A girl on TikTok broke down the intersection between misogyny and males who dislike Taylor Swift.
Swift, who’s within the midst of her whirlwind Eras tour, is commonly seen as a lightning rod for a sure form of feminism, and with that, a sure degree of misogynist backlash comes within the type of dismissing Swift’s inventive impression.
However one lady isn’t standing for that patriarchal angle any longer. The self-declared Swiftie named Phoebe captioned her submit by noting that “the hetero males are gonna be mad about this one and I’m gonna get pleasure from it.”
So, why do some males hate Taylor Swift?
Probably as a result of they hate girls on the whole.
Not less than that is what some followers, like Phoebe, consider. She posted footage of herself with Swift’s track “Mad Lady” enjoying within the background. In her submit, she said, “I’ll all the time consider that the way in which a person speaks [and] feels about Taylor Swift is ALWAYS indicative of how they view and deal with girls.”
“Whether or not you’re a Swiftie or not, males who hate Taylor Swift simply completely reek of misogyny and are an enormous pink flag,” she continued. “Hating on issues simply since you aren’t the audience for them reveals such an absence of empathy and in addition a common disregard for that concentrate on viewers (girls primarily).”
Phoebe went on to pose the query, “If you cannot have respect for what so many women get pleasure from and adore then how are you going to actually respect us?”
One particular person within the feedback summed up the difficulty at hand succinctly, stating, “Her music doesn’t must be everybody’s cup of tea… however an excuse like all she writes about is her exes’ feels so extremely misogynist.” One other commenter claimed, “If a person hates Taylor Swift it is as a result of he’s a ‘not all males’ man and feels attacked by the whole lot he sings about.”
Swift has continuously been a goal of misogynistic and chauvinistic vitriol.
From the second Swift started to put in writing and sing with gumption and fearlessness, she was put down by people who find themselves clearly uncomfortable with a lady exhibiting these traits.
Probably the most widespread criticisms leveled in opposition to her is that she “solely” writes about her exes, however she additionally writes about her each day lived expertise as a lady in a world that usually denies girls a voice. Her lyrics contact on themes of affection, loss, friendship, rising up, and rising aside, all of which come below the umbrella of the essential human emotional expertise.
Even when it was true that Swift was writing “man-hating” lyrics always, would that make her any worse than the numerous male artists who talk about girls in derogatory methods?
Swift, in her music and in life, has had the audacity to carry males accountable and has taught a era of ladies to take action too. If that makes somebody made, it is possible as a result of they might slightly girls not use their voices or caught up for themselves.
Whereas not all artwork will replicate the precise lives of everybody consuming it, there’s inherent worth in studying to no less than recognize work that isn’t made together with your particular demographic in thoughts.
In a 2015 interview with Maxim Journal, during which she was named Quantity One on their annual Scorching 100 Listing, which in itself could be seen as problematic, Swift addressed the difficulty of misogyny.
When requested about turning into “extra vocal” about feminism, Swift analyzed the double-standard current in producing artistic work. She said that “a person writing about his emotions from a susceptible place is courageous; a lady writing about her emotions from a susceptible place is oversharing or whining.”
She continued on, appropriately noting that “misogyny is ingrained in individuals from the time they’re born.”
For males to ignore the inventive expression of feminine artists as not price their time, solely as a result of it doesn’t converse on to them, showcases a slender worldview that doesn’t make area for variety of expertise.
Alexandra Blogier is a author on YourTango’s information and leisure workforce. She covers movie star gossip, popular culture evaluation and all issues to do with the leisure trade.
