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Wednesday, August 20, 2014

"Shake It Off": Earl Sweatshirt is Far More Guilty of Perpetuating Stereotypes Than Taylor Swift Is

Posted By on Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 6:15 PM

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And this week, in deluded-hypocritical-asshole news, Earl Sweatshirt has declared that Taylor Swift's latest video is "inherently offensive and ultimately harmful" because it is "perpetuating stereotypes." Truthfully, until Sweatshirt posted his little outburst on Twitter on Monday, we had no idea just how sensitive a fellow he could be.

You see, listening to him using the word "faggot" repeatedly over the years without concern about whether that was "inherently offensive and ultimately harmful" to a particular group just gave us the impression that Sweatshirt had no concern for his fellow man. He certainly has none for his fellow woman. If you have a strong enough stomach, we suggest checking out the lyrics to "Drop" in all of their violent, unbridled misogyny, in case you need proof of Sweatshirt's own propensity for "perpetuating stereotypes" — in this case, the ones about how females are merely sex objects to be used, physically abused, insulted, and discarded.

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