*Taylor Swift should’ve known better. We’re referring to her unwise decision to do what looked like a straight rip off of Beyonce‘s now iconic “Homecoming” 2018 performance at Coachella.
If you missed it, Swift opened the Billboard Music Awards Wednesday nightin Las Vegas with her new song, “ME,” featuring Panic at the Disco’s Brendon Urie. It also featured a marching band. Uh oh. Somebody just asked for trouble.
And “swift” trouble is what she got ’cause the Beehive had no problem noting the similarities on social media with a lot of them accusing Swift of “trying to appropriate a culture that is not hers.” Some said Swift’s performance was the “white girl” version. Ouch.
“Not only did taylor swift rip off Beyonce’s #Homecoming by trying to appropriate a culture that is not hers, but this bitch also tried to look like Beyonce’s boots,” wrote a fan on Twitter. “Taylor Swift’s performance is the white girl mediocre version of Beyoncé’s Coachella set,” tweeted another.
Here are some other reactions:
Taylor tried to copy Beyonce performance, but ended up looking like a high school pep rally #Mayochella pic.twitter.com/jWsGJtqpEU
— Awesomeness (@that_bitch311) May 2, 2019
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No Beyonce didn’t invent Drumline HOWEVER
The band dressed in pink
Her in a leotard
Literally the scene resembles Beyonce’s opener at the top of the bleachersShe knows EXACTLY what she was doing and the implications that has #BBMAs
— Creole Spice (@Aurum718) May 2, 2019
the beyoncé i want vs the beyoncé my mom says we have at home pic.twitter.com/InGuKsA306
— ? (@mattwhitlockPM) May 2, 2019
Of course Swift ‘s die hard fans tried to defend her, but their argument was weak, saying Beyonce wasn’t the first artist to use a marching band in a live act, and that she has no claim over the use of them.
Girl, it’s drums… Beyoncé wasn’t the first to use drums in a performance and Taylor definitely isn’t either. Beyoncé had a whole as band and Taylor had just drums. Y’all need to stop comparing the most general things just because you don’t like Taylor. https://t.co/ORySBD7tQf
— t⭐️ (@reputytion) May 2, 2019
I can’t believe that twitter has gotten to the point where people are comparing Beyoncé and Taylor’s drum lines.. so Taylor used drums, lots of people do big whoop.. I love Bey but this really isn’t THAT big of a deal
— A? (@textmebxck) May 2, 2019
And then you have other folks on social media who don’t have a dog in the fight and are just sitting back and enjoying the action.
Beyonce fandom vs Taylor Swift fandom rn pic.twitter.com/meWxfxcjkj
— Seth Abramovitch (@SethAbramovitch) May 2, 2019
So far, Taylor Swift has yet to comment on the controversy.
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