Taylor Swift's allyship seems a little...performative, no?
Taylor Swift’s music video for “You Need to Calm Down” was released on June 17th and it quickly inspired tweets about her new status as a queer icon. I get why: The video features a variety of LGBTQ+ stars, including Laverne Cox, Billy Porter, the cast of “Queer Eye,” RuPaul and even Ellen DeGeneres. It was co-executively produced by Todrick Hall, a talented dancer and musician who also identifies as a part of the queer community.
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Taylor Swift’s allyship seems a little… performative Taylor only started to discuss her personal politics last year, when she spoke in support of women’s and LGBTQ+ rights, and against Republican Tennessee Senator candidate Marsha Blackburn. And that already felt a little late. As she mentioned herself, there had been many dividing, “events in the world for the past two years,” a clear reference Donald Trump’s election.
Contributing to my perception of Swift’s support as superficial, she also brought her own drama to the video. At the end of the song, Swift is shown making up and hugging Katy Perry, putting an *official* end to their six-year conflict. I suppose that this could represent coming together regardless of a difference of opinions of views and opinions. But it feels out of place in a song dedicated to queer people—which neither Perry nor Swift identify as.
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