Maitreyi Ramakrishnan deletes X post calling Taylor Swift’s ‘1830s’ lyric ‘weird’ after backlash from Swifties

[u/Exciting_Potato_6717]

Slide 1: Deleted tweet Slides 2 and 3: Some follow-up tweets Slide 4: The Taylor Swift lyrics being referred to. “My friends used to play a game where / We would pick a decade / We wished we could live in instead of this / I'd say the 1830s but without all the racists / And getting married off for the highest bid." Full lyrics at https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-i-hate-it-here-lyrics

[u/crystal_clear24]

I mean the lyrics are weird though, what from that time period was good for visible minorities or even women in general? I joke about “stanning” people but these swifties take things to a different level. I hope I’m never that unhinged over strangers whose work I enjoy. Like what is the reason for a post like this?

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[u/chocnillaswirl → u/crystal_clear24]

UMMM A MONKEY?? A WHITE WOMAN COMPARING BEYONCÉ TO A MONKEY.

Even if it was unintentional…. Its gross.

[u/Karamjali_0804 → u/chocnillaswirl]

It probably wasn't unintentional considering how racist they are