Why is ‘Taylor Swift is over party’ trending?

THE self proclaimed “cancel culture” targeted their next victim in pop star Taylor Swift.

Celebrities are often the target of the “cancel culture”, and this time around Swift was targeted after “Taylor Swift is over party” began trending on Twitter the afternoon of March 3.

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Pop star Taylor SwiftCredit: AP:Associated Press

Why is ‘Taylor Swift is over party’ trending?

The trend started when Swift’s fans decided to flood singer John Mayer’s TikTok account.

The singer recently joined the social media platform and shared his first TikTok video.

However, he was welcomed by Swift’s fans who held him accountable for breaking her heart years back.

The pop star’s fans began leaving hateful comments under Mayer’s TikTok post.

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Taylor Swift is the latest target of the ‘cancel culture’Credit: AFP or licensors
Some included comments like, “Omg isn’t this that old guy Taylor Swift wrote the song about.”

Another user wrote, “We ain’t forget what you did to Taylor, John.”

At the same time, folks on Twitter began digging up Swift’s past and shared pictures of why they thought she should be cancelled.

In 2016, the pop singer saw similar backlash in the fallout of her relationship with DJ Calvin Harris.

What is the ‘cancel culture’?

“Cancel culture” is an internet movement when someone is thrust out of social or professional circles.

Celebrities are often the target of the “cancel culture,” where social media users attempt to stop supporting that individual.

Dictionary.com defines “cancel culture” as, “withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive.”

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The ‘cancel culture’ is when Twitter or TikTok users create a movement withdrawing support for public figures or companies after they have done or said something considered offensiveCredit: Reuters

Who were some victims of the ‘cancel culture’?

On March 2, a war ensued between Twitter and TikTok users against fans of rapper Eminem.

Twitter and TikTok users were calling out Eminem over his history of controversial lyrics involving themes of violence and domestic abuse.

Critics pointed out his 2010 collaboration with Rihanna Love the Way You Lie.

The line “I know I’m a liar/If she ever tries to f*****’ leave again, I’ma tie her to the bed and set this house on fire,” was highlighted as an example for the rapper to be cancelled.

However, Eminem’s fans came to the defense of the rapper saying these controversies are spoken of in the past tense and that controversy was part of his brand.

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Rapper Eminem was the latest victim of the ‘cancel culture,’ calling him out over his history of controversial lyrics involving themes of violence and domestic abuseCredit: Getty Images – Getty
The ‘cancel culture’ have also outed Goya Foods chief executive Robert Unanue over his continued praise about former president Donald Trump.

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida on February 28, Unanue called Trump “the real, legitimate, and still actual president of the United States.”

He said: “It’s just an honor to be here. But my biggest honor today is gonna be that — I think we’re gonna be on the same stage — as, in my opinion, the real, the legitimate, and the still actual president of the United States, Donald J. Trump.”

Unanue then went on to joke about the abuse he could receive from making the claim.

He said: “Sorry Twitter, I’ve already been canceled. You can’t do it again. No way.”