 brigade. Taylor, 32, has been accussed of fat shaming in her latest video Anti-HeroCredit: Getty Accused of fat shaming in her latest video Anti-Hero, which showed her stand- ing on scales bearing the word 'Fat', she's been monstered. Despite previously speaking honestly about her own disordered eating, she was nonetheless chewed up and swallowed whole by people who think we should be happy at any size. Even morbidly obese. Even craned-out-of-the-house obese. Social media critics were quick to waddle in. '100 per cent tone deaf. Fat shaming is way too normalized & per-sistent. Celebs don't need to pile on', observed one 'fan'. 'Being fat is not a bad thing and in five seconds of your video you have reinforced the idea that it is,' TikTok influencer Reyna Cohan asserted in a now viral post. 'Saying having a body like mine is one of your biggest fears further dehumanizes me and my body,' chimed someone else, while another observer remarked that the scene is 'an example of how insidious and casual fatphobia is'. Taylor, who shot and directed the pithy Anti-Hero, moved Swiftly. She quickly deleted the offending word — 'fat'. Except, by then, it was too late. The cancel culture mob had won. Taylor, who has 229million followers on Instagram and follows absolutely no one, showed she is, after all, a bit of a sheep. But who can blame her? For the past eight years, over-eating has killed more people than smoking. Almost a quarter of all deaths today are from obesity and it causes, among other things, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. We absolutely shouldn't be celebrating it or making excuses for it (thyroid conditions and/or illness aside, obviously). People have been shamed into giving up smoking, but we can't s){kind=link}
ONE of the planet’s most powerful pop stars, Taylor Swift has taken on Trump, the gun lobby, homophobes, anti-abortionists and A-list exes.
Before coming face to face – or, rather, face to jowl – with one insurmountable enemy: The Bo-Po (body positivity) brigade.
Accused of fat shaming in her latest video Anti-Hero, which showed her stand- ing on scales bearing the word “Fat”, she’s been monstered.
Despite previously speaking honestly about her own disordered eating, she was nonetheless chewed up and swallowed whole by people who think we should be happy at any size.
Even morbidly obese. Even craned-out-of-the-house obese.