Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Please Stop Body Shaming Over the Holidays
glamour.comBy Now that the holidays are upon us, we have an important reminder: Unsolicited body shaming—and/or general , weight, or eating habits—aren't just rude but actively damaging.
Both and mental health experts agree that these types of comments, no matter how “well-intentioned,” doesn’t help anyone—it does the opposite.“Any comments about the body are harmful, especially for those struggling with body image or disordered eating,” , PsyD, psychologist and director of clinical outreach and education at eating disorder recovery organization , tells Glamour. “Even when certain comments are intended to be a compliment, it’s a reminder that their body is being noticed, assessed, and ultimately judged by you.” There’s so much more discuss anyway.
Maybe it's the first time the family has gathered in a while, right? Isn’t anyone curious about—I don’t know—how or what I'm really doing, as opposed to how I look in a pair of jeans? “The holidays are purported to be about family, yet exaggerated praise about weight loss, comments about clothes fitting tighter or needing to lose ‘the freshman 15’ over break change the focus to something much more harmful,” , LCSW, a psychotherapist at , tells Glamour. “Food and weight-centric comments take away from the real meaningful conversations like, ‘how was your vacation?” and ‘are you learning anything interesting at school?’” In other words, those “well-meaning“ comments can spoil perfectly good family time and the priceless opportunity to connect on a deeper level.As we’ve seen with the so-called “ however, some people prioritize thinness above all else.
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