Taylor Swift TikTok and Reddit Posts

Taylor Swift is arguably one of the most popular and influential celebrities. Of particular interest, is her power as a role model for millions of fans across the world. Swift has spoken openly about different cultural issues, including her struggles with disordered eating and diet culture. Thus, the purpose of this paper was to explore whether Swift’s disclosures of her own eating and body image struggles impacted her fans. Over 200 TikTok and Reddit posts related to Swift and eating disorders or body image, as well as their associated comments were qualitatively coded to examine relevant themes. Key themes included: Swift as a role model for disordered eating recovery, use of or identification with specific Swift songs to illustrate struggles with eating or body image, continued objectification of Swift’s body, and conflicted reaction to a scene in Swift’s video for “Anti-Hero” that depicted the word “fat” on a scale. Overall, Swift’s disclosures of her own eating/body image struggles positively impacted her fans’ relationships with their eating behaviors and body image. This analysis illustrates the positive influence celebrities can have while also highlighting the limitations of personal disclosures to impact understanding of systemic issues like anti-fat bias.泰勒·斯威夫特（Taylor Swift）无疑是全球最具人气与影响力的名人之一。尤为值得关注的是，她作为全球数百万粉丝的榜样所具备的正向影响力。斯威夫特曾公开谈及诸多社会文化议题，其中包括她本人与失调性进食及节食文化抗争的经历。因此本研究旨在探讨：斯威夫特公开分享自身进食与身体意象困扰的经历，是否对其粉丝产生了影响。研究人员对超200条与斯威夫特、进食障碍或身体意象相关的TikTok、Reddit帖子及其配套评论进行了质性编码，以挖掘相关核心主题。核心主题包括：斯威夫特作为失调性进食康复者的榜样形象；粉丝借助斯威夫特的特定歌曲来阐述自身进食或身体意象困境，或是将自身与这些歌曲产生共情；对斯威夫特身体的持续物化现象；以及针对斯威夫特Anti-Hero（《反英雄》）MV中体重秤显示“fat”一词的场景所产生的矛盾反应。整体而言，斯威夫特公开自身进食与身体意象困扰的经历，对粉丝们处理自身进食行为与身体意象的方式产生了积极影响。本分析既展现了名人所能产生的积极影响，同时也指出了个人公开分享行为在影响公众对系统性问题（如反肥胖偏见）的认知方面存在的局限性。