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Taylor Swift’s Racial Blind Spot

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R&B singer The Weeknd recently opened up about how Swift petted him—like a pet—when they met. But Swift’s odd racial behavior goes back further than that.

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In his new Rolling Stone cover story, The Weeknd dropped a bomb about the first night he met reigning pop queen Taylor Swift, aka the whitest girl at the party.

According to the “Can’t Feel My Face” singer, Swift opened with a compliment, calling one of his early hits “The Morning”...

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