To refer to a multi-platinum selling, armfuls-of-awards-gathering, global megastar in the opening line of an article about her as “Calvin Harris’ rumored girlfriend” is the kind of crazy-misogynist bullshit that makes Taylor Swift draft in the killer whale meme.
Swift tweeted, “@OK_Magazine this misleading headline and your choice of words in labeling me are why we need feminism in 2015”, along with an image of a killer whale jumping out of the sea with the caption, “i came out of the ocean because you need to stop”.
@OK_Magazine this misleading headline and your choice of words in labeling me are why we need feminism in 2015. pic.twitter.com/x6sLT8IKx9
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) June 20, 2015
The offending article, by OK! magazine, also refers to Swift as “Harry Styles’ ex girlfriend” and was misleadingly promoted on Twitter with the line, “Singer @taylorswift13 has made a ‘pregnancy announcement’!” – Swift had merely posed with a couple who wanted to announce their pregnancy through a selfie with her.
Swift’s response echoes Ariana Grande’s recent assertion that, “I’m not Big Sean’s ex. I’m not [Niall Horan]’s ‘possible new girl.’ I’m Ariana Grande — and if that’s not interesting enough, don’t talk to me,” which she deployed alongside an awesome Gloria Steinem quote.