This Tweet About Taylor Swift Basically Became a Lesson About Women in History
We’ve barely entered into the world of Reputation-era Taylor Swift, and the pop star is trying to make one thing clear—she’s not the same T.Swift who expertly crafted a good girl image. No, she’s an edgier Swift who’s embraced her “snake” persona, ditched crop tops for oversized sweatshirts, and abandoned songs about unrequited young love in favor of ones about mature relationships (and going out drinking, if you take a true deep dive into her latest album’s lyrics).
Her fans—and plenty of critics—are loving this latest iteration of Swift and what better forum is there to express this love than social media? For more proof, look no further than one Swiftie on Twitter, known by the alias Nutella, who posted a screenshot from her “Look What You Made Me Do” video late last month and captioned it: “Name a bitch badder than Taylor Swift.”
But not everyone was ready to bow down to Queen Taylor. Heeding the call, plenty of fellow tweeters rose to the challenge to share stories of majorly accomplished women.
Women like Harriet Tubman…
…And Malala Yousafzai…
https://twitter.com/goldengateblond/status/937452752472391681
…And Ieshia Evans, who calmly stared down two police offers in riot gear during a 2016 Black Lives Matter protest.
https://twitter.com/GoddessKaliDevi/status/937045911040966656
Now, the history lesson didn’t stop there—plenty more iconic women made the cut.
https://twitter.com/EmilyGorcenski/status/937104859500867584
While others chose to share the stories of the women nearest and dearest to them—their moms, their sisters, and their grandmothers.
https://twitter.com/vandroidhelsing/status/937135733801807872
Of course, there’s no denying Swift is an accomplished woman in her own right. But using Twitter to share the stories of other historical ‘bad bitches’? We’re ready for it.