Swift’s defenders dismiss and demonize fat activists, aligning them with stereotypes of fat women as unruly Taylor Swift recently removed a scene from her music video, Anti-Hero, after several fat positivity activists across social media accused the scene of being fatphobic. In the scene, Swift’s two selves, the real her and her “anti-hero” character, are in a bathroom. As Swift’s real self stands on a weighting scale, her anti-hero persona peers downward and the word “FAT” appears on the scale. Swift’s face appears disgusted. The scene earned considerable backlash online. In response to the video, fat positive therapist Shira Rosenbluth...
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