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Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Woman-Hating Taylor Swift Says Women Who Don't Support Other Women Will Burn in Hell

Posted by on Tue, Mar 5, 2013 at 1:15 PM

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Inventor of the color red Taylor Swift was recently interviewed for Vanity Fair and she was, of course, asked about how people can't stop talking about who she's dating. I think it's annoying, too. She's 22, gorgeous, successful—if she weren't dating people, the gossip rags would instead print bullshit about how she's a lonely spinster. Or if she were in a long-term relationship, they'd claim she's too young to settle down. When it comes to what she does with her personal life, she can't win, and I'm sure that fucking sucks.

But instead of taking it in stride (unfortunately being the butt of jokes is part of the job of being a mega-superstar), Swift addressed the comments Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made at the Golden Globes (about how Swift should or shouldn't date Michael J. Fox's son after having just broken up with rumored boyfriend Harry "One Direction" Styles) by saying:

You know, Katie Couric is one of my favorite people, because she said to me she had heard a quote that she loved, that said, "There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women."

I agree! I mean, if Hell existed I would agree. But yes, the sentiment is true. Women who go out of their way to be against other women are lame. And I'd totally be on Team Taylor here, if only she hasn't built a career on singing about how awful women are. Swift's catalog is filled with tales about women who are standing in the way of her and her dreams. They're keeping her from her perfect man or otherwise threatening her happiness.

In "You Belong With Me" she sings:

“Hey what are you doing with a girl like that / She wears high heels / I wear sneakers / She's the cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers."

Women who cheer and wear skirts? The worst!

In "Who I’ve Always Been" she, again, shits on a woman who is/was more popular than her:

"Let's talk about your childhood days / You were the prom queen, I was on this stage / So where’s that crown gotten you these days?"

Prom queens? Terrible!

See also: "What Goes Around/I’m Not Sorry" ("I heard you found out / That he’s doing to you / What you did to me / Girl, you got what you deserved") and "Invisible" ("She's never gonna see the light / No matter what you do / And all I think about is how to make you think of me / And everything that we could be").

Swift's career relies on her marketability to come of as your best friend—someone you'd want to bake cupcakes with or call to vent about your boyfriend to. But ladies, Taylor Swift hates you. So long as you are not her—so long as you wear short skirts, join the cheer squad, win prom queen, or have the audacity to date a man she's also attracted to—you're A-W-F-U-L and you are the enemy. And there's a special place in hell for you.

Fuck that, Taylor Swift. You can be the prom queen and be awesome. You can wear a short skirt and not be a high-matience monster. A woman can date a man without being your goddamn competition. For all the shit Swift gets thrown at her for calling out ex-boyfriends in songs, it's her woman-shaming that I find so much more repulsive.

 

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I'm no girl and I dislike Taylor Swift's music (and she's not attractive, either), but to defend her a bit, women/girls being catty about other women is older than the hills. Did you not go to high school? Do you not remember the intro of "Baby Got Back"? Do you know what church ladies talk about when they get together? Yes, I'll agree that such behavior reflects very poorly on the woman (or the guy) engaging in it (Maybe that's your point?), but Taylor Swift's not that different from a lot of women. I'm not so convinced that she hates women. What's more, it sounds like you and Taylor, as quoted in your post, are pretty much saying the same thing.
Posted by floater on March 5, 2013 at 2:45 PM
2
Great line from The Good Wife last night: "They’re always wondering, Can men and women really be friends, but the real question is, Can women?"
Posted by unpaid reader on March 5, 2013 at 3:00 PM
3
Taylor who?
Posted by psychic, powerless... on March 5, 2013 at 3:03 PM
ScrawnyKayaker 4
Is there an autotune-free example of her singing we can laugh at, or is she actually less awful then Kesha?
Posted by ScrawnyKayaker on March 5, 2013 at 3:09 PM
5
I would just venture to say that her songs almost seem like she considers all girls (or those who want/have her man) as competition. That's where the real issue is - are we all just competing against each other as women instead of supporting?

But she's young (and seems kind of dumb) so I'll let her off the hook.
Posted by westello on March 5, 2013 at 3:31 PM
6
So, does this mean you're going to hell?
Posted by tacomagirl on March 5, 2013 at 3:34 PM
7
I love you but please proofread this piece again.
Posted by wxPDX on March 5, 2013 at 3:40 PM
Supreme Ruler Of The Universe 8
Dating around, go ahead.

Buying a mansion next to your current b/f and then leaving 3 months later?

Brrriinggg...butterfly nets, pronto!
Posted by Supreme Ruler Of The Universe http://www.you-read-it-here-first.com on March 5, 2013 at 4:01 PM
9
The headphone jack on my phone died and I've been having to listen to the music on the speakers in the gym. Tayor Swift is on heavy rotation there, and it's killing my time. Maybe if they'd imprint Taylor Swift's face on the treadmill. I'd stomp that. She would do it to me if I got in her way!
Posted by Prettybetsy on March 5, 2013 at 4:11 PM
sirkowski 10
Meow!
Posted by sirkowski http://www.missdynamite.com on March 5, 2013 at 4:14 PM
Josh Bis 11
I'm sure that it's completely impossible that Vanity Fair used that quote out of context or that anyone today has over interpreted it in any way at all.
Posted by Josh Bis http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Author.html?oid=3815563 on March 5, 2013 at 5:04 PM
12
She's 2-fucking-2. You aren't. .
Posted by UberAlles on March 5, 2013 at 5:28 PM
tainte 13
shouldn't you be pissed at katie couric?
Posted by tainte on March 5, 2013 at 5:36 PM
14
@1: Not attractive? Please...
Posted by bigyaz on March 5, 2013 at 5:46 PM
Max Solomon 15
why the fuck does the stranger care about taylor swift?

what's next, a review of the new applebees in kent?
Posted by Max Solomon on March 5, 2013 at 8:30 PM
16
Really? Taylor Swift actually (but indirectly) accused Tina Fey and Amy Poehler of not being good feminists? Oh wow, she's more deluded than I thought.
Posted by Andreas on March 6, 2013 at 2:43 AM
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@ 1 & 2: Quite. Men never rib each other. Men never talk s*** about each other. Men are in total solidarity, uplifting each other all the time.

My point? Men are catty bitches, too (Family Guy, Stewart, O'Reilly, Conan), it's just that women are expected to be nice to everyone.
Posted by MmHm on March 6, 2013 at 10:36 AM

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