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Celeb News: "Stop Hating Taylor Swift's Feminism"
Member Since: 1/1/2014
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"Stop Hating Taylor Swift's Feminism"
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Taylor Swift messed up.
I know this, you know this, Nicki Minaj knows this, Taylor Swift knows this.
It happens. Everyone sticks their foot in their mouth sometimes. Taylor Swift happened to do so very publicly, when she misinterpreted some tweets Nicki Minaj wrote about the VMA nominations and tweeted Nicki about it. And, of course, everyone took note of the Twitter exchange that followed and made it into a huge deal.
You can't really defend what Swift said, because she took a conversation Minaj was having about our media landscape and how race plays into that, and turned it into a conversation about Taylor Swift. But she quickly realized her error, and apologized to Minaj both publicly and privately, and like the classy ladies they are, Nicki forgave Taylor and they both moved on.
But that hasn't stopped every media outlet from the Washington Post to Gawker from publishing think pieces about how Taylor Swift is only a feminist for show, or how she shouldn't be a feminist role model. None of these articles, however, is fair either to Swift or to her fans.
Is Nicki Minaj a better feminist, or more of a feminist than Swift? Probably. She certainly has life experiences that Swift (and every other white woman) will never fully know, no matter how hard we try to empathize. But feminism does not need to be a competition. We all should be trying to be the best feminist we can be, not decrying other self-avowed feminists for not being as good at it as we are.
Transitioning from #whitefeminism to a broader understanding of feminism is not fun, and it can be downright painful at times, even for people who are undergoing the journey privately. Swift doesn't have that luxury — as the biggest pop star in the world, everything she does, every picture she posts and word she tweets, is subject to intense scrutiny. She's bound to mess up along the way, and has. But she recovered well, and we should too.
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http://www.laweekly.com/music/stop-*...minism-5839618
the article is really long and there are more interesting points so I encourage you to read it if your interested.
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Taylor Swift messed up.
I know this, you know this, Nicki Minaj knows this, Taylor Swift knows this.
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No, she not. I can't at people still falling for all that ******** that Nicki started just because she wasn't nominated in VOTY
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by Loveyoubxtch
No, she not. I can't at people still falling for all that ******** that Nicki started just because she wasn't nominated in VOTY
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this tbh.I still do not see how Taylor messed up in this case. she just was called out and defended herself. its so silly.
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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What feminism? The one where you target another woman for petty ****?
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by IBeMe
this tbh.I still do not see how Taylor messed up in this case. she just was called out and defended herself. its so silly.
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People love the drama and specially between two famous people, I just hope all this stop soon because it's so stupid 
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Member Since: 4/28/2012
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Taylor Swift is not a feminist, nor does she promote feminism through her music or her image.
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Member Since: 4/3/2014
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Everyone who believes that Taylor is a feminist is so  Targeting other women, feuding with other women, being conservative as hell, using men to write music material, kinda depending on them. This is not feminism and will never be. It's just a 'thing' that Taylor jumped in to make herself seem cooler.
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Member Since: 5/25/2010
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Originally posted by *Tim
What feminism? The one where you target another woman for petty ****?
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When you're standing up to a bully, or someone who has been bullying
you for years at award shows, it's still feminism, even if it's woman vs. woman.
...Vin
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Member Since: 4/3/2014
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Originally posted by alex_katycat
Everyone who believes that Taylor is a feminist is so Targeting other women, feuding with other women, being conservative as hell, using men to write music material, kinda depending on them. This is not feminism and will never be. It's just a 'thing' that Taylor jumped in to make herself seem cooler. |
You seem really mad at taylor has she hurt you personally or something?
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Member Since: 8/24/2011
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Originally posted by *Tim
What feminism? The one where you target another woman for petty ****?
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Member Since: 8/19/2013
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Originally posted by Vin
When you're standing up to a bully, or someone who has been bullying
you for years at award shows, it's still feminism, even if it's woman vs. woman.
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Not really. It's just standing up for yourself. Just because it is a woman standing up for herself doesn't make it feminism.
Please show me the receipts for any of this bullying you are speaking off tho 
(Assuming you are speaking about Katy bullying Taylor)
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Member Since: 4/22/2012
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You guys are obsessed with this feud the GP has moved on 
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Member Since: 3/21/2012
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being a feminist has been ruined by these female celebs . It is all a joke now
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Attacking other innocent women is feminism now?
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Member Since: 4/3/2014
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Originally posted by jacklovesyou1
You seem really mad at taylor has she hurt you personally or something?
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kiii draaaag expoosee :ahh!!!111. If you don't have anything to answer on this one, don't bother quoting my post just to 'say' something.
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Member Since: 11/23/2011
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For such an advocate, I don't think Taylor's even ever sung about feminism. She should take notes from true feminists like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.
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Member Since: 3/15/2013
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No 
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Member Since: 1/1/2014
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Originally posted by *Tim
What feminism? The one where you target another woman for petty ****?
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You guys once again completely missing the point.
Feminism is the belief that women deserve the same rights as men. That's it. That doesn't mean that if a women wrongs you/hurts you, you have to be rainbows and smiles about it, but you can do something if it's a man.
If someone wrongs you, male or female, you react accordingly. Taylor would have done the same thing if a male friend betrayed her like that....she writes about her life, and she always has.
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Member Since: 3/27/2012
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What has Taylor Swift done that says "I stand up for woman!" though?
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Member Since: 8/16/2010
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oh lord. Look at the desperate stan coming out of this journalist.
She is not a feminist and has yet to prove otherwise.
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