![]() Swift, always an expert at taking the public's temperature, is well aware of our disdain for her. Until she suddenly became politicized (out of public necessity), Swift had been beloved by some members of the alt-right, who called her their "Aryan Queen." She used LGBTQ+ culture when it was convenient and in order to paint herself as a savior. Swift's history of racial insensitivity or apathy isn't reserved for this one issue. Her vindication doesn't do anything to change this very real issue of white supremacy and white women's complicity and integral role in it it simply shows that maybe Taylor Swift wasn't the biggest problem after all. Certainly, this systemic oppression still exists, but Swift became its unwitting face. Her willingness to make herself into a victim while condemning Kanye, many felt, was reminiscent of white women's complicity and evocative of the old narrative wherein fragile white women accused black men of crimes. ![]() At least in some circles, Swift became a symbol (of sorts) of white women's compliance in systems of oppression. To be fair, the initial and prolonged blowback against Swift was about a lot more than just one phone call. (Would it matter either way? Does hyper-focusing on Taylor Swift's word choice solve anything for anyone?) Maybe Taylor wasn't quite the snake we thought she was. I thought it was gonna be like that stupid dumb bitch, like, but it's not." There's no mention of the last line. It doesn't feel mean, but like, oh my God, the build-up you gave it. In the new audio, Swift does say that she thinks the first line is funny, and adds, "I'm glad it's not mean though. But thanks to a leaked phone call audio released on March 21, we now know that Kanye did not inform Taylor about the use of the word b*tch.
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