Pop sensation Taylor Swift released a new music video for “Wildest Dreams” before the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) on Aug. 30.

Swift, who is no stranger to criticism, received hefty backlash following the premiere. The online newspaper, The Daily Dot, posted a heavy analysis of the music video, claiming it whitewashes the time period and romanticizes African colonialism.

“…for a clip that’s set in Africa, it’s about as white as a Sunday morning farmer’s market,” the Daily Dot reported.

Swift’s video features her and actor Scott Eastwood as Hollywood actors in the 20th century filming a movie together. A romance blooms between the two while on set but when they return home, they go back to their respective roles.

It never came across as racist or whitewashed. The music video is mainly focused on Swift and Eastwood. There were very few background actors and animals that were also featured on the screen.

Joseph Kahn, director of the music video, came to its defense following the backlash, according to Time magazine. “There is no political agenda in the video. Our only goal was to tell a tragic love story in classic Hollywood iconography,” Kahn said.

A tragic love story is what is portrayed in “Wildest Dreams.” There is no racism, whitewashing or anything of the sort. I think this is just another example of how critical and personal we make everything as a society today.

Not only is Swift known to be a charitable celebrity, but also she would never intentionally make her work something that would be attacking another race or culture. Swift is a known feminist and speaks freely on equality for everyone.

Attacking her video when she is a known feminist is hypocritical. How can you attack someone who stands up for equality? Many of the people who do overanalyze every step that Swift takes are proclaimed feminists themselves.

Can Swift do anything right? Anything she does never seems to be enough to satisfy the minds of the world. I am sure as I am writing this article, there are articles being published about what Swift was wearing today, why she should watch who she hangs around, who she dates, where she goes, etc.

I understand that once you are in the spotlight you must deal with the good and the bad. But as a whole, I think we all need to step back and realize that no one is perfect and most are just trying to be decent human beings.

You may not like “Wildest Dreams,” but that does not mean that it is offensive. Instead of shouting random accusations, we should just analyze the video for what it is: a four-minute love story to go along with a catchy song.

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