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TAYLOR SWIFT CALLED AN 'OBNOXIOUS NAZI BARBIE'

Taylor Swift with her squad.

Taylor Swift has been criticised for being elitist and presenting a "silly, regressive public image" by famed feminist author Camille Paglia, who has also labelled the star an "obnoxious Nazi Barbie". Paglia has penned a think piece for The Hollywood Reporter in which she critiques Swift's modern brand of 'girl squad' feminism and portrays her as elitist and self-gratifying, reported NME, Dec 11, 2015.

In her colourful manner, Paglia writes: "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, an exhibitionistic overkill that Lara Marie Schoenhals brilliantly parodied in her scathing viral video 'Please Welcome to the Stage'.

"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."

She continued: "Girl squads ought to be about mentoring, exchanging advice and experience and launching exciting and innovative joint projects. Women need to study the immensely productive dynamic of male bonding in history. With their results-oriented teamwork, men largely have escaped the sexual jealousy, emotionalism and spiteful turf wars that sometimes dog women.

"If women in Hollywood seek a broad audience, they must aim higher and transcend a narrow gender factionalism that thrives on grievance. Girl squads are only an early learning stage of female development. For women to leave a lasting mark on culture, they need to cut down on the socializing and focus like a laser on their own creative gifts."

Might we also add, Taylor Swift is a control freak as she embarks once again on copyrighting her album titles, song lyrics and phrases (click here). She's become the Mickey Mouse of superstar musicians, following that rodent's practice to sue anyone who infringes its image.

SWIFT MIS-STEP

A drawing of a red-coloured fox has become a copyright issue for pop diva Taylor Swift. An American artist Ally Burguieres has taken to Facebook to call out the 26-year-old singer for using one of her artworks to promote a Taylor Swift album without her permission or offering compensation. In October 2014, in the lead up to the release of her album 1989, Swift posted a picture of a hand-drawn fox with the song lyrics "They are the hunters we are the foxes and we run..." written beside it. Ms Burguieres claims she is the original artist of the fox, which was signed by someone else in Swift's post. The issue has dragged till now, a year later, without a resolution. The artist has now posted an open letter on Facebook to shame Taylor Swift. Read the story here.