All About That Bass

Now a days, people can only think about themselves, myself included. It is getting harder and harder for people to see life from someone else's point of view. People aren't willing to step into other people shoes because it is all about them.

In June 2014, Meghan Trainor released her debut single "All About That Bass".  The song is upbeat and extremely catchy. It immediately went viral with over 164 million views on YouTube. With lines like "It's pretty clean, I ain't no size two" and "My Momma, she told me don't worry about your size" I could immediately see why it went viral. For once a song was released that wasn't encouraging girls to be a size zero and the need look perfect.

However, the other day I read a blog that made me sick to my stomach. The blog post was titled, "Why I am not 'all about that bass'." It was very interesting but they take the song very literally. My favorite line from the blog reads, "Trainor is basically saying, yes be confident, but only if you're curvy. So since I am booty-less, I'm not allowed to feel confident?" This is exactly what Trainor isn't saying. She is saying that no matter how big or small you are, you shouldn't worry about your size. 

Another line from the song is, "I know you think you're fat, but I'm here to tell you that, every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top." No matter if you are a size 2 or a size 15, you are beautiful. Trainor was asked in an interview if she was still getting criticism for allegedly "shaming" thin women and I think her answer is perfect. Trainor replied with saying, "Yeah, I'm still getting flak. It'll come for as long as the song lives, but for the most part people are relating to the self-acceptance part of it, which is amazing, because that was my point."

I wish people could put themselves in other peoples shoes. So often bigger people are the first ones ridiculed, when the skinny people are calling themselves fat. Clearly, nobody feels 100% secure with their body but that is no reason to go and look down on other people. I strongly agree with what Trainor meant when she released "All About That Bass," that no matter what size you are, you are beautiful and you need to love yourself.