Meghan Trainor, best known for her 2014 hit “All About That Bass,” went viral recently — for all the wrong reasons.
On the latest episode of “Workin’ On...” with special guest Trisha Paytas, Trainor discussed c-sections, raising kids and getting kicked off Snapchat. And while Trainor reminds listeners that the podcast is for mature audiences only, many were shocked with the singer declared “f--k teachers.”
“Teachers of TikTok and teachers of the world, I recently said F teachers on my podcast and it’s not how I feel,” said Trainor, 29, in response to the outrage generated by her comment. “I was fired up because we were talking about how sending your kid to school here in America is so horrific and what all of us have to go through, but especially teachers, is not normal and is not OK.”
On TikTok, teachers gathered to share their thoughts about the apology. Kerregan Calhoun, a kindergarten teacher, shared a video response aimed at Trainor. To date, it has received more than 1.4 million views.
“I think we’ve all heard what Meghan Trainor said about teachers and, as a teacher who puts so much effort into my job, to be disrespected like that is just so frustrating,” said Calhoun.
According to Trainor, she was bullied by teachers growing up. But despite her personal experiences, she went on to say that she fully supports teachers.
While Trainor issued an apology, plenty of education professionals are still mad, with some claiming they are no longer fans of the Grammy Award-winning artist. Former teacher Maggie Perkins, who goes by @Millennialmsfrizz on TikTok, isn’t buying the apology.
“Something that I told my students when I was teaching is that if you’re making an apology, and that apology contains excuses surrounding why you did the original action, it devalues the apology itself,” she said.
