SHAKE ITOFF
TAYLOR
TELLS ALL
The singer opens up to Vogue
about her private thoughts
T
aylorSwifthasstayed
notablyprivateover
theyears,spillingnot
muchofanything
aboutherthoughts
ininterviews.Butthat
changedina recentinterviewwith
Vogue, whereshetouchedonsome
personaltopics– particularlythe
impactofherclashwithKanyeWest
in 2016 andtheresulting
#TaylorSwiftIsCancelledcampaign.
‘Amasspublicshaming,with
millionsofpeoplesayingyouare
quote-unquotecancelled,isa very
isolatingexperience,’sheshared.
‘Whenyousaysomeoneis cancelled,
it’snota TVshow.It’sa humanbeing...I knewimmediatelyI needed
tomakemusicaboutit because
I knewit wastheonlywayI could
surviveit.It wastheonlywayI could
preservemymentalhealth.’
Thesinger,29,alsotalkedabouther
supportfortheLGBTQcommunity.
‘Maybea yearortwoago,[singer
TodrickHall]andI areinthecar,
andheaskedme,“Whatwouldyou
doif yoursonwasgay?”’saysTaylor.
‘Thefactthathehadtoaskme...
shockedmeandmademerealise
thatI hadnotmademyposition
clearenoughorloudenough.’
There’sneverbeenanydoubtthat
TaysupportstheLGBTQcommunity- butit’sgreattohearhersayit!
SWIFT
RETRIBUT
TaylorandKany
hadbeenfoes
sincehecrashe
MTVVMA winin
butthingsesca
aftertherap
releaseda trac
theline,‘I mad
bitchfamous.’
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triedto‘canceTay is Vogue’s cover
girl – and she’s
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