Taylor Swift has come under fire from revered cultural critic, feminist and author Camille Paglia for making the girl squad concept a big trend in 2015.
The pop star brought her celebrity pals together as she shot her Bad Blood video earlier in 2015, and the group which includes feminist Lena Dunham and supermodels Gigi Hadid and Lily Aldridge, became known as the singer's Squad.
But Paglia is not a fan of the term.
In an essay written for The Hollywood Reporter, she urges those keen to promote feminism to avoid the "tittering, tongues-out mugging of Taylor Swift", adding she thinks the singer's "twinkly persona" is "such a scary flashback to the fascist blondes who ruled the social scene during my youth".
Further singling out Taylor for criticism, the feminist icon urges the pop star to "retire that obnoxious Nazi Barbie routine of wheeling out friends and celebrities as performance props",suggesting women who group together should take themselves more seriously.
"Girl squads ought to be about mentoring, exchanging advice and experience and launching exciting and innovative joint projects," she writes. "Women need to study the immensely productive dynamic of male bonding in history. With their results-oriented teamwork, men largely have escaped the sexual jealousy, emotionalism and spiteful turf wars that sometimes dog women.
Further singling out Taylor for criticism, the feminist icon urges the pop star to "retire that obnoxious Nazi Barbie routine of wheeling out friends and celebrities as performance props", suggesting women who group together should take themselves more seriously.
Queen Camille being a mess as usual She is absolutely brilliant though, I recommend reading her books or listening to her interviews and commentary on YouTube if you don't have the time to read. You may not agree with everything, but she's always a point of view worth paying attention to.
Further singling out Taylor for criticism, the feminist icon urges the pop star to "retire that obnoxious Nazi Barbie routine of wheeling out friends and celebrities as performance props", suggesting women who group together should take themselves more seriously.
I remember when I first listened to a Taylor Swift song, all I could think of was Nazism and the KKK. It took me four years to be able to listen to a song.
Taylor isn't a spokesperson for feminism. shes a woman who sings bubblegum pop for 10 year old girls. This woman might want to direct her attention somewhere else.