‘Deranged’ newspaper lashed for ‘self-indulgent rant’ about Taylor Swift’s race

Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton has lashed The Saturday Paper for its “self-indulgent rant” about Taylor Swift’s “whiteness”. The newspaper published an article titled ‘The exclusionary empowerment of Taylor Swift’ where the author took aim at the global superstar’s failure to write about the “social and political issues around her”. “She is the sound of whiteness. She makes music that confirms whiteness for an audience large enough to be reassured by its whiteness,” the article read. Mr Houghton took aim at the “deranged” publication for trying to “shame” Swift’s fans. “Do we really need Taylor Swift to weigh into the incredibly complex Middle Eastern issues for us to know she is a good person? Do we need to always be defined by our personal political views?” he said.