Taylor Swift has been dominating the charts over the past week after releasing her 10th studio album "Midnights." But, the singer also faced controversy after dropping the music video for her song, "Anti-Hero."
According to Billboard, critics accused the pop star of being "fatphobic" over a scene in the video where Swift was seen stepping on to a weighing scale that reads "fat."
One user called out the "Paper Rings" hitmaker, saying the scene was a "s***** way to describe her body image struggles."
"Fat people don't need to have it reiterated yet again that it's everyone's worst nightmare to look like us," the user added.
Despite the criticisms, "The View" hosts got the singer's back as they defended her on the latest episode of the show, saying there was nothing wrong with the visuals because the pop star was just sharing her personal experience.
Host Sunny Hostin noted that the people criticizing Swift for her video "missed the point." She also offered her interpretation, saying the "Midnight Rain" songstress is an artist under an agency that controls her artistry.
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"it's a personal experience a lot of women experience. I've experienced it, and men. You get on the scale and you're a perfectly normal weight and all you see is fat," she added.
Whoopi Goldberg chimed in the conversation, telling the public that let Swift "have her feelings." She also urged critics to not watch the video if it doesn't sit well with them.
The award-winning host concluded her remarks by saying people should call out society instead of the pop star because social media teach other people to look different and obtain a specific standard.
Taylor Swift Explains 'Anti-Hero'
The singer previously opened up the deep meaning behind her single "Anti-Hero" where she noted that it's one of her favorite tracks from her long list of music catalog.
The reason why the song was personal to her was because of its origin as she talked about her insecurities in detail.
Throughout her life, Swift struggled with the idea of not being a person anymore because of her fame. She told fans not to feel bad for her as the song is a "guided tour" through all the things that she hated about herself.
"I like 'Anti-Hero' a lot because I think it's really honest," she added.
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