Grammy award nominee Meghan Trainor has been blasted by music fans around the world after the video for her song ‘Dear Future Husband’ surfaced online, those angered accusing the songstress of being “sexist”.
The video is centred on Trainor who fits the stereotype of a ’50s housewife, the 21-year-old attempting to bake apple pie and scrub the floor whilst singing lyrics “‘Cause if you’ll treat me right/I’ll be the perfect wife/Buying groceries/Buy-buying what you need” as well demanding her future husband shower her with flowers, which has apparently infuriated many, as News.com.au reports.
Trainor’s new song and video has been slammed as anti-feminist as well as reinforcing gender roles that are insulting to both men and women, one Twitter user writing “That Meghan Trainor song would’ve been a progressive feminist anthem in 1940” whilst another Tweets, “Meghan Trainor’s new song is an insult to men, women and humans in general. She must be making anti-feminist spiel on purpose, it’s awful.“
That’s not to mention open-letters that have been published from the likes of Daily Life who have begged Trainor to think of how irresponsible her catchy yet poor perpetuation of stereotypes will be chorused by young girls around the globe whilst Music.Mic cut through her for the lyric “You gotta know how to treat me like a lady / Even when I’m acting crazy / Tell me everything’s alright” suggesting that she is reinforcing the ridiculous “hysterical woman” stereotype.
What piques further interest is the fact that the song was actually co-written by a male, Kevin Kadish, who has assisted with writing the majority of the tracks as well as producing the entirety of Trainor’s record, Title.
In the past Trainor has been lauded as a postergirl for feminism for songs like ‘All About That Bass’ where she proudly sings of her curves promoting a positive body image, however with the ‘Dear Future Husband’ music video, it appears Trainor has achieved the very opposite.
You be the judge, is this just another fun bubble-gum pop song from the soul-pop artist, or is the video truly perpetuating negative gender roles and anti-feminism?
