Taylor Swift called out Netflix and its new show Ginny & Georgia for a “deeply sexist joke” made at her expense.
In one episode, a character comments, “What do you care? You go through men faster than Taylor Swift.” The dig at Swift set fans off over the weekend; they trended “RESPECT TAYLOR SWIFT” on Twitter in light of the line. Fans also pointed out a similarly misogynistic comment from Degrassi: Next Class, which also streams on Netflix: “Taylor Swift made an entire career off of her exes,” a character said.
On Monday, Swift tweeted the line, writing, “Hey Ginny and Georgia, 2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back. How about we stop degrading hard working women by defining this horse s**t as FuNnY.”
Netflix did not immediately respond to Rolling Stone‘s request for comment.
Swift previously partnered with Netflix for the release of two specials: her 2018 Reputation concert special and the 2020 documentary Miss Americana. Her tweet pointed out their history as well. “Also, @netflix after Miss Americana this outfit doesn’t look cute on you. Happy Women’s History Month I guess.”
Swift also called out Netflix, which still streams her documentary, Miss Americana.
“Also, @netflix after Miss Americana this outfit doesn’t look cute on you,” Swift added of her doc that was released in January 2020. “Happy Women’s History Month I guess.”
This isn’t the first time Swift has called out someone out for making a joke about her personal life. At the 2013 Golden Globes, Tina Fey poked fun at Swift’s highly publicized dating life, jokingly warning her to “stay away” from Michael J. Fox’s son, and that the singer could use “some me time” to learn about herself.
Swift wasn’t a fan of the joke, and later recited a quote Katie Couric told her when an interviewer from Vanity Fair brought it up.
“You know, Katie Couric is one of my favorite people, because she said to me she had heard a quote that she loved, that said, ‘There’s a special place in hell for women who don’t help other women.'”
