Poehler-Fey-Swiftgate, or Why Taylor Swift is a Hypocrite

Ok, Miss Swift, this week you made headlines yet again by (yet again) bemoaning the free publicity you've been given being mocked by those more talented than yourself. Your songs are cute (sometimes), you're beautiful, aaaand that is the extent of it. It was undoubtedly rude of Kanye West to take your mic and interrupt your speech at the VMAs, but let's be real here: he did more for your career with that move than a thousand of your doppelganger songs about failed relationships ever could have. Still, it was okay for you to be peeved about that; nobody expects to face fame's wrath while they are literally still on stage accepting an award, especially from a fellow musician. 

Your backlash against Amy Poehler and Tina Fey, however, has gone too far. This week, you told Vanity Fair that Katie Couric, one of your "favorite people" (Really? Did you ever actually watch any of her serious interviews? Or are you basing this solely on her role in Shark Tale and interview with Bieber?), relayed to you a quote that "There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women," when asked what you thought of the rather tame joke they made at the Golden Globes, to keep you away from Michael J. Fox's son.  Rightfully, Fey and Poehler's response has been little more than to suggest you learn to take a joke, a sentiment echoed by most of the world. But there's something else missing here. 

Taylor, you have committed the very sin about which you are-- pardon my french-- bitching. Amy Poehler and Tina Fey are comedians. They are paid to be funny and when hosting awards shows, that entails poking fun at celebrities. You want to be famous, expect to get fun of for the things that got you famous and in your case that is dating around. Their joke was only different from the ones countless other people have made about you in their specific choice of male reference, but trust me the idea was not new. What's new is that you are now trying to tear down the joke because it was made by women. Let that soak in. Women whose job it is to be funny, you want not to be funny because it offends you. Sorry, Taylor, comedy is offensive: that's what makes it funny. You've made a fortune (http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-celebrities/singers/taylor-swift-net-worth/ ) lambasting the saps/a-holes/sometimes probably hypothetical guys you've dated and said it's "fair game" for them to write songs in response. So how come it's not fair game for two other ladies to say anything about the love life you've made all too public? 

In closing, here's a little advice from Captain Hindsight.