I'm Sexist

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[@theboi5584]

Him being called sexist after literally giving Brat a 10/10 is truly a Swifties moment

[@zackzallie8735]

Swifties' only known educated fact is that the only woman in the world is Taylor Swift.

[@brisaaa__]

Lol

[@primateboogaloo]

You only have to see his best albums of the year to see that he pays women artists their dues; Charli XCX, Jessie Ware, Lingua Ignota et al

[@orionthehunter55]

I was thinking it the whole time lol

[@MrJustapersn]

Swifties try and form an independent thought challenge (IMPOSSIBLE)

[@Spydyr-dead]

NOOOOO you were my favorite woman 😔😞

[@ichangedthename]

The watermelon is sexist 😢

[@MaxMax-zo9vq]

He was like a lesbian aunt to me

[@HITANSH_JEE2]

🥲🥲🥲 exactly fantania was such a badddie 💅

[@sanguinesr0se]

bald baddie

[@ItzGuerrero]

Could transition have saved her?

[@EvoQC]

That explains why he gave brat an ihatewomen/10, it all makes so much sense now

[@bellabliss1860]

swifties accusing anyone of misogyny is ironic given the way they've treated billie eilish, charli xcx, dua lipa, and literally any female artist even moderately challenging taylor for the #1 spot on the billboard 200. like you can just say you want taylor to have all the success, don't try to act like you're a girl's girl lol

[@Acorn-py8zz]

Strawman argument

[@Anonymous-wi6ig]

All they ever do is accuse everyone of misogyny because Taylor plays victim 24/7

[@LimeSlimeee]

Honestly as a swiftie I and many others i know literally don't care about the charts

[@burnt-croissants]

@@LimeSlimeee okay that’s great, but you can’t deny that a loud part of the swiftie fandom does like to dogpile on other women but cry sexism when it comes to taylor. it’s the most neoliberal brand of feminism ever.

[@gaiusoctavius6107]

And Violet Grohl who is literally just a random person basically.

[@geeteejae]

Sexism is when Melon man gives my favorite female artist a 6 or lower 😡

[@TheOnlyBasketCase]

How DARE he criticize my favorite white billionaire ⁉️⁉️👿👿

[@Brain-Wormed]

They acting like his first ten in like 2 years isnt by a female artist.

[@joeyjones4929]

@@Brain-Wormedlast 3 tens were women, a male artist hasn’t reached a 10 for fantoine in 6 years

[@nahumrivasbermudez338]

How dare you say its a 4/10 when she did What you made me do

[@defnotisaiah3210]

10***

[@the_shriekin_swami3069]

Waiting for the sequel, “I’m Racist”

[@jamesmotiv8989]

Leading to pt 3 "I'm Homophobic" and the surprise final chapter "I'm Gay"

[@stade3287]

@@jamesmotiv8989Tyler the creator arc

[@rouge939]

Evil Joyner Lucas

[@GnawedPupils]

He did give The Big Day a 0.

[@YourLocalNobody420]

@@stade3287💀💀💀💀

[@Patricia-b]

Swifties need to be forbidden of using sexism and misogyny in a sentence for a month. Like just try it. Mind you taytay is actively releasing her special editions to take down other female artists reaching number one. I am so tired of this bs, as a fucking feminist.

[@salemmarz3809]

exactly

[@rorolovesfolklore]

as a swiftie, yes. i only bring in sexism when people say the "taylor only writes songs about her exes" shit and that. taylor blocking every woman on the charts was petty

[@koruscott6514]

As a very vocal feminist who reads a lot of feminist lit, I rolled my eyes when I saw this title and braced to write a lengthy comment. I literally watch Fantano BECAUSE he actually treats female artists with equal respect and doesn't regurgitate misogynistic garbage. If anyone was going to get pissed at a dude for misogyny, trust me, I'd be first in line. But Fantano said pretty much exactly what I would have said, proving he has a nuanced understanding of the dynamics at play here - far, far more than these young girls do. I'd love to imagine these girls will see this video, actually listen to what he's saying, and admit that they are the ones that have a lot to learn because stan/fandom and internet culture is rotting their brains.

[@yee_o_saurus]

some people just like to block out everything that doesn't support their cause and pretend like it doesnt exist. i doubt theyll see this video, prob read the title and agree with it lol.

[@trailblazer225]

I think the thing that bothers me most about this discourse is that people seem to think that no one can possibly be making a critique of something in good faith. I don't even mind Swifties (of which I am one) getting pissy about every criticism of their favorite artists. But that doesn't mean the opinion was inherently dishonest and invalid and must be a product of subconscious or conscious misogyny. I think plenty of Fantano's takes are disagreeable or even (subjectively) dumb, but I believe that he arrived at them in good faith, sincerely believes them, and could back them up if challenged on them, and that's why I like to watch him. I just wish people knew how to differentiate between, "I think this is a bad take," and, "I think this is a take being made in bad faith."

[@notaspeck6104]

As a woman, ignore them. They don’t care about actual sexism, they just use it to bash people who disagree with them. It’s an insult tbh.

[@JLMac322]

Exactly, it's to the detriment of actual feminism

[@stephamein3545]

They always cry sexism when it comes to criticizing their favorite billionaire instead of actual systemic policizing of women's bodily autonomy and rights done by their government

[@Baldman736]

That’s what I’m saying 😭 while I’m not a woman, if the same thing was with men then I wouldn’t care at all, while most female artists I don’t really like music wise, Pat Benatar is good, which shows anyone could make good music

[@akiraakiraakiraakira]

as a man, i agree

[@bun__]

Fr like there are actual sexist issues and conflicts all over that women are experiencing and lumping this along with that sets back these issues to be taken seriously

[@wickedlavender]

i read the title and immediately knew what fandom came for him 💀

[@theofficialthehomedepottmy9160]

i read the title and immediately came for him

[@Lenci_the_Nugget]

Same and it's sad that we can guess that easily

[@emalaw1329]

​@@theofficialthehomedepottmy9160 I read the title and immediately came

[@atotallyrandomchickonthein5460]

them and gracie abrams’ fans 💀

[@prodbyshlok]

@@emalaw1329 fax

[@greenonionbabey]

Not that this is a flex in an anthony fantano comment section but as a certified woman and womansupporter who's actually spent time studying intersectional feminist theory, taylor swift is a much more integral and insidious cog in the capitalist patriarchal machine than any random working/middle class man could ever even dream of being. Intentional or not (and I would lean toward intentional), she is the sanatized, idealized and perfectly marketable Platonic Ideal of flacid liberal americana. She's conventionally pretty, she's "well spoken," she's a hashtag self-made hashtag girlboss, she seems to be in peak health. She's also one of the richest people on earth and will never have to need or want for anything. She can dabble into politics if and when it suits her, and she's experienced enough legitimate misogyny in her career that she's convinced her hordes of women fans that she's Just Like Them when they experience mistreatment in the workplace or at home, actually, and that being an ally to Taylor is being an ally to Women Everywhere. Meanwhile she can afford to remain incredibly insecure and only acknowledge other women artists (or women, at all) when it doesn't threaten her artificially fragile spot at the top of the food chain. Because it is a food chain to her. It's not about equality or anything silly like that. "Feminism" to Taylor seems to be about achieving the idealized success and status of an "alpha male", but as a Girl!, with zero thought to the fact that, to get to that spot, you have to step on a lot of people, and it's not any kinder or better when you're doing it as a lady. "If I was a man" you'd be Donald Trump sis. And you know it (I put well spoken in quotes because I think the use of big fancy words is a shallow metric for determining someone's intelligence or worth, not because I think she's a poor speaker. You should care about what women say even if they don't use words like mercurial and elegy / talk like a politician doing a PR circuit)

[@salveteinfernum]

>men dream of being cogs in the machine 🎉

[@Porkchop_xpress1]

I cant tell if you are genuinely smart or if this is chat gpt

[@PronceDorwon]

Uh damn im not reading ALLAT

[@winnl6994]

this is so well put thank you for this nuanced take

[@PronceDorwon]

@@greenonionbabey i just done read that sentence or paragraph or sum i must say i did not understand but i totally agree she will become trump

[@CopelandMeister]

"Criticizing Taylor Swift is sexist" is the "Criticizing Israel is antisemitic" of music.

[@arytecht]

or "criticizing taliban or iranian regime is islamophobic"

[@Z.h.S.B.]

FOR REAL

[@fukwidgets]

Taylor Swift is the Israel of women

[@mohamedAgacem]

​@@arytechtlouder for the people in the Back

[@MediaCultureMag]

That was unnecessary, they set examples of being privileged and constantly considered as a victim which is the case of Taylor and absolutely not Taliban 😂 ​@@arytecht

[@Htktny]

You’re fighting both Taylor and Kanye's fanbase. This alone proves you’re neutral and fair.

[@AngelJamieJules]

Fighting Kanye's fanbase because he's racist 😤😤😤😤 /s

[@potatoandbeans1543]

actually right tbh

[@Blaza303]

This alone proves he's sane and of legal age too

[@potatoandbeans1543]

@@Blaza303 which ties into his sexiness

[@YourFriendlyNeighborhoodTaxCol]

Kanye fans are just as insufferable as swifties but at least when they say he's one of the greatest producers of all time they can actually back it up with facts with Graduation and his other good projects (ignoring Vultures ofc)

[@wonderfuljoey23]

The swifties constantly take shots at Bjork and Bjork Stans as if Bjork is a threat to Taylor’s success or album sales.

[@joeybatmania9327]

Swifties think sexism is when a woman exists outside the shadow of Taylor Swift

[@zenbear9952]

That's pretty funny. They're insanely insecure about it

[@MalcolmVVC]

They're onto Bjork now?

[@Amaling]

This is such a ridiculous situation that any analogies I was thinking of comparing this to sounded completely unreal/impossibly absurd

[@caitlynsult2685]

@@MalcolmVVCthey are on to any artist that makes good music/art that isn’t worried about numbers, charli and bjork are great musicians who aren’t really worried about numbers or chart success unlike taylor who releases garbage cause she knows her fans will eat it up

[@qriofficial1769]

He not only beat the allegations of sexism but went a step further and called out Taylor for her BS. Respect for that.

[@franciscoduran4618]

While never losing one iota of his inherent sexiness. Melon is just different.

[@JoshThegreat-lu7bx]

No he’s sick in the head thinking donda better than mbdtf

[@grandmaster5183]

​@@JoshThegreat-lu7bx Nah, he's actually right for that one

[@DancingLobster1]

As a woman, I hate when women use the term sexist loosely. It takes real power and credibility away from the voices of women as a whole. Smh

[@sheilasolosthemcu]

it’s mostly white millenial women who use the term to describe anybody who criticizes them or the things they love

[@samkelorashuza5949]

It's crazy how overused those words are

[@newvouz]

no way twitter is canceling fantano for being sexy

[@Knightgob]

Truly a horrible world we live in

[@MrOzzification]

Sexiest teeth in the game is truly the world's greatest sin 😔

[@Mataszki]

Tbh it's criminal how sexy he is

[@servvo]

he's not beating the allegations

[@herbiek4922]

To be fair, it was specifcally a subset of Taylor and Gracie fans doing it, most people on Twitter appeared to be defending Fantano

[@AnarchyIsLove]

the way Anthony champions Tierra Whack, Charlie XCX, Rapsody, Megan, St Vincent, Redd (just off the top of my head) should tell you the people angry have no idea who he is

[@DrSLorraineHansberry]

Thank you for pointing this out. I was going to say the same thing... I'm still mad about the Sexxy Redd review though 🤣

[@shahs1221]

Don't forget the queen that is Little Simz

[@m.f.3347]

+ Kristin Hayter, Chelsea Wolfe, Björk, and Spellling

[@NeapolitanDynamite99]

I guarantee these people have watched like less than half a dozen reviews, and are basing that accusation on probably only one review that they didn't agree with

[@leenaadams6742]

you shouldn’t have to put effort to enjoy something if it’s meant to be popular… taylor’s whole thing is appealing to a wide audience so why do people need to “work on” liking her music… i get if she’s being experimental, but she’s not the music is just bad. It’s bad pop

[@james-m-8285]

Not to even mention the fact that Taylor strategically times the releases of her special editions to stop other women from making number 1 on the charts.

[@Acorn-py8zz]

LMAO I love how you have to specify "woman" because if you said people it wouldnt fit ur narrative

[@james-m-8285]

@@Acorn-py8zz well yeah, because it’s women she targets with the tactic - namely Charli XCX and Billie Eillish.

[@milannovotny2085]

this claim is as BS as claiming that saying anything slightly negative about TS music is sexist, congrats

[@alecelliott7506]

​@@Acorn-py8zz what male artists does Taylor Swift have high competition with lol?

[@tgirltouhou]

@@milannovotny2085 she literally released a geo-locked UK only version of TTPD because brat by charli xcx was going to reach number 1 in the uk.

[@kundatrix]

"Feminist" Taylor Swift fans when you ask them what women of color they're listening to: 😰😰😰

[@grandmaster5183]

Ok that sounds just as bad as swifties wrongfully using the sexism card

[@maryamesque]

@@grandmaster5183 what they're arguing is that feminism is intersectional- if youre a real feminist youd expand your range by listening to diverse artists- not just white ones. this also relates because taylor and sometimes her fanbase are notorious for being white feminists

[@miamartinez2546]

@@grandmaster5183it’s not far fetched at all those. Hardcore swifties cycle through the same 3 white girls and the 1975 if they’re feeling risky.

[@Acorn-py8zz]

Want me to name them?

[@rafaeltorres3121]

@@grandmaster5183 It's not bad at all, cause deep down we know that a lot of swifties, not all, particularly yt swifties are extremely racist.

[@daenerystoydarian598]

This man basically just challenged Swifties to a game of "name 100 female musicians"

[@collinbeal]

Shit, ask them to name 30 😂.

[@teddyeatspudding]

@@collinbeal They have probably listened to 5 artists their whole life

[@braaogs6]

they couldn't even give 40 names to save their lives btw

[@AdanLucass]

I think they would probably not be able to name 100 musicians regardless of gender

[@mariacheezballzofficial420]

1-100. Maria cheezballs

[@Alrightthatsit]

I knew Melon was sexist when he gave The Women’s Suffrage Movement of 1848 a light 4

[@collinbeal]

Tbf the movement was on some weird no-fap religious bent, following small Christian offshoot cults and quack medicine, but every budding revolutionary movement is going to have its growing pains. I give it a decent 7 to light 8 out of 10.

[@Verziroo]

@@collinbealConsidering it attached itself to the communist revolutions that occurred in 1848, I give it a NOT GOOD.

[@silhouettecity7804]

I grew up thinking The Women's Suffrage moment was a solid 9 until I eventually realised that women of colour weren't included. (They didn't tell us that in school because it might have made us sympathise with women who weren't white.)

[@MrOzzification]

​@@silhouettecity7804 They also excluded childless women/who couldn't give birth, disabled women, gay women. Basically any woman who wasn't white, Christian and chaste that could make their movement look bad in the eyes of men. So it was just about climbing the socioeconomic ladder for better privileges for women deemed "acceptable" rather than actually achieving equality.

[@axiom8073]

@@Verziroo hey if i was living in 1848 in those conditions i'd probably attach myself to the communist revolutions too

[@cosas_de_gatos]

This is why I’ve said Taylor swift fans have hero complexes 😭 I feel like at times they desperately _want_ her to receive hate and be a victim so they can all go to bat for her and be the heroes

[@Anonymous-wi6ig]

They see themselves in her.

[@salemmarz3809]

it’s very parasocial

[@dual.clutch]

Taylor has fully popularized victimhood as an identity, and all her fans reflect that behavior. Nothing new

[@rorolovesfolklore]

how has taylor done that? i guess she's been a little petty but i wouldn't say that

[@Felladaman777]

Who tf starts a conversation like that I just sat down..

[@alecadabra_]

Lol read the description

[@bionicle2122]

​@@alecadabra_ bro he's making a joke

[@sprucesoultree3833]

​@@bionicle2122 yeah and so is the person you're replying to, check the description

[@Felladaman777]

@@alecadabra_ lmao I just realized 😭

[@calebblack3199]

After giving Brat a 10 😂 swifties

[@Rum0r]

Swift fans will call other female artists misogynistic if they criticize taylor swift, and only really seem to care if its about tayor swift.

[@DarrelRho]

Lmao real. If only TS had a fraction of the talent to create something as vulnerable and touching as Girl, So Confusing then we'll talk TTPD's writing is the same tier as some high schoolers' journal

[@baby.goblin]

Brat is great but not a 10

[@n0etic_f0x]

@@DarrelRho Not only that she did it twice as the girl who is more about parties than poetry. Oh, and she has the backing of us gays. The gays and feminists owe each other.

[@siri8169]

​@@DarrelRho I have no interest in TS music since folklore, but I gotta say, sup Hakee

[@gdopp15]

bro was having a conversation with the dial tone 💀💀

[@alexanderebbinghouse2622]

Fantano defense is "I'm not sexist, YOU'RE sexist" and it's true

[@2Pixelated]

I can relate, as a man who also is a big music nerd, I also am against sex

[@wtfeveryonehasmyname]

Sex is okay, i just don't want it in my neighborhood

[@JeromeProductions]

Oh :(

[@hhhsp951]

sex is the worst. gender's alright but sex is the worst.

[@northernsines]

I’m a woman but otherwise relatable

[@elliottblanchardcomposing]

Scaring the Hoes got you too huh?

[@yuku6921]

"I just went to twitter" I already sensed terrible things coming

[@HeckYep]

"Hey everyone. I just spent an hour in The Chamber of Incomprehensible Horrors and you won't BELIEVE what was in there."

[@goblin-alley]

that was his first mistake lmao

[@RobbieLugos]

Literally all 4 albums released in the past 6 years that Fantano gave a 10/10 were made by women.

[@angadgrewal9324]

he gave two more albums 10s?

[@Misterboogerbig]

which ones?

[@icykazuha4451]

3*, It's Charli, Spellling & Lingua ignota (Kristin Hayter)

[@sxt4447]

I love how these people rush to call you a sexist for critiquing two white women who were born into multimillion dollar fortunes, but drag other women in the music industry (usually Black women and women of color) for simply breathing.

[@berrie7098]

THIS part !!!!

[@Acorn-py8zz]

Strawman argument

[@animekingdom4918]

Get out of your echo chamber 😂

[@XxXSilasXxX]

Umm... If you haven't noticed there is a lot of dragging of men (almost always white men) as sexist and racist whenever a show that stars female or black female lead appear and ends up sucking (acolyte for example) so get out of here with that "black women are the most discriminsted 😩" bs 🙄

[@azalago]

First Melon is a misandrist for giving Sexyy Red a high score, and now he's a mysoginist. Truly we are seeing the duality of Melon in action.

[@BassicallyKiyash]

He is bisexual in hatred

[@henriquepacheco7473]

Melon confirmed misanthrope maybe? Or maybe Melon only likes enbys. More data is required.

[@dkseon]

Fantabongo just doesn't like anyone at all

[@gui4816]

Centrist melon

[@GarnachoEmpire712]

@@dkseonhating everybody is the true path to equality

[@sirenssorrowsolemn]

As a woman it’s so annoying that anyone who criticises Taylor is slammed as a sexist misogynist. Her fans looooove to claim people hate her because she’s a woman. Babe, I’m a woman too, and I love plenty of female artists. Taylor’s gender has nothing to do with the reasons I dislike her. I’m actually sick of her gender being weaponised, because when someone is actually being targeted due to being a woman it’s now downplayed. Swifties need to get a grip fr. Edit - the lana fans too. I am a lana fan, I’ve seen her live, I don’t agree with fantanos review but oh fucking well everyone has different opinions

[@michaelraccod1]

Lol yeah and then when a girl doesnt like her music she's called a pick me 😭

[@mefia97]

Fan of both, Lana and Taylor, and I really hate how the fandoms are so quick to jump to those conclusions. Not every opinion is an attack to womankind.

[@sirenssorrowsolemn]

@@michaelraccod1 omg yes. I know some swifties and they were putting on Instagram that if you’re a girl that doesn’t like Taylor you’re a red flag pick me up

[@kaciewolverton2692]

Her performative feminism is one of the things that turned me against her. Just leaves a bad taste in the mouth

[@demoncorejunior]

i’m not a huge taylor swift fan, and i also have noticed that a lot of the language people use to critique her happen to be very gendered. if folks want to call her a no-talent hack without a bunch of words based in misogyny, that would be cool. same for all the other women who are famous enough to make small people big mad by existing. ❤

[@vaughnj]

"Said that you a lesbian, girl, me too💅" - Melon

[@loveslayer718]

I lost any respect for Taylor when a fan died at her concert here in Brazil because of the heat and she made an effort to not say anything or express any solidarity about it on stage, I had never seen an artist that cold and image-centered.

[@dark3rthanshadows]

Oh that shit was DISGUSTING! The lack of care with the family of the dying fan. Don't care jumped right to the next country to peform.

[@WishVersionOfDerek]

Saying something on stage would just be performative tho, she payed respects to the family separately without announcing it to everyone. Also that night happened due to the venue not giving out water, TS was literally chucking water bottles out like her life depended on it 😭

[@Mindphaser1]

Like Taylor cares that you lost the respect for her, lol. It wasn't her fault, it was the Brazilian organizers' fault + the hot weather. Why on earth should Taylor take the blame? She and her team set the stage, performed and moved on.

[@loveslayer718]

​@@Mindphaser1 She certainly doesn't care but you apparently do in her place. Who on Earth is blaming her for the fan's dea,th? The issue is the lack of acknowledgement to distance herself from the situation, when any other decent artist would speak about it on stage in respect not only for the girl who died but for every fan who was there and could have died. She could've taken a stand against greed, but she chose to exit stage left for the sake of her image. But as a swiftie you're probably an excuse generator, so whatever.

[@Mindphaser1]

@@loveslayer718 Who? Some stupid Taylor haters. Even in these comments there are morons who accuse her of that fan's death. Also Taylor wasn't aware that fan died during the show, so she had no reasons to speak about it right then. There must be some legal reasons why she didn't speak afterwards. Also it would ruin the show's vibe if she announced on stage that someone died. She is a real pro, not your ordinary popstar. Show must go on. Anyway, she met the family of that dead fan later.

[@Ekioze]

I'm giving this sexism a strong 6 to a light 7

[@Dinosaur12349]

Fantano is giving women a strong 0 to a light 1

[@wynoglia]

Pff. If this vid was titled to pimp a sexist you'd give the allegations a light 1 Smh my head

[@obrey__]

@@U2Ez-X-Poet thank you for fixing the joke lol

[@Tasuliakas]

Better score than mbdtf 💀

[@nidhi7041]

they're just learning from her. She has mastered the art of wielding feminism as her personal weapon against any and all criticism. she uses it just to elevate herself but promptly turns her fan base against other female artists as soon as they pose a threat to her.

[@budgetcommander4849]

is "weaponized marginalization" a term? if the conservatives dont steal it it should be

[@Lucarioguild7]

Exactly, Anthony has even pointed it out himself that she acts like a girls girl but constantly does shit to undermine other women

[@treyturner9707]

criticizing Taylor Swift, a woman? you're clearly a sexist...

[@JLMac322]

Yeah it's pretty frustrating because it's such a surface level view of feminism. Feminism isn't 'don't criticize anything this woman does'. It's solidarity and intersectionality (which clearly swift cant do if her awful attempt at a gay anthem with 'You Need to Calm Down' is anything to go by)

[@AllTheArtsy]

yep. taylors white feminism always pokes thru. feminist only when for her self gain, against men. but shes the first to try to take down other women

[@Lilah-Violet]

The fact that people are calling you sexist and acting like you're ✨afraid of women's pain✨ when you had Lingua Ignota (Kristin Hayter) on your platform multiple times and gave her a space to literally share her abuse story with everyone. Swifties need to go outside and stop huffing Taylor's farts

[@muriel501]

I recently stopped being a swiftie and it is really weird seeing these videos outside of the swiftie bubble i was in, I genuinely couldn't stand any criticism towards her. My last straw was genuinely the "blocking Charli from getting the #1" and maybe that's a stupid reason but it genuinely was odd how much I clashed with that and what her, her team and her fanbase do to other female artists. I was a fan of her since 2010 and it's sad to see what it has become.

[@lumare]

I will never understand how Swift Stans think that if they enjoy other music other than hers, that it's some kind of betrayal of their Queen and that they're wishing for her downfall. YOU CAN ENJOY MULTIPLE THINGS AT THE SAME TIME, KIDS.

[@chubi167]

Don’t let them hear you saw that. I told my wife who is a swifty that I don’t much care for Tswifts music. Hasn’t spoken to me since.

[@AndromanKaya]

I don't know any other stanbase that's like that, it's pretty unique to swifties and i do think they genuinely hate other women.

[@happydays5279]

its a cult

[@nikguimont8546]

Swift fans work under high school musical logic ware Being into musical theater is not allowed because you’re already interested in basketball

[@OlgaZuccati]

Paraphrasing what Tyler says in an interview, there are people who will make their entire identity as "I like this thing" not even because they like the music but just because they wanna fit in with a group.

[@_kevosan]

First presidents arguing about golf and now Melon is sexist. This is one hell of a night 😭

[@JeromeProductions]

Yeah trump and biden had me laughing 😂

[@onelongwordable]

​@@JeromeProductionsI was laughing like this 😭

[@tylarb3864]

+6

[@ryanzerda]

If there was a male version of Taylor, a guy who makes equally boring, vapid, uninteresting, uninspired music, who's fame and success makes his lovesick lyrics hit like a wet turd, then I'd still hate him Wait, that male version of Taylor does exist. His name is Drake.

[@Acorn-py8zz]

And drake constantly gets praise.

[@ts4858]

@@Acorn-py8zz from fantano? this is not true

[@elmark3550]

​@@Acorn-py8zz I haven't seen anyone praise Drake in years

[@worlds0kayest]

0:38 The continued phone ringing while pretending to be on the phone. Been there my friend

[@josephclayson2714]

Right, I forgot that feminism means only supporting Taylor Swift and the female artists she has decided to promote (Gracie Abrams, Sabrina Carpenter, etc.)

[@noahshighlightreel]

The WHITE female artists at that

[@LC-fe2pb]

How can Fantano be sexist when he never has sex

[@paultapping9510]

you've never been to 4chan then?

[@potatoandbeans1543]

he is asexual. in the way that he goes through mitosis

[@SytianIvanov]

Unaware of Fantano's game I see

[@Dementiadude]

How dare you doubt melon like that? Dawgs rizz is better than I’ve ever seen.

[@aungsettkyawmin9094]

hes out there clapping OF girls cheeks bruv

[@Tenduere]

A girl died in a Taylor show at Brazil and she didn't even said anything. Nobody talks about it internationally. Edit: It was due to horrible concert conditions: steel flooring at hot days, high water price and vendors away from where people were. Multiple people passed out due to these conditions and not even a death caught attention. I guess the first world media sees third world people as animals not worth of basic dignity and this makes me so mad.

[@Thewritingelf]

Wait I've heard absolutely nothing about this !?

[@scorpion-qk7rr]

​@@Thewritingelf cause international media never mentioned it, also taylor never talked about it.

[@nayr711_]

But when my pookie wookie Travis Scott talked abt what happened Don’t take this too seriously

[@braaogs6]

@@Thewritingelf sadly cause she bought media silence. the verry next day, the international media was flooded with the most random news about her relationship with travis kelcey. i still wonder how much she paid them for it. taylor's team should've cancelled the show due to the extreme weather conditions, but they didn't (it was boiling hot in the stadium, ppl where passaing out left and right, while water was being sold at a high price and not being distributed). not a word about what happened on the international media. taylor and her team never took the responsibility...

[@Mindphaser1]

Why would she say that if it wasn't her fault? She has a legal team who probably advised her against speaking about that. However she met the family of that person who died. That matters much more than some words on social media.

[@unhelpfulrevelations7989]

"They feel they don't need to support other women because they're already supporting to the ultimate woman" really all you needed to say. Swifties, deeply unserious fanbase

[@discodog4582]

I’ve never seen someone look so aggressively italian-american

[@Thewritingelf]

LMAO 😂

[@ToPimpADamnCitySteppers80]

@@Thewritingelflmfao

[@ToPimpADamnCitySteppers80]

@@Thewritingelflmfaoits

[@dimitripapadinikolaus]

tony soprano?

[@alexaramachandran7392]

Fantano isn't sexist, he gave MBDTF a 6

[@drain1718]

There was a woman in the album cover… of course melon gave it a 6

[@teteeheeted]

Kanye is a great female artist, glad to see Fantano spreading his support

[@christianryan9989]

You’re thinking of ‘sixist’.

[@JeromeProductions]

Lmaoo

[@sandenson]

​@@christianryan9989 Then how come he gives so much shit to P Drizzy

[@user-fm5eh1fi5z]

generic pop fans when someone doesnt like their generic pop diva: 😡

[@miamartinez2546]

she doesn’t have the charisma and or charm to be a diva.

[@miamartinez2546]

she’s a jester at best

[@Acorn-py8zz]

this is HILARIOUS coming from a kpop Stan.

[@user-fm5eh1fi5z]

@@Acorn-py8zz I dont get angry when people talk sh!t about kpop because it is indeed mostly trash

[@kajaxochi8562]

​@Acorn-py8zz oh my god, you're literally in every comment. Are you hoping Taylor will award you a purple ribbon or something?

[@jazzyteesings6539]

They claim everyone who dislikes her is sexist. It’s their go to. But they’ll flip it and say sexist shit to other women in defense of her though. Don’t forget racism! They love doing that too to defend Taylor.

[@Acorn-py8zz]

Strawman

[@mindlessintellectual2097]

Ah yes, Twitter being Twitter

[@johnyamahakeyboard7472]

it called Ecks now. please get with the times!!

[@dyrr836]

Couldn't have said it better myself.

[@DMZZ_DZDM]

Swifties being swifties

[@depalodor]

@@johnyamahakeyboard7472 the everything app?

[@dark3rthanshadows]

it's not eve not even twitter it's especific stan culture, like the Swifters

[@johnnyd2920]

if youre sexizt then drake is a good rapper and enjoys women his own age

[@johnnyd2920]

real.

[@JTRockYT]

@@johnnyd2920 you forgot to swap accounts?

[@ranjeetsidhu9878]

​@@JTRockYTHe saw some real shit and had to point it out

[@fart63]

@@JTRockYTsometimes you just gotta support yourself

[@Dinosaur12349]

@@johnnyd2920the comment was so real even the creator had to say it 😭😭🙏

[@stormi2534]

I love how he’s pretending to talk on the phone when it’s still ringing

[@DJ-iq5xp]

I was called sexist and dumb because I didn’t include Taylor in my favourite albums, I was told I was ‘too stupid to understand Taylor’s poetry’… The irony is the albums I recommend were almost exclusively women poets/songwriters 😂 I listed Fiona Apple, Carol King, Lana and a few others but yeah apparently that means I hate women…. swifties thinking poetry style writing is some revolutionary thing Taylor invented discredits all the successful women who paved the way for her to even step on a stage!

[@Acorn-py8zz]

r/thathappened

[@goingunder2548]

The whole 'listening to this kind of music determines what feminist you are' is so weird to me... like shouldn't your everyday actions and treatment of the women in your life determine that? Why does it feel like modern feminism is a popularity contest more than anything?

[@DJ-iq5xp]

@@goingunder2548 yeah that was my point! It actually upset me that I was called sexist for not owning TS albums, when my collection is mostly women musicians. I think the fan base have decided she’s the poster girl for feminism so If you don’t vibe with the tracks it’s spun into ‘you hate women’. I think the main issue is some (not all) of the fan base believe you have to love Taylor to be a ‘feminist’… while they attack other women who threaten her chart placement in any way 🙄

[@juniecw]

Taylor only likes to uplift and promote other straight white women that make pop music that perfectly fits whatever’s trendy at the moment (like Sabrina Carpenter and Gracie Abrams) because they don’t offer anything interesting enough to step out of her shadow and become bigger than her. She’s threatened by artists like Billie Eilish, Charli XCX, Olivia Rodrigo…because not only are they better vocalists/performers but better songwriters who are actually pushing the envelope when it comes to today’s pop music. I'm still not over her being super supportive of Olivia's career then SUING her for Deja Vu when it's not similar to Cruel Summer at all. Though I guess it might be a good thing in a way if it drove Olivia to make a better record that has way less Taylor influence than her first. And Taylor only befriended Ice Spice because she wanted to distance herself from the Matty Healy controversy. That's the only non-white woman she has EVER collaborated with. No doubt if Chappell Roan gets big enough to threaten Taylor's success she will do something to try and squash it. She’s not a girl’s girl or a feminist, she only cares about her own image. I’m tired of Taylor getting praised for such mediocre music when literally every other pop girl (besides the ones she chooses to support) is outdoing her in terms of creativity and songwriting ability. EDIT: Gonna respond to some of the things people have been replying with here to avoid creating too many strings of conversation. I’m aware Olivia’s team wanted to avoid another controversy so they conceded when Taylor asked for credits on Deja Vu. This doesn’t change the fact that Deja Vu and Cruel Summer still don’t sound similar enough to justify her having credits on the song. Taylor doesn’t need even more money from a successful song that she had no part in writing, even if Olivia has cited Taylor as one of her inspirations. There are songs on SOUR that have drawn comparisons to other artists’ songs that sound MUCH more similar, like Brutal with Pump It Up by Elvis Costello. Yet he didn’t feel the need to ask for credits on that song despite honestly having a better case for it because he understands that it isn’t plagiarism just because a song sounds similar to another one. Even if Ice Spice reached out to Taylor herself, that doesn’t change what I said. If anything, that makes it worse because if Ice Spice hadn’t reached out, she’d have collaborated with absolutely zero non-white women. I still believe she accepted Ice Spice’s invitation because of the Matty Healy controversy. It was in her best interest to do so to avoid further criticism from her fans. Taylor can collaborate with who she wants, but it’s hard to believe she’s actually a feminist when she only collaborates with other white women and only mentions feminism to deflect any criticism she receives. And Chappell Roan covering a Taylor Swift song and appearing to be a fan of Taylor doesn’t relate at all to what I said. I don’t have to put “respect” on Taylor’s name just because she’s one of the biggest artists in the world. When I say that I think these other artists are outdoing her, I’m talking in terms of creativity and songwriting, not sales. If you think TTPD is the greatest album ever and better than Charli’s or Billie’s or whoever else’s, then that’s your opinion, but you’re not going to get everyone in the world to agree with you. Taylor’s at a point in her career where she doesn’t need to be held back by music labels and PR teams telling her what she can and can’t do with her music, yet she plays it safe every time. She should be making the best music of her career, but in a lot of people’s opinions, she is not. I’m not saying Taylor Swift has no talent, I just feel that she’s more concerned with her image and becoming the biggest pop star instead of actually good songwriting.

[@lmnlstes]

She’s literally using ice spice like the white feminist she is.

[@hollandleg]

woah this essay was worth reading

[@factuallysomename]

Like most people in the industry. Barely anyone is a good person and they just want to promote their own music. If someone's rising to fame they'll "put them on' as a means to get more fans a year or something later, Drake's done it, and a lot of other artists would. And yes, Taylor's popular because she follows the trends. She knows how to market, but I don't think she's 'such a nice person' like people say.

[@ringer1324]

peak comment

[@jellytwins1018]

Pretty sure she didn't sue Olivia, Olivia's team decided to give Taylor credit cause they didn't want a repeat of the problem they had with Paramore. Also I think are team advised her to maintain distance from Taylor cause some Swifties were dragging her for "leeching off Taylor's fans"

[@ML-tr1hz]

If it was called To Empower a Womanfly you'd give it a 0/10

[@4L24ad1]

Man give it up

[@Tasuliakas]

​@@4L24ad1 does that imply that you are sexist too ? 🙀🤓

[@Aegon6]

​@@4L24ad1 if his comment read as "To Man a Giveupfly" you'd give it a 10 😢

[@4L24ad1]

@@Aegon6 😫😫😫

[@R.T.and.J]

I feel like this joke would have hit harder if you said "Ladybug" but I'm not funny so what do I know

[@abrahamvidrio771]

If you’re hated by swifties then you must be doing something right, keep up the good job 👍🏽

[@MrStumphed]

the fact that i read the title and thought "swifties?" is insane 💀

[@isaaca7862]

a big ol' spoonful of bourgeois feminism

[@Pseudo-Fraxineus]

i wished i could hit my pots and pans together louder so that you could hear how much i support you in the marketplace of ideas.

[@m00n.kitt3n.z00m]

As a raging feminist, a riot grrrl since the 90s, and a huge fan of yours, I thought to myself: this ought to be good 🤣 Your take did not disappoint, per usual. Taylor is 100% anti feminist and her stans have no concept of the idea of misogyny.

[@gerardovazquez6441]

She is the anti-feminist who has made the best use of feminism, from the marketing point of view what she did was brilliant, making thousands of teenagers believe that her re-recordings are a fight against patriarchy is something to be applauded.

[@nihilnothings000]

I'd say thay Taylor's brand of feminism intentional or not is just too constrained to White people concerns or the Bourgeoisie class at worst.

[@thatsanotherlevel7780]

​@@gerardovazquez6441 "re-recording as a fight against patriarchy" when she's only there because her FATHER had connections

[@collinbeal]

Riot grrrl mentioned and you have the most 2005 handle 😭🫡. Yeah, it checks out; you're an OG 💃.

[@ae1103]

She uses feminism as a shield. She's a performative activist who only decides to act when it directly affects her. I remember being so disappointed about her silence on issues that other artists have spoken about, and you can't even use the "she doesn't have to speak about these issues" excuse when she herself said that she'd be more active on the miss americana documentary.

[@feelshowdy]

I've been a viewer of yours for like a decade at this point. I'm pretty uncultured and from a country where most people you review are obscure or completely unknown, so you've introduced me to a lot of women artists who would end up being some of my favorite musicians and discographies: St. Vincent, Charli XCX, Phoebe Bridgers, Little Simz, Yola, Bxckwash, Sophie, and so on. Discovering them also led me to way more women musicians such as: Megan Thee Stallion, Weyes Blood, Mitski, Fionna Apple, SZA, Demi Lovato, Lana Del Rey, Lauryn Hill, Japanese Breakfast, Kate Bush, Chappell Roan, Bjork, and many more. There's a whole world of amazing female artists making great music out there, both right now and throughout time, and it feels so much more fun to explore and expand your horizons rather than try to tear others down.

[@shahs1221]

Many of these fans seem to be going through "baby's first feminism". It's the typical "feminism is when girlboss gatekeep gaslight" especially when numbers (ala capitalism and the lie of meritocracy) is held in such high regard over everything else. I am of the believer that most of them will grow out of it though. Young people in previous eras were equally cringe, they just weren't able to broadcast about it 24/7 because there was no social media.

[@johnstewart2981]

3:08 unfortunately swifties don’t listen to black music soooo

[@Thewritingelf]

BOOM 💥

[@TooMuchSascha]

REAL

[@Mustanaamio7]

There's no such thing as black music.

[@johnstewart2981]

@@Mustanaamio7 okay musty

[@YTmadeMeChangeMySensibleName]

@@Mustanaamio7lotta music was black until it wasn’t

[@tokillahummingbird7616]

He gave both Chance and Tones and I a 0, he believes in equality.

[@emmafranco4602]

As a TS fan who even got TS tickets for her show in Miami, this last album cycle has left me with a bit of a sour taste. I feel there’s quite a few moves from her team to help her achieve all these industry KPIs and accolades to the detriment of her listeners (not stans necessarily as they’ll always be happy to pay or do whatever). And it seems that TS would be at a stage of her career where she not only doesn’t need to play by the rules of the game, but can in fact change them to uplift other women artists. Maybe more than ever we can believe in the whole “TS IS the music industry”, w the caveat being that she also embodies all the bad things about it. More and more I find myself looking at other fans in a bit of disbelief at their “devotion”. As a prime target demographic for TSs marketing, I feel like my algorithm was also suffocating me with only her content, and have not been able to break through the noise until Charli’s new album cycle.

[@tumbleweedturk5650]

the "she's not gonna let you hit" comments are such a pain. like bro can you not praise a woman's art without that motivation? is that a foreign idea to you? liking women's art for something other than that?

[@Bread48563]

Fantano has a “love hate relationship with men” 💀

[@peepawjenkins3413]

aYoooo?!?!?!?!?!?!? sus?!?!?!?!?!

[@Tasuliakas]

For example: Kendrick And Nav

[@Vulture_King]

Sorry Melon, you'll have to give Sexxy Red a few more tens for rapping about queefing before we can be sure you're not sexist

[@SILLY_N3SS]

He's gonna break containment if we ever put him through that. ( or not 🤔?)

[@melonenthusiast101]

This the funniest thing lmao he has given positive scores to sexy red, mitski, sophie..etc but they dont care about those of course

[@Hunter_528]

You will always be the sexiest reviewer to me

[@christiehamilton5785]

After what Taylor did to Charli and Billie? These people can't be taken seriously obviously. And the fact that you can't be bought eats away at them.

[@Mindphaser1]

Taylor just did her job of being a popstar. Charts are not a charity. Would you ask Michael Phelps to lose to give others an opportunity to win? Also why Taylor should give her number 1 to someone who talked shit about her fan base (Charli) and to someone who criticized her multiple variants (Billie) while also releasing multiple variants like a hypocrite?

[@haute03]

@@Mindphaser1 Baby girl, you are all over this comment section defending your fave. I suggest logging out and taking a few deep breaths because your replies are coming off as very delusional at best and unhinged at worst. Take care.

[@sosignon]

This is the best-articulated argument against rabid Swiftiedom I've seen, good job melon boy

[@Jalaway]

im just waiting for the title "I'm a mass murderer and wanted for 7 war crimes" with him shrugging in the thumbnail

[@meepk633]

I'm glad I watched the first 30 seconds before doing a "sexiest" joke. That would have been real embarrassing for me.

[@ethanharvey3111]

Someone said I was sexist for saying "the only hate Taylor Swift should get is because of her egregious private jet usage." Because i was singling her out...on a post specifically about taylor swift. What the swiftie fandom doin?

[@collinbeal]

That's such an incredibly mild take. No wonder they have Misogythony in their sights 🥶🥶

[@HienLeGia]

Damn. - Kendrick, probably

[@Acorn-py8zz]

Kendrick loves Taylor wtf u on abt

[@BaseballRoadTripper]

Swifties weaponizing and focusing their attack?! Color me shocked.

[@mt2006]

this just furthermore proves that Swifties are just using feminism to stop preople from critcising Taylor instead of fighting for equality

[@DeadWhiteButterflies]

So many great female artists out there. St Vincent, Nadine Shah, English Teacher, Jamila Woods, Caroline Polachek, Mitski, The Last Dinner Party, Little Sims, Sophie. All of these women are doing fresh innovative things that put many male artists to shame, let alone the mcDonald's burger music of Taylor Swift (easily digestible, easily forgettable, and probably made with similar working conditions for the studio staff).

[@victoriagarcesmua]

Personally I do listen to Taylors music a lot, I think she makes a lot of great music. It’s important to understand that a lot of swifties only listen to Taylor and maybe 1 or 2 other similar artists and that’s part of where this delusion comes in.

[@andreasmller-srensen7255]

LITTLE SIMZ MENTIONED🗣️🗣️🗣️

[@romanr.301]

R.I.P. Sophie 💔

[@Mindphaser1]

What a dumb opinion. Do you realize that Taylor is not just a singer, but she is writing all of her songs, co-produces them, plays instruments, directs her own videos? She is really involved in her music like any freaking indie artist. That's like saying Michael Jackson was the McDonald's of pop because he was insanely popular while disregarding his talent and hard work. You talked about St. Vincent; do you have any idea that she worked with Taylor for her hit Cruel Summer? Annie Clark also played guitar on Taylor's show. She was a guest together with Beck. Let me tell you, Annie is no fool; game recognizes game. She wouldn't work with Taylor if she was mediocre. Period.

[@alexsteflea8907]

@@victoriagarcesmuano idea how you enjoy listening to the same music over and over again (because that pretty much sums up taylor’s albums)but to each his own i guess

[@mikemilkyway]

6:26 MITSKI MY QUEEN MENTIONED???????

[@SILLY_N3SS]

OMG I LOVE UR PFP 💗

[@mikemilkyway]

@@SILLY_N3SS Thanks! Omori is my fav game

[@PaddleboardingFL]

What is it with Swifties & constantly calling anyone who doesnt like TSwift's music or actions Sexist?? I swear that's all i see happening in online discourse these days

[@BillyCobbOfficial]

This title and thumbnail are hilarious

[@kingace6186]

It's like being called anti-semitic for being critical of Israel. Similarly, being critical of women artists doesn't make someone sexist. And I like how they all chose to ignore how hard he was glaze Charli XCX. I bet the netizens calling you sexist are just angry Swifties. Edit: Of course I was right. It's always those toxic Swifties.

[@alejandrasandoval2027]

The craziest thing now that you mention isr*el is that Taylor's ex had been very supportive and had been donating for Palestine and I think Congo too While the white billionaire cannot bother to have any political or simply important stance until it benefits her She's truly just a ranging capitalist that just happen to sing fr

[@joeschmo9835]

finally i can have an opinion on women

[@hotelvasthorizon]

Well said. Swifties are so insecure, and their identities are so wrapped up in being Taylor Swift fans that they take any criticism about Taylor (even if it's fair) as a personal attack. That's a big part of why they lash out with such utter nonsense like this.

[@Mellow_Flow]

I started this video out thinking “who is he sexist against, men?”

[@Bl00prs]

Bottom of the description says, “this video was edited by a woman.” Thank you for that

[@sameenshakya5188]

Thank you for the comment pointing it out haha. Would’ve missed it otherwise

[@matheusc.7614]

yeah, of course he would make a woman do all the hard work for him 🙄🙄🙄

[@spand9043]

Now you don't know what the hell to do, do ya!

[@culwin]

"I'm good friends with a black person"

[@grandmaster5183]

​@@matheusc.7614 Nice

[@Carsmb]

I’ll say this for the 100th time, Gracie Abrams is Walmart Lorde .

[@JaxonPB]

Who even is Gracie Abrams

[@krezz2696]

​@@JaxonPBWalmart Lorde

[@user-vj5bw4qi1k]

@@JaxonPBJJ Abram’s daughter…. lol.

[@omgkthxbi]

Taylor Swift is the Sheryl Sandberg of female singer song writers.

[@Fede_99]

If Kanye West was a man you wouldn't have give MBDTF a 6

[@victowave7066]

I really can’t believe that people are defending a nepo baby just because Taylor collabed with her. Also, not people forgetting you gave Charli her flowers with a 10 literally LAST WEEK.

[@ranjeetsidhu9878]

They literally hate charli and not just as an artist also as a human They have been taking shots at her before this whole discourse as well

[@BloodoftheLotus13]

They probably don't know about the Charli review. They don't know or care who Anthony is until he reviews Swift or an adjacent artist. I doubt they've seen any of his other videos.

[@ae1103]

​@@ranjeetsidhu9878Why?

[@jordanmachuca6087]

These Swifties really are getting out of hand

[@Toque92]

I've heard you review three seperate female artists conflating them to Swift/Lana's style. Not every woman is ripping style. Musical trends come along and I don't know if a man would get the same type of critism. And I'm talking mainly about your take on Chappell Roan

[@Acorn-py8zz]

His dumb stans are too insufferable to understand this

[@caitlynsult2685]

oh no did the taylor swift fans call you sexist for criticizing her mid music??

[@Yesman-gq5ns]

That was the first thing I thought of when I saw the title 💀

[@dimastha2929]

Um, actually, taylor swift was there for me when I was a child and i had no mom and dad there and no baby sitter. Her music made me feel good, i felt that i wasn't alone, and i knew that there was nothing wrong with being a woman. So please clean your mouth before you say such nasty things to my taylor sweety

[@eaglesandowls]

@@dimastha2929 She is still mid

[@treyjordan1284]

​​@@dimastha2929what does that have to do with her music not being good???

[@Yesman-gq5ns]

@@dimastha2929 I really hope this is satire

[@zackzallie8735]

Fantano: *gives a female artist's album a low rating* Twitter: "Fantano hates women."

[@TheAndrewj96]

Literally like two weeks after giving a female artist a 10.

[@andrei11dr]

Sometimes it's not even a low rating, he gave Fetch the Bolt Cutters a fucking 7 and Twitter was like "I can't believe Fantano endorses assault in his new review"

[@caitlynsult2685]

@@andrei11dr we live in an era where a 7 is seen as the worst score ever

[@pawnblue]

It's not about the scores, it's about the misogynistic and unnecessary comments he makes

[@Synical02]

​@@pawnblueokay what are the comments because you'd be able to provide the examples, and the context right?

[@user-po4sz6qi3p]

The Taylor Swift Industrial Complex

[@kennethxu1789]

Yeah woman are not just tswift. Listened to caroline polachek yesterday and that shit hit. DESIIIIREEE I WANT TO TURN INTO YOU

[@skywlkr0728]

He called Charlie 'brat' multiple times in the review of her newest album, guys. Very obvious.