Shirin Davids is annoying fans with new hit
Shirin David is currently the most successful German singer, with most of her songs reaching number one. She has achieved this again with her latest single "Bauch Beine Po", which celebrates a slim and toned body. However, it's unclear whether this is a form of irony or body shaming.
The new hit by Shirin David, "Bauch Beine Po", is causing confusion with its apparent unapologetic glorification of a slim, toned body. However, it could also be a clever form of irony.
At 29, David is the most successful singer in Germany in terms of number one hits. No solo singer has had more number one songs than her, not even Madonna, Tina Turner, Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Whitney Houston, Rihanna, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Céline Dion, Adele, Taylor Swift, or Helene Fischer.
In fact, Helene Fischer only achieved a number one single in the charts last year through a collaboration with David and a re-release of "Atemlos" ("Breathless").
Before the release of "Bauch Beine Po", David faced criticism and disappointed fans when lyrics were leaked on social media. Is she promoting an unhealthy body image? Is she engaging in body shaming?
"I'm smart, but blonde and supermegahot"
The lyrics seem to be dripping with sarcasm, but will irony be understood in an era of literal interpretation?
"You want a body? Then you've got to push! If you're a hottie, they'll look. Go to the gym, get skinny, make a show of it. We're pretty in a bikini. That's Bauch, Beine, Po."
The song also includes lines like "I'm out of office, don't call me. That's clean girl aesthetic, beauty program." And: "I'm smart, but blonde and supermegahot."
Many find the song and its provocative video lacking depth. Accompanying events seem to confirm that David is genuinely focused on slenderness and fitness.
She posted an "Iced Matcha Latte Recipe" and hosted a Bauch-Beine-Po course with a fitness chain, attended by slim, active fans.
However, David knows exactly what she's doing. She rose to fame as a YouTuber and is a media professional of a new kind. She effortlessly walks the line between embracing beauty trends and celebrating self-empowerment.
Message: Be a feminist and look and be smart
David explained her unique brand of feminism to Thomas Gottschalk on his last "Wetten, dass..?" show in November. Gottschalk said he didn't see her as a feminist because she was attractive. "Why not?" she asked. "Because I'm good-looking? As a feminist, we can be good-looking, and we can be smart and eloquent and wonderfully beautiful all at once. Those things aren't mutually exclusive."
With her confident and provocative performance, David aimed to set Gottschalk straight. She reminded him that he once said influencers didn't belong on his couch, but she found it very comfortable.
David cultivates an image of having fought her way to the top in a male-dominated music industry. Her brand of feminism is about self-acceptance and having a support network.
And so, David thanks her manager Taban, her sister Pati, and her mother in the evening of the announcement of their seventh number one hit on Instagram.
She also posts a photo of herself in the pool with a wet t-shirt, saying: "I know exactly what it's like to not be welcome, not invited, and ignored. I haven't received anything for free from this industry and these people..."
But her perseverance is immense. And to all those who didn't believe in her, Shirin David writes in a confident hip-hop tone: "Fuck you, you don't need to arrive..."
The song "Bauch Beine Po" by Shirin David, with its lyrics like "I'm smart, but blonde and supermegahot," has sparked discussions about whether it promotes an unhealthy body image or is a form of irony.
The provocative video and accompanying events, such as David's posting of an "Iced Matcha Latte Recipe" and hosting a Bauch-Beine-Po course, suggest a genuine focus on slenderness and fitness.
