Seriously? Unfortunately, yes
(Washington Post) Taylor Swift is not a feminist. But Clara Beyer is, and she loves Taylor Swift’s music and sometimes she wishes Swift would change her twangy tune and be a little more progressive.
On June 11, the Alexandria native, a rising senior at Brown University, tweeted: “Idea for a single purpose twitter: feminist Taylor Swift.â€
Ten minutes later, Beyer’s friend and classmate Kevin Carty called her to make sure she followed through. So Beyer created a logo — a picture of Swift’s face photoshopped onto Rosie the Riveter’s head. (Conveniently, both female icons have the same red head scarf in their wardrobe.) She wrote a bio that played off the one on Taylor Swift’s official Twitter page: “Happy. Free. Confused. Oppressed by the patriarchy. At the same time.â€
Oh, it gets better
“She wears short skirts / I wear T-shirts /Neither of us is asking for it†was the first tweet sent out from the @feministtswift account the afternoon of June 12, and it set the template for what would follow —some lyrics from a song by the pop superstar (in this case, “You Belong With Meâ€) with an added feminist twist.
Sigh. How about some Friendzone Level 10k and complete p*ssification?
The tongue-in-cheek mash-up of feminist theory and Swift’s love-struck lyrics was the perfect project for Beyer and Carty, who “both believe in bringing more people into feminism and gender-critical conversations,†said Carty, 20. “And the easiest ways to do that are to engage them with things they’re already into in their daily lives,†such as pop music.
Let’s remember, Carty’s first name is Kevin.
Carty is in a fraternity and says that while his passion makes some other guys “raise their eyebrows,†he’s “never had a problem identifying as a feminist. .. . It’s just made me happier.â€
