[The Great RJ]

If this feminist in training has her knickers in a twist about Taylor Swift, why isn't she upset about what is happening to girls her age and younger in Iran, Yemen and other Islamic countries? Where is her outrage about women being treated as little better than cattle, teenage girls being whipped, hanged or stoned to death for flirting or having sex? Why isn't she incensed that girls as young as six in these countries are being “married” to men old enough to be their grandfathers and being little more than sex toys? Why isn't she speaking out about women in Afghanistan being denied education by the Taliban solely because of their sex, being forced to wear faceless bhurkas and never being able to leave to leave their home without a male escort? Where is her indignation that teen age Muslim girls in the US are being murdered by fathers, brothers or uncles in “honor” killings because they choose to date outside their faith? This kid better get a clue on what is happening in the world.

[Texan Tory]

“If this feminist in training has her knickers in a twist about Taylor Swift, why isn’t she upset about what is happening to girls her age and younger in Iran, Yemen and other Islamic countries? Where is her outrage about women being treated as little better than cattle, teenage girls being whipped, hanged or stoned to death for flirting or having sex?”

The answer is that most feminists don’t really care that much about their unfortunate sisters in Iran and Yemen. Taylor Swift is a target because she is an immediate threat to their view of what American women should think and be. She is dangerous to them because many young girls idolize her and are inclined to grow up with traditional ideas about love and marriage. Love between a man and woman that involves a committed relationship and marriage, they generally hate this idea. Sex outside of marriage, and without a strong committment to the future, they really like that idea.