Celeb News: Mothers Thank Meghan Trainor

geddymonster

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It was the song all the biggest names rejected and now All About That Bass has catapulted its young songwriter Meghan Trainor to global pop stardom. The 50s doo-wop meets hip hop hit has been embraced by millions of women worldwide for its positive body image message.
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Even at her young age, Trainor has become the agony aunt for teen girls battling bullying over their size and communicates daily with many of them directly on social media.
“They write me essays. A lot of girls will say they hate themselves, they cut themselves, (but now) they are going to try to love themselves,” Trainor said.
“I have had mothers thank me ... it’s been a crazy time.”

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I can't believe that people are still trying to say that this song is "skinny shaming" when people of all sizes have benefited from the message of this song. Even mothers are thanking Meghan for the positive impact she had on their children.

Tower

Spring Breakers

It's a good song and sends a good message

G.U.Y

This song IS skinny shaming the "Go ahead and tell them skinny bitches that" is so unnecessary .
Making fun of skinny people to make the no- skinny ones feel good ain't right .

Hugamari

If a dumb ass song is really going to make a skinny girl feel ashamed of herself, then that's just sad. People not classified as "skinny", girls in particular, are made to feel ashamed of themselves when they look at billboards, magazines, music videos, tv shows...yet one line in this girl's cute little song is going to make girls feel like total ****? Right......

I'm glad there's a popular song these days that isn't sexual, about bitches/money, or overall how cool you are. It's also more refreshing than the typical love song over the same tired old piano/guitar instrumental. If you want to throw your hands up in the air over one tongue-in-cheek line in a cute ditty, than I am going to suggest you re-evaluate the battles you want to fight.

geddymonster

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Originally posted by G.U.Y

This song IS skinny shaming the "Go ahead and tell them skinny bitches that" is so unnecessary .
Making fun of skinny people to make the no- skinny ones feel good ain't right .

She says "no I'm just playing" right after that and then proceeds to tell skinny girls that "every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top."

If telling skinny girls that every inch of them is perfect is "skinny shaming" then...

Lukey

Yas

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Originally posted by geddymonster

She says "no I'm just playing" right after that and then proceeds to tell skinny girls that "every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top."

If telling skinny girls that every inch of them is perfect is "skinny shaming" then...

Exactly

She's also talking about the girls who are skinny but they keep on about being fat, making those who are overweight in most people's eyes feel even worse about themselves.

Nait Phoenix

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Originally posted by G.U.Y

This song IS skinny shaming the "Go ahead and tell them skinny bitches that" is so unnecessary .
Making fun of skinny people to make the no- skinny ones feel good ain't right .

One line does NOT a song make!

And it doesn't shame skinny people. Unlike a certain top ten rap song I could mention that has a full-minute of skinny shaming…

psychodj

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Originally posted by Hugamari

If a dumb ass song is really going to make a skinny girl feel ashamed of herself, then that's just sad. People not classified as "skinny", girls in particular, are made to feel ashamed of themselves when they look at billboards, magazines, music videos, tv shows...yet one line in this girl's cute little song is going to make girls feel like total ****? Right......

I'm glad there's a popular song these days that isn't sexual, about bitches/money, or overall how cool you are. It's also more refreshing than the typical love song over the same tired old piano/guitar instrumental. If you want to throw your hands up in the air over one tongue-in-cheek line in a cute ditty, than I am going to suggest you re-evaluate the battles you want to fight.

Agreed, especially the bold.

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Originally posted by geddymonster

She says "no I'm just playing" right after that and then proceeds to tell skinny girls that "every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top."

If telling skinny girls that every inch of them is perfect is "skinny shaming" then...

You know people here what they want to hear.

psychodj

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Originally posted by Nait Phoenix

One line does NOT a song make!

And it doesn't shame skinny people. Unlike a certain top ten rap song I could mention that has a full-minute of skinny shaming…

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fridayteenage

There's the part about how she's better than "stick figure silicone Barbie dolls" too.

geddymonster

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Originally posted by fridayteenage

There's the part about how she's better than "stick figure silicone Barbie dolls" too.

I think she is just pointing out that she isn't what society would consider the "perfect" girl.

Nait Phoenix

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Originally posted by fridayteenage

There's the part about how she's better than "stick figure silicone Barbie dolls" too.

I missed that part. I don't recall her saying she's "better" than "stick figure silicone Barbie dolls"…
I do remember her saying she won't be a "stick figure silicone Barbie doll" and that she's not into pursuing that sort of route…
#Butyoutried

Mhs90

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Originally posted by G.U.Y

This song IS skinny shaming the "Go ahead and tell them skinny bitches that" is so unnecessary .
Making fun of skinny people to make the no- skinny ones feel good ain't right .

Yeah, I guess you can twist it with the semantics of the song. But I'd rather be helping the fat bullied girls than the skinny, fit ones who get all the boys, attention, and friends.

fridayteenage

Using such disparaging, insulting, flamebaiting language implies a superiority.

You would go around to your slim friends and be calling them stick figure silicone Barbie dolls, and they'd be fine with it?

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But I'd rather be helping the fat bullied girls than the skinny, fit ones who get all the boys, attention, and friends.

Girl, you saying that there's never any skinny girls being bullied? Please.

BoyOnBoy Wonder

Queen.

BoyOnBoy Wonder

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Originally posted by G.U.Y

This song IS skinny shaming the "Go ahead and tell them skinny bitches that" is so unnecessary .
Making fun of skinny people to make the no- skinny ones feel good ain't right .

"No I'm just playing. I know you think you're fat
But I'm here to tell ya
Every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top"

God. Do people STILL not get it?

seaɴ.

Wow, skinny people are so oppressed!

BoyOnBoy Wonder

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Originally posted by fridayteenage

There's the part about how she's better than "stick figure silicone Barbie dolls" too.

No there isn't. She's saying that if that's what a guy is into that he can move along (in other words, Meghan isn't, nor will she ever be a stick figure symbol of beauty. She's not disparaging skinny people.

KillingYourCareer

That's extremely sweet of her