I’m a huge Drake fangirl and it truly pains me to say this, but the 6 God isn’t all that body positive. At all. Hear that? That’s the sound of my heart (and probably your heart) breaking into tiny little pieces that only some passionfruit can rejuvenate. “That’s right, I like my girls BBW, yeah / Type to wanna suck you dry and then eat some lunch with you.” BBW, which stands for “big, beautiful, woman,” is a commonly used term in porn and deeply rooted in fetishism. While some women are reclaiming the term, it’s still an acronym that largely draws ire and can be offensive. Drake’s video for “Hotline Bling” was applauded for including curvy women, but he only used one type of curvy woman: those with an hourglass figure. Every single one of those women had a small waist, large breasts, and a big booty. That’s all fine, except for the fact that only including one type of body is not inclusive or body positive at all. It’s not a diverse interpretation of beauty, and it’s just reinforcing the idea that being plus-size is only attractive if you have a body type like Ashley Graham. “So thick that everyone else in the room is so uncomfortable,” he raps, only to point out where in the USA his dream girl’s ass falls on. He also mentions thick women again, in J.Cole’s “In the Morning:” “I love thick women cause my aunt, she rode equestrian.” Remember “Teacher Bae?” She was shamed and hyper-sexualized for her body, despite being fully clothed. She, like countless other curvy women, made people feel “so uncomfortable” that she was the target of sexist workplace comments. Making everyone feel “so uncomfortable” because of your curves can be grounds for firing, ridicule, abuse, or worse, Drake — it’s not all about just turning you on. And you have to start with including women of all different shapes and sizes in your videos. I volunteer as tribute.
title: “Why We Need To Stop Calling Drake The Champion Of Body Positivity” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-04” author: “Nikki Bryant”
I’m a huge Drake fangirl and it truly pains me to say this, but the 6 God isn’t all that body positive. At all. Hear that? That’s the sound of my heart (and probably your heart) breaking into tiny little pieces that only some passionfruit can rejuvenate. “That’s right, I like my girls BBW, yeah / Type to wanna suck you dry and then eat some lunch with you.” BBW, which stands for “big, beautiful, woman,” is a commonly used term in porn and deeply rooted in fetishism. While some women are reclaiming the term, it’s still an acronym that largely draws ire and can be offensive. Drake’s video for “Hotline Bling” was applauded for including curvy women, but he only used one type of curvy woman: those with an hourglass figure. Every single one of those women had a small waist, large breasts, and a big booty. That’s all fine, except for the fact that only including one type of body is not inclusive or body positive at all. It’s not a diverse interpretation of beauty, and it’s just reinforcing the idea that being plus-size is only attractive if you have a body type like Ashley Graham. “So thick that everyone else in the room is so uncomfortable,” he raps, only to point out where in the USA his dream girl’s ass falls on. He also mentions thick women again, in J.Cole’s “In the Morning:” “I love thick women cause my aunt, she rode equestrian.” Remember “Teacher Bae?” She was shamed and hyper-sexualized for her body, despite being fully clothed. She, like countless other curvy women, made people feel “so uncomfortable” that she was the target of sexist workplace comments. Making everyone feel “so uncomfortable” because of your curves can be grounds for firing, ridicule, abuse, or worse, Drake — it’s not all about just turning you on. And you have to start with including women of all different shapes and sizes in your videos. I volunteer as tribute.
