All hell broke loose on the internet recently when Taylor Swift fans noticed that Netflix's newest show, Ginny and Georgia, placed a pretty sexist (and TBH, extremely played-out) joke about their favorite singer in the script. To refresh your memory, title character Georgia Miller made the mistake of saying, “What do you care? You go through men faster than Taylor Swift.” Oooof.
Taylor Swift—who casually has two exclusive projects on Netflix, might I add—caught wind of the joke and let her opinion on the matter be known:
"Hey Ginny & Georgia," Taylor tweeted. "2010 called and it wants its lazy, deeply sexist joke back. How about we stop degrading hard working women by defining this horse shit as FuNnY. Also, @netflix after Miss Americana this outfit doesn’t look cute on you. Happy Women’s History Month I guess."
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After some of the backlash died down, Antonia Gentry—who plays Ginny on the show—took to Instagram and told her followers that her character is an imperfect woman that "dares to be flawed." She wrote:
"Thank you for the love and support you have shown me and our show, “Ginny and Georgia,” over the last week.
I never would have imagined something like this as a young girl — that is, having a voice capable of impact. It is so meaningful to see the hundreds of messages from fans in my inbox who feel seen, heard and understood because of the show and its characters. It has also been fun to hear from those who were just happy to be along for an entertaining ride.
As someone who grew up feeling voiceless and unimportant, and who did not see herself reflected on screen, Ginny Miller was finally a reprieve. Finally, a character who was just as confused and imperfect as I was gets a chance to exist. Ginny Miller, though fictional, is a character who reflects all of life’s contradictions and imperfections.I fell in love with playing as Ginny Miller because she is a character who dares to be flawed, a character who tries her hardest to melt into the world around her seamlessly, but is consistently told no. She is a character among many in the show who implicate us all. She shows us our own biases, prejudices and injustices. She loves, she lies and she stands up for what she believes in — even though she may not have all of her facts straight. She makes mistakes — morally, mentally, physically, emotionally — and not just within herself, but within the broken world she lives in.
I am so delighted to work with talented, earnest and honest women who aren’t afraid of pulling back the curtain and exposing all of life’s intricacies — the good and the bad, all with a glass of wine in hand, and a tongue in cheek. To all of the people who have sent hundreds of messages about feeling seen for the first time, whether through Ginny or another character in “Ginny and Georgia,” thank you for your voices and inspiration.
With so much love,
Toni <3"
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