About
The Taylor Swift “Famous” Lyrics Controversy, or Taylor Is a Snake/Snek refer to the controversy surrounding musician Taylor Swift and her reaction to the lyrics coming from a Kanye West song titled “Famous” off of his album “The Life of Pablo” and the various responses to it.
History
The controversy initial started after the release of “The Life of Pablo” with reactions to the song “Famous”, because of the the lines…
I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex
Why? I made that bitch famous (God damn)
I made that bitch famous
In response Taylor Swift claimed she was offended and never approved the lyrics. But Kanye West claimed she did approve the lyrics, with Swift and her supporters denying the claim. However on the 18th of July, Kim Kardashian, Kanye West’s wife, uploaded videos on SnapChat of Kanye West and Taylor Swift having the conversation (which she then uploaded to her Instagram account). Since then there were various reactions to videos, with hashtags on twitter like #KimExposedTaylorParty and #TaylorIsASnake started being used. Various websites and media outlets like Buzzfeed and 4chans /mu/ have been discussing and reporting on the drama and creating various image macros on the subject.
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