like great female friends, in NYC. After Lorde “dissed” Swifty last
year (except Lorde didn’t really, she just said Taylor is too perfect),
they became friends. Lorde came to Taylor’s 24th birthday party (a
garden party) in Melbourne. They hung out in LA when Lorde came in for
the Grammys. Lorde says that they talk a lot too, and that Taylor gives
great advice. So when Lorde was asked some absolutely bizarre
questions about her friendship with Taylor, Lorde answered in the best
way she could because FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, can’t two women be friends
without everyone saying “lesbians”?
Not that there’s anything wrong with that! New Zealander[From Us Weekly]
Lorde got into a bit of a tiff on Monday, March 10 with radio host Kyle
Sandilands of KIIS FM, who sidetracked discussing her Australian tour
in favor of her blossoming friendship with singer-songwriter Taylor
Swift.
“I see you guys’ pictures everywhere are you guys together now?”
Sandilands asked (via the Daily Mail), later clarifying, “Not together
as in lesbians, I’m not talking about ‘Ellen together’ I’m talking
about, like you guys are friendly right?”
But rather than acting offended by the radio host’s initial
implications, the “Royals” singer, 17, seemed more upset that he threw
out the phrase “Ellen together.”
“What do you mean you’re not talking about ‘Ellen together,’ is there something wrong with lesbians?” she asked.
“Oh my god no, I would love that!” he exclaimed. “Are you going to confirm now you’re in a lesbian relationship with her?”
“Don’t even try it,” the Grammy winner calmly replied.
The shock jock continued to pester Lorde about her friendship with
the “Red” singer, 24, but the breakout star remained relatively
tight-lipped and understandably irritated by the entire conversation.
“I do love her though, we get along well with her. She’s very down to earth, right?” Sandilands asked.
After an awkward pause, the “Royals” crooner replied, “Uh… yeah.”
The radio host then sarcastically commented, “Don’t go too overboard explaining the friendship then.”
Seemingly annoyed, Lorde responded, “I won’t, believe me.”
The dynamic duo were last spotted together, dancing in the streets of
New York City on Sunday, March 9. And in February 2014, Lorde visited
Swift in California where they were spotted frolicking on the beach in
Malibu and going on a shopping spree in the Los Angeles neighborhood of
Brentwood.
Lorde has been dating 24-year-old photographer James Lowe since
December 2013, and though she’s currently single, Swift’s high-profile
flames have been countlessly chronicled in her many chart-topping songs.
This feels like such a dated conversation. But that just goes to
show you – the overwhelming majority of radio DJs are still stuck in an
era when some lesbian insinuations are the height of comedy. Har har,
two women are friends, har har, let’s joke about how they’re lesbians.
And then when he got called out on it, he went to an even more tired
trope: he’s cool with lesbians because lesbians are super-sexy and he
would totally be into watching, right? Ugh. I don’t blame Lorde at all
for shutting it down. I’m actually sort of surprised she was able to
finish out the interview.
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