All About That Bass Argument

Although this is the message the song attempts to deliver, its lyrics and music video, send the opposite message; according to Meghan Trainor, women are desirable and beautiful only if men consider them that way (e.g., “I got that boom boom that all the boys chase in all the right places”). In other words, if you have no “junk” then boys will not find you attractive, and thus, you have no reason to love yourself or your body.
“All About That Bass” does a poor job of promoting true body acceptance, therefore changing the lyrics to be more inclusive and promoting self-acceptance regardless of what others deem desirable is necessary to make this song a true feminist and body-positive anthem for women (and men). For instance, instead of saying
The song intended to inspire women to love their bodies and to take responsibility for their own beauty, which can often be opposite to what society depicts as beautiful. In reality, the song provided its audience with opposite messages as it encouraged women to seek for external validation from boys, since apparently, a woman cannot appreciate her own beauty if this one does not fit males’ standards. Additionally, Meghan Trainor’s song encouraged division between “curvy” and “skinny” people, often referring to the latter group as stupid, superficial, and irrelevant, which goes against the “self-acceptance” concept of the song. The lyrics of “All About That Bass” need to be changed to be more inclusive and to popularize the idea that what society thinks is “desirable” does not increase or decrease a woman’s