I wouldn’t call myself a fan of Taylor Swift but I did view her really positively. I liked how she was really down-to-earth, humble, treat her friends really nice, charitable and all those things that she portrays herself as.
This past week though I saw her entire image unravel.
In case you missed it, read this for a full account. The TLDR version is that Kanye included some offensive lyrics in a recent rap. Offensive in many ways like referring to Taylor as a bitch and saying she would still have sex with him because he made her famous.
Taylor came out on the offense when those lyrics came out and very famously during this acceptance speech at the Grammys slamming people (which everyone understood was Kanye) for taking credit for her fame and success.
Now Kanye was like wtf? He said that he asked Taylor if he could include her in the song like that and she approved it. An allegation that Taylor strongly denied.
All was going well for Taylor until Kim Kardashian posted a video on her Snapchat of a phone conversation between Kanye and Taylor. That video tore apart Taylor’s initial story.
Since then Taylor has responded by posting a note on her Instagram that she didn’t approve of him referring to her as “bitch” in the video recording (which is a fair point) but didn’t address the rest of the video.
Taylor’s friends have also come up to her defense but instead of trying to argue the point at matter they seem to be arguing that people should be talking about other more important things in the world. .
There are more important things to talk about… Why can’t people use their voice for something that fucking matters?
— Selena Gomez (@selenagomez) July 18, 2016
Like Selena Gomez who was criticized then for saying this but not saying a word about Black Lives Matter. Beyond the social media war that is going on, the interesting thing is what’s happening with the media. Many articles now cover how they (just like many of us) have been believing the fake nice image that Taylor Swift has been giving us. They started to expose all the mean things that Taylor did to many people around (including her ex Calvin Harris) and holy crap once you read them all you begin to think maybe Kanye wasn’t exaggerating when he referred to her as a “bitch”. Many articles have covered this but here’s one. I’ve never watched Hollywood celebrity news as much as I do now. Then over a conversation with Shorty today I realized why we were so captivated by this whole story. Yes it’s juicy and all, but if we look deep inside we realize that we all each have a “snake” (to borrow a word from Kim Kardashian) in our lives.
Wait it’s legit National Snake Day?!?!?They have holidays for everybody, I mean everything these days! 🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍 — Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) July 17, 2016
Someone who everyone loves because they portray a really nice, kind personality on the outside but you know deep inside is manipulative, cruel and uses people around them. “Snakes” in our lives more often than not tend to get away and it infuriates us. It infuriates us that nobody can see what we can see.
So some of us are following this whole saga not just for the juice but because it gives us hope. Hope that the Taylor Swifts in our own lives will one day be exposed for who he or she really is.
To everyone who has a snake in our lives, think of Camilla Belle. To give you a background on that Camilla Belle is an actress that like Calvin Harris, Kanye, Katy Perry and more have incurred the wrath of Taylor.
Here’s a quote from the Looper article I shared above that explains this best.
In Swift’s song, “Better Than Revenge,” the singer attacks a woman who she thinks stole her boyfriend. Rumor has it the song is about actress Camilla Belle allegedly stealing Swift’s ex, JoeJonas. Swift sings, “She’s not a saint and she’s not what you think / She’s an actress / She’s better known for the things that she does / On the mattress.”
Read More: http://www.looper.com/7466/shady-side-taylor-swift/?utm_campaign=clip
Since this whole saga erupted she posted this:
“No need for revenge. Just sit back & wait. Those who hurt you will eventually screw up themselves & if you’re lucky, God will let you watch”.
Well said Camilla!
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space