Analysis Of Taylor Is A Bad Role Model

A bad role model, a decent human being, a liar, a generous soul and a cyber bully - there are many varied representations of American Pop Singer, Taylor Swift. An idol to many young girls, singing songs of a broken heart and moving on, it is no wonder parents who read the bulletin are left infuriated with the so called ‘idol’, when Lexie Cartwright, a journalist for the Gold Coast Bulletin, released a damaging article on Taylor Swift’s cyber ‘blow up’ with rapper, Kanye West. The article “Taylor blasts Kanye lyrics from Broadbeach,” reinforces a negative view of Taylor due to her very public online feud over lyrics to Kanye’s song “Famous.” We will see that the article supports the negative representation of Taylor by its use of emotive language and supporting visuals, inviting the audience to view Taylor as a bad role model. However, with a variety of representations of Swift in the media, the image shared by Nine News captioned “Taylor Swift meets Bella Harry” shows Taylor in the traditional, positive stereotype.

The news article by Lexie Cartwright clearly represents the negative interpretation of Taylor, challenging the ‘good girl’ stereotype that typically surrounds Taylor, inviting the audience to view her as a cold hearted, hot headed, lying celebrity who attacks others
The caption ‘Taylor Swift has hit back at rapper Kanye West, while Kim Kardashian has rushed to her husband’s defence’ helps reinforce the connection of good vs evil. Alongside the initial image is the said image of Kim Kardashian also in a strong, powerful pose. The selection of the two images helps to challenge the readers’ typical view of ‘good girl’ Taylor Swift as both images portray strong, powerful women who would easily take the other down in a cat fight to defend their view, again, inviting the reader to view Taylor as a bad role