Some critics have pointed out that not liking an artist doesn’t automatically mean misogyny, with one person stating, “My taste in music does not make me anything.”
Another person added, “Music is personal, we don’t have to like a specific singer because many people like him/her.”
A third person remarked, “Some people just don’t like Taylor Swift and that’s fine. It doesn’t make them a misogynist.”
Others are siding with Ratajkowski, with a Swift fan saying, “She chose to spit FACTS.”
In agreement, another commented, “Couldn’t have said it any better.”
Someone else wrote, “She’s so real for that.”
The Gone Girl actress stirred up controversy with her comment during an episode of her podcast, HighLow with Emrata, which featured singer Troye Sivan.
Swift’s name came up while they were discussing pop music.
Even though she’s a worldwide superstar, the ‘Bad Blood’ singer has constantly dealt with intense public criticism. Detractors frequently undermine her work, attributing her success to trivial reasons or personal dramas.
There was a time when Ratajkowski didn’t think that popularity meant quality, but her view has changed.
The model confessed, “I came around… It changed it for me completely.”
Ratajkowski then addressed those who don’t appreciate Swift, boldly saying, “I was not a Swiftie, and now I’m like, ‘You know what that means? That means I was a misogynist that I didn’t f*** with Taylor Swift.'”
She continued, “Because I went to her concert, and I was like, ‘This person is an incredible songwriter, an incredible performer, and anybody who says anything else? Like, they have issues. And actually maybe not a very sophisticated palette.'”
“If you don’t like Taylor Swift, then, like, you don’t understand things.”
A misogynist is defined as someone who hates, dislikes, or mistrusts women or girls. Verywell Mind further explains, “Misogyny involves punishing women for challenging male dominance. It may be rooted in hatred for women, but it is not the same as sexism.”
This isn’t the first time Ratajkowski has defended Swift.
The ‘Love Story’ singer was on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2012 and was asked to ring a bell when she saw a photo of a man she had dated.
Swift begged for the game to stop, saying, “Stop it, stop it, stop! This makes me feel so bad about myself.”
Praising Swift’s reaction, Ratajkowski told Elle that watching the interview ‘upset’ her, noting that people often ignore the discomfort of femme-presenting individuals.
“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.”
