Furious Response to Photos of Taylor Swift Allegedly Being Body-Shamed
A man body-shaming Taylor Swift has sparked uproar on social media, with users calling the post “miserable” and “not cool.”
SWB (@ykkswb) posted two throw-back pictures of Swift side-by-side on X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday.
“Imagine you win the super bowl and now you gotta go home and clap this,” SWB wrote alongside the photographs, referencing the Kansas City Chiefs’ win against the San Francisco 49ers on February 11. The 34-year-old pop star has been dating the Chiefs’ tight end, Travis Kelce, since July, flying in from her Eras Tour in Japan to cheer him on during Super Bowl LVIII.
The image on the left shows Swift during her 1989 album era in 2014. Sporting a medium-length bob and bangs, the singer is performing on stage in bejeweled black shorts and a crop. The photo on the right was taken in 2013, during a gig at the Soldier Field stadium in Chicago, Illinois. With longer hair, but still rocking her signature bangs and red lip, the Grammy winner is belting out a song while wearing a cream shirt and hot pants.
However, the image has a handyman photoshopped in, holding a spirit level against Swift’s butt, implying that it is flat. Newsweek has reached out to Taylor Swift for comment via email.
Since being shared, SWB’s post has received over 946,000 views. However, many fans were unimpressed with his body-shaming.
“This is harsh,” commented @Lyvinston, while Taylor W asked: “Remind me why were commenting on Womens bodies again?”
“Making fun of someone’s body is just not cool or funny at all,” wrote Zaddy.
“Bro imagine in 2024 making these kind of comments to someone who literally impacts economies of the places she has shows,” posted Imran.
“I feel sorry for you feeling the need to bring other people down because you are that miserable,” commented Lola.
“So some of u bash ladies that undergo implants and this particular female, that could buy a whole island [no problem] chose to flaunt her actual figure with confidence. You make fun of?” asked HannYha. “You are the problem not her.”
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In response to the backlash, SWB replied: “If anyone gets annoyed, remember we are meme pages. There’s a whole world outside for you to put this energy into.”
However, the poster’s reply didn’t go down well, with Maniac commenting: “There’s a difference between bein’ a meme page and promotin’ body shamin.
“If you think bein’ a meme page gives you the pass to joke about a person’s body then you’re a sad sad person,” Maniac wrote.
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