A Deep Dive Into The Taylor Swift Psyop Conspiracy

[@analrightname]

What is exhausting is that not liking her music or criticising her brand of feminism leads to people labellling other women as pick mes or other negative stereotypes and that just feels silencing

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

YES! I think Taylor has been targeted before for sexism and internalized sexism ... but now, there are more valid criticisms of her - private jet, creepy boyfriends and allies, capitalism, and white feminism. Not everyone should be clumped in with "internalized misogyny" if they critique her. Some of her fans do that, I suspect, because it's hard for them to accept their idol isn't perfect.

[@glasstablegcrls]

saw someone said that TS misuses feminism by weaponizes misogyny so that ppl can’t criticize her and i couldn’t agree more

[@BlueberryBoogie]

Agree with this. I like some of her music but don’t like her as a person at all and have been critical of her actions for years. She could be doing so much more with her platform and she’s just a capitalist. it annoys me to no end when people say dumb shit like “if you don’t like Taylor swift you hate women” like what a dumb thought terminating statement.

[@joeshmo6953]

It is exhausting. I am not even sure how the Swifties have the mental gymnastics to spin everything to make Taylor sound like the victim. A couple of days ago, I saw a comment that compared Daryl Davis joining the KKK to befriend members and change their minds about black people to Taylor dating Matty Healy. This person brought up Darryl Davis and said Taylor was doing something similar. They were claiming that Taylor may have tried to befriend Matty Healy to change his mind about his misogyny and racism based off her song lyrics. I also don't get why her bestie, Jack Antonoff, is still actively working with 1975. I guess that's an issue for another time.

[@jewdea]

You’re telling me.. I made a one sentence comment critical of “the man” on instagram over a month ago and everyday I get responses telling me I’m wrong, I didn’t understand the song, i must be a man or I have internalized misogyny 🙄🙄

[@alexnicole6806]

I’ve been a swiftie since 2006, but she only won AOTY because of TaylorMania. I did like Midnights, a lot. But Lana or SZA should have won. Their albums were what the Grammy’s should represent- artistry at its finest.

[@erikdaniels0n]

Exactly. Taylor won AOTY as less of a “this was the best album out of all the nominees” and more as a thank you for what she’s done for live music, music as a whole, the economy and the film industry/box office in 2023

[@Littlestraincloud]

I think Midnights is the weakest of her most recent albums and folklore or evermore getting an AOTY would have made more sense

[@luckas221a]

@@erikdaniels0n the Grammies should create an award for best live performance then, if they want to award her damn tour

[@annabelle746]

Yep, pretty sure Cruel Summer did better numbers than all but one single on Midnights. It was the Eras Tour and the nostalgia around her re-releases that propelled her to this level, not Midnights (imo). And I totally agree, SZA (or even Lana) should've won.

[@Allgloss312]

@@erikdaniels0nif thats the case they need to finally give beyonce her damn album of the year grammy. Hell i dont even like beyonce but its so wild to me with her cultural impact especially with lemonade that she has never won album of the year.

[@spenx09]

I also think that the NFL latched on to this because they didn't know how to clean their image after some players violently assaulted their spouses which reflected very badly on the sport

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

Yeah, her presence definitely overshadowed that scandal. Which is a problem because Taylor claims to be a feminist and built a large part of her brand around that.

[@perryjones7771]

@@lordfreerealestate8302I didn’t even know about that

[@rodrigoandrade256]

I don't think it reflected as bad as you'd think, unfortunately. People who like and watch NFL are still doing it and the majority of people speaking out never watched it anyways. I don't think a significant amount of people stopped watching the NFL because of these cases.

[@ieatgremlins]

That is such a good point.

[@belphieyiu]

@@rodrigoandrade256 Personally, I've never seen anyone talk about NFL without mentioning Taylor or Travis.

[@nicolasf7243]

The reason I don't agree with the argument that Taylor is winning due to "cultural significance" is because they don't seem to give any other artists awards for that reason. I think everyone just needs to admit the Grammys are a sham and that what determines who wins likely is a result of industry factors behind the scenes none of us are ever remotely aware of so we can end the discourse for good and stop caring in the future.

[@nessie7306]

kind of agree with you, like yes I felt bad when SZA didn't win but then I got over it cos they're all rich and the grammys were never that big a deal anyway lol

[@glasstablegcrls]

right like lana is as culturally significant as taylor. swift has reiterated that lana was and still is a huge impact on her music since 1989-present (hence why wildest dreams sounds like “without you”) sza has also broken boundaries and racial barriers in the music industry and should’ve won at least one of the major categories (aoty, bpva) instead of a small racialized categories. (“urban” albums/record) SOS is literally a pop, r&b, hip-hop record with elements of rock

[@queridasolar1711]

It's a shame that people constantly praise and get inspired by Lana's work and get awards for it yet Lana herself doesn't get that recognition from the award committee.. weird politics are at play for sure.

[@annabelle746]

Idk about that when Jon Batiste won AOTY in 2022 over Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, Taylor Swift, Doja Cat, Lady Gaga, Kanye West and Justin Bieber. I think the voting system is probably skewed. It's not so much about "cultural significance" but rather "economic impact." TS sells records and ultimately, that is what the industry will reward. Loved that win for Jon Batiste, but I think he won thanks to a split vote.

[@nicolasf7243]

@@annabelle746 I completely agree that financial impact dictates a lot of the voting, especially when supporting the most financial success means bolstering the overall financial success of the industry they all work in. I also think a lot of the voting board is older and they will vote for certain sounds they all like, kinda like when Beck won over Beyoncé.

[@sapphic-emi]

i also think it’s important to note that taylor swift’s fans can be bad for her image as well. they’re known for being disrespectful, overeager, and even threatening. they have proven time and time again that they don’t show any respect for the artist they claim to adore. they speculate every aspect of her personal life and treat her like their content creation machine. remember the time so many people showed up to SOMEONE ELSE’S wedding because she was there?

[@danielamv222]

this is so true, i remember when she drop 1989 tv on late October and her fans wanted her to announce reputation tv at her next shows, which they were on mid-November, i mean, they don't give her a fucking break. And the way they have been harassing and villainizing joe alwyn since their break up when he hasn't said a word and there's no proof that he did something bad.

[@amarachiisaac9420]

⁠@@danielamv222 I actually see more Swifties praising and obsessing over joe Alwyn than harassing him. So many refused to accept that they broke up last April, were calling him ‘Daddy’ when she started dating Healy and a lot of Swifties have a weird parasocial relationship with him, like he’s their boyfriend too. Although they have been making fun of the huge wealth disparity present in their relationship since 2022. It’s very strange. I sort of glad they’ve moved onto the Tayvis mania because they need to leave that man alone.

[@nehemyahevans6404]

@@amarachiisaac9420I’ve been on swiftie twitter because I was confused as to why so many swifties hate him and it’s so interesting. They basically believe that because he was a private person he was an evil abusive guy that was ashamed of Taylor and never let her leave the house. Anytime he’s pictured out which is pretty rare they attack him and say he was basically lying about being introverted. They flip the script so quickly because when the two were together they praised his want for privacy and said he was protecting her. Now that they are no longer together they switched to the narrative that he somehow hated her. I think they’re more so upset that because their relationship was so private they weren’t able to live through her which is something they need. So they blame him for that. They’re psyche is really fascinating 😂

[@b-zoneonroku2020]

her fans are as sociopathic as she is.

[@winifredeghrudje9427]

What about MJ Fans ? They had to shut down a mall just so he can live a normal life I heard. I was 6 when he passed away so I was clueless how huge he was as my parents watched the news constantly due to his death

[@honoluluw]

"cos we're poets, and we're tortured, and we're in a department" 😭😭😭 6:31

[@Shades-N-Braids]

🤣🤣🤣

[@d.t.5390]

Hilarious 😂. How do I find the original video?

[@glasstablegcrls]

@@d.t.5390search up the user’s @ and with that type of”tiktok taylor swift”

[@KarlieStarrSings]

Can we talk about those inflections tho 😩👌✨??

[@shamus248]

​@@KarlieStarrSings fr that's a fan who understands TS

[@chappellgroan]

Great video, Kayla. This is a really nuanced take that I agree wholeheartedly with. While I believe some of the criticism around Taylor is misogynistic and not her fault, it doesn’t mean valid criticisms don’t exist that we can hold her accountable for. For the past year or so, there’s been a culture of generalisation in the fandom, with Swifties dismissing all criticism (even when valid and constructive) of Taylor as misogynistic. It’s out of control and feels very culty.

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

Those people who mislabel all critique of Taylor can't really handle their idol being flawed. I've noticed many feminists are informed on sexism, yet still fall pray to celebrity worship. We have to realize she's a woman, but one of the most privileged women in the world (and has been since she was born to billionaire parents). And she hasn't always used or acknowledged that privilege well.

[@devonmunn5728]

Misogyny will definitely always be present in any criticism a woman gets but things like her performative activism, large carbon footprint and now billionaire status are things that SHOULD be up for critique

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

​@@lordfreerealestate8302she wasn't born to a billionaire parents..her dad was a just a stick broker & her mom was a financial manager 💀...her parents became billionaire the moment she became one which was last year...her fortunes r made by her own hard work...stop undermining her work ethics.

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

​@@devonmunn5728Taylor has double the carbon credits than any other celebrities who use private Jets...also she wasn't even in the top 30 list of most carbon polluters.

[@devonmunn5728]

@@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos I didn't say she was the most carbon polluted I said her leaving a carbon footprint should be critiqued

[@smurfyboy92]

When it comes toTaylor and the Grammys, yes she isn't the issue, however, she has become the poster child of the issues that many have with the Grammys. For example, they refuse to give Beyonce Album of the Year and claim she doesn't need it and say everything she does is a big deal. While at the same time having no issue with giving Taylor her 4th win in this categories. And at the same time, she's also the same person who sells a million copies in her first week everytime she makes an album and will probably do the same for this next album and for Reputation TV & Debut TV. But for some reason those things aren't held against Taylor the same way Beyonce's accolades are held against her. And with Midnights winning, I've heard people say she won cuz she had a big year. Fair, but so did SZA, SOS was number 1 for 10 weeks and Snooze was on the chartd for an entire year. So what exactly are the metrics for winning Album of the Year

[@lightbluechucks]

💯 that part

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

Larger labels win over indie labels often. I've heard it's often about shaking hands and networking than talent, which would make sense. The Golden Globes even had a scandal about bribing judges so who knows.

[@Flixtex]

​@@lordfreerealestate8302 Taylor won her first aoty with smallest label in music industry lol. Big machine signed Taylor as first artist , it was not big.

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

Midnights spent 52 weeks (a full year) in the top 10 consecutively in Billboard 200 chart..it's still charting inside top 10 as we speak...had 10 top 10 hits from Midnights..the only artist in history to get that feat...Anti Hero had more longevity than Snooze....can we talk about the fact Taylor has never won a Song of the year award? If she's Grammy's darling..why was she never awarded Song of the year which awards songwriters? ...while Taylor is notoriously praised for her song writing ability. Beyoncé has 32 awards the most awarded person in Grammy history never won Album of the year category...whereas Taylor who has won 14 Grammy's has never won Song or Record of the year categories when she's clearly eligible for winning those categories long ago.

[@tinan2179]

That awful …WHINING is not considered ‘singing’….😬 and those are not ‘songs’. THE SPOILED RICH BRAT THREW TANTRUMS TO HER PARENTS AND CHEATED HER WAY INTO A STUPID ‘CAREER’…!!!!! THE KANYE⭐️🎶 incident (over BEYONCÉ⭐️🎶 no less) CATAPULTED HER TO FAME. She had a lil’ ol’ country ‘song’ and would’ve gone away…🐍🤢🤮😡🤬 SUCH A MEAN AND VENGEFUL PERSON!!!!!! Snap out of it!!!!!!😵‍💫

[@loonathe_waffle]

Right on the nose, the problem is over exposure. I have liked Taylor ever since I was little when my baby sister used to hog the radio in the car to play her Red CD 5x over. I found a lot of personal connection to Clean, and Nothing New, and Cowboy Like Me (jeez I ADORE that song 😭) I liked her music, I liked her choice to re-record albums and that was that. Then it felt like last year she just had this ginormous, mega, epic boom in popularity. First it was Midnights announcement, then the Eras Tour, then the new re-recordings, then her breakup with Joe, then her fling with Matty Healy? (Still don’t see the appeal of that man but that’s beside the point). It just went on and on and on. Culminating in the Grammies album announcement (totally nothing wrong about that imo) and then her whole carbon emissions scandal (totally think she’s an entitled billionaire for that one). It was so easy liking Taylor Swift when the reach of her involvement in my life was CD replays and the occasional music video binge but now I hear stuff about her every single second of every day, and whilst I really do not want to discredit her artistry this constant buzz around her just seems a tiny eeny bit undeserving. Or maybe celebrity culture is really not good for anyone who knows.

[@nessie7306]

no yea there is definitely over exposure, personally I'm sick of hearing of her new relationship I don't care at all and everything I know is against my will!! 😂😂

[@annabelle746]

@@nessie7306 omg have I found the sane swifties?? I totally agree with the over-exposure. Her fanbase keeps whining about Joe "keeping her locked up for 6 years" like she didn't agree to keep their relationship private from the start. I didn't mind her singing about her exes at the start of her career when she was singing about older and often more famous men, but now she's one the most famous people on the planet releasing a whole album presumably about Joe Alwyn, a relatively unknown indie movie actor. Just feels like punching down, sicking her millions of fans on him for the high crime of... wanting a private life? Not being ready to marry her? Like people are so quick to forget: he is a *real* person, not a character, not a villain. A lot of her fans seem to share her entitlement and self-victimizing (and this is coming from a fan who defended her during the whole 🐍 debacle).

[@M0nma09]

Not her problem. Artists shouldn't suffer for you to like them :P

[@Flixtex]

She kept her popularity under control after the debacle of 2016 but funny how people think her popularity boom of 23 was sudden. She literally made a song that she is going to re enter her mega superstardom phase called bejeweled.

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

​@@annabelle746you don't even know what the album is about it's not even out yet..sure there maybe some songs about him especially since she released the album track titles...1 or 2 titles seems to be implying about him..but we don't know if she's gonna paint him as a villain or just talk about how the relationship fell out. It's stupid to already create a narrative before the album is out.

[@barbaraladouceur6305]

I SO agree with you about Pink. She is a warm spectacular multi-talented super star and force of nature. I love her personality and her breath-taking magical performances. She was born to do a half-time show. 🤩

[@perryjones7771]

P!nk is a BEAST!!! I need her to play Janis Joplin ASAP.

[@TheAbigailDee]

My divorced mom DESERVES to see a halftime show by P!nk!!!!!! 😂 But I genuinely love P!nk so much. My mom and I have matching Hurts2BHuman tattoos

[@chick-a-roo4860]

She does aerial and acrobatics while performing, it would be a spectacular show with Pink 🥰🥰

[@suspiciousstar7547]

SHE NEEDS TO DO ONE!

[@brycelwynn]

Picture this: P!nk and Kelly Clarkson tackling the Super Bowl halftime show a la Shakira and J-Lo.

[@perryjones7771]

Don’t do me that. That would be fire.

[@TheAbigailDee]

YOU ATE WITH THIS

[@falconeshield]

HAVE MY FIRST BORN

[@belphieyiu]

YOU GOT ME PRAYING FOR THIS ALL DAY

[@abbytaegusuga]

Babbity Kate on KZbin just did a video explaining how Midnights as an album is not even a “complete” album because she’s fragmented so many “bonus songs” across different “limited edition” CDs and vinyls and not available on digital platforms. Like “Hits Different” only being on a Target CD (but not Target vinyl), “You’re Losing Me” only being on a CD available AT the tour ONLY at the stops she announced it, none of which were online. Only SOME of the “3am tracks” being on the “Til Dawn” edition. LIKE THERE IS NO *COMPLETE* “Midnights” album!!!!! So wtf did the Grammys vote for?!?! They voted for Taylor the icon, not Midnights the fragmented album.

[@justjoannak]

Agreed

[@vinnym5607]

I'm a Madonna fan and her most recent albums had similar special editions. "Rebel Heart" standard CD-14 tracks "Rebel Heart" deluxe CD-19 tracks (most people consider this the full album) "Rebel Heart" super deluxe 2 CDs (23 different tracks, 2 remixes) All had different artwork, too. At least they were pretty easily available.

[@cardiganweather]

I mean, technically they voted for the standard edition of Midnights with the original thirteen tracks, but we have no way of knowing that they didn't take any other tracks (or the tour, or anything else) into consideration. Loved Babbity Kate's video, though!

[@M0nma09]

That's how Taylor does stuff. Doesn't matter

[@meghansullivan6812]

Omg TRUE

[@marinemanaphy101]

Honestly, it’s a blessing that Taylor Swift wasn’t this popular during contested presidential primaries. Don’t get me wrong, it’s bullshit that Americans are basically just forced to accept 2020 round 2 without any say in the process, but thank god we’re not having to read thinkpieces about which candidates are swifties and see twitter hot takes about how some 70 year-old man not having a favourite taylor swift song is the reason they’re not voting for him.

[@devonmunn5728]

These last few years have honestly blended all into one for me. Like COVID is still out there

[@Azulagirlboss]

I cannot stop rewatching & laughing at “cause we’re poets, we’re tortured & we’re in a department” 😂😂😂

[@MaraCares]

I mean, "did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism" 😅

[@meghansullivan6812]

She really truly did read herself there

[@lessismore8533]

@@meghansullivan6812umm how is she narc tho? Explain…

[@brycelwynn]

You got to give it to Taylor. She’s got a chokehold on every white person I know. It’s all they’ve been talking about for weeks now. Love her or hate her, she is a brilliant business woman.

[@erikdaniels0n]

As a white person, I can confirm that Taylor does indeed have me in a chokehold

[@luckas221a]

as a white person, I absolutely could not care less about Taylor Swift…

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

She really knows how to get in them white ppl’s heads. I use her for a generalizations for all of them and it’s NEVA failed me. 😂

[@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024]

@@luckas221acollectively your community is obsessed with her. You will not be picked because you don’t like her.

[@theitaIianstallion]

Brilliant? Oh yeah, as if she doesn't have a team of other brains to make her decisions and market her instead. She's THE basic white girl

[@douseedee]

why are we acting like the private jet drama didn't already happen in the summer of 2022 when the whole nothern hemisphere was burning up in flames

[@farrahaliceblack7453]

The only thing i have thought for a while about taylor iss im certain whilst shes still doing her massive sold-out stadium tour her team will not let her say anything remotely political or controversial because of the security risk. Not just to her, but thinking about the attack at Arianas show in manchester uk way back. Ill be honest if i was going to an event that huge and saw the day before she tweeted "y'all ceasfire now, vote biden, vacciate your kids and let them be trans and free!" I would feel nervous someone out there would turn up and do aomething stupid, i cant imagine how her/ her team/ her family would feel

[@akikom1331]

I think your asessmemt is fair. She already gets stalkers and is constantly moving or upping her security. She's gotten death threats for her pro lgbtq stances. I can't imagine how she would be able to safely move through commercial airports and flights.

[@perryjones7771]

I wouldn’t call myself a huge fan of hers. But it’s something about “Folklore” that album is really good. “Cardigan” is THAT SONG. So is “Exile” that song in particular is my Roman Empire. I tired listening to “Midnight’s” but I couldn’t it was just too generic for me. I got tired of hearing “Antihero” ALL THE TIME!!!

[@blessmeaachoo8348]

Honestly the only song I CAN listen to from midnights was Great War cuz it makes my 5th grade hunger games obsessed self very happy 😂. Vigilante sh*t was another one I used to listen to but it’s kinda cringe now imo

[@Ultamami]

*tried

[@erikdaniels0n]

When you said you were making a Taylor Swift video, this both is and isn’t how I expected you to go about. Pretty much everything you said is exactly how I feel, as you so often do. Great work as always, Kayla

[@cuppapablo]

P!nk would demolish the halftime show. I am not a Taylor Swift fan, the closest I have come to being a fan is absolutely LOVING Rocket Pengwin's cover of Anti-Hero. That being said, the way people jump down her throat for things that are not of her own doing is bonkers.

[@simsra5713]

You are not alone. I had heard her name, but didn't know what songs she sang. When I heard Karma from her I realized I had heard that song. I hope and pray she sticks with the musical arts and does not have a hidden agenda to influence the presidential election USING people who do'n't think for themselves.

[@Monthlyjune]

I think the Taylor win gave people flashbacks to Taylor beating Kendrick's To Pimp a Butterfly. At least when Macklemore beat him him he had the decency to apologize 😭

[@winifredeghrudje9427]

He didn’t have to apologise that’s the Grammys fault

[@Flixtex]

Taylor went and hugged Kendrick when she won. Imagine giving ur best for something and win an accolade for it and then people say Apologies to person who lost to u? Like wtf?

[@sunburnspiastri]

yeah and then everyone shat on macklemore so much bcuz of that and he fell off

[@junainahrahman4156]

Why tf should she apologize? Or even Macklemore

[@starbiee]

😂I got a Scientology ad while watching

[@TheAbigailDee]

Honestly I hope that people don't just use this Grammy's thing to hate on Taylor but to realize and be aware of the blatant racism built into the Grammys. It's in the foundation of the award show as it is in society. And really I hope that this gets people to see it. Beyonce. The Weeknd. Jay Z. Even in early years when they had rock categories without a single black artist... Nasty.

[@M0nma09]

Well, the video and the comments are clearly hating on her

[@TheAbigailDee]

@@M0nma09 me when I didn't pay attention to the video and pretend valid criticism is hate.

[@nadezdalaradimsoski8735]

I think the Grammys also considered the fact on how many songwriters Beyoncé uses and the fact that she samples from other artists

[@ItsMaisyDaisy]

I have read that Bouncey doesn't win album of the year because she steals from other writers and doesn't give them credit. The Grammy Awards don't want to reward that.

[@lessismore8533]

@@TheAbigailDeesome ppl DO hate though. It’s not on this page. But some ppl can’t critique without insulting her…

[@ieatgremlins]

I don't like her music-except for "Blank Space", a great song. I also think she could do so much more with her platform. I also don't hate her but I am tired of not liking Swift being equated with being a bad feminist, anti-women, or a "pick me". Also, if she is as strategic as people claim she is, she should take a break. Overexposure is dangerous, it makes people turn on you. It happens with actors all the time, it is gonna happen to her.

[@joshuepico75]

She always beats overexposure when she’s closer to it, after the 1989 tour the only thing that made her be “cancelled” was the Kim and K*nye situation. Right now there’s more people who hate her than the people who love her but she still can’t lose, if you were on Stan Twitter you would be surprised by the amount of people mad about the fact that she just can’t lose

[@Yianna-ve2ps]

I can’t even like hee without being bashed, I think we have the same problem, but in different perspectives

[@ieatgremlins]

@@Yianna-ve2ps I can see that too. People vilify her, her music, and her fans. Oh, and the way they infantilize her fans is beyond annoying. I have not seen this done to other pop musicians who sing similar music, just her. It reeks of misogyny.

[@vegankibum5975]

Thank you for a nuanced take on this cause oh my god the discourse is driving me insane on all sides

[@edsterrock]

As much as I love Midnight, Boygenius or SZA should have won album of the year. It’s very interesting to see a huge backlash about her is rising following her recent Grammy win.

[@Flixtex]

She get backlash for everything she does and it doesn't affect her numbers lol. Getting cancelled in 2016 she rubbed a million selling week on haters face the next year. If winning aoty 4 th time after loosing it 6 times makes people hate her , she will again fk them in best possible way tbh.

[@devanshepard9118]

i dont see a huge backlash. i mean 3 of her albums returned 2 the top 10 the week after the grammys. she has become the madonna of this generation where she gets backlash in the media but fans still love her

[@KatyaOrlova-jp1gy]

Thanks for explaining what the fuck is Taylor psyop thing. KZbin keeps recommending me videos about it and I'm curious but spend enough time on the internet to know it will open a portal to hell.

[@TheKingSothis]

Honestly this comment section has made me feel so bad for liking her music. I’ve always been ultra critical of her and her music because she’s my favorite artist. I personally do not get along with many swifties because they are very grating and opinionated. The Jet thing and her obsession with making money are two of my least favorite things about her, but it doesn’t take away what good things she’s done.

[@meghansullivan6812]

Same!!!!

[@christianmorente8581]

You do not have to feel bad for liking someones art/music if the artist/creator did something bad, They are humans too and make mistakes,at least maybe she will not use the private jet much more and about her making money,just let her, because she is also using that money to help the people around her and people in need.

[@Woahcalmdown]

Well if the jet thing is bothering u...maybe knowing she wasn't even in top 30 polluting celebrities of 2023, can help u. Jay z and beyonce had more carbon emissions than Taylor lol

[@lessismore8533]

@@christianmorente8581I mean MANY celebs use private jet. How else is Taylor supposed to travel over seas?..

[@Geo_Babe]

We are so blessed to be getting more Kayla vids more often these days!? ❤

[@mmarialilee]

i’m probably the biggest taylor fan ever. got all the vinyls (hell even christmas tree farm), went to all the tours since i was 9, even got a stan twitter account. but god, how i wish sza or lana would have won. their ALBUMS were better then midnights, however taylor CULTURALLY has to win after the past two yrs. also agree on announcing ttpd during the grammys. my best friend who is a massive sza fan didn’t even know she won best r&b because all everyone was talking ab was taylor

[@thewhiterabbitchaser]

this comment is a breath of fresh air

[@Michaelalovespandas]

If I remember correctly, Taylor was really hated around 2016, because of that drama with Kim K claiming Taylor agreed to be mentioned in Kanye’s song Famous and then complained it (then it turned out that the leaked phone call in which Taylor “agreed” to being in the song was altered to make it look like that). So Taylor was already hated by a lot of people at the time of the 2016 election. Endorsing Hilary probably would have backfired because of all the people who disliked her.

[@mec__2121]

i totally agree with what you said about taylor it really has become overexposure to the point where i’m getting to the point where i was when i started listening to her music which is absolutely ashamed to admit it. i have gotten to a point where i’m gonna just listen to her music maybe try and go to a concert here and there in the future because all the easter eggs and surprise announcements are getting out of hand. maybe it’ll all die down once the eras tour has wrapped and she finishes her re-records but who knows. i don’t know if i’ve just gotten older it’s more obvious to me but the way that her releases have trully become so centered on selling soooooo many physical copies with all the different variants for vinyl and cds that i’m sick of it. fans shouldn’t have to buy 4 or 5 cds just to get every song for an album physically. i don’t think she should’ve announced the album at the grammys it just took away from everything else and she shouldn’t have won for midnights it’s far from her best work. the grammys in my opinion don’t respect the artist who are putting out good shit and if they don’t make a shift in how they function people won’t care about them anymore.

[@plnkblue]

I feel like yes, the Eras Tour was a big part in making Taylor "safe" to enjoy publicly, but also like.... she announced Midnights MONTHS before announcing the Eras Tour, and nobody had any idea that the theme of the Eras Tour would be what it was, a tour that allowed every form of fan, big or small, to find something to enjoy. Midnights broke records well before the tour came along, so there was definitely a precedent set beforehand. Personally, I think that was ATW10 and the short film, which raised many people's respect for her as an artist and person, in addition to Folklore and Evermore. I know this isn't exactly the point of the video lol, but I do think it points to a more gradual climb back to the top rather than a sudden shooting back out of nowhere, which some people who don't keep up with her as closely might have thought it was. Definitely don't think Midnights deserves AOTY despite its hype tho, she's made better, and has the potential to make better. It would have been nice for her to get that historic win for a better product.

[@cardiganweather]

This is my take exactly. None of this happened overnight. Folklore and Evermore raised a bar and surprised fans, critics, and casual listeners. Her rerecordings were successful and nostalgic, and Anti Hero made her music and persona appealing to the general public just like Blank Space did back in the day. Midnights was huge. Then the tour built on that foundation. And as much as I love Midnights, I was disappointed it won AOTY. I think other albums were more deserving, and I think she's capable of making a better album in the future that would've been deserving.

[@basicallygrey]

Miss girl I just wanna say that I LOVE that you're posting frequently and getting that sub count UP !! You're on the rise, can't wait to see you blow up fr x

[@thesovgc]

I didn't watch the Grammys, but was low-key so excited to see Paramore won one 😍. As someone originally from Kansas City, there are a few of us who don't hate the Chiefs 😂. But I did hate the Pats, and empathize with it being annoying.

[@reienna5616]

So let me get this straight... A bunch of rightwing conspiracy nuts, cant wrap their head around the fact, that the popular girl is dating the football star? Isn't that the plot of every Highschool romcom ever?

[@zoelopez1426]

I don’t like Taylor Swift’s music but I do feel bad for her and think that it sucks how ppl diss every little thing she does and how every move is super analyzed

[@lessismore8533]

Agree

[@tonijackson3421]

Did you… not watch the video 😅 and just comment?

[@zoelopez1426]

@@tonijackson3421 I watched all of it and understand that Kayla thinks a lot of the criticism is justifiable and that even tho Kayla likes some of her music she can’t get behind a lot of what Taylor does, especially the way her flights impact the environment but my opinion is my opinion and tho I like what Kayla said, i still feel this way

[@braydengurevitch]

it pisses me off that taylor either has almost no control over most of the stuff that she is blamed for, or she is blamed for stuff that other people wouldnt be blamed for. shes not a perfect human, nobody is. she is going to say/not say stuff that u want her to. so is everybody else.

[@HelluvaSwiftie]

yes, i would like her to speak more about the issues that a lot of her fanbase faces (anti-lgbt laws) but i understand she's 1. not an activist and that's not her job and 2. she's not a perfect human being, she's not always going to say or do the thing i want her to do, but that's ok. i'm not gonna stop listening to her music just because she doesn't do something i want her to do, or because she does something i don't like. she's a human, not a god.

[@Trippy_Space_Bunny]

She's only a couple years younger than me and when she started out I absolutely hated country music. I still don't like it but also at the time I was anti-American media and everything I was playing, watching, reading or listening to was coming from Britain, Germany, France, Taiwan, Korea and Japan. Reputation is when she caught my attention, and I've been a fan since, as in her music is part of the sea of albums I own. I'm not very much into pop culture, I don't stream music (have ethical reasons for hating Spotify), I don't watch TV (atm all we are subscribed to is Crunchyroll, and my husband and daughter are the ones who use that) So this year is the first time I've watched the Grammys, and honestly I really don't have an opinion on that. However there are a lot of artists that were there that I had never heard of including SZA, so I'm grateful for the introduction to new people to check out. I am way more into law and politics though, so I didn't even know she was dating Travis Kelce, until the right wing fools started making a thing out of it. From our point of view this is all really hilarious. She's a popstar, He's a football player them being a couple isn't really a shocking development. The right wing acting like it's a years long psyop from the "deep state" is utterly ridiculous. I also want there to be a cease-fire, but not once had it occurred to me that celebrities should be making public statements about it. I told my husband the other night that I hope she has the state of the art security team because while their delusions are amusing, there are dangerous people in that group and I don't put fuck all past them. I also know absolutely nothing about sports, I don't even know anybody who cares about sports IRL not even my Trump supporting parents, aunts and uncles. So you can imagine how hard I rolled my eyes when hearing an uncle who knows nothing about sports & nothing about Taylor Swift rail on and on about this conspiracy theory. I mean honestly, he knows nothing about politics either but... As for her jet usage while I understand & agree private jets are bad for the environment, I definitely wouldn't want to be in an airport where Taylor Swift is.

[@12Tecpatl]

Crunchy is awful to its translation staff and actively monopolizing anime. Honestly just torrent it at this point

[@kellyl2226]

p!nk would be an insane show. i love her so much and i saw her live earlier last year. shes an icon

[@_dahtruthTV]

Folklore is my favorite album of hers as well..

[@perryjones7771]

That’s the only album of hers I listen to it’s so good.

[@TheAbigailDee]

Folklore and Evermore are genuinely so stunning I love them.

[@mobyoctopad]

One Direction reunion at the Super Bowl halftime show is my dream

[@julelune]

kayla! i love your videos so much because your video style reminds me so much of old school commentary videos before every video essay became a 2.5h philosophical deep dive (even though i love those videos as well). Yours are much simpler in the way you speak very colloquially without pseudo academic terms and you get your message across without fluffing things up just for the sake of it.

[@PaceFilmsProductions]

I have no opinion on Taylor Swift, despite my wife and daughter being big fans. Her music is very much not the kind of music that I listen to, it doesn’t do anything for me. As a person she seems like she’s kind of high maintenance but I honestly don’t know her, so I have no idea what she’s like. But I am always dumbfounded by the people have such strong opinions against her, especially now with the NFL fans. It’s like guys this is not the first time a player has had a famous girlfriends, this is silly.

[@aaliyahfoster2705]

I remember when Ciara was dating Russell Wilson (they're happily married now) and the NFL-heads were absolutely awful toward her and tearing her to shreds. It's something about women that make their heads go on autopilot and reveal their misogynistic or abusive state of mind.

[@Jayforeman3047]

My main Taylor issues are A) the fans. They’re honestly a hive mind mentality of “stan or immolation” and B) the “Taylor’s versions”. Fine rerelease your music for rights reasons, but don’t try and hide that you’re also trying to sell your fans the same album twice over with a different cover.

[@nicolegulino]

She wanted to thank her fans by accepting the award she got because of us. She got Lana on stage because the woman was literally on the album. Not only that but she thanked her for inspiring EVERYONE'S MUSIC. It's not that deep or selfish. You're just all insecure and jealous. Let her be successful in peace. There's enough room at the table for everyone to eat. I hate this mentality that successful women have to shrink to make y'all insecure weirdos feel better about yourselves. Also, she did thank celine and acknowledge her, but the camera angle was weird and didn't catch her, but you can see celine saying you're welcome very clearly.

[@katherinealvarez9216]

Every time I have heard these types of conspiracy theories, I wonder what world these people live in and why can't they get a hobby ?

[@michaeladkins6]

Its a cult.

[@simsra5713]

How much were you paid to post this These are not conspiracy theories. They are facts. And then, pieces of a puzzle coming together to paint a not-very-nice picture, that we hope and pray is not true.

[@thattyeagain7132]

I honestly miss when Taylor wasnt so over exposed as someone who is a huge fan of her and has Been engaging with the online swiftie community since Rep. The over exposure is ruining what used to just be our fun little corner of the Internet

[@Alek.17]

same, like is it too late to gatekeep her a little? lmao

[@Alek.17]

it bothers me that every reel of her I get on ig there are lots of hate comments, dude if you don’t like her and don’t want her on your feed then stop commenting!!! And let ppl enjoy things

[@haileys5224]

I went to a pink concert and it far surpassed my expectations. Pink is so talented and really knows how to put on a great show

[@RestlessChildcz]

I just wanna say I love your channel so much ❤ i watch casually while working/doing housework and you help me articulate some of the opinions i hold. And I make my bf watch them to start conversations between us or whenever you cover a topic that he’s familiar with. So yeah ❤ thank you! Sometimes I forget to tell creators that I enjoy their output immensely.

[@nathiecher]

I stoped being her fan when a Brazilian fan died in her show and all she did to aknowledge later was a post on her stories that did t even mention the girls name. I just thought that was so disrespectful and out of touch. Plus the jets thing doesn’t sit well with me

[@HelluvaSwiftie]

She now pays more attention to her audience and if they need help. Also, how else is she supposed to get from country to country without being hurt or even worse, killed. I don't think Taylor is void of criticism, but a lot of things she's criticized for are out of her control.

[@rndmusrnm2763]

I think online hate about her "undeserved grammys" or "being cringe" are so unserious and shouldn't arouse this much emotion. But more importantly, they do more harm than good because they drowns out actual valid criticisms like her capitalistic tendencies & carbon emissions. Like yall would rather drag her for not licking celine dions toes the minute they greeted each other on stage, instead of urging her to lower her private jet usage.

[@casper7319]

I think the Grammys need to be clear about "Cultural Impact" (sales) vs. actual artistry. When Beck beat Beyonce over her self-titled album, it was about artistry, but whenever Taylor wins, it's about sales and numbers, but this year Sza had the numbers, so whats the truth?

[@thaevildoer]

thank you taylor now i don’t have to deal with snow this winter

[@kimmy2631]

19:07 As Taylor Swift once said: „A man does something, it's strategic, a woman does the same, it's calculated.“

[@rachelmikulinsky5884]

You mentioned this briefly with the privet jet, but it's a larger thing - Taylor is a fucking billionaire! And she mostly hordes this money. There is no "Taylor Swift foundation", there are no charitable causes she's part of. Giving money away could have been a way stronger political stand than endorsing Joe Biden, but she doesn't do it. She likes the status of a billionaire, and the fact that she doesn't give that away for any cause (except paying well for her workers, which is nice, but I would assume not that significant for a billionaire), makes me feel that whatever views she has, she doesn't care about them that much

[@HelluvaSwiftie]

she donates silently to charities in every city she tours in, she's done more for the uk's economy than the uk government has.

[@theitaIianstallion]

Taylor Swift is the epitome of THE basic white girl

[@glasstablegcrls]

she’s the becky of all beckys✨

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

I think there's nothing wrong with being "basic". Let women be women if they like pumpkin spice, romcoms, and uggs. It's the private jets, white feminism, capitalism and other things that are the problem with Taylor, not being "basic".

[@rebeccag8589]

​@lordfreerealestate8302 as someone named Becky who likes pumpkin spice everything, I appreciate your comment, haha, (and I agree with you in terms of the real issues at play here).

[@theitaIianstallion]

@rebeccag8589 I also Agree with the sentiment above but from a "normie" point of view with no deep knowledge of TS, and JUST in music and fame, she comes off basic af

[@ladyzen]

she's an amazon barbie.🤣 fake as hell. no personality😑. no soul. 😑just there wasting precious energy & space😑🤣

[@NysaMulqueen]

So, The Tortured Poets Department is a knock on her ex, Joe Alwyn, who had a group chat with some people called The Tortured Men's Department. It's also a little lazy to put together a "deep dive" into the stuff going on and not mention the very commonly shared fact that Taylor has only been on screen during NFL games for like 2:30 minutes the WHOLE SEASON. Or that she is not near the top of the list of people who use private jets, despite being on a world tour, and that she donate 2x her usage in carbon credits. And it's not like she is someone where public flights are even a POSSIBILITY. Also, the guy who has been "tracking" her also uses a private jet, and got upset when he found out one of the jets he was tracking she had sold months ago. So clearly it wasn't about "calling out private jet usage", it's stalking. It sounds like you just repeated random TikTok's you saw, and did no actual research. Or even bothered to read the comments that usually show up.

[@chloeanne4473]

It’s kind of hard to be a Taylor fan right now because people always want to shame you for the reasons they may not like Taylor personally. I just kind of wish there was less heat and stigma all around. Can’t people just like or dislike her and keep it generally to themselves unless it actually matters?

[@suspiciousstar7547]

It's 2016 all over again :/

[@Spielmaldingens]

I think it's time to admit a LOT of it is just straight up jealousy. You can't constantly complain about Taylor while hyperfixating on every little detail of her life and I'm tired of the hypocrisy of it all. Firstly all the Grammy drama, when nobody cared that JAY Z literally dissed his peers when accepting Dr. Dres Grammy yet we talk about Taylor not greeting Celine, also the whole album announcement "drama" when as was pointed out countless artists have done and yet again nobody bats an eye when Bey anounced her new album in an ad played AT the Superbowl when it was supposed to be Ushers night. Secondly why the hell are people so obsessed with celebrities speaking out about Palestine? How does that benefit anyone and why are we singling out Taylor? And why do we want Taylor to speak out inevitably giving her MORE press when we complain about her being overexposed and shoved down our throats? Same thing about this whole private jet debacle, why are we singling out Taylor when literally every other celebrity does the same thing?

[@daaanif]

so people here are saying releasing TTPD at the Grammys was rude but what Beyonce did announcing at the Super Bowl was cool even when was USHER SHOW, people don't make up her minds, just admit you hate her already

[@alexlefay]

She just doesn't know when to stop: people were LOVING her after Folklore and Evermore and Midnights. And then The Eras started and you could sense the shift. She's everywhere. Literally everywhere. I don't doubt there's a misogynistic component to it, but overexposure will make people hate even Beyonce.

[@codafett]

I'm not a Swiftie but this whole event was really weird to me. I didn't think anything was actually going on until you had the White House and Hillary Clinton suddenly talking nonstop about Taylor Swift. There's a difference between being normal famous and having top tier politicians make you the center of attention.

[@mariongivhan4574]

I feel just a bit validated that someone else thought her album announcement wasn't considerate to other artists.

[@vorletztesjahr]

taylor is just like me in the way that i also hop into my private jet to get from the kitchen to the bathroom

[@erikdaniels0n]

I think one of the things with Taylor that sets her apart from many of her contemporaries like Ariana, Selena and the like, is her universal appeal. She’s someone who has shown that she’s open to experimenting with different genres, whether it be country with her first 3 albums, more country infused rock or singer songwriter music with RED, 80s tinged pop with 1989, darker more r&b influenced pop with reputation, folk music with the folklore and evermore duology and modern pop with Lover and Midnights, she’s able to appeal to an incredibly broad audience, and she’s someone who’s been so ubiquitous within pop culture for such a large part of her career that even if people want to start listening to her music now, 11 albums and close to 20 years into her career, they can feel comfortable doing so because they aren’t going in blind. Even if you’re an admitted Taylor Swift hater, you’ve heard at least 4 or 5 of her songs, if not more, and not even just the huge. Her image and brand has also always been one that’s easily marketable to a worldwide/global audience which I also think has helped her achieve the massive status that she has right now. I think the tide really turned on her when folklore and evermore came out and REALLY when RED (Taylor’s Version) came out because self admitted antis listened to the albums and were like “wait…. She’s.. actually a really good somgwriter.”, which is something that fans have known for years

[@SergioAmigo57]

great vid!!! love the growth of this channel!!

[@WinterIm.]

I'm a huge Swiftie but even I agree that she doesn't deserve the AOTY. For me it's an insult to put Midnights besides Fearless, 1989 and Folklore. They're just not on the same level.

[@samiracle13]

i love her music i do. i’m in swiftie spaces all the time, but it’s annoying because it’s nothing but praise and no criticism, everyone expects me to be obsessed with her, to be okay with stalking and commenting on her relationships where it’s not my place. why am i meant to hate travis kelce? can i not enjoy red taylor’s version in peace? it feels like being a fan of any artist nowadays comes with all these strings. i love taylor but the overexposure and pressure is getting to me. (haven’t seen the video yet but i wanted to say my piece on that portion.)

[@soleil1953]

P!nk is literally the perfect person to do a Super Bowl halftime show she always puts on amazing performances

[@AmberKateD1995]

Basically when you're in a position like taylor, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. For example, if she would've got up on stage at the grammy's and spoke about politics or cried about how the award should've went to someone else, people would've still be mad. Especially those who already dislike her. No matter which way you spin it, there will be a bunch of people who love her and a bunch of people who hate her. She is a human being and she's going to do what humans do. They win some and they lose some. The only difference is her life is put out there for the whole world to see. I love taylors music and always will. I do not know her personally, therefore I do not have a definitive opinion on her in that way. I wish everyone could realize that whether you love or hate a celebrity, unless you've personally met them and had several long conversations with them on a personal level, you DO NOT know them.

[@HelluvaSwiftie]

yep, like she's said "i'm damned if i do give a damn what people say"

[@gm.8805]

i don’t understand why ppl criticise taylor for very unnecessary things. being disappointed that your fav artist didn’t win album of the year? valid. calling out her being a billionaire? valid. but saying she’s a rude person for wanting lana on stage, or not acknowledging celine in a moment of pure excitement, is just wrong. she always supports her fellow artists.

[@b-zoneonroku2020]

typical brain dead swifty...

[@essjayess11]

I’ve been saying Pink should do the halftime show for years!

[@cakt1991]

While there are legit things to critique Taylor for, I feel like some of the hate she gets is ridiculous. In hindsight, maybe the Grammys wasn’t the correct venue to do a surprise announcement of her album, especially since she said in Tokyo her other plan was to do it there, as she announced with her last two re-records at prior shows. Granted, she did announce Midnights at the VMAs, but the climate of that awards show is different. But the way people were reading into her intentions with Celine was ridiculous…maybe she was overwhelmed, maybe she didn’t want to startle Celine, etc. And in addition to the fact that very few artists use their acceptance speeches to shout out their presenters or other artists, I don’t even consider the two in the same league. Taylor is very much a songwriter who also sings, while Celine is a vocalist who doesn’t write music. Both are valid, and Taylor showed throughout the night, as she does at many award shows, how supportive she is of her peers by dancing and singing along. And it’s ridiculous to fixate so much on her that both her overreactions and there being no reaction (like at the Golden Globes) mean she’s the Devil with some underhanded, selfish motive to call attention to herself. She really can’t win.

[@KnarfStein]

2:50 I heard that as "commie-loving boyfriends," LOL. I'm not sure if the subtitle of "Kanye-loving" is correct, but both make sense, IMO. 😆 Anyhow, I was already a casual fan of Swift's music from her Red and 1989 albums, but I've grown to like her music even more through her most recent 2 albums, her Eras concert film in IMAX (more for her showmanship and stamina than the entire catalogue on display), and the flippancy at which her existence triggers far right freaks.

[@spenx09]

Today's GOP: Should we try to pass popular bills and policies? Naaah, lets block government and fight pop stars and candy

[@fashbaz4282]

been binging your channel this the weekend and I'm so glad you made this I totally agree this frenzy has made it hard to enjoy the songs that I grew up liking, a fact that is ridiculous on its on. Anyways, I really like your channel, love the dedicated journalist vibe with a hint of celebrity obsession its deliciously bing-able, you work hard on your videos and it shows thankkk you!

[@doohans]

me like yesterday: i hope she (kayla) makes a taylor video soon me today: I'm a psychic

[@jennifermolinary]

Pinks stage presence and entertainment ability is off the charts. She is so underrated

[@Man-ej6uv]

Could you please label flashing images? there's a lot of flashing footage in this video.

[@zer0caffeine268]

Cry about it

[@NatsukiLove6745]

I dont like Taylor because of who she is as a person. Her new music isn't good to me either.

[@Azulagirlboss]

Liberals when an obviously left-leaning celebrity does the opposite of what they preach: “she’s actually a capitalist.”

[@danidkg4071]

i don't like her anymore, but i used to love her, even through reputation, and never really had a 'hater' phase. it was actually the lover album that made me like her less, specifically because of the song "you need to calm down". it just felt really hollow and like she was trying to make a pro-LGBT song, that ended up being all about herself. and this was also when i started becoming more aware of her brand of feminism and politics and it's a type of white-centred politics that just puts a dirty taste in my mouth now whenever it's praised too much as being so progressive. and that's a problem i see a lot now, any time you criticise her, her fans will accuse you of just hating women. which, no, that's not the case. she was absolutely a victim of misogyny throughout her career. people talked about her as if she were the devil for writing about her exes. but she's not immune to criticism, no one is.

[@brextonolesky-lee8231]

I’m late to this video but can you fucking imagine Fall Out Boy with Paramore and Panic! At the Disco at the superbowl halftime show. 2000s kids would be losing their shit

[@dovestone_]

I’m not a fan of her music, it’s not my cup of tea. That doesn’t make me ‘not like other girls’ I don’t judge others for their music choices. Surely there’s no issue with not being a fan of hers if it’s just down to personal preference 🤷‍♀️

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

I agreed. Disliking someone's music or being critical of their actions isn't sexist. Hating on her for authentically sexist reasons, or because she's popular with girls, would be sexist.

[@HelluvaSwiftie]

as long as you don't have a sexist take on her, you aren't sexist, which you don't.

[@iammatthewdavid03]

I have been a Swiftie since 2020, the year that folklore and evermore were released and I have to say to surprise no one like her music. I kinda think the overexposure part is kinda not that much of a thing because if people were tired of Taylor, then why is it when she releases an album, it’s a big deal. Of course i have criticisms (I don’t think 1989 should have won aoty over TPAB and me is a terrible song) but she seems like a very good person and fun to be around and part why I started to like her was her support of lgbtq+ rights and becoming more political aware. Also, I’m a massive American football fan (i root for the Washington Commanders formally named football team formally named name redacted) and I’m super cool with her being there because it’s actually good when women like American football and if you’re heterosexual and you want your significant other likes what you like it’s good. And on the question on who should the Super Bowl half time show, it’s Paramore for me.

[@marinakliueva9634]

as someone who doesn't live in North America (and is therefore not directly exposed to the culture), I find it mind-blowing how people dissect and criticise Taylor's every move. She's certainly a flawed human being like the rest of us, but I feel like people are just unnecessarily cruel to her. She's very strong for being able to deal with all that without going insane.

[@izzyk1998]

So excited that you posted this video! 😄I've just posted my own Taylor Swift conspiracy video so we're on the same wavelength at the minute (not that the whole world hasn't noticed Taylamania already), although you went down a completely different route to me. I'm in awe of how many great topics you touched on in just 20 minutes, the Grammy's is definitely an interesting one. Seen a lot of backlash about the alleged snub of Celine Dion and I think you're right - announcing a new album amongst her peers rather than fans when it has already been 'her moment' all year definitely can't have gone down well with everyone in the room. And I have to agree - a relationship PR stunt all to support Biden is definitely far fetched 🤣 Fabulously interesting video as always 👏

[@theogturnip]

its crazy that people still think the nfl isnt scripted lmao we ALL knew the chiefs were gonna win no matter what. it was planned down to the very last second to give everyone a good show. they are 1 season from WWE antics 😭

[@Kolya-chu]

I accidentally became a Swiftie around her reputation era. Friends would say, “omg did you hear what she did.” And I kept having to say we don’t know that or who cares. Then it became real defensiveness. And now I just like her. The world made me do it!

[@braydengurevitch]

i am not saying this as a fan of taylor, but i am saying this as a human with morals. to start off, her grammy announcement. she did not announce her album to surprise everyone else in that room. she did it because its a major cultural event in the music industry that she knows many of her fans, diehard or casual, will most likely be watching. it is completely normal for her to want the most amount of people possible to hear her art that she creates. also, about her bringing lana up on stage. LANA IS FEATURED ON THE ALBUM. to add to the grammys thing, how did taylor make a bad choice by looking surprised??? she broke an insane record, and also, SHES ALLOWED TO BE PROUD OF THE ART SHE CREATES. finally, i think its just wrong to say that everything she does is calculated. i fully admit, she is not like anybody else, in the sense that she has reached a level of success that very few other people have in the past. but that doesnt mean that she is not still a human. we all know shes a billionaire, we all know that her day to day life is nothing like anybody elses, but saying that was "manufactured in a lab" or that everything she does is "a calculated choice" is truly just degrading.

[@eloiseklassen8681]

I have proudly loved taylor swift for years and I am so glad she's on top right now and getting the appreciation she deserves but honestly I am so so terrified that this level of overexposure is going to break soon and everyone will start hating her again😭😭 I mean it's the only possible pathway because it doesn't seem like she could go up from here. that being said, as a massive massive fan that's going to the eras tour in a few days (!!!) SZA deserved aoty, announcing an album at the grammys was a bit unclassy of her (doing it at the vmas was fun but the grammys is a different environment and made the night about herseld) and worst of all she needs to stop using that private jet for non-essential flights😭😭 I love her so so much but tbh it's been getting easier and easier these past few months to weaken my parasocial relationship with her because of her actions/lack of action and the amount of fans that I see that just blindly support everything she does and celebrating that she's a billionaire like what??? this is not different because she's taylor swift??? growing up and realising that she's little miss capitalist has been such a harsh blow to my morals😭😭 love your music though queen🫶🫶

[@Geo_Babe]

Why is she little miss capitalist because she’s a woman who has stepped into the drivers seat of HER career that She Built?!! Would you say that about a male artist? Never.

[@thedouglaspodcast]

Hhahahhahahahahhahahahahahahhha you getting literally EVERYTHING wrong about the conspiracy 💀💀💀💀💀 absolutely hilarious.

[@thedouglaspodcast]

You literally just made everything up 🤣 none of that is anything even close to what people believe.

[@kktypescript2137]

PINK HASNT DONE A SUPER BOWL HALF TIME SHOW YET?? Come on NFL, get on that! Lady Gaga was iconic with her arial work and Pink would be too

[@craigreeves5465]

Taylor Swift could breathe too loud and people will find all kinds of character flaws in her. I like her music a lot but I wouldn't call myself a Swiftie by any means...

[@ann-oy9uv]

They'll never make me like her 😭 simply can't see the appeal not even in her songs

[@haileys5224]

I always feel bad for the main girl. Taylor has been the main girl on again and off again since the start of her career. She blows up to such a degree people start to feel bitter. Because people are rightfully annoyed at the over exposure they wrongfully began to look for reason to knock her off the pedestal she was placed on. No matter who the main girl is in the moment two things will always be true, they will undergo massive scrutiny, than they will be dethroned by a new women who has to suffer from the same fate. Our culture loves casual misogyny. Loves to dehumanize women, either they are a deity or a demon. They can never just exist.

[@87charchar]

Excellent video!! I must say that I have never gotten in such heated debates about any other artist or celebrity than about Taylor Swift. People who I am close with think she is SO genuine and "the most authentic" in everything she portrays, when I and others can see how clearly calculated it is. Celebrities do not present their genuine self and I totally accept that, but she has built her whole brand on her "authenticity" and an underdog persona, which is very hypocritical.

[@alisongeoffrey3859]

i'm gonna have to disagree with taylor making cultural impact. I think she makes a huge commercial impact but a cultural impact would be like everyone suddenly wearing off the runway avant garde costumes after lady gaga got big. or emo music having a resurgence after billie eilish got famous. or michael jackson making music videos high budget and treating them like movies. taylor just sells a lot of albums and a lot of tickets, but shes not changing the culture in any way. its like how in 1995 Hootie and the Blowfish had the highest selling album of the year, but would anyone say they made a cultural impact? i would bet most people born after 2000 don't even know who they are.