![]() ![]() Turns out Justin Bieber, the icon of the teen pop music scene, isn’t actually that innocent either. The band is telling their target audience of teenage girls not to be confident in their appearance (even if they are as beautiful as the girl from the song), but to remain insecure because low self-esteem is literally “what makes you beautiful.” Is that really a healthy message for young girls to be absorbing?ĭisturbed by this song that seemed permanently stuck in my head, I delved deeper into seemingly innocent pop music. In fact, the chorus croons, “You don’t know you’re beautiful, Oh oh, That’s what makes you beautiful.” “What Makes You Beautiful” begins with the observation that the girl is “insecure” and the band “don’t know what for.” However, despite the entire song essentially being a list of compliments, the band members never encourage the girl to stop being insecure. ![]() But have you ever listened beyond their catchy beats to focus on the lyrics? The pop music phenomenon is just the most recent of a series of artists that have topped iTunes charts and captured the hearts of young girls everywhere. In the length of my hour commute to work it’s not unusual to hear One Direction’s hit “What Makes You Beautiful” upwards of three times on the radio. Intern Rachel Grate looks at the scary messages for girls embedded in seemingly innocent pop songs ![]()
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