Trouble, Trouble, Trouble: Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Matty Healy faces backlash from fans for problematic history of islamophobia, racism, sexist jokes
We knew you were trouble when you walked in like quite literally the receipts are right here. Taylor Swift made headlines when the ‘Anti Hero’ singer started dating the frontman of The 1975 band, Matty Healy, after splitting up from her longtime boyfriend, Joe Alwyn. However, the news was not received well by fans, who criticised Healy’s problematic history of making racist, sexist and Islamophobic jokes. Swift has been extremely vocal about her activism for gay rights and feminism, with songs like ‘Mad Woman’ discussing female rage and sexism, and ‘You Need To Calm Down’ from her Lover album empowering the transgender community. It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero? Not for Tay-Tay it seems. Fans began sharing clips and problematic posts Healy had posted in the past where he appeared to be mocking Islam. For instance, a fan shared a screenshot of his Instagram stories with a tweet: “You start dating a Muslim girl then BOOM” Another user shared a clip of ‘The...