WHAT KATY DID the column from Mandurah Mail deputy editor Kate Hedley.
Kate divides her time between filing crime reports in Mandurah and sunning herself on George Clooney's yacht in Monte Carlo.
She will almost certainly never be Mother of the Year, but is in with a chance for the Miss Universe title once she decides which planet to represent.
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LOOK, I like big butts as much as the next person.
But I cannot lie.
I’m sick to death of songs about them.
Every time I turn on the radio these days it’s booty this and booty that and ‘all about that bass’.
It’s a real bummer.
Why do we want to hear about the junk in your trunk?
Get your act together and clean out your car for goodness’ sake.
Don’t think you’re ready for this jelly?
Just try the ice-cream.
Gelatinous sweet desserts aren’t for everyone.
And as for ‘bringing booty back’?
What are you? A pirate pillaging the high seas for treasure?
Enough!
Here’s a tip – fat bottomed girls don’t make the rockin’ world go ‘round; that would be gravity.
And girls? You are more than your bums.
Equating self-worth with a body part is an arbitrary slippery slope.
And it’s in the music industry’s best interests to keep changing the goal posts.
Sure, right now all we’re hearing about is butts.
But wannabe pop stars could soon be banging on about some other body part.
Guns ‘n’ Noses, anyone?
It’s so silly.
Sure, these songs are fun and everything.
But they’re not harmless.
Largely, they encourage girls and women to strive for physical perfection as decreed by a boardroom full of marketing types with their eye on the next dollar.
Next thing you know there’s a room full of eight-year-olds shaking ‘that sexy butt’ and not a single person thinking that is inappropriate.
Think I’m a prude?
Too bad.
Forget booty; I’m bringin’ snooty back.
Empowerment is about more than looking hot in short shorts.
And there is much to be said for fostering a sense of self-respect in young girls and boys that doesn’t involve anything to do with body parts.
To be honest, I’m hoping the market for songs like these bottoms out soon.
I know I’m no fun, but I’m waiting for the day when the biggest hit of the year is All About That Grace.
I’d buy it.
What do you think? Are you sick to death of songs about booty and body image? Post a comment below and let us know your thoughts.
