![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/taylor-swift-edits-anti-hero-video-after-fatphobic-backlash/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/127395979_gettyimages-1422401304.jpg&description=Image source, Taylor SwiftImage caption, The new version of the Anti-hero music video does not show what the scales readTaylor Swift has edited a music video days after its release, following backlash over one of the scenes.In the original video for Anti-hero, the singer steps onto a scale that reads "FAT", as her alter ego shakes her head, seemingly in disappointment.Critics said the scene was "fatphobic" and reinforced negative connotations with the word "fat".Swift is the latest singer to make changes to new music - after Lizzo and Beyonce edited-out derogatory lyrics.Anti-hero is one of the tracks off Swift's new album, Midnight. Released last week, it has already broken the record for the most-streamed albums on Spotify in one day.However its success is, in some parts, being overshadowed by the debate and criticism of the Anti-hero video, which Swift wrote and directed."Watch my nightmare scenarios and intrusive thoughts play out in real time," Swift tweeted when revealing the video.It is possible to appreciate Taylor Swift and midnight as an artist AND call her out on her blatant fatphobia. Taylor Swift should have done better because even if it is relatable and an 'intrusive thought' it is damaging and fatphobic. Listen to fat ppl when they tell you it is— lucie (@luciewald) October 21, 2022 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.View original tweet on TwitterNew York based writer Amanda Richards tweeted: "Why is fat a monolith for failure?""I'm sure there's a ton of nuance to Taylor's personal experience, but nuance is not what you get from that scene — instead, you get yet another quick hit reminder that fat is a terrible thing to have, to be, to feel," she wrote in her online newsletter. "And frankly, we just don't need any more of those."Image source, Taylor SwiftImage caption, This shot from the music video was removedHowever the singer also received praise and support, with many online saying she was simply expressing her own exper){kind=link}
Taylor Swift has edited a music video days after its release, following backlash over one of the scenes.
In the original video for Anti-hero, the singer steps onto a scale that reads “FAT”, as her alter ego shakes her head, seemingly in disappointment.
Critics said the scene was “fatphobic” and reinforced negative connotations with the word “fat”.
Swift is the latest singer to make changes to new music – after Lizzo and Beyonce edited-out derogatory lyrics.
Anti-hero is one of the tracks off Swift’s new album, Midnights. Released last week, it has already broken the record for the most-streamed albums on Spotify in one day.