Taylor Swift Removes ‘Fat’ Reference , From ‘Anti-Hero’ Video.
Last week, Swift released the first video from her new album, 'Midnights,' called 'Anti-Hero.'.
But a scene in which Swift steps on a scale and it reads "fat" received backlash from many social media users who considered it "fatphobic.".
Taylor Swift should have done better because even if it is relatable and an ‘intrusive thought’ it is damaging and fatphobic.
Listen to fat ppl when they tell you it is, @luciewald/Twitter.
NBC News reports that Swift has since removed the scene from the video, but many of her fans are coming to her defense.
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Taylor wasn’t showing how being ‘fat’ is bad, she’s showing how body dysmorphia affects HER, and HER struggle with it, stop making it about yourselves, @hoaxxcorp/Twitter.
Everyone experiences their EDs in different ways and to shame her by dictating how a word can be used is dismissing her struggles, @RealityTrashing/Twitter.
It’s cruel and unfair, especially considering she’s spent basically her whole adult life in an industry that places incredible pressure on body image, @RealityTrashing/Twitter.
BuzzFeed reports that in her 2020 documentary, 'Miss Americana,' Swift detailed her experience with eating disorders.
She revealed that she still struggles with body image issues and is easily triggered
