Taylor Swift cut the controversial bathroom scale scene from the music video for one of her latest “Midnights” tracks, “Anti-Hero.” The latest update on the material comes after debates over the scene have emerged, causing a backlash.
The scene in question sees the 32-year-old singer stepping on a scale that showed a “fat” label instead of a numerical weight.
Entertainment Tonight confirmed that the controversial moment from the music video has been edited on Apple Music. It noted that instead of the camera panning to the scale, the revised version shows the artist’s anti-hero clone looking at her with disappointment.
The music video for “Anti-Hero” premiered on Friday, the same day Taylor Swift dropped her tenth studio album, “Midnights.” It is said that the artist herself wrote and directed the material for the track.
ET, in its report published Wednesday, shared that while the scene no longer exists in the music video on Apple Music, the version of the material on YouTube remains unedited.
It is reportedly unclear who made the decision to go with the edit. Nevertheless, the outlet revealed that it has reached out to the “Paper Rings” singer’s reps about the matter.
The latest move to revise the music video comes after several individuals slammed the “fat” scale scene as damaging and offensive. Others even reportedly deemed it “anti-fat” and “fatphobic.”
Page Six, in its report published Wednesday, shared some of the critics’ comments about the controversial scene from the music video for “Anti-Hero.”
One netizen is said to have stated that the moment from the material “is a s-tty way to describe her body image struggles,” adding that “fat people don’t need to have it reiterated yet again that it’s everyone’s worst nightmare to look like us.”
A different individual, on the other hand, seemingly shared a suggestion instead of a criticism. Swift could have reportedly put "not thin enough" as it would have likely "been more in line" with her message "on top of not being offensive."
While criticisms have become apparent, the publication said several fans of Taylor Swift came to her defense. One reportedly stated that “having insecurities is no longer allowed bc it might make a fat person somewhere upset.”
Another fan is also shared to have pointed out that the songstress is “sharing her story” through the track and the music video before later adding, “I don’t get why someone feeling fat (no matter how unhealthy the thought) is wrong?”