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Olivia Petter: Selena Gomez’s new song is an insult to women everywhere – especially herself
‘High-maintenance’ is just a synonym for ‘crazy’, writes Olivia Petter. Men shouldn’t use it to describe women – and women like Gomez certainly shouldn’t use it describe themselves
Selena Gomez was criticised for being too thin when dating Justin Bieber. Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images
The worst thing you can call a woman is “crazy”. But since most people know that now – I hope – there are a few new contenders. Personally, I think these include “baby” (infantilising), “cow” (sexist), and “psycho” (see “crazy”). But another, less discussed, term has emerged, and it was recently bandied around by Selena Gomez.
