“Gender, Identity, & Pop Culture.”

Prompt 1 The cultural artifact that I will be identifying is the song and music video “I’m all about that Bass” by Meghan Trainor. I picked this music video because I feel that Meghan Trainor is one of few artists that celebrates diverse body types. She doesn’t fit the standards of beauty that the music industry has upon female artists and she embraces what makes her different. Prompt 2 The song and music video were released on June 30, 2014. The song was co-written by Meghan Trainor and Kevin Kadish. The main theme of the song is about self-acceptance and body positivity. The music video uses various techniques to attract the attention of the people who are listening and watching the music video. The tempo is the song is very fast which helps keep the rhythm of the song upbeat and catchy. The color scheme of the video is pastels but mainly pink and evokes a very fresh and youthful vibe. What really caught my attention was that the backup dancers didn’t look like the usual blon...