Taylor Swift en Demi Lovato hadden wat drama afgelopen februari. Demi vond het niet kunnen dat Taylor Swift zich stilhield op social media rondom Kesha's Dr. Luke-rechtszaak (Swift doneerde later wel 250.000 dollar, dus dat probleem werd al snel opgelost), maar de ruzie werd daarna nooit echt uitgesproken.
Nu duikt-ie dus weer op, en wel in het nieuwe Glamour-interview van Demi Lovato. Het Amerikaanse blad vroeg Demi naar haar uitspraken en of ze nog in de clinch ligt met Taylor, waarop de zangeres volgens velen reageerde met nog meer shade:
Glamour: And you've said before, in regard to Taylor Swift, "Don't brand yourself a feminist if you don't do the work." How do you see yourself doing the work?
Demi Lovato: Just speaking out. I'm not afraid to talk about the fact that women get paid less than men in the United States and how unfair that is. Talking about it at all is doing the work. And I think every woman does her part in some way. But I think in certain situations, certain people could be doing more if they're going to claim that as part of their brand. To be honest, and this will probably get me in trouble, I don't see anybody in any sort of squad that has a normal body. It's kind of this false image of what people should look like. And what they should be like, and it's not real.
Glamour: Well, there are many kinds of "normal" bodies. I think what you're getting at is there's just one type of body in that squad.
Lovato: It's not realistic. And I think that having a song and a video about tearing Katy Perry down, that's not women's empowerment. We all do things that aren't, but I have to ask myself, Am I content with calling myself a feminist? Yes, because I speak out.
Demi Lovato had dus al voorspeld dat deze nieuwe opmerkingen voor wat backlash zouden zorgen, en ja hoor, de Taylor Swift-fans waren er weer snel bij. Demi twitterde daarom:
'I get asked questions. I answer them. Sue me. Also don't forget that words can be taken out of context when doing interviews. Still not apologizing for saying what everyone want to say.'
Daarna reageerde Demi op nog wat losse Twitter-reacties:
Om af te sluiten met:
'I don't understand why people care so much about what I say in interviews? Do y'all watch the news? Don't y'all got shit to worry about?'
