I’m so sick of Taylor Swift – and one thing has driven me crazy

I’ve already been through the Super Bowl.

For one thing, we need a break from Taylor Swift, and she just needs a break.

This was made abundantly clear to me last Sunday night at the Grammy Awards. Her insincere shock at learning she’d won the Pop Vocal Album award made me roll my eyes even harder when she used the opportunity to announce a new album coming out this year.

I tried my hardest to ignore Taylor. Really. Even when she copied Beyoncé’s work or used her song with Ice Spice as a distraction after dating her racist ex, I just minded my own business.

But it’s nearly impossible to keep her business out of my business when she’s damn well everywhere. And I had to address that on this week’s episode of “I Know That’s Right.” She’s been front and center at every major award show this year. She’s been on ESPN almost as much as her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. And she’s been popping up on my social media feeds, even though I don’t follow her or any of her fan pages.

Swift has never impressed me. However, I respect the fact that a lot of people love her and her music and she’s just not my thing, and that’s OK. Not everything is for everyone.

The growing problem for me is How She was supported. Her brand of feminism was never inclusive, yet she was praised for empowering women. Her relationship with Kelce is like any other celebrity romance, yet cameras pan to her at NFL games as if she were standing on the sidelines calling plays. And she won Album of the Year four times at the Grammys, the most a black woman has won in 25 years.

This is more than just a criticism of Swift. It’s about how she’s talked about, how she’s treated in the media, how she’s praised by institutions. This blonde white woman is America’s gold standard. I don’t like that. And I don’t like the fact that she’s going along with it.

I’m not looking forward to watching America gawk while her sweetheart watches her boyfriend play America’s favorite sport. But Usher is performing at halftime, so hey, I’ll tune in for his 13-minute performance.

And if it sounds like I’m a hater, I am.

Listen to the episode here.

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