Shame of a slut in 2021? Taylor doesn’t think so.
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In 2016, when Grammy-winning singer and songwriter Taylor Swift participated in Vogue’s 73-question video series, one of the questions she asked was what she would like to know at age 19. tell yourself that although she dated “as a normal twenty-something person should be allowed”, she would become “a national lightning rod to embarrass sluts”.
It was clear that Swift ended the endless string of jokes about how many boyfriends she had – a number you could count on with a hand. Unsurprisingly, five years later, she is no longer feeling affectionate for those same jokes. In fact, she looks extremely tired of them.
On Monday, Swift quoted Netflix and his new drama series Ginny & Georgia in a tweet for a joke about her, in which one character said to another, “You get through men faster than Taylor Swift.” Swift, who has had a stable and serious relationship for years, called the joke “lazy” and “deeply sexist”.
Hey Ginny & Georgia, 2010 called and wants their lazy and deeply sexist joke back. How about we stop degrading working women by defining this shit horse as FuNnY. Furthermore, @Netflix after Miss Americana, this outfit doesn’t look pretty on you š Happy month in women’s history, I think pic.twitter.com/2X0jEOXIWp
– Taylor Swift (@ taylorswift13) March 1, 2021
She also seemed disheartened by the fact that Netflix, which is home to both Movie Reputation Stadium Tour and his documentary Miss Americana, which presents the star in its most candid and vulnerable form, it would be all right to convey such a joke at your expense.
This is not the first time that Swift has spoken out against streaming services that host and profit from their content. She has already had a long battle with Spotify, in which she lobbied for artists to be better compensated for their music – something that she carried with her in her new recording contract. Recognizing its influence, Apple Music reversed its decision not to pay artists whose songs were streamed during the three-month free trial period.
Prior to Swift’s tweet on Monday, the phrase “RESPECT TAYLOR SWIFT” was trending on Twitter all morning in the UK and the United States, with fans pointing out Swift’s long history of misogynistic scrutiny over his romantic choices. Swift, it seems, agreed with the fans’ interpretation of the joke. “How about we stop degrading working women by defining this horse shit as FuNnY,” she said, pointing out the irony of March being Women’s History Month.
Netflix did not immediately respond to Swift, or responded to CNET’s request for comment.