Meghan Trainor's hit song, "All About that Bass," focuses on the ideas of self love and empowerment for women who have fuller figures and more curves. I'd like to acknowledge and make you aware that for a good portion of my life, I've been considered a plus size girl. I've always been one of the bigger girls and yes, I do have curves and the thing that she refers to in her song as "bass."

There I am, bass and all. But let me also say, my curves should never make someone else feel inferior. Now, I get the point of the song. I genuinely appreciate that she is voicing that it is okay to feel good about your body and in fact, that's exactly what you should be doing. However, I do not feel like referring to slimmer women as "skinny b****es" or saying that she knows they think they're fat will ever fully promote self love. It bashes a different body type by saying boys chase after bigger girls and that you're supposed to be curvy, and ultimately defeats the entire purpose of the song. Because the truth is, not every boy likes a little more booty to hold at night. I've learned this. You cannot control your body type. And for those people who don't have a fuller figure, this can be quite demeaning.

Although I do feel like being "too skinny" over "too big" has a somewhat more positive connotation, I don't feel like anyone has the right to say that one is better than the other. I have friends that struggle with their weight, and some of them do so in the sense that they cannot gain weight. They lose self confidence because they don't have curves or can't fill out the cute dress that they're obsessing over. I feel as if many people typically comfort those of us who have more curves or body fat, but rarely acknowledge those that are unhappy with how little they weigh. People typically tell girls like me that it's okay to love myself even if I'm curvy, but tell girls that are skinny to go and eat something when in reality, they may be perfectly fine with being pretty skinny. And another truth: obsessing over what someone else weighs or looks like can break someone. It is hurtful. And it does not matter if you believe picking on someone who is too skinny is a compliment, because it's not. It's still pointing out something about their body, and for all you know it could be an insecurity or something you quickly turn into one.

I'm proud of my curves, but I won't agree with the idea of the song that "real women have curves." Real women do have curves, and real women don't have curves, and being a real woman isn't defined by how curvy you are the last time I checked. Just as I can't condone girls starving themselves to be smaller, I can't condone girls consuming more than they should because they feel like they have to gain weight to be beautiful or to be found attractive. It's unfortunate that this song is pop which automatically targeted the younger generation, because that is prime time for girls to develop eating disorders and issues with body image. I may not be all about that bass, but I agree with her idea that "every inch of you is perfect from the bottom to the top."

Bass or no bass, there's much more important qualities that make you a real woman, and that make you beautiful. I'm proud of my curves and your curves or your lack of curves and I'm all about your bass or your treble because that has very little to do with who you are. Be proud, and love who you are. Because that's something I am all about.