This Furry Ginger Drops The Beat And The (Body) Shame

NYC-based indie singer/songwriter Kyle Motsinger releases the music video to his newest single, “No Shame.” The new single, which has a positive message of self-love, is available now on iTunes, so check out this exclusive peek at the colorful music video and song today. It’s worth noting in 2017, Attitude Magazine conducted a body survey that revealed 84% of people said they felt under “intense pressure” to have a so-called “good body.” Motsinger opens the song with just a few of the self-doubts (hair, body image, body hair) many people, especially in the LGBTQ community, might experience in terms of judging ourselves (and others!) on a daily basis. But then, this furry ginger drops the beat and the shame:

My body is beautiful (Tell myself every day) My body is beautiful (No matter what critics say) My body is beautiful (No one can take that away) My body is beautiful (Can’t tell me that I don’t slay)

Motsinger teams up with singer/actor Melody Betts for the upbeat, disco-tastic track. Audiences will recognize Betts from the acclaimed Jesus Christ Superstar Live! on NBC, and the Broadway production of Sara Bareilles’s Waitress. The video also co-stars Mark Oleszko/Lyra Vega, & Larry Darnell Penn Whitfield. On top of being a banging pop bop, the message of the song takes stares down negative feelings of self-image in high style.

I recently chatted with the furry ginger about the new track and why messaging about body positivity seems to be improving in the LGBTQ community.

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