After rumors of Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn breaking up spread like wildfire across the Internet, a new wave of rumors and controversies is rocking the singer's fandom.
According to a report by Rolling Stone, some Swifties began speculating on the "Anti-Hero" singer's sexuality-whether or not she's queer.
They even have a name for it: "Gaylor." This is a long-standing fan theory, and it points to several interactions Swift has had with some of her friends, like model Karlie Kloss and actress Diana Agron.
Some even theorize that the "Lavender Haze" singer was allegedly supposed to come out with the release of her seventh studio album, "Lover."
Swift's fans are generally split between believers, non-believers, and the neutrals.
"This community is just one good case study of how fandoms generally operate because of the size and the history of the community," said Avneesh Chandra about the peculiar landscape of the fandom.
"But if you are able to understand one example of the way this happens online, hopefully, it will help you contextualize other instances, because nothing is an isolated phenomenon."
Entertainment or Invasive
According to The Daily Targum, these "Gaylor" sentiments and theories can be pretty invasive to the singer's personal life and career.
Swift is no stranger to a handful of controversies and has always been linked to being a serial dater.
For some people, Swift's life might be considered entertainment, but it was because of the constant invasion of her privacy that she decided to shy away from the public eye for over a year.
It might be hilarious or even amusing for some to think that everyone's favorite song-like "Cruel Summer" or "Welcome to New York"-might actually be about a woman, instead of a man, but many Swifties think otherwise.
Joke or Harassment?
According to Cristina Lopez G, some Swifties might be breaching the singer's trust by becoming too comfortable with sharing their ideas and theories online.
"It's very easy to dismiss what happens within fandoms as not important or as not serious," she said. "But the doxxing is real and the harassment is real, and oftentimes this harassment has really homophobic connotations. And it is affecting real life, like people who were outed because they had posted about this theory. We wanted to take both communities equally seriously to see what their behaviors really do."
Instead of what seems like promoting and supporting, these accusations and rumors are only hurting Swift, her private life, and her career.
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