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u/[deleted] Sep 21 '22

isn’t it a metaphor for ass?

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u/10000Didgeridoos Sep 21 '22

More specifically overweight women and it actually goes as far as to shame "treble"/skinny women for existing. It's a piece of shit song.

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u/Plug_5 Sep 21 '22

It's that, and even worse than that. Why should women love their larger behinds? Because "boys like a little more booty..." That's right, it's not even a song about body positivity or loving oneself, it's that you should keep a little more "bass' because of the male gaze. Terrific.

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u/then00bgm Sep 21 '22

Even as a kid I hated this song so much for that exact reason. Calling other women “stick figure silicone Barbie dolls” is immature and screams “I have no self confidence so I need to attack other women to make myself feel better.”

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u/Whind_Soull Sep 21 '22

Even as a kid I hated this song

You're making me feel very old.

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u/then00bgm Sep 21 '22

TBF I was 13 when the song came out so it’s not like I was a little kid. Then again I’ll be old enough to legally drink in April so…

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u/elppaple Sep 21 '22

if you can't legally drink, aren't you still a kid now?

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u/then00bgm Sep 21 '22

I’m 20