Claire Cohen: A man has declared Taylor Swift a bad role model. Why? Because she's unmarried and childless

A misogynistic ‘Newsweek’ article about Taylor Swift’s ‘unwholesomeness’ is dangerous, offensive and outdated, says Claire Cohen

'Taylor Swift not a good role model? She’s a bloody great one.'

Claire Cohen
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Is Newsweek ok? The magazine has just published an article explaining why ‘Taylor Swift is not a good role model’, the argument for which boils down to – and this is a direct quote – the fact that “at 34, Swift remains unmarried and childless.” A spinster, if you will.

Excuse me, while I just reset my phone calendar from 2024 to 1954.