where he states: “You can’t criticize Islam as a set of ideas… because you’re inherently criticizing people. But that’s a problem with society because Islamophobia does exist, people are bigoted. But what that really is is thick, bigoted people not liking brown people. Whereas I love people, I love brown people. I just don’t know when I’m allowed to be offended.
Although it’s not Swift’s responsibility to account for a man’s disparaging comments, many are still dubious about what this could all mean for her fanbase. Many Swifties are finding it hard to believe that Swift is associating with Healy at all, much less dating him. Others are speculating that Swift is using Ice Spice for what might be a transparent attempt at damage control. Regardless of if it’s a PR stunt or not, the unexpected collaboration is on everyone’s mind.
And since this Ice Spice-Taylor Swift collab has only been out for a day, it’ll be interesting to see how this Healy-Spice-Swift drama will all unfold.