Swifties' "Bad Blood" with Netflix
Taylor Swift fans are calling out sexist comments about the artist made by Netflix shows.
By Jocelyn Cosgrove
Taylor Swift fans are calling out sexist comments about the artist made by Netflix shows.
By Jocelyn Cosgrove
On Feb. 24, Netflix released a show called “Ginny and Georgia” featuring a mother-daughter relationship. In the tenth episode, in a fight with her mother, Ginny says and I quote, “What do you care? You go through men faster than Taylor Swift,” the second Netflix show to make sexist comments about Taylor Swift’s past dating life.
The media blew up when hearing this comment from the show, starting the hashtag #RespectTaylorSwift with Taylor herself taking to social media calling out sexist comments and I don’t blame her. While Netflix is a good many things and has great content, they don’t get to pin sexist, misogynistic comments about things that happened a decade ago. These jokes are also a punch in the gut, since Netflix is home to both the “Reputation Stadium Tour” and the documentary about Taylor, “Miss Americana”. The first Netflix show to make sexist “jokes” about Taylor Swift’s past dating life was “Degrassi: Next Class.” One character said “Taylor Swift made an entire career off of her exes,” which isn’t true. Taylor Swift made a career off of hard work and dedication to her music. She made a career out of the joys and the heartbreaks of her life. In her songs, she is telling her story.
News flash to everyone. Taylor Swift has been in a standing relationship for the past five years with British actor, Joe Alwyn. Taylor Swift has spoken out in interviews and in her documentary about the sexist double standards and expectations that have plagued her life since she became a singer-songwriter. The fact that people keep making jokes and bringing up how many men Taylor Swift has dated, is really irrelevant and is gross. No one brings up the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio has dated 33 women, but they will comment about Taylor Swift and her 12 exes. Now that is a sexist double standard.
What really bothers me is while Netflix has the audacity to make these comments about Taylor Swift’s past relationships, they also released a movie on March 3 called “Moxie,”which is about the girls at one high school fighting back against the sexist double standards at their school. “Moxie” is a very good movie about how women’s voices matter, but it doesn’t make sense when Netflix is blatant in their toxic jokes on their shows about Taylor Swift and then turns around and makes a movie about feminism.
In Taylor Swift’s words of wisdom, “Hey Ginny and Georgia, 2010 wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back.” Netflix a few words of wisdom from me and the nation of Swifties, do not cross us and Taylor Swift. She is a very accomplished singer-songwriter who has inspired many people with her music and you should stay out of her dating life. And to everyone else, stop making lame jokes about Taylor Swift and past relationships. It’s getting really old. #RespectTaylorSwift.
The media blew up when hearing this comment from the show, starting the hashtag #RespectTaylorSwift with Taylor herself taking to social media calling out sexist comments and I don’t blame her. While Netflix is a good many things and has great content, they don’t get to pin sexist, misogynistic comments about things that happened a decade ago. These jokes are also a punch in the gut, since Netflix is home to both the “Reputation Stadium Tour” and the documentary about Taylor, “Miss Americana”. The first Netflix show to make sexist “jokes” about Taylor Swift’s past dating life was “Degrassi: Next Class.” One character said “Taylor Swift made an entire career off of her exes,” which isn’t true. Taylor Swift made a career off of hard work and dedication to her music. She made a career out of the joys and the heartbreaks of her life. In her songs, she is telling her story.
News flash to everyone. Taylor Swift has been in a standing relationship for the past five years with British actor, Joe Alwyn. Taylor Swift has spoken out in interviews and in her documentary about the sexist double standards and expectations that have plagued her life since she became a singer-songwriter. The fact that people keep making jokes and bringing up how many men Taylor Swift has dated, is really irrelevant and is gross. No one brings up the fact that Leonardo DiCaprio has dated 33 women, but they will comment about Taylor Swift and her 12 exes. Now that is a sexist double standard.
What really bothers me is while Netflix has the audacity to make these comments about Taylor Swift’s past relationships, they also released a movie on March 3 called “Moxie,”which is about the girls at one high school fighting back against the sexist double standards at their school. “Moxie” is a very good movie about how women’s voices matter, but it doesn’t make sense when Netflix is blatant in their toxic jokes on their shows about Taylor Swift and then turns around and makes a movie about feminism.
In Taylor Swift’s words of wisdom, “Hey Ginny and Georgia, 2010 wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back.” Netflix a few words of wisdom from me and the nation of Swifties, do not cross us and Taylor Swift. She is a very accomplished singer-songwriter who has inspired many people with her music and you should stay out of her dating life. And to everyone else, stop making lame jokes about Taylor Swift and past relationships. It’s getting really old. #RespectTaylorSwift.