Something that has been on my watchlist for quite a while is Taylor Swift’s Netflix documentary ‘Miss Americana’. It was everything I expected and more. It is an insight into Taylor Swift’s life beyond the fame and sheds light to the impact that the success and media attention has had on her.
The documentary really sheds some insight into the world’s misogynistic view and the slut-shaming that young women, such as Taylor Swift, face especially when in the public eye. Swift also speaks of the impossible beauty standard set for women by society and how this caused her to starve herself. This was a section I found to be particularly powerful and authentic as it highlights such a big struggle women go through.
My favourite part of the documentary was the section in which Swift spoke about how she was politically muzzled throughout her career and warned that ‘a nice girl doesn’t force her opinions on people’ and how she was trained to listen to what everyone else wanted her to be. She finally found her voice and spoke up against Marsha Blackburn and her seemingly misogynistic policies. This part struck something in me because it just showed that it is never too late to use your voice, an excellent message to send to fans.
If you’re looking for something to watch to invoke your inner feminist, ‘Miss Americana’ could be it, as a ‘Swiftie’ I enjoyed this, but as a woman it really resonated with me and made me want to get up and fight the patriarchy.
Kate Harkin 
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