People who don’t like Taylor Swift are misogynists, says Emily Ratajkowski.
In Hollywood, women supporting women is alarmingly rare – but the model is bucking the trend with her comments on the ‘Cruel Summer’ singer.
Ratajkowski’s with her bold claim has now sparked a huge debate on social media.
Critics have argued that disliking an artist does not necessarily equate to misogyny, with one person commenting: “My taste in music does not make me anything.”
Another adds: “Music is personal, we don’t have to like a specific singer because many people like him/her.”
Disliking an artist does not mean you’re a misogynist, one person said: ‘My taste in music does not make me anything.’
One more says “Music is personal, just because someone likes a particular singer doesn’t mean we do because a lot of people like that singer.”
“Taylor Swift has some haters and that’s OK.” A third weighs in: ‘It doesn’t make them a misogynist.’
Others agree with Ratajowski, with a Swiftie saying: “She chose to spit FACTS.”
A second agrees: “Couldn’t have said it any better.”
Another writes: “She’s so real for that.”
The “Gone Girl” star made the controversial comment during an episode of her podcast, HighLow with Emrata, with singer Troye Sivan..
The pair were talking about pop music, and Swift came up in conversation.
Every global superstar has faced criticism, but the ‘Bad Blood’ artist, in particular, has been held up to the flames for years – her work is often dismissed and attributed to shallow success or personal controversy.
Ratajkowski didn’t think popularity meant quality, but she’s changed her mind.
The model admitted: “I came around… It changed it for me completely.”
Then, Ratajkowski referenced those who don’t love Swift, asserting: “I was not a Swiftie and now I’m like, ‘You know what that means?’” In other words, I was a misogynist that I didn’t f*** with Taylor Swift.’
“I went to her concert and I was like, ‘This person is an incredible songwriter, they’re an incredible performer, and anyone who says anything else?’ Like, they have issues. And perhaps not a very sophisticated palette, actually.”
“If you don’t like Taylor Swift, then, like, you don’t understand things.”
According to Verywell Mind, a misogynist is someone who hates, dislikes, or has a mistrust of women or girls: “Misogyny is the act of punishing women for challenging male dominance. What it is not is sexism. It may be rooted in hatred for women, but it is not the same.”
It’s not the first time Ratajkowski has spoken out in Swift’s defense.
In 2012, the ‘Love Story’ singer appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and was asked to ring the bell when she came across a picture of a man she dated.
Swift pleaded for the game to stop, saying: “Stop it, stop it, stop! This makes me feel so bad about myself.”
Ratajkowski said to Elle that she was ‘upset’ by the interview, praising how the singer handled the situation and that people often dismiss the discomfort of femme-presenting people.
“I want to change the way that we think about femme-presenting people in the world. That is my goal,” she said.
“I think that we have these associations around the feminine that are so problematic, and it’s affecting men as well. It’s affecting all of us. And it’s really important to me that that changes. That’s what I’m most interested in doing and the impact that I hope to have long term.”
