Was it offensive when a BBC journalist told Taylor Swift that she needed a shower?

Taylor Swift performs on stage at the BBC's The Biggest Weekend in Swansea

Here are some photos of Taylor Swift performing at the BBC’s Biggest Weekend in Swansea over the weekend. Taylor’s Reputation tour is going full-speed, although I don’t know if the gigantic stage-prop snake made it all the way to Swansea, but maybe. In any case, we’re getting a better look at Taylor’s costumes and… they’re not bad? A long-sleeved black leotard-looking thing, with a corset and knee-high boots – it feels very Beyonce to me, but Taylor looks good. The problem is that the ensemble looks pretty warm, especially when you’re performing on what seemed like a warm summery day in Swansea. So Taylor was really sweaty when she came off the stage, her sweatiness was noted by BBC interviewer Greg James:

#TaylorSwift has her first recorded interview after years of not doing them and she's told that she needs a shower… 😑 #BiggestWeekend pic.twitter.com/7d3AQrvfWI

— Taylor Swift News (@Swift_Alert) May 27, 2018

Greg James tells her: “I think you need to have a shower now.” Taylor responded with: “I’m not offended that you said that. There’s a lot going on and none of it’s good here.” She must have been burning up. But the Snake Fam took issue with Greg James’ comment:

I can’t not believe someone had the audacity to tell Taylor Swift to take a shower in her first interview in 2 years.THE NERVE

— NOT A TAYLOR SWIFT STAN ACCOUNT (@WANEGBT_stan) May 28, 2018

‘Taylor Swift’ planning her revenge song against Greg James 😂

— Sally-Anne Tarpy (@SallyTarpy73) May 27, 2018

And in one sentence, Greg James illustrates why @taylorswift13 doesn’t do interviews anymore. Maybe it was you that smelled? pic.twitter.com/wYzEQjOltX

— randi (@randibrocious) May 28, 2018

Quite honestly… I find it a bit rude too, and God knows I’m not part of the Snake Fam. I think there’s a really good chance Greg James meant nothing by it, and he was merely joking around with a star he had interviewed before. But I also think that there is some subtle and sexist body-policing happening with that kind of seemingly innocuous comment – girls don’t have to smell nice all the time. Girls can be dirty and sweaty and smelly and they can not give a f–k about your judgments on their body. Hiiiiisssssssssss.

Taylor Swift performs on stage at the BBC's The Biggest Weekend in Swansea

Taylor Swift performs on stage at the BBC's The Biggest Weekend in Swansea

Photos courtesy of Backgrid.

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