact he says "So hit me up when you pass through " inviting her to give him a call next time she is in town. yeh, that spells rape to me.

seriously, some people really go out of their way to find the worst in something.

im sure i have said "i know you want it" to a girl when out a club, i guess i must be a rapist.

meshashesha2012

I'll just leave this right here.....

http://everydayfeminism.com/2013/10/lets-talk-about-thin-privilege/

Edit: FYI, at different times in my life, I have been skinny and fat.

Great article! I suppose one could argue that these songs exist to show that big girls are beautiful too, based on the article.

but why does proclaiming one person's beauty need to be linked with proclaiming who doesnt look like that isn't beautiful?

CleanUpWhatIMessedUp

Why are people so afraid of a bigger girl with confidence? It's her life. If she wants to lose the weight she will, if she doesn't she won't. As a parent, it's your job to teach your kids, don't let them be raised by celebrities and television, then it shouldn't matter what celebrities are saying about body image. It's as simple as that really. If that fat girl wants to love her body, why is that your problem??? And, not for nothing, fat people are told that they are ugly and unattractive constantly and nobody makes a big deal out of it, so please don't give me the whole 'if the tables were turned scenario.' The tables are turned every single day in life for people that are fat!

Miss_1999

at no point in the song is there any reference to any action occurring. it is all about the guy trying to pick a girl up.

in fact he says "So hit me up when you pass through " inviting her to give him a call next time she is in town. yeh, that spells rape to me.

seriously, some people really go out of their way to find the worst in something.

im sure i have said "i know you want it" to a girl when out a club, i guess i must be a rapist.

I may be off here, and reaching, from what I'd read in an article somewhere, and it's after 3am, so I'm not going to go looking for it tonight- the lyrics I've copied/pasted below had people up in arms and were "believed" to be referring to date rape drugs being used on women. (The drugs being what's bolded)

Baby can you breathe? I got this from Jamaica
It always works for me, Dakota to Decatur, uh huh
No more pretending
Hey, hey, hey
Cause now you winning
Hey, hey, hey
Here's our beginning

BraveNewdGirl

at no point in the song is there any reference to any action occurring. it is all about the guy trying to pick a girl up.

in fact he says "So hit me up when you pass through " inviting her to give him a call next time she is in town. yeh, that spells rape to me.

seriously, some people really go out of their way to find the worst in something.

im sure i have said "i know you want it" to a girl when out a club, i guess i must be a rapist.

"I know you want it." is gross. Ask, don't tell. Consent isn't that hard. Stop pretending that it is.

Here's why the song is awful and creepy:

http://www.psmag.com/culture/mouths-rapists-lyrics-robin-thickes-blurred-lines-6656

Oh, and:

http://www.upworthy.com/whoa-4-questions-that-got-120-rapists-to-admit-they-were-rapists-5

Why is that last link relevant? Because no matter how you mansplain it, we're socializing men to be sexually aggressive. Songs like Blurred Lines are a huge part of that socialization. Just because Thicke doesn't actually say the word "rape" in his lyrics doesn't mean that he isn't advocating that men "blur the lines" and ignore consent.