"In our wide-open modern era of independent careers, girl squads can help
women advance if they avoid presenting a silly, regressive public image - as in the tittering, tongues-out mugging of Swift's bear-hugging
posse. Swift herself should retire that obnoxious Nazi Barbie routine of
wheeling out friends and celebrities as performance props."
Camille Paglia, commenting on Taylor Swift and her "girl squad" for the Hollywood Reporter.
Not content with that, Paglia admits that "Writing about Taylor Swift is a horrific ordeal for me because her
twinkly persona is such a scary flashback to the fascist blondes who
ruled the social scene during my youth". At least Donald Trump has the consolation of not being the only US celebrity currently being branded a fascist...
Monday, December 14, 2015
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