Tabloid Tuesday I Defending Meghan Trainor

I've come across more than a few articles recently that said Meghan Trainor, most famously known for her song “All About That Bass”, was a bad role model for teenage girls. 
This assumption comes from judgment passed about other tracks on her debut album. Her songs “Dear Future Husband” and “Title” are the songs in question. However, these catchy tunes are nothing to get in a tizzy about.

In “Dear Future Husband”, Trainor sings

"Take me on a date

I deserve it, babe
And don't forget the flowers every anniversary
'Cause if you'll treat me right
I'll be the perfect wife
Buying groceries
Buy-buying what you need"

Feminists across the nation have been "hating" on the pop diva for this simple verse as well as others from her track "Title". 

Slate.com has gone on record saying while Trainor hopes to empower women with her song to make a man commit to a relationship her lyrics make her a bad example for young girls. 

Slate writes "“You gotta show me off,” she tells her would-be boyfriend in the song’s rap interlude.“You gotta treat me like a trophy./ Put me on the shelf.” Trainor is asking, quite explicitly, to be objectified, as if she were nothing more than a prize. And once again she is sending the message that a woman’s worth is defined by men"

In my opinion I feel as though her lyrics are being overly read into. Through her lyrics Trainor could also simply be expressing that she wants her boyfriend to treat her like a trophy in the sense that we are proud of our trophies and we don't mistreat them. Therefore, for a boyfriend and or a girlfriend treating their significant other like a trophy is not necessarily objectifying them. I agree that the term "trophy wife" has negative connotation but maybe listeners are missing the mark and Trainor's song should be heard as a satire. 

Her main goal is not centered around her status of being his girlfriend just because she needs the "title". She wants to be with this boy and although she uses somewhat misguided attempts to attain this I think what people really need to remember is this is just a pop song. 

If Meghan Trainor was writing a book on how to get a boyfriend or traveling to high school's giving presentations then maybe I could find some judgement of her words. Her song is meant to entertain and would the masses really enjoy it if she kept it PC?

For me I think it is way more enjoyable to hear the Nantucket native belt out lines like this in "Dear Future Husband"...

"I'll be sleeping on the left side of the bed (hey)

Open doors for me and you might get some kisses
Don't have a dirty mind
Just be a classy guy
Buy me a ring
Buy-buy me a ring, (babe)". 

This verse genuinely makes me laugh and when I hear it I don't automatically think that she 1. Is telling her Future Husband he can't think about sex cause she is the one who clearly alluded to it. I mean her words are playful and 2. It is not setting any of us back to the stone-age to think that when you are marrying someone they are going to buy you a ring. 

Is it just me or are Trainor's critics being to harsh of her word choice? 

With artists today who parade on stage in nothing more than bikini tops and rappers who use profanity ever other word I think we could find fault in most performers style. So, when I hear a Meghan Trainor song my first thought is to sing along, not to get offended that she is insulting females everywhere. 

I know when a person achieves celebrity status they automatically become a role model but in my honest opinion if I had to choose I don't think Meghan Trainor is a bad one. 

Her songs shed light on body image and standing up for yourself all with a retro pop feel. Some of her lyrics may be in question but hey we all learned from Hannah Montana that "Nobody's Perfect". 

Give her songs a listen and let me know how you feel in the comment section below: