Ginny & Georgia has earned…
mixedreviews from prominent culture publications, to put it mildly. But the teen dramedy doomed itself when it made a joke about Taylor Swift that fans interpreted as misogynistic, and they responded by review-bombing the show by the thousands. Featured Video Hide
The contentious line appears in the
Ginny & Georgia season 1 finale, “The Worst Betrayal Since Jordyn and Kylie.” Ginny is having an argument with her mother, Georgia, and snaps, “What do you care? You go through men faster than Taylor Swift.” Advertisement Hide
The line is based off an old stereotype that Swift is a reckless serial dater since some of her early hits were inspired by her high-profile exes. It’s misogynistic because it assumes that 1) women can only make good art in relation to the men in their lives, and 2) Swift writing about her relationships is in any way unique when in reality, countless male artists get praised for doing the exact same thing.