A new “Feminist Taylor Swift” parody account has managed to take both the horrible patriarchy reinforcement of Swift’s lyrics and combine it with some light humor to both skewer and idolize the singer for whom many feminist-leaning young women are still fans.
Liking Taylor Swift is, as Feminist Taylor Swift on Twitter points out, not a great place for a young feminist to be. Sure, Swift’s melodies are catchy and her voice is good and after all, she’s a successful young woman who (small voice) has managed to best all her exes by writing sharply pointed songs right at them.
If you haven’t gotten there yet, Feminist Taylor Swift isn’t actually Taylor Swift — it’s a fan and then other Twitter users contributing, taking the singer’s lyrics and re-slanting them to combat the patriarchy.
A sample from today includes:
But you’re so confused / ‘Cause you don’t feel pretty, you just feel used / Because the media almost invariably objectifies women
— FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 18, 2013
I can’t decide if it’s a choice / Getting swept away / Which is unsettling, because I should have agency in all of my sexual decisions
— FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 17, 2013
I’ll be strong, I’ll be wrong / Oh but life goes on / Oh I’m just a girl / Making mistakes that shouldn’t indicate my gender’s incompetence
— FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 17, 2013
And, we actually laughed out loud:
You were Romeo / I was a scarlet letter / Because I’ve had like, 6 boyfriends / Which isn’t even that many / Slut shaming is a real problem
— FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 17, 2013
I lose myself in a daydream / Where I stand and say / “I’m happy for you, but do you realize how many wedding traditions are deeply sexist?”
— FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 16, 2013
And lead me up the staircase / Won’t you whisper soft and slow / “I’d really love to hear more about your experiences with male privilege”
— FeministTaylorSwift (@feministtswift) June 16, 2013
Have you followed Feminist Taylor Swift on Twitter yet?
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