Before the release of Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No. 2 and No.1, it was rumoured that both Taylor Swift and Beyonce would be in either spot. Now that No 2 has been named, it is quite glaring that Beyonce will be No 1 and it does not sit well with Swifties.
Underneath Pop Base’s tweet which reads, “Queen Bey is expected to be named the Greatest Pop Star of the 21st Century by Billboard,” Swifties made an unusual allegation that her awards, albums, influence and hit songs are not the reason for the anticipated win.
Instead, Beyonce will become Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century: No.1 because she is black. The tweet read, “Being black in America will give you everything because nobody wants to be seen as racist.” And Beyonce’s fans are downright defending her against swifties attacks.
One fan shared, “If Swifties aren’t dense and looked at the facts and logic they would know there ain’t no way Taylor beats out Beyoncé. Hell, I think her being 2nd is insanely generous. She’s been more of a celebrity than she has been a musician for quite a while now.
Another critic chided Taylor Swift’s Swifties writing, “I’m not even a fan of Bey but she is the greatest star of our generation. 30 years into her career she is still constantly innovating, trying new things and avoiding keeping a daily sound. She puts on a great show with intense choreography.”
A non-fan also pointed out, “It’s also funny that Swiftie compares Queen Bey to Taylor. Destiny’s Child was formed in 1990 which means Bey’s musical career has almost been the same age as Taylor herself. If you disagree with the ranking and believe that Taylor should be number 1 you can do that but use facts and evidence with a logical argument rather than resorting to racism like wtf??
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“The fact she’s even in the same conversation as Taylor is proof of, if any racism, that black women have to work twice as hard to be taken half as seriously. Renaissance shits on eras any day, for example, but people constantly talk about how impressive it is Taylor walks around and gestures for 3 hours. Go to any store and you’ll find people that can stand for 8,” the non-fan finished.
The latest skirmishes come after Taylor Swift’s ex, Matty Healy dissed Swifties for being unemployed in a new tweet. According to him, the fanbase has enough time to dissect every little thing about Taylor as a conspiracy because they have nothing better to do.