Just this summer, we were rooting for Taylor Swift. We wept softly at our desk as we listened to Fearless (ugh, we were “Fifteen” once too!) and jumped on the Kanye-bashing bandwagon after the VMAS. Then came her triumphant stint hosting “Saturday Night Live,” and it seemed that she could do no wrong. She even wrote a love song to her mother, for Christ’s sake!
Yet just as quickly as we fell in love, we’ve fast grown disenchanted with Taylor’s ‘Surprised Princess Of All Things Perfect And Oh! Look At My Hair!’ shtick. She’s like one breathless, blond version of Groundhog Day - every time we see her she’s doing the same exact thing, and it’s grown damn old real fast.
After forcing ourselves to sit through The Taylor Swift Awards The Grammys on Sunday, we compiled our list of 5 Reasons To Hate Taylor Swift, complete with a giant gallery of the singer busting out her signature award - accepting moves (the open mouth, the glazed over look, the hands on the heart). And while we must admit to feeling a bit guilty about bashing a girl who’s just barely out of her teens and could teach Lindsay Lohan and friends a thing or too about class and stability, the Taylor backlash has gotten too strong to ignore. Besides, it’ll make great fodder for her next album!
- 1. Her ‘OMG! I can’t believe I just won this award! I mean, I’ve been nominated for over 87 awards and have won 59 of them, but seriously, OMG! I AM IN SHOCK!’ reaction every time she wins something. Look, we know it must be thrilling to snag a ton of trophies before reaching the legal drinking age, but get it together, girlfriend. Just because your song is named “Breathless,” doesn’t mean you have to be.
Evidence A:
Evidence B:
- 2. The fact that she kinda can’t sing in public (also known as the ‘I can’t believe Stevie Nicks was relegated to playing tambourine behind Taylor Swift’ complaint). Holy crap, did you hear this mess at the Grammys?
We’re starting to suspect that maybe Tay’s voice isn’t all that when she’s not being digitally enhanced in the studio. And we won’t take nerves as an excuse - she’s been doing this since she was 14, she should be a pro by now.
- 3. The way she flops her luxurious locks. When we polled people about why they loathed Taylor, numerous haters pointed us in the director of her hair tossing moves. Start the video above at the 3:25 mark to see it in action. Does her heavy metal rockin’ rub you the wrong way too?
- 4. Taylor’s sparkle princess uniform. We get it Taylor, you are a pure pretty princess, made up of sugar, spice, all things nice, and 100,000 Swarovski crystals and sequins in varying shades of white, gold and silver. (Examples here, here and here!) The only thing more cloying and saccharine than her outfits are her awards show speeches. Leave the fairy tale stuff to your new single, puh-leeez.
- 5. 24/7 Taylor syndrome has finally taken its toll. Clearly Tay’s people got a little overexcited when their girl started making headlines, and they pushed her way too far out in front of the paparazzi cameras. Fake-dating Taylor Lautner was the final straw - we want to see the girl live her real boring life, not a bogus one. Apparently her publicists are even worried that she’s gotten overexposed and are forcing their cash calf into hiding.
February 2nd, 2010 at 5:24 pm
Well ya know if Taylor got up there and DIDN’T act surprised the tabloids would talk bad about her for doing that! She can’t win for losing! People are just trying to find a reason to hate on her. Because she isn’t like Lindsay Lohan and all those other young, strung out celebs, they have to find some stupid reason to “hate” her. RIDICULOUS! GET OVER IT! She is a geniuinely respectful, grateful human being. LET HER BE!!!!!!
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:03 pm
I thought we were all supposed to be less cynical now in a post-Conan world?
Aside from #2, these are all criticisms based on now good/precious she is. Didn’t know those were faults, but I guess now I know.
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:47 pm
She’s also reportedly dating John Mayer. Could that be one of the reasons, too? Haha
February 2nd, 2010 at 7:24 pm
Actually, a British fashion critic also pointed out #4:http://www.redcarpet-fashionawards.com/2010/01/31/grammy-awards-%e2%80%9csalute-to-icons-honoring-doug-morris%e2%80%9d-clive-davis-event-taylor-swift/
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:07 pm
You know it just clearly sounds like you have way more than 5 reasons to hate Taylor Swift and you want everyone else too, also! After reading your articlle trashing her and looking at your links to her outfits, that is all that I can come away with. And this is coming from someone who is not especially a fan. I did not even care for her when I was first aware of her. I do not listen to her music or have any of her albums. I thought she was another winner of American Idol or something and was not interested. I do respect and admire her for her talent and what she has achieved. If you look at all of the pictures here, she is beautiful in every one of them and her dresses do not look the same or even alike. I have to agree with you in one aspect. I am tired of the same reaction as the first award. The “I can’t believe I won” has gotten old. Believe it and just say thanks.
February 2nd, 2010 at 8:27 pm
THANK YOU VH1! Finally, someone who doesn’t like her just as much as I do! She hasn’t been in the music scene that long to earn ANY award, let alone an AMA AND a Grammy. COME ON! She’s not even in the same ranks as the Dave Matthews Band OR the Black Eyed Peas, and she beat THEM for ALBUM OF THE YEAR?? Get real!
I ok this article. 1,000,000%.
February 3rd, 2010 at 8:25 am
FINALLY PEOPLE SEE WHAT I SEE..I HATE HER..
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:47 am
Pop media is so nit-picky and hateful. Damned if you do and damned if you don’t. They’re the ones who made her this way by running to her defense just to spite Kanye’s fool antics and splashing her all over the pop culture radar. Now they want to turn on her. Im not a big fan of her or her music but why do an abrupt about-face on the “media darling” that you helped create? How do you expect her to act? She’s just a kid.
February 3rd, 2010 at 9:53 am
Personally I think folks took it way too far feeling sorry for her butt after Kanye and his antics. So he was rude and crude (like that’s not new) and her feelings were hurt and he stole her moment…but geesh…how many moments are idiots going to keep giving this broad! NEXT!
February 4th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
It’s about time..this girl can’t sing. She should be surprised when she wins…because it’s a shock everytime even though we know its going to happen. But come on…do you really think she ccan sing? she sound horrible…Carrie Underwood, Lady Gaga, Lady Antebellum, and Beyonce can sing…Taylor not so much…she’s good for young girls and thats it! Please let this faze be over soon. Get a girl that can sING
February 7th, 2010 at 5:57 am
what is wrong with you people? what you said in the other article is true, as soon as america builds up a star they try to tear them down again. taylor swift really did deserve album of the year. she was number one on the charts for 11 weeks! 11 weeks! the fame never even reached number one! and beyonce? she was there for like 2. taylor swift also had 13 top 40 hits on fearless! that means that pretty much every single one of the songs on that album was popular! NO ONE has done that before. not even Michael Jackson, Elvis Presely, Mariah Carey, the Beatles or any of those other huge stars has EVER accomplished that. Have you guys even listened to Fearless? it’s REALLY good, ALL of the songs are good. not just you belong with me.
February 7th, 2010 at 6:01 am
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPkcwBVhi-8
she can sing
February 7th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
i love talor swift very muchhhhhhhhhhh………………………………………..
April 4th, 2010 at 6:32 am
1. She acts happy and shocked when she recieves her numerous awards. DUH. It’s called ’showing kindness’… something you need to learn. What else is she supposed to do when she recieves an award? Grunt? be like “Of course I won. I’m +)*(@_^^&+*%^))` ing Tay, I win all the time”??
2.She’s done a few bad public performances. Who hasn’t? She doesn’t lip sync, she doesn’t seem to be that energetic type. I’ve been singing for like nine years (I’m 16) and it’s hard for me to walk and jump while singing, let alone dance.
April 26th, 2010 at 10:04 am
Excuse me? You’re extremely rude! Because:
1. I’m Taylor’s biggest fan, and you should consider people’s feelings before you type anything.
2. Do you think this is going to make people LIKE you? I hope God punishes you for making fun of her when she didn’t do anything to you!
3. Your reasons to “hate Taylor” don’t make any sense. Why would you hate someone because they wear sparkles?
4. That actually is sickening. You insult people when obviously they must have talent or the whole world wouldn’t like them. You don’t have 166755 fans, do you? And that’s only the people who are on her fansite.
5. Say what you want, what goes around comes around. I’m not being rude when I write this, you just need to fix your ego before typing anything bad about anyone.