‘Screw you’: Paul Murray slams ‘pompous’ article targeting Taylor Swift’s ‘whiteness’

Sky News host Paul Murray has lashed an article in The Saturday Paper which argued Taylor Swift fans are embracing their “white privilege” by enjoying her music. “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. The Sky News host argued that the global superstar can’t do anything about her skin colour. The article also targeted Swift for her failure to write about climate change and political leaders. “Screw you for being such a pompous piece of work,” Mr Murray said. “Especially when somebody of any celebrity – and it could be your favourite sports star, favourite pop star, your favourite person on TV – but for a lot of people someone like a Taylor Swift literally means it was the light at the end of the tunnel to get through hospital.”