Nick Cannon is facing backlash following his comments about Taylor Swift. The Wild ‘n Out star, who shares 12 children with six different women, was questioned about his family and personal life during a Monday appearance on The Howard Stern Show, with Cannon at one point telling Stern that he would “absolutely” have his 13th child with Swift, who reportedly recently split from her long-time boyfriend Joe Alwyn.
Cannon’s remarks came after Stern asked the star if his family was complete. After Canon admitted, “Every time I answer this question, I can never answer it correctly,” Stern pushed a bit harder, bringing Swift’s name into the conversation. Asked if Swift was “amazing” enough, Cannon responded, “Absolutely! I’m in, let’s go! I’m all in.” Canon, who praised the 33-year-old as an “amazing songwriter,” added that he admires how Swift is “so vulnerable and open with all her music” and said they could likely bond over their shared experiences of trying to date as a celebrity. Canon said, “Me and Taylor’s numbers are very similar when we’re talking about being in these streets. I think she would relate to me very well based off of like, ‘Yo, you’ve dated a lot of people in the public eye, so have I. We would probably really understand each other.”
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Canon’s remarks came just days after Entertainment Tonight reported that Swift and Alwyn split after six years together. According to a source, the split happened “a few weeks ago” and was “not dramatic.” The relationship “had just run its course. It’s why [Alwyn] hasn’t been spotted at any shows,” the source said. Amid her newly single status and Canon’s comments, social media ignited, with some users dubbing Canon’s remarks as harassment and misogynistic.
Misogyny
“Imagine if he’d said that The Rock can now carry his baby, or Jason Momoa. He wouldn’t, right? Even if they could carry babies. And it’s because a man won’t violate another man’s bodily autonomy without expecting a fight. But a woman? Available to every man, right? No consent?,” the above user continued the Twitter thread. “Taylor Swift has been single for one day (publicly) and already sz-ty men are seeing her as an available womb. That’s what we’re talking about when we we’re talking about reflexive straight cis male misogyny.”
‘Vulgar and disgusting’
“‘Get a job stay away from her’ ISN’T ENOUGH,” one person responded to the dozens of tweets demanding Canon “stay away” from Swift. “This is genuinely vulgar and disgusting and there has to be some form of reprimand? Especially since Taylor’s JUST broken up i-“
‘Exhausting’
“For men who wonder why women wear fake rings and don’t trust y’all. This kind of stuff is why. Men think they have a right to our bodies. There’s just a RUMOR Taylor Swift MIGHT be single and Nick Canon is talking about getting her pregnant. Men see us as objects for their desire,” tweeted somebody else. “It’s exhausting that saying, ‘No, I’m not interested,’ isn’t enough. We have to lie and say, ‘have a boyfriend,’ because more of you respect another man’s ‘territory’ than a woman’s choice. Yes I generalized bc it’s easier, but I am aware that Not All Men do this.”
‘Super creepy’
“Even the most privileged, wealthy, whitest woman on earth can’t escape being relegated to a sexual vessel for childbearing without her consent and this is why I will never give up on the cause of feminism,” added another person.
Harassment
“Okay at what point are we gonna call this what it is, sexual harassment,” asked one person. “you tell someone you want to have a kid with me and we aren’t even romantically involved with each other? im taking that as a threat on my life and calling the feds. Bye.”
‘This is gross’
“Yo, this is gross, and anyone who continues to humor Cannon on nonsense like this is also gross,” wrote somebody else. “Women don’t exist to be incubators, or to be ‘chosen’ without their own input in the matter.”
‘Stay away from her” and “Get a job” began to trend on Twitter
“This is objectification this is misogyny this is sexual harassment this is disgusting,” wrote one person.
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NEWARK, NEW JERSEY – SEPTEMBER 12: Taylor Swift attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
