"Fat-bottomed girls" can now be added to the long list of things millennials have supposedly ruined. Thanks to a Daily Mail article, right-wing social media is melting down because the beloved British rock band Queen has caved to the woke mob.
A recent re-release of the band's impressive library of greatest hits excludes one of their raunchier songs. "Fat Bottomed Girls" isn't a coy title -- it's about big butts (and we cannot lie.) Sure, there's a "naughty nanny," but Bryan May's tribute to juicy booties surely isn't salacious enough to be canceled -- right?
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Fortunately, fans of the original "Greatest Hits" list will be happy to know that "Fat Bottomed Girls" is still officially on the Greatest Hits' lineup. The newly-released lineup is actually aimed at a much younger audience.
No. It's all because of gullible Daily Mail readers.
— Irritated llama (@Irritatedllama) August 21, 2023
Queen has licensed its songs to Yoto, a music player for children(age 3-12 yrs) In that case Fat Bottomed Girls is not included on the album. Still readily available on Spotify.
Maybe next time, try reading past the headline 🐑 https://t.co/vQ1L4W8jhR pic.twitter.com/pbR7YllNPl
Yoto is a screen-free audio player for kids ages 3-12 years old. This bit of context does change the framing of the argument a little. After all, children's songs these days don't usually mention a "naughty nanny" and "every blue-eyed floozy on the way". Including the song could leave parents with some uncomfortable questions to answer.
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Kids' entertainment has a long-standing relationship with editing or excluding music with more adult themes. Since 2001, the children's group Kidz Bop has made an estimated $1.6 million annually making age-appropriate versions of songs and music videos.
It's hard to imagine the Kidz Bop or Yoto reworking "Fat Bottomed Girls" into a song with a more age-appropriate message, though.
