Dear Future Husband Trainor Analysis

In hopes of being able to identify hegemonic masculinity, I chose the 2015 hit single “Dear Future Husband” by Meghan Trainor. This song was chosen because of Trainor’s acknowledgement of the expectations involving the submissive role in hegemonic masculinity but chooses to reject the norms by singing about what traits she would like to have in her future husband and what expectations she is not willing to follow as a future wife. Meghan Trainor is a single, heterosexual white woman in her twenties who looks conventionally feminine. By taking an intersectional approach, she lacks power, privilege and prestige by being single and being in her twenties. However, she gains power, privilege, and prestige by being a heterosexual, white woman …show more content…
As previously discussed, hegemonic masculinity devalues femininity and has distinct expectations for women that have been around for generations: the domesticated wife. As a hegemonic masculine expectation, “Dear Future Husband” acknowledges this expectation placed on women through the lyrics, “You got that 9 to 5 But, baby, so do I So don’t be thinking I’ll be home baking apple pies”. This is Trainor’s way of acknowledging the domesticated standard, but rejects this idea by saying that she works outside of the home and not previously being taught to cook. Throughout the song, she also makes stipulations on the men she dates through lyrics such as this: “Dear future husband, Make time for me Don’t leave me lonely And know we’ll never see your family more than mine”. However, this also shows her reliance on the man she is dating, which could potentially be viewed as reinforcing a masculine presence because of the independent and emotionally detached man that may want to leave her behind and