Why It's Time for the World to be Over Taylor Swift

By: Sarah
Yes, it's yet another article spreading Taylor Swift hate, but this time it's for a real reason. I'm not just one of those angsty hipsters posting Taylor hate from their blog (however, I do still make these types of posts on my tumblr page). Anyone can say that Taylor Swift has no talent, or that all of her songs sound the same, both opinions I hold. However, when I hear my eleven year old cousin idolizing this girl as a great role model, it makes me sick. Taylor Swift is one person with influence that doesn't deserve to have it, and here's my list of reasons why.

1. This girl is so anti-feminism it's not even laughable. She sings the praises of finding a man, falling in love, or bashing another woman who she thinks stole he man, but never once has she written a song about just going out with the girls. In fact, I would argue that Taylor places all of her self-validation in relationships. It would make sense why she hasn't truly been single since she first burst onto the A-list scene. When she's constantly preaching about finding love in her music, her young and impressionable fans are going to think that it's what they're supposed to do once they hit a certain age. We need someone to to be telling our girls that they don't need a relationship to make them happy, and that self-worth comes from within.
2. She's made an entire career out of playing a victim. It all started with the famous Kanye West stage crashing moment, and ever since then, Taylor's been making every moment all about her. If you think about it, almost all of her songs are about how someone did her wrong. And she starts a feud with just about anyone, just to keep the attention on her. Her most recent ones include Carrie Underwood, and Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. She really thinks she can win a fight with Tina frickin Fey?
3. Taylor has completely deviated from her roots. This isn't nearly as bad as the first two, but is still worth mentioning. She came in as a country artist, and now she's a faux-hipster pop princess that has a little too much fun bashing her exes. Experimenting is one thing, but Taylor is trying to be something she isn't, and the fans have definitely taken notice.
4. She has to be the worst ex-girlfriend ever. I truly do not understand how she still has suitors. Do these guys not listen to her lyrics? And even without having heard her music, it's hard to miss the way she publicly calls out many of the guys she's dated, or my personal favorite, works the humiliation into a stage performance. It's one thing to be sad or hurt over an ex, but Taylor is teaching girls that it's okay to be completely rude to someone because they didn't share the same feelings. In the real world- this is the kind of behavior that alienates people and gets you on a "do not date" list.
5. She's a giant hypocrite. Taylor talks constantly about the horrors of bullying, when in actuality she's probably the biggest bully in Hollywood. From the unkind words to John Mayer in her song "Dear John", to the lyric that basically calls Camilla Belle a man stealing whore in "Better Than Revenge", Taylor has insulted just about everyone she's come on contact with. Back to the feud with Amy and Tina, Taylor is quoted as saying "there's a special place in hell for women who don't support other women." Yet Taylor probably didn't consider supporting Camilla's womanhood when she wrote those lyrics about her. A friend of mine actually went to grade school with her, and said that she was the type of girl that talked a lot about others, and when someone finally called her out on her bullshit, she considered it bullying. I wonder what her tween fans would think of that.
6. She has the mentality (And song writing ability) of a middle schooler. I feel like this girl literally just bought a rhyming dictionary, linked simple words together that sort of rhymed, and somehow won a Grammy for it. The subject matter and complexity (or lack thereof) of her song writing hasn't changed since her first album, and she's 23 now. And the most nit picky thing that bothers me about her music is the lyrics to "Love Story". She sings about a prince coming to save her so they can be together forever, and specifically mentions Romeo and Juliet. Did Taylor ever actually read Romeo and Juliet? Because if she did she would know that wasn't really a romantic play to reference. After all, the two leads die in the end. Nothing says "Hit Love Song" like singing about poisoning yourself to death. These are probably just the qualms of a frustrated English major, but I truly feel as if my vocabulary narrows whenever I hear her music.

 So after all of this, what would I like to happen? Well in a perfect world, Taylor would disappear completely, but I know this isn't realistic. What I hope will happen is that you'll think about what I said and realize that Taylor's actions are not something to be revered. She's your typical mean girl still stuck in high school, and she's telling her young fans that they can be just like her. I know whenever I see my cousin, I try to encourage self-confidence and kind actions and words. Try doing the same with your young T-swift fans. Hopefully we can break the cycle of hate Taylor started, and make her irrelevant all together.