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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Arwa Mahdawi

It’s no surprise a Newsweek writer panned Taylor Swift for being single and childless

Taylor Swift, a tall white woman with blond hair and bangs, wears an iridescent body suit on a stage with an orange and purple background.
‘This extraordinarily misogynistic piece is noteworthy because it reflects the manosphere’s toxic obsession with Swift.’ Photograph: Robin van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP/Getty Images

The manosphere has Taylor Swift Derangement Syndrome

Poor Taylor Swift. The pop star is a billionaire and one of the most successful people on the planet. She has an army of devoted fans who happily bankrupt themselves to follow her on record-breaking tours around the world. A German city just temporarily renamed itself Swiftkirchen in her honour. The Federal Reserve has credited her for boosting the economy. And yet, when it comes to the most important metrics of success, Taylor is a tragic failure: she is an ageing, unmarried wench who hath not brought forth a child into this world.

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