Renowned cultural critic Camille Puglia has slammed Taylor Swift for being an 'obnoxious Nazi Barbie' in an essay published by the Hollywood Reporter yesterday.
Taking umbrage to the 25-year-old singer for her highly-publicised #GirlSquad, Puglia, 68, comments that Taylor should 'retire that obnoxious Nazi Barbie routine of wheeling out friends and celebrities as performance props,' in what the critic describes as 'an exhibitionistic overkill'.
She continues, the 'tittering, tongues-out mugging of Swift's bear-hugging posse' presents a 'silly, regressive public image' which does not help advance the women's cause. Girls squads, she says, should be more about 'mentoring, exchanging advice and experience and launching exciting and innovative joint projects'.
'Women need to study the immensely productive dynamic of male bonding in history,' she asserts. 'With their results-oriented teamwork, men largely have escaped the sexual jealousy, emotionalism and spiteful turf wars that sometimes dog women.'
She concludes that women should not focus on socialising but hone in 'like a laser' on 'their own creative gifts'.
'Writing about Taylor Swift is a horrific ordeal for me,' the postscript to the article read, 'because her twinkly persona is such a scary flashback to the fascist blondes who ruled the social scene during my youth.'
An extreme comparison, it must be said.
But with 67.3million Twitter followers and 58.3million on Instagram to date, we can't imagine Taylor has all that much to worry about.
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Taylor Swift in LA, 14 January 2015

Taylor Swift in Jenny Packham at InStyle And Warner Bros. 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party, 11 January 2015

Taylor Swift in New York, 3 January 2015

Taylor Swift performing on New Year's Eve 2015 In Times Square, 31 December 2014

Taylor Swift in New York, 26 December 2014

Taylor Swift In New York City, 24 December 2014

Taylor Swift In New York City, 22 December 2014

Taylor Swift In New York, 19 December 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 15 December 2014
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Taylor Swift at Billboard Women In Music Luncheon, 12 December 2014

Taylor Swift in Reem Acra at Z100s Jingle Ball 2014, 12 December 2014

Tayloor Swift at Z100's Jingle Ball 2014 Presented By Goldfish Puffs, 10 December 2014

Taylor Swift in New York, 11 December 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 10 December 2014

Taylor Swift in Sachin & Babi at the Jingle Bell Ball, 7 December 2014

Taylor Swift in Romona Keveza at KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2014, Los Angeles, 5 December 2014

Taylor Swift at KIIS FM's Jingle Ball 2014 Powered by LINE, 5 December 2014

Taylor Swift at The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, 2 December 2014

Taylor Swift at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, 2 December 2014

Taylor Swift at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show - Pink Carpet Arrivals, 2 December 2014

Taylor Swift at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show - After Party Arrivals, 2 December 2014

Tylor Swift in Michael Kors at the American Music Awards, 23 November 2014

Tayloor Swift at the American Music Awards , 23 November 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 14 November 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 13 November 2014

Taylor Swift in New York, 12 November 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 30 October 2014

Taylor Swift at SiriusXM's 'Town Hall', 29 October 2014

Taylor Swift in New York, 28 October 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 28 October 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 27 October 2014

Taylor Swift at ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live' , 23 October 2014

Taylor Swift in Los Angeles, 21 October 2014

Taylor Swift, 8 October 2014

Taylor Swift in Paris, 7 October 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 3 October 2014

Taylor Swift at iHeartRadio Music Festival, 19 September 2014

Taylor Swift performing at iHeartRadio Music Festival, 19 September 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 16 September 2014

Taylor Swift in New York, 15 September 2014

Taylor Swift, 15 September 2014

Taylor Swift at 'Deutscher Radiopreis 2014', 4 September 2014

Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards, 24 August 2014

Taylor Swift at Yahoo Taping, 14 August 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 14 August 2014

Taylor Swift at Late Night with Seth Meyers, 13 August 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 12 August 2014

Taylor Swift at 'The Giver' New York Premiere, 11 August 2014

Taylor Swift at the Teen Choice Awards, 10 August 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 6 August 2014

Taylor Swift in New York, 1 August 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 30 July 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 24 July 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 22 July 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 21 July 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City , 18 July 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 16 July 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 14 July 2014

Taylor Swift in New York , 11 July 2014

Taylor Swift in New York City, 9 July 2014

Taylor Swift in New York, 7 July 2014

Taylor Swift wearing Top Shop in New York, 2 July 2014

Taylor Swift at the 'Charles James- Beyond Fashion' Costume Institute Gala, 5 May 2014

Taylor Swift seen arriving at the after party for Saturday Night Live, 13 Apri 2014

Taylor Swift at the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, 6 April 2014

Taylor Swift at the 49th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, 6 April 2014

Taylor Swift arrives at the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter, 2 March 2014

Taylor Swift at The Weinstein Company's Academy Award party, 1 March 2014

Taylor Swift attends the Clive Davis And The Recording Academy's 2014 Pre-GRAMMY Gala at The Beverly Hilton, 25 January 2014

Taylor Swift attends the 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, 12 January 2014

Taylor Swift arrives at the 2014 InStyle And Warner Bros. 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards Post-Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel, 12 January 2014

Taylor Swift in Stella McCartney at Kensington Palace for the Centrepoint Winter Whites Gala, 26 November 2013

Taylor Swift arrives at the 2013 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A., 24 November 2013

Taylor Swift attends the Weinstein Company's holiday party at RivaBella, 21 November 2013

Taylor Swift in Elie Saab at the 47th annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena, 6 November 2013

Taylor Swift in Houghton, Honored As 2013 Songwriter Artist Of The Year By The Nashville Songwriters Association International, 13 October 2013

Taylor Swift in Reem Acra at Romeo And Juliet premiere, 24 September 2013

Taylor Swift in Hervé Léger By Max Azria at the MTV VMAs, 25 August 2013

Taylor Swift in Emilio Pucci at The Fragrance Foundation Awards, 12 June 2013

Taylor Swift in New York, 17 January 2015

Taylor Swift in Zuhair Murad at the Billboard Music Awards, 19 May 2013

Taylor Swift in J Mendel at Met Gala, 6 May 2013

Taylor Swift in Dolce & Gabbana at the 48th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards , April 2013

Taylor Swift in J Mendel at Grammy Awards, February 2013

Taylor Swift Kaufman Franco at 40 Principales Awards, Madrid, January 2013

Taylor Swift in Donna Karan at the Golden Globe Awards, January 2013

Taylor Swift in Elie Saab at NRJ Music Awards 2013, January 2013

Taylor Swift in Ralph Lauren at People's Choice Awards, January 2013

Taylor Swift in Oscar de la Renta at the Ripple of Hope Gala, December 2012

Taylor Swift in New York, December 2012

Taylor Swift in Kate Spade at the Kiis FM Jungle Ball, December 2012

Taylor Swift at the Jingle Ball 2012, 7 December 2012

Taylor Swift turning on the lights at Westfield, November 2012

Taylor Swift performing at the MTV EMAs, November 2012

Taylor Swift in J Mendel at the MTV EMAs, November 2012

Taylor Swift at the ARIA Awards in Sydney, 29 November 2012

Taylor Swift on The US X Factor, 15 November 2012

Taylor Swift at Westfield Shopping Centre, 6 November 2012

Taylor Swift in Jenny Packham at the CMA Awards, 1 November 2012

Taylor Swift at the CMA Awards Show, 1 November 2012

Taylor Swift at the Radio 1 Teen Awards, October 2012

Taylor Swift at her Red CD launch party, October 2012

Taylor Swift at the ABC Studios in New York, 22 October 2012

Taylor Swift in London, 4 October 2012

Taylor Swift shopping in New York, September 2012

Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Awards, September 2012

Taylor Swift cycling in New York, August 2012

Taylor Swift in Reiss at the BBC teen awards, November 2010

Taylor Swift in Kaufman Franco at the Grammys, January 2010

Taylor Swift, 2007

Taylor Swift at the CMAs, 2007
