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Topics: Emily Ratajkowski, Taylor Swift
Stewart Perrie
Topics: Emily Ratajkowski, Taylor Swift
Emily Ratajkowski has made a bold claim after seeing Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour.
The model has been honest about not really vibing to the pop star's music years ago but has recently come around to it.
In an interview with Troye Sivan on her podcast, High Low with EmRata, the 32-year-old said she was blown away by Swift's artistry and sheer talent.
"I kind of grew up [with] a little snobbery around my generation," she said to her podcast guest, who is a friend of Swift's.
"I wasn't somebody who listened to pop music a ton."
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While she initially believed that just because something is popular doesn't make it good, her mind switched a bit.
"Actually, a lot of times the things that are popular are actually just incredibly good.
"I came around...It changed it for me completely."
However, she then pivoted to her feelings specifically about Taylor and her views on people not like the 33-year-old's music.
"I was not a Swiftie and now I'm like, 'You know what that means? That means I was a misogynist that I didn't f**k with Taylor Swift'," she said.
"Because I went to her concert and I was like, 'This person is an incredible songwriter, an incredible performer, and anybody who says anything else? Like, they have issues. And actually maybe not a very sophisticated palette'.
"If you don't like Taylor Swift, then, like, you don't understand things."
The line about people being a misogynist if they don't appreciate the 'autumn' singer didn't sit well with some fans.
Many took to social media saying it isn't that black and white.
One said: "It’s fine to be a fan and acknowledge her talent but the logic here is interesting."
Another added: "Not liking Taylor Swift makes you a misogynist...?"
A third wrote: "If I was her PR team, my god, I'd be at the bar right now."
Ratajkowski has defended Swift before and raced to the singer's defence when a 2012 interview resurfaced on social media.
She praised the singer for the way she handled Ellen DeGeneres 'uncomfortable' questions when the TV host asked her whether she had dated certain male celebrities.
"Watching that [interview], I was so struck by how clear she's being about what is making her uncomfortable," the model told Elle earlier this year.
"I think the lens that I would've viewed that interview from 10 years ago versus now has evolved so much, which is why is struck me. I was in bed falling asleep and commented on it, not because I thought it was going to make headlines at all.
"She's another example of a woman who has been faced with such blatant misogyny and sexism, and yet we don't want to admit that, because she's powerful and successful, and also she's white.
"There's a bunch of reasons, which I think are fair and important to bring up in the conversation, but that clip in particular was just so striking to me because she was communicating very clearly about why she didn't feel comfortable with what was happening.
"And it was making everyone laugh. It actually upset me. And I think that just even that speaks to a larger thing I've noticed, where people don't listen to femme-presenting people."