'Look What You Made Me Do' director defends Taylor Swift against music video backlash

Look what you made him do.
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'Look What You Made Me Do' director defends Taylor Swift against music video backlash
Joseph Kahn and Taylor Swift at the VMAs. Credit: Jeff Kravitz/MTV1415/FilmMagic/getty

Taylor Swift's music video for her new revenge-inspired hit "Look What You Made Me Do" came out less than one week ago, and there are already so many opinions.

Taylor has embraced the slithering snake identity she's been dubbed with and has declared that the old, good-girl Taylor is officially dead. But many people still aren't buying it.

Not only did some slam her video for resembling Beyoncé's "Formation," others felt her symbolism-heavy video was too calculated and disingenuous.

Now "Look What You Made Me Do" director and Taylor's longtime collaborator, Joseph Kahn, is defending Taylor against the music industry's "double standards."

Kahn has already had to speak out against the Beyoncé copy-cat rumors, and he does have a point here. Taylor once received death threats for simply calling out her ex-boyfriend in a song, and she's currently receiving plenty of hate online after releasing her video.

But she's clearly not lacking in support. Her fans echoed Kahn's sentiments by defending Taylor against the haters.

Taylor's rebranding may be a bit jarring compared to the old, "dead" Taylor's shiny reputation, but the effectiveness of the way she's deciding to shed her skin is still up for debate.

Either way, she is putting on one hell of a show.

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Samantha was a Watercooler Web Culture & Lifestyle intern at Mashable. Follow her on Twitter @samiscelz.

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