This is the music video for the song "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor. "All About That Bass" was a song written in 2014 as a result of the body image movement in the USA. A highly debated topic, body shaming and body image have recently become the forefront of the modeling conversation in America as a result of photoshop and skinny models creating an unreal image for young teenage girls. Meghan Trainor wrote the song "All About That Bass" to combat body image and teach young girls to be proud of their bodies.
The intended audience for this song was women, specifically teenagers, who are sub-conscious of their body image as a result of the modeling community. The song could also reach a secondary audience of individuals who body shame others and do not realize the impact that it could have on those individuals.
The objectives of the song is to combat the ideal image of skinny girls and to teach young women that they should be proud of their bodies. The song includes the lines:
"I see the magazines working that PhotoshopWe know that shit ain't realCome on now, make it stopIf you got beauty beauty just raise 'em up'Cause every inch of you is perfectFrom the bottom to the top"
These lines are intended to teach young women that the models they see in ads are not real and that the skinny image is fake.
The song employs entertainment education, using a musical platform to send the message against body shaming. Using her position of fame, Meghan Trainor embedded the positive message in an entertaining format that is easily spread and widely consumed.
One question I would ask Meghan Trainor is how she measured the impact of the song and what other ways she has helped address the issue outside of music?
This song is a brilliant method of creating change. The entertaining song is widely listened to by its intended audience and one cannot help but understand the message in its lyrics.
These lines are intended to teach young women that the models they see in ads are not real and that the skinny image is fake.
The song employs entertainment education, using a musical platform to send the message against body shaming. Using her position of fame, Meghan Trainor embedded the positive message in an entertaining format that is easily spread and widely consumed.
One question I would ask Meghan Trainor is how she measured the impact of the song and what other ways she has helped address the issue outside of music?
This song is a brilliant method of creating change. The entertaining song is widely listened to by its intended audience and one cannot help but understand the message in its lyrics.
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