Why is skinny shaming suddenly acceptable in pop music?

Nicki Minaj, I'm looking at you. Slightly hypocritical considering your bum is silicone and transfered fat. It's not acceptable to have the words "**** you if you're skinny" and "**** the skinny bitches"... Along with countless other references to guys wanting a big fat ass and " something he can grab".

Also, this song called "all about that bass", sung but what I can only describe as a slight overweight girl (Megan Trainor) . Constantly reiterates that boys love her "junk in the right places" and they "want a bit more booty to hold at night" along, again with references to "skinny bitches".

This, coupled with other songs like that new Jlo abomination Booty and "wiggle wiggle wiggle".. Or whatever it's called. It seems like all pop songs are about arses. Which is fair enough, but why the constant degradation of skinnier women? Why call them bitches? Is a slim woman or one who does not posses an ass the size of Jupiter automatically a bitch? No!

I'm all for positive body image but these songs are giving a very warped message and considering it's the sort of music that teenage girls listen to, its dangerous. Obviously don't promote skinny as the ideal but saying skinny is abnormal and unattractive isn't exactly going to do wonders for girl's self esteem (considering during their teenage years a lot of girls are pretty lanky).

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Reply 1

Tyrion_Lannister

It's not okay, it's really rude, people should stop putting people's body types down. I don't know why people do it!

Reply 2

ByronicHero

Had to google the all the bass song but I quite enjoyed it, mainly it was the guy dancing. Booty is good though.

Reply 3

katiiiiie

I completely agree with you, sometimes it seems its fine to call somebody for being skinny but unacceptable to call them for being bigger.. :confused:

Reply 4

ByronicHero

Wiggle wiggle wiggle :elefant:

Reply 5

charlottei

Although I agree that there is an issue and that any sort of body shaming should never be acceptable, I think we need to be a little careful about what we condemn. I have seen people taking things as personal insults when they're really not, and in the process discouraging people of larger body sizes from proclaiming the love for their bodies, if you see what I mean?

So yeah, body shaming = not okay. Expressing positive messages about body types that aren't usually portrayed positively by the media = fine. It's getting to the point where people are taking the second as suggesting the first. Especially because the second is so important at the moment.

Reply 6

LavenderBlueSky88

Original post by charlottei

No I agree! I think it's fine to celebrate all body types. This isn't really new anyway, with Bootylicious and other songs from the 00s. What's new is this whole "skinny bitches" thing... I mean "**** the skinny bitches" couldn't really be more blatant if it tried.

Reply 7

illusionz

Once you realise that mainstream pop music is made for cretins then you stop caring about its contents. The lyrics are god-awful but not much you can do about it when half the population lap it up.

Reply 8

+ polarity -

Original post by illusionz

Once you realise that mainstream pop music is made for cretins then you stop caring about its contents. The lyrics are god-awful but not much you can do about it when half the population lap it up.

such edge

Reply 9

LavenderBlueSky88

Original post by illusionz

Once you realise that mainstream pop music is made for cretins then you stop caring about its contents. The lyrics are god-awful but not much you can do about it when half the population lap it up.

Yeah I know, it's all silly nonsense and I'm not even taking particular offence personally because I'm not skinny. I just know what my 15 year old self would be thinking and it's just a negative message to be sending out to teenagers who are probably already massively self conscious.

Reply 10

karmacrunch

No one has said it's acceptable, I don't think. I think it's just they way artists are going for money. I only heard that song last week and I cringed at the bit insulting girls who are 'skinny'. :erm:

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Reply 11

LavenderBlueSky88

Original post by Fizzel

Anaconda is great video.

Anyway I think its just them backlashing to what they feel is negativity they have received throughout their lives for having big butts and such at the hands of skinny girls.

Hmm... Except nicki minaj only had a big butt when she went a paid for it for the purpose of furthering her career by being able to make songs like anaconda. No reason to call people skinny bitches and have some superiority complex because you deem your body to be what men want.

Reply 12

DiddyDec01

Thin Privilege. Check your privileges.

Reply 13

PurpleSquid

tbh, if skinny people (like myself) feel like their body type is being shamed by the video then they can always close the tab and open a women-targeted magazine which will be filled of pictures of equally skinny women, almost certainly validating the skinny body type

i'm not saying that people should go out to 'shame' other body types but i'd say that on the whole, skinny girls have it better when it comes to media portrayal
sorry

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Reply 14

Doob

Original post by Tyrion_Lannister

It's not okay, it's really rude, people should stop putting people's body types down. I don't know why people do it!

Hint 1: its not meant to be taken seriously

Reply 15

illusionz

Original post by + polarity -

such edge

I'm not even edgy but most of what's on the radio these days is ****ing terrible. I'm sure it wasn't so bad back in like 2009/2010.

But yes as you insinuated, pop music is not my genre. I'm more into hip hop and trance

Reply 16

Arkasia

Fat girls are more likely to be mentally weak, impressionable or persuaded, and with a rise in the number of people (both men and women) who are overweight or obese, songs are marketed to the hugely growing market (pun slightly intended) of young, easy to dupe girls. The pop industry is basically for teenage girls, and now more are getting fat, song subjects are reflecting this.