For some time, Taylor Swift shied away from the feminist label.
When The Daily Beast asked Swift if she was a feminist back in 2012, she said:
And some even went to extremes to show how feminist and T. Swift go together:
But in an interview with The Guardian, Swift is now calling herself a feminist. Loud and proud.
According to Beyoncé, Chimamanda Adichie, and Merriam-Webster, this is the definition of the word "feminist":
Dunham *applauded* T. Swift for her ability to grow and change in such a public way.