That was pop star Meghan Trainor's initial reaction to her photoshopped figure in her new music video for "Me Too," one of the 15 tracks on Trainor's latest album.
As most Americans are aware, Photoshop is used regularly in nearly all forms of media to alter everything from skin blemishes to leg length. Open any pop culture magazine, and the handiwork of Photoshop is splashed across every star-studded page. It's no wonder that 69% of 5th to 12th-grade girls say magazine images impact their idea of the perfect body, and 47% of those girls want to lose weight as a result of those photos. Ever since Trainor came on the scene in 2014, however, she has been fighting to change that tune.
Growing up, Trainor was a self-proclaimed tomboy who struggled to accept her curves. Trainor revealed to Rolling Stone magazine that despite never being bullied, she never had any confidence in herself and constantly felt as though her peers were judging her for her size. Unfortunately, Trainor is not alone. In a survey of over 2,000 women in the UK, over 32 percent deemed themselves anywhere from unconfident to extremely unconfident in their shape. Even worse, 33 percent of those women believe the ideal body they strive for is unattainable.
The reality, in fact, is that hardly anyone is capable of achieving that so-called "perfect" body displayed in every advertisement across the country. A study from the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders finds that only 5% of American women naturally obtain the body type featured in all those ads. Nevertheless, thanks to Photoshop, millions of women like Trainor find themselves feeling inadequate about their physique, believing that this rare body type is necessary to be considered beautiful.
Trainor, 22, first called out the media for its use of Photoshop in her hit single "All About That Bass," pleading for them to "make it stop." Although Trainor claims she is not a feminist, she does take pride in encouraging women to love every aspect of their bodies.
"If you asked me, 'What would you like to say?' it would be, 'love yourself more,'" Trainor told Billboard.
It comes as no surprise that Trainor was disappointed to see her own music video Photoshopped in order to make her appear, "...skinnier than the dancers next to me..." After recognizing the change, Trainor immediately asked Vivo to take down the video and restore it to its original form.
"I don't know how you would shave my waist off. Like me, the 'All About That Bass' girl."
While many celebrities have spoken out against using Photoshop, Trainor brings a refreshing attitude to the Red Carpet by practicing what she preaches. Trainor proudly represents the "average" American woman, and with her talent and newfound confidence, is showing the world that every type of woman is anything but average.
"It's all about loving what you got and rocking it."
Hopefully every single woman out there -- and the media, too -- will take Trainor's message to heart.
