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already fighting for my life as swifties are sending me d*ath threats & trying to block this video lol (never beating cult allegations),so don't forget to like, share & hype if you enjoyed the video plsss, watching it till the very end also helps a lot
here's to many more NORMAL level-headed conversations ?
2026-10-27 23:36
Looking back the katy perry and taylor swift feud was really strange but I'm not too concerned after some of katy's victims have come forward ...
2026-10-30 09:12
55:39 the only song? Why not "I forgot that you existed"? Where she makes digs at Calvin and if I remember correctly at Kanye too.
2026-10-30 08:35
I am a day-one TS hater, she was and is inescapable bc a bunch of my siblings think she is like one of the greatest artists of our age but also every time I try and give her a chance it’s “just be glaad” or “cat-eye sharp enough to kill a man” or “you wouldn’t last a second in the asylum where they raised me”
2026-10-30 08:22
Why is there no subtitles on this???
2026-10-30 08:13
Fantastic breakdown, and that's coming from a Swiftie who's lost their faith recently
2026-10-30 08:09
Favorite Tswift song: Picture to Burn
2026-10-30 07:50
This was really interesting! I didn't know about the kennedy kid
2026-10-30 06:44
"anything"
2026-10-30 06:36
Looking back the Katy Perry thing was really the beginning of the end because was she treating dancers, other HUMAN BEINGS like they were set dressing or prop pieces that a, you had complete ownership over to begin with and b, that be like sneakingly stolen away while you're not looking.
2026-10-30 06:31
Great video!
2026-10-30 06:29
fantastic analysis mama
2026-10-30 06:27
01:18:50 'almost as though the fact that other people disapprove is proof that what you have is special'. That's teenage thinking.
2026-10-30 06:15
I hate rich celebs complaining. Retire. God knows you have the money, if you hate your job then retire. Why not?
2026-10-30 06:08
Great video
The only Taylor swift song i know is shake it off
2026-10-30 05:36
This video was so well made and presented! I’m a fan of her music but just not what she is now, her brand, and the current output from her so im so glad i clicked on this video to get what really is an objective view of her and her career
2026-10-30 05:28
Great video! I see a lot of comments saying "She was never a victim; she had rich parents." While she was obviously born into privilege, I would push back and say that being excluded and bullied as a child can be genuinely traumatic, no matter how much privilege you have. I believe that Taylor has unresolved trauma from her childhood and various things that have happened in her career, and I REALLY WISH she would go to therapy about it instead of writing such terrible songs. Everything about her behavior is so deeply un-self aware right now and it's unbearable to watch.
2026-10-30 05:09
you nailed it
2026-10-30 05:05
Modern Country Music = Overcoming Victimhood Fantasies
2026-10-30 05:01
her cult saying her recent releases are 'satire' and 'meant to be bad' gets me every time ? like girl if that's the only defence you have..
2026-10-30 04:31
I am not a big fan of her, but coitizing Taylor for writing about how she was the wronged party in most songs is not fair. That is reality. We live in patriarchy, most men hate women. To the point that is becomes invisible because it is so normalized. Of course she could have chosen other topics but why not write about the reality?
2026-10-30 04:21
No lies told in this video
2026-10-30 04:09
I always wondered what felt off about her throughout all these year. Thank you for making such a clear point
2026-10-30 03:52
Great video. It's ridiculous to me that you're receiving hate for a video that's very fair & pretty respectful.
2026-10-30 03:18
Reputation and Lover were my personal favorites too as someone who's fairly agnostic on Taylor
2026-10-30 03:16
When I was just shy of 23, I was getting married. I cannot IMAGINE dating or wanting to date a high schooler at that age. Gross. In the same vein, I'm now 31 and I couldn't imagine wanting to date a teenager. She and John Mayer are both weirdos for their behavior.
2026-10-30 03:08
Not speaking on politics in this country in these times is shameful. I can’t listen to her anymore. Over it.
2026-10-30 02:51
26:00 Is the Olivia and Josh situation similar? Was Olivia “playing the victim” to Joshua Basset?
2026-10-30 02:37
GIIIIIRLL an hour and a half???? oh i'm so seated. i'm one second in and i already love this. i'm so happy you made a longer video!
2026-10-30 02:17
Take a shot or hit everytime you roll your eyes at something completely ridiculous that's mentioned as you watch this video? There's sm I didn't know about Taylor lmao?
2026-10-30 02:02
The Connor kennedy thing is INSANE didn't even know this happened, but I don't follow TS anyway
2026-10-30 01:31
1:20:27 she need a to prove that its real because is puré PR
2026-10-30 00:54
idk how to explain this but coming into this video as a reformed swiftie (ill always love speak now but i cant enjoy her discography anymore) i lost the grace i had for her when tortured poets came out. i liked.... half of the album, but at the time i was getting into a real ethel cain kick and i gotta say, Willoughby Tucker is what Swift THINKS she writes like.
I have some sympathy for the humiliating things done to swift, of course i do, she was a young girl in entertainment trying to make a specific image for herself and keep everything clean but things kept happening to her and thats awful, but she cant let go of things that happened ten years ago which is very upsetting. The victim card does expire eventually when the words dont match the actions.
I think she should retire. Her music is just the same recycled concepts in different shapes, ever since tortured poets the quality has taken a nose dive and she has made so. much. money. royalties will still come in, people will still defend her to the end of time, but if theres no more music in her then she shouldnt force it and thats okay.
2026-10-30 00:43
didnt she also date a 17 yo highschooler when she was 22
2026-10-30 00:34
My biggest issue with Taylor for her whole career is that she constantly positions herself as this small-town girl's girl, but she has massive pick-me energy. She's willing to throw anyone under the bus to stay the center of attention, and it's more and more obvious as the years go by.
2026-10-30 00:26
Hahaha, it's kinda sad. I've wondered with my fiancé if it's just a human trait to get dumber as you grow older, and this comes after analizing the work of people who where creating genious things when they were younger but after growing past 35-40, doing the must boring and basic stuff ever. And it's sad because Taylor reminds me SO much of Shakira... she was a genious lyricist and I grew up in love with her work, but even her best songs now are just mid.
2026-10-29 23:41
Hello im 20 mins in and im hooked. First time viewer with a huge ask - could you please consider adding captions? Thank you!
2026-10-29 23:15
I don't know if I'd say that moment with Kanye was traumatic. I mean it sucks but trauma is thrown around a lil too much these days. These are rich celebs and being embarrassed isn't quite as extreme as true trauma. They can endure real trauma but certain extreme words have been kinda commodified which lessens their real impact.
2026-10-29 23:13
I will admit, I wasn't really a Taylor Swift fan mostly because at the time when I was younger 2000s era, tweens and what not I just didn't like how every other station seemed to play her music. It just wasn't my thing and there were a few songs (like Our Song) that I'd like to listen to every now and then. When you noted her past more complicated relationships, like with John Mayer, I had to pause, and then her going to the Kennedys' was my massive red flag and I think context especially matters and does not help her at all. I don't have a shred of sympathy for her. Regardless of gender, you are a grown adult at 23 compared to 17. Literal textbook vulnerability in the fact that his mother just passed, and she buys a house nearby him. WTF? She can and I'd recommend going to therapy, she can certainly afford it.
2026-10-29 23:13
Ginny and Georgia is a good show and that joke was funny.
2026-10-29 22:59
Yall are miserable
2026-10-29 22:48
well researched and fair really good work!
2026-10-29 22:40
UGH tbf Ellen is an atrocious bully
2026-10-29 22:23
37:00 I'm not sure the idea that her relationship to men being invented by the media is legitimate....
When it comes _after_ she stalked and groomed a 17 yrold boy because who his family is.
2026-10-29 22:17
omg this is filled with so much I didn't know about TS. good lord the connor kennedy thing
2026-10-29 22:16
How fragile is your ego that you can’t stand criticism of your favorite singer/songwriter? As a lifelong punk rock and metal fan, I’ve never understood this. I’ve spent most of my life knowing and accepting that the vast majority of people think the music I love is garbage made by no-talent morons, and it’s never bothered me in the slightest.
2026-10-29 22:11
haha I had no idea what "Mean" was actually about when I heard it. I assumed it was about bullies in high school lol
2026-10-29 22:08
Taylor is just another example that child stars never turn out “ok”. All of them are psychologically jaded in some way or another.
2026-10-29 22:07
fascinating to note that in trying to call more attention to black artists he actually accomplished the opposite
2026-10-29 22:04
This was an amazing video. I grew up with Taylor's career and have always had mixed feelings about her as an artist. This gave me some things to think about!
2026-10-29 21:50
She will write something new and still someone else did it and this is from a former swiftie
2026-10-29 21:44
It's wild to me for her to release a song about "the haters" criticizing her wsupremacist album...
After she released a wsupremacist album with a literal NaZI and Klan necklace.
2026-10-29 21:36
talking shit about taylor when you literally have her vinyl in the background..
2026-10-29 21:33
How much are they paying you for making these videos?
2026-10-29 21:25
Shucks. I made it to 57:20. Taylor lost me when she endorsed kamala. You lost me at endorsing Palestine ? I even unsubscribed. try free paris stine. lol wokes.
2026-10-29 21:17
Let’s be honest. She couldn’t care less about the people in Palestine, genocide, child slave labor, or volatile situations inside country. The only things she cares about are her income, and her own ass. She has a larger global fans WHAT has she done that’s actually useful for people, other than making money?
2026-10-29 21:16
Being a billionaire doesn't erase the fact that Taylor Swift has been publicly humiliated, criticised, and had her personal life turned into entertainment for years. Wealth doesn't cancel out someone’s experiences, and success doesn't mean a person is no longer allowed to feel hurt. You can criticise Taylor without reducing every difficult experience she's had to a victim narrative. Two things can be true: she's incredibly powerful today, and she's still human. ❤
2026-10-29 21:13
Im 52 and I didn't start listening to her til right before her TTPD album came out. I researched about her and fell in love with her storytelling. She's a beautiful lyricist, storyteller and songwriter. That's what made me like her music. Not like a crazy person. You have to really understand music before you judge her. She's married now so people should stop with saying she's playing the victim. Some of her songs are simply fantasy. But some just are to immature to see that. Taylor carries herself with grace, class and beauty. People are just jealous of her accomplishments and success. She's not in two song writer's Hall Of Fame for nothing. Seriously people learn what songwriting and storytelling is about before wanting to give her so much hell. Taylor you go honey as far as your storytelling takes you bc I love your work and so do many others. I know how hard you have worked to get where you are and you deserve every accomplishment that comes your way. I love listening to your lyrics, vocals,harmonics it's all beautiful. Stay classy, kind and caring bc it looks beautiful on you sweetheart.
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2026-10-29 20:37
As a former Swiftie, idk why I am watching this long video but it made me realize a lot of things abt her. We can't deny she had a lot of good songs but there's something wrong about her and we were blinded by her popularity.
2026-10-29 20:17
Sorry but what is the logic behind the whole TV show? A CHARACTER can say something sexist. It is not even intended as a joke in the scene. Also, the show is shitty now? Because a teenager talks like a teenager? Yeah, teen girls can and are oftentimes vicious and they absolutely would use misogyny and sexism to hurt other girls or women. That is actually spot on. Good lord, what a choice of a take for a crybaby like Swift when the whole situation is instantly addressed as a shitty thing to say.
2026-10-29 20:16
The only thing I don't understand about Taylor and Olivia's alleged beef is why neither of the side tells the real story? If you come to think of it Olivia could've just said that Taylor made terrible things to her and she could've been cancelled a long time ago but she didn't, in fact every time Olivia drops her album she always have time to include Taylor Swift when her team could've just said that they shouldn't ask her about Taylor Swift but she didn't. I'm fan of Olivia's music but the longer she keep this thing for her then more she gains popularity because once they knew what really happened then it's not a hot topic anymore and people couldn't care less
2026-10-29 19:55
1:30 low-key better than Cleveland ???
2026-10-29 19:00
I like some of her songs.
What I don't like about her is that she copies other artists and make it its her own style.
2026-10-29 18:44
"I would never respect my own boundaries because I wanted to be famous" when a person was harassed and she blamed the person for being harassed and not able to handle it after a decade of abuse. She is such an ass.
2026-10-29 18:40
I'm 44 and knew she was around, but never knew much about her or cared to learn. Her music is...some is really good, some seems to suck just like pretty much any other artist ever, so I never really understood why she has such a rabid fanbase and so much money. I know she's been doing this for a long time now but it just kinda baffles me that she's such a huge phenomenon. Not saying she can't sing. She can, but sometimes not that well, oddly.
But yeah, twenty years of releasing music and her stuff sounds pretty much the same. No real breaks from the usual "oh he broke my heart and I was bullied" stuff and like. Honey. It's all very teenager/early 20s coded. Which is fine, a lot of popular music is like that. But she's very correct in that some celebrities just don't seem to grow up. It's very obvious she hasn't. Marrying this Travis dude who has a long history of fatphobic, ableist and other bullying tweets and trying to act like he was different and would sit with bullied kids at lunch is just laughable. Taylor sweetie, if you weren't thin, gorgeous and a billionaire he would never have married you. Sorry not sorry.
She's become the mean girl who built a career on calling out mean girls (and boys).
I worked in a restaurant last year with several Swifties in the kitchen and got way more exposure to her than I ever wanted to, since they would play her stuff on the kitchen speakers all the time. I do like some of her songs a lot but her weird disconnect from reality (or not so weird since she has the money to be isolated and unaware/apolitical) means I can never really get behind her as a person. The Swifty Army also scares the crap out of me.
2026-10-29 18:31
Aren't we all just a victim of a system that's built to crumble on itself lmao.
2026-10-29 18:07
"There's no such thing as bossy, there's just a boss."
Well i pity all your employees.
2026-10-29 17:31
I kind of understand what makes Swifties feel so triggered about this video specifically. The title really is very provocative, and, to be clear, in my opinion false. Anybody CAN be a victim, the world's most rich and powerful women still get abused by their husbands all the time. Obviously that's not what we're talking about in regards to Taylor Swift (well. not yet.), but that is the sort of association the title itself has.
2026-10-29 17:10
Great analysis!
2026-10-29 16:28
i really hope swifties get your ass, what a weirdo. My sister got stabbed in that Taylor swift themed party and you’re using a picture of Taylor crying because of that when she met us all and paid for healthcare + made a good donation. I hope that never happens to you or anyone you love
2026-10-29 15:42
opinion aside, you should really consider changing this video’s thumbnail.
2026-10-29 15:19
just tossing this in before i forget to comment lol because I must tell someone...
Folklore was the last album I enjoyed. there's been one banger or two every few years but the music took a turn, I dont think it became bad, she's been constantly evolving, but it just doesn't fit my interests anymore. I can't imagine a world where I'm not a Swiftie, but the biggest thing thats been snowballing for me to lose interest in her? BUSINESS.
I don't want to write a novel here but Eras tour was a huge fomo for me, I just couldn't afford it yet it seemed everyone else could, it was crazy amazing to be able to see it in the theater, BUT THEN there had to be new versions, and more tour dates, making me think i could have maybe saved up. the part I missed the most? Sabrina.
the real icing on the cake though was my poor ass trying to preorder albums only for there to be like 30 versions and an unspoken expectation for us to buy them. I'm pretty happy with my "jade green" Midnights, yet theres plenty other ones id rather have had but im not buying a 2nd one thats nuts.
Showgirl is meh, I got the cd of course, but then long after the hundred versions came out then she re-released with more!
because not only is she one of the richest women in the entire world, these albums NEVER get discounted, she's like the Nintendo of music.
2026-10-29 15:13
Shes not playing a victim, she is a victim. Look at Kayne West.....she was a total victim.
2026-10-29 14:23
I am pretty sure this Kanye think staged
2026-10-29 13:25
Her new songs sound like ai and “pink clouding” and “patient zero” sound so generated
2026-10-29 13:10
Kinda eerie how she flat out said "as a kid [her] entire moral code was the need *to be thought of* as good", regardless of what she said after, that was her first thought. Bit of a Freudian slip if you ask me
2026-10-29 12:49
Preach ! It is about time someone finally called out Taylor for her hypocrisy!
2026-10-29 12:45
fantastic video! such a comprehensive look at the narratives that have been built around her. i find her quote about self-awareness very interesting too because she's also an admitted people-pleaser. and speaking from experience, i think people-pleasers tend to think we're more self-aware than we really are because we're always thinking about how we look to others, always trying to be as likable & inoffensive as possible. but being self-conscious is not the same as being self-aware.
2026-10-29 11:45
Taylor swift is only famous because She grew up rich and wealthy parents she had connections. Connections are the only reason why
2026-10-29 11:25
0:52 it’s giving Midwest emo lyrics lol
2026-10-29 11:20
Me da risa que en vez de solo criticarla con respecto a sus millones ponen de ejemplo clevenland que no importa si no te guste hay peor música allá afuera y misógina pero si sigan creyendo que es la peor canción Xd
2026-10-29 10:32
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2026-10-29 10:18
the switch on joe alywn was insane and really solidified to me that she has no personality outside of whomever she's with. she feels imprisoned because she's stuck in the image of a child and apparently just bends her entire sense of self, politic, and hobby/interests to whichever man she looks good with. i'm sure she's felt something real for all her partners but i also don't think she knows what's authentic to her. she's riding off impulse with a thought process that always guides her back to her image. she's too old to be a perpetual teen girl now and has to follow the next step of becoming a blonde haired, blue-eyed wife of the star football player. her consciousness hasn't grown past hs and she's likely using her fame to feel vindicated and become the one in power after convincing herself of her victimhood for so long
2026-10-29 10:16
Made it to the end of the video! Commenting for the algo
2026-10-29 10:12
Loved the video ?
2026-10-29 09:26
i love this meaningful activism! thank you for making this video! the world will absolutely change for the better!
2026-10-29 09:12
She wasn't a victim of Kanye in 2016. SHE LIED about the phone call.
2026-10-29 08:55
And these comments are from bots.
2026-10-29 08:53
This is disgusting as hell. Making a 1-hour video about a billionaire to make money, and then, out of fear, removing the cover that showed her crying because of an attack at her show.And about the other music copycat, TAYLOR SHOULD HAVE SUED BECAUSE THE DAMN MUSIC IS HERS.
2026-10-29 08:52
Idk this video doesn’t come across as balanced. Firstly I think it’s unfair to chalk certain things up as simple fixations / a refusal to not move on from. If someone made a nude body double of me and put it in a video for billions, I’d reserve the right to never get over it. We’re also talking about someone who was sexually assaulted, and as generative ai came into development she found herself suddenly having explicit deepfakes made of her. She’s literally a victim of sexual violence and harassment, and that’s just what we’ve seen publicly. While it would be great for her to be more outspoken, I think it’s also important to have the nuance of talking about the bomb threats and the stabbing that took place during the eras tour. I wouldn’t say Arianna Grande is particularly outspoken politically but after Manchester I wouldn’t use that “silence” to make an overarching judgement of what kind of person that makes her, I would assume she doesn’t want to speak up as she doesn’t want to risk any opposing groups attacking her show again. Taylor isn’t the only artist who’s music has been used by the fascist White House accounts, but from the reaction you’d think she gave them permission to use it when, just like everyone else, she had it removed. While the word “bullying” can seem juvenile I think it’s a bit dismissive to deny that adults can be bullies, and can be bullied. Idk. I don’t want this to come across as me just glazing a billionaire, but you said you did so much research for this video but it comes across as a few TikTok anti Taylor talking points barely expanded upon, very much just going with the current trend to hate her whenever she does anything. I think if you’re going to make a video essay you have to discuss all sides of your subject, e.g its very important that you brought up the 17 year old because that’s clearly not discussed enough, I bet a lot of people watching this didn’t even know about it, but it feels like you only brought it up to minimise the impact of what she potentially went through with JM/JG; similar to the way men will only bring up male victims in response to women sharing their experiences. Another example being the jet co2, no mention of the carbon credit offsets, no nuance around how unsafe it would be for a celebrity of that size to fly commercial, or any mention of how low the emissions are when compared to the actual top polluters of the planet. I think its good to criticise people constructively, I think its good to hold people accountable, but I think if you’re going to do a video essay you also have to have nuance otherwise its just going to come across as bias and lazy.
2026-10-29 08:51
What I find concerning is that CaliDee made this topic a video weeks ago, and while you didn't plagiarize, you are hitting a lot of the notes she said first, and not as succinctly as she did.
2026-10-29 08:47
Girl… AMAZING video! I loved every second of it and felt seen and understood because I’ve always admired Taylor Swift’s talent as a songwriter (thanks to songs like Dear John, All Too Well, and some other recent ones), but I’ve never liked her as a person or thought she’s what we call a “holistic” artist (because to me all she really does well is songwriting and marketing ?), so seeing the timeline like this from the angle of the perpetual victim was almost religious experience for me ?
2026-10-29 08:45
My favourite thing about that Billboard acceptance speech you keep cutting to is Jameela Jamil in the background clearly wishing she was anywhere else
2026-10-29 08:43
She was definitely drinking as a teen, especially at 19 ?
2026-10-29 08:40
The best thing that could happen to Taylor Swift right now would be a complete 100% withdrawal from the outside world. I genuinely hope she does that—for years. Like at least three years. Whether that's possible for her—emotionally, psychologically, socially—I don't know.
2026-10-29 08:09
i dont even like TS but some of the things you say are so harsh jeez
2026-10-29 08:00
Taylor Swift has never been a victim of anything a day in her life. She was born into a wealthy white family who catered to her every need. Hell, even her father was able to spend $600,000 to invest in the label that signed her and pocketed fifteen million from its sale. Her mother was a marketing executive who has been able to curate her image perfectly.
2026-10-29 07:57
Why does someone who entertains for living have to be political? Not a fan anymore of Swift, but it's an entertainers' job to entertain...and maybe they realize they have fans from every mindset.
2026-10-29 07:47
This is disgusting. You used a picture of her crying over the murder of children. Taylor is not free from being critiqued but that is a nasty thing to do. Those children were killed just because they danced to her music, and you have the gull to get on this platform and spew incoherent debauchery. You are a deplorable person with clearly no morals, because if you did you wouldn't do that to those children.
2026-10-29 07:47
It's the same 3 critiques
2026-10-29 07:38
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2026-10-30 21:12
1:14:32 wow. I have never seen someone so unable to get past anything that's ever happened to them. It's fascinating.
2026-10-30 21:10
Taylor Swift might be by far the most successful mediocrity in modern history. She's uniquely average which is the appeal, I guess.
2026-10-30 20:40
I have 0 empathy for the mean girl 37 year old billionaire who peaked in high school
2026-10-30 20:25
Even if I liked pop music I don't think I'd ever be able to be a fan. She makes me think "imagine if Regina George never grew up". I knew girls like her in high school and I thought they were uncomfortable to be around and I don't think she ever progressed past that.
2026-10-30 20:21
Income is low i see
2026-10-30 20:20
6:55 haha.. yeah... being in a relationship and being wronged...
That's happened... all of that.. for sure :|
2026-10-30 20:15
The thing is, there's a lot to criticise about her relationship with Travis Kelce, and I don't understand why people doesn't take it seriously. The guy is MAGA, and openly said that the word that he hates the most is "no", and the word the turns him on the most is also "no". Who says that??? That's an incredibly dangerous mentality, how can the people who made the #speakupnow movement ignore this? THEY INVITED A ICE CAMP MANAGER TO THE WEDDING, WE SHOULD TALK ABOUT IT
2026-10-30 20:00
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2026-10-30 19:25
You do know that she's not a billionaire though right its not like she has a billion dollars liquid form actual money its her music portfolio which someone just decided is worth this much so, also she has never said she's a victim ya'll need therapy you be making vids about ppl u don't knw and making money off of that is whats crazy
2026-10-30 18:44
as someone who was once a diehard swiftie and is now just as critical of her, here are my two cents:
criticising taylor is fair game because there are still a LOT of valid points to be made, but i don't think she belongs in the same bucket as billionaires like elon musk whose wealth is built directly on exploiting workers through supply chains and production. most of her net worth is the value of her music catalog plus what she's earned from touring and record sales which is a different thing from owning the factories. and to the "no ethical billionaires" point: even if she gave away every cent of cash and sold her houses, she'd still be a billionaire on paper because of what her music catalog is valued at. the only way out would be selling her masters, which would just put her life's work back in the hands of some investor, which is exactly what we were all mad about with scooter braun—she didn't choose for her art to be valued that much, the system did, which is what we SHOULD be mad about because why can music be worth that much?
this DOES NOT MEAN that her money is spotless, though, because vinyl variants and merch are still mass-produced goods that depend on cheap labour somewhere down the line. and pumping out endless variants means more of exactly that. add on the private jet usage, taking credit from younger artists who were once just like her (like olivia rodrigo), and the enclosure of wealth worth hundreds of millions in cash she could put toward something that isnt just performative, and there's plenty to hold her accountable for.
my point is just that we should be more precise about where the harm actually is because when everyone's screaming and fighting each other, we stop aiming at the system that creates billionaires in the first place. if we really care about the problem with billionaires—TAYLOR INCLUDED—let's go after that instead of each other like get on that shit fr
2026-10-30 16:53
I outgrew Taylor Swift by 2011, and only caught the hits beyond that point. I will say though, I think people forget that songwriting isn’t really about being wise or rational or the exact truth. It’s often the result of feeling something strongly in the moment and keeping a record of that feeling through creative expression. Even if what you feel is fleeting, unfavorable, or delusional. Not saying this is universal, but I definitely had to let go of worrying about how I’m coming off to others or it would shut down the free flow of writing. However, people who act like their feelings are the same as reality are a whole other thing that is worthy of criticism.
2026-10-30 15:58
Great breakdown!!
2026-10-30 15:30
Before watching this, I disliked Taylor Swift because of her tendency to lowkey actively sabotage smaller artists, my firm belief that her music is just plainly bad, and getting general bad and insincere vibes from her. I have now been fully converted to a hater. I’d never heard most of these things before, and some of them are INSANE (considering her image esp.)
2026-10-30 14:19
What an excellent video
2026-10-30 13:27
It's good to be "sane" and go to therapy, I think.
2026-10-30 13:18
Btw the pic used for the thumbnail was her crying because children died. They were at a taylor swift themed dance party and someone came and sh0t and k!lled some of them.
2026-10-30 13:14
This is such an incredible video. I have been a TS fan most of my life and you hit the nail on the head shedding light on Taylor’s own words, that success can kill self awareness. And that the following follows the leader. I actually get stressed at the idea that my other more loyal swifty friends might see things I like and consume sometimes because of the hive mind of it all. Always happy to hear someone giving educated and fair critique
2026-10-30 12:14
Amazing vídeo and you can tell you did your research
2026-10-30 12:05
thank you for finally putting in more coherent words why i don’t like her that goes beyond the fact that i don’t like her music
2026-10-30 12:03
I heard when Make-A-Wish kids want to meet her, she just makes them write letters instead of meeting them in person
2026-10-30 11:56
I'm so convinced that her "donations" are just publicity stunts to make her look good
2026-10-30 11:52
I admit I binge watch the WHOLE video in one go, I was so captivated!
Wow you have genuinely opened my eyes, this analysis is so good and I love how objective you're being about it, giving justifications to Taylor while also knowing when she crossed the line. I stopped being a swiftie for a while now without really knowing why - just that she and her music were different and this analysis really really helped me put words to what I was feeling this whole time so thank you!!
I'm sorry for all the inevitable attacks and hate you're receiving from the swifties and know that you did nothing wrong and were being respectful the entire time, my best wishes!
2026-10-30 11:15
te amo Raya sigue diciendo cosas que fomenten conversaciones
2026-10-30 09:58
nothing can convince me that all the bad blood shit was because she was actually friend with katy, told her bout john mayer and then katy proceeded to date him, all the tour thing was a coverage considering she was in her “girl boss” era so the man thing was out of discussion
2026-10-30 09:34
I don't see swift playing the victim. She took on the music industry and fought for her rights and for her music. That is not being a victim.
The woman seems to stand up for herself and that is not being a victim.
The recent blowback towards Swift when you step back and look at it all seems that it is mostly about her becoming a billionaire. Maybe alot of jealousy??? because I don't see the same complaining about any of the other artists who are billionaires. Only Swift. That shows a huge double standard and people want to pretend Swift is playing the victim when in reality I just don't see it at all.
People need to deal with reality and their envy of her billionaire status as that is what is really driving alot of this
2026-10-30 09:25
Great video (sorry idk what to comment)
2026-10-30 09:23
Alright, I'm sooo here for this video, but as a Swiftie, just want to clear something up: Starlight, Everything Has Changed and Begin Again are all confirmed to be about Conor Kennedy. That is all.
2026-10-31 08:49
She couldn't set the bar high, she is a mediocre signer who relies on the musical instruments around her voice to create the sound and carry it where it may go. There is intense post production work so that the music has spirit and, hopefully, enough wind for a flight. She is a money machine, not a deliciously artist.
2026-10-31 08:45
I just don't understand how people can listen to this shitty music made by billionaires like her or Beyonce or her cheater husband Jay z or Paul McCartney, Rihanna ?
2026-10-31 08:20
Interestingly I think Folklore is far and away the best received “modern Taylor” album and it uses the victimhood framing a lot less than her other work
2026-10-31 07:49
damn, i wish this level of scrutiny would be targeted at your local politicians, big tech corporations and law makers. But guess that doesn't bring enough clicks.
2026-10-31 07:34
If only she'd use her billions to get herself some decent therapy.
2026-10-31 07:11
Just wanted to say you did an excellent job with the research. I play guitar and I learned so much of her lore. I appreciated your nuisance pov on the topic.
2026-10-31 07:04
Thank you for the education!
2026-10-31 07:02
The thing I don't get about Taylor Swift is, is how has she basically asymmetrically always been, like, beyond upper middle class and super fucking wealthy. Her dad is a fucking Wall Street hedge fund fucking manager or some shit, yeah. Taylor Swift's now a billionaire, but she's talking like she was the most broke, unpopular, ugly girl in high school. And wasn't the desirable cheerleader. that's what I don't understand about Taylor Swift.
Like, from a Mean Girls movie perspective, it's as if Rachel McAdams' Mean Girl is the most bullied, even though, she's far from being conventionally ugly, yeah. And plus Taylor Swift would have been richer than any mean girl from a public school? but apparently she suffered the most. But then it's like, well, what can you emotionally, like, relate to? Like, is it because you know she's lying? Is she lying? Do you acknowledge that she's lying? You know what I'm saying? It just don't make sense at all. The only thing I believe is true is that a girl did take her boyfriend. But I don't think that's from a position where she's making songs as if she was the underdog in that situation. Like that, that part I think is a lie.
2026-10-31 07:00
No billionaire is a VICTIM
2026-10-31 06:57
making a taylor swift hate video in 2026 is fucking insane, y'all really took the "bring back 2016" trend literally huh.
2026-10-31 06:35
Rent is due it seems
2026-10-31 06:22
Wait Tylor as 23 yo was messing wit 17 yo ...? ? what the heck. I missed that. Well in my defence, i was followings Taylor thay closely. Still. WTF
2026-10-31 06:16
Taylor’s Billboard Women of the Year speech was so cringy.
2026-10-31 06:13
Wait, "Mean" was about a MUSIC CRITIC?! I thought it was about being bullied in school, I loved it at the time because I had a history of being bullied. It just being about a guy criticizing her performance (albeit rather rudely) kind of cheapens it, somehow...
2026-10-31 05:59
Let's give TS a new award since she loves being a precedent to new awards: Temu Pop Award.
2026-10-31 05:37
1:21:03 I'm not a huge fan of the comparison, but it's interesting how Beyonce, another billionaire with complete control over her creative output, has released some of her best work in her last two albums and seems very tuned into the cultural zeitgeist (though will only go as far left as the liberal establishment that doesn't conflict with her capitalist interests would allow lol). Perhaps as a black women there is only so much leniency the general public would grant your art, but it's curious how Taylor seems to have phoned it in in this later part of her career whereas Beyonce has locked in.
2026-10-31 04:57
nice video!! my favorite taylor swift song is enchanted.
2026-10-31 04:52
That clip with Ellen made me feel bad for her, though. You could hear her tear up
2026-10-31 04:47
I though it was a playlist
2026-10-31 04:27
10/10 analysis!
2026-10-31 04:21
Yeah #3 dating rule: don't date a Swiftie.
2026-10-31 04:12
Supporting in case swifties swarm in lol
2026-10-31 03:54
I’m not a fan of T at all, but it’s very clear based on the way she was treated that the world hates women.
2026-10-31 03:51
People who like to hear themselves talk rarely realize that their speech is why people hate them. Taylor is one of those people, if I've ever seen one.
2026-10-31 03:49
Im not a Taylor swift fan at, but it is interesting to hear a critical perspective from a fan. Having specific criticisms of her from your knowledge of years of being a fan
2026-10-31 03:44
Taylor is equivalent to unseasoned, boiled chicken breast that you feed your dog when their sick. Completely plain.
2026-10-31 03:43
She sold her soul for attention and validation. Anyone with a brain should know the entertainment industry is basically demonic and they're just sacrifices to keep you distracted from what's actually going on..
Why you think most entertainers are depressed? They have no control of their content. So many people are clueless to how the industry works. If people knew, they wouldn't support it whatsoever. It's also why controversial entertainers who tried to expose the industry strangely "committed suicide" or "overdosed" or "unfortunate event that killed them" or just simply killed.
2026-10-31 03:12
Congratulations for this very very well made video
2026-10-31 02:59
Thank you for this video
2026-10-31 02:58
great video!! I'm really enjoying your semiotic analysis of her victimhood! thank you for sharing
2026-10-31 02:48
nah raye wildin
2026-10-31 02:43
She robbed Kendrick’s aoty Grammy smh.
2026-10-31 02:42
hate the shadowbandgirl album but she teaches me to be vengeful and that kinda help me with life
2026-10-31 02:39
There IS a group of fans who hate Travis: the Gaylors! But they're fringe and unhinged (and, one presumes, mostly queer), so sadly she can't use them as the basis for new f-the-haters tracks.
2026-10-31 02:27
Another thing is her fans being racist and harassing Kayla Nicole, Travis’s ex girlfriend. She never spoke about him when they broke up (unprompted), even then she never told anyone the details of their relationship and she had shade thrown at her in line of her most recent songs.
2026-10-31 02:13
she should ghost write for new artiste and just live life as billionaire with hubby and just live happily ever after
2026-10-31 02:06
After the Elizabeth Holmes Documentary, they should make one with Taylor.
2026-10-31 02:06
"It's hard to be a singer when you can't sing." Tell that to Bob Dylan, Lou Reed, most punk singers, etc.
2026-10-31 02:03
Great video!
2026-10-31 01:56
such a well researched and considered take on all of this! excellent work (and thank you for DOING all of that work!) ?
2026-10-31 01:49
Shame her music is bland af for people who don’t really like music
2026-10-31 01:49
Genuinely disgusting and really creepy she dated a minor. Personally she should shev done jail time or something because whata. Horrible example coming from a " celebrity"
2026-10-31 01:47
I never liked her. Maybe red was decent but it was never groundbreaking.
2026-10-31 01:44
The irony of selling the independent woman persona while at the same time attributing happiness and success to marrying a man.
2026-10-31 01:31
what the fuck, the songs about being groomed that she wrote and then went on to try to groom a 17 year old who just lost their mom. gross.
2026-10-31 01:17
anything
2026-10-31 01:11
Taylor has herself mentioned in her songs on multiple instances of “never growing up”?. There’s a thing where celebrities become stuck at the time when they get famous. So that’s why even past 30 she still acts like this. It never dissipated because she always had the money for everything and anything also the fact she said in her documentary, that all her decisions are made for her. She never really has proper control over her choices. So where does she have control? Her love life and gossips and irrelevant high school stuff.
2026-10-31 00:50
I could be wrong but wasn't the thing with Kanye her 'humiliation ritual'? Not only that, but it would essentially be perfect fuel for her 'eternal victim' narative. Which could easily be her assigned script, per say. Just a thought.
2026-10-31 00:34
I don’t get why ‘haters’ live rent-free in her head. Like, you’re rich! Go buy a nice castle and build an animal shelter or something. Who cares what others think?
2026-10-31 00:26
She is m@g@ idc
2026-10-31 00:23
watched the whole thing and commenting for the algo :) also your makeup base is STUNNING what the hell
2026-10-31 00:09
Love your accent ?
2026-10-30 23:57
swifties what is the clip from 54:15? I have never seen it before
2026-10-30 23:50
I'm only 6 minutes in and also reading comments - my favorite thing haha. Anyway, I'm so glad we all agree there are no ethical billionaires. I got furious when everyone kept praising her for "donating to charities" while on tour. Yes that is absolutely fantastic for the charities but also don't fool yourself. That's a tax write off babes.
Like why do superstores always ask for donations while they make millions? Tax write off.
2026-10-30 23:26
guess who’s jealous of taylor swift? everyone in these comments! (iykyk)
these comments are embarrassing. imagine spending all of your time and energy on a woman who is at the top of her game. it’s giving misogyny. where’s the 1 hour long video about elon musk? jeff bezos? mark zuckerberg? if you really gave a shit about “greedy billionaires” wouldn’t they qualify to be in this video as well? not for your narrative apparently. you NEED taylor’s name to make your own profit and garner views. even if we were to take away the misogyny that is rooted in your argument, where is hate for oprah winfrey? kim kardashian? rihanna? beyonce? i can keep going!
so let’s make one thing clear: you don’t care about billionaires ruining the economy, you just hate and envy taylor swift. case closed.
2026-10-30 23:23
Cannot believe in 2026, amongst the never ending list of real issues, we are still talking about Taylor Swift making music like she is a terrorist. What if we put this energy into preventing the world from ending at the hands of actual evil billionaires?
2026-10-30 22:33
bless you for this deep dive
2026-10-30 22:05
Woah girl watch out go into whitness protection or smth the swifties WILL dox you for having an opinion (speaking crom experience)
2026-10-30 21:35
Hyped you twice. For the algo
2026-10-30 21:31
My fellow Reddit snarkers on the r/travisandtaylor are gonna freaking love this :)
2026-10-31 21:09
sorting the comments by new has got me pinching the bridge of my nose because holy d1**r1d1ng...
2026-10-31 20:14
As someone who managed to avoid Taylor Swift all my life (I think I only heard Shake it off in the Sing animated movie... and I didn't know it was her song until much later) this video is the most I've ever known about her. And oh my god I am so struggling to comprehend why she even became popular T_T but I guess my music taste is just very different so I won't yuck anyone's yum about that. But damn I thought y'all were joking about the swifties until I scrolled through the comments...
Cheers for a very good video! Hope they don't eat you alive lol.
2026-10-31 18:05
Well, as you can see looking at this video, there are still haters to complain about. Or are you saying that with money you lose the right to have a heart?
2026-10-31 18:02
Question from a non-Swiftie who has not feelings in either direction regarding her:
Isn't her music just supposed to be for angsty teenagers to begin with? Chester from Linkin Park once mentioned that the way they write music is to imagine how they felt when they were teenagers and put that feeling into their music.
Isn't she just "cosplaying" a teenager as well to give them something to listen and relate to?
2026-10-31 17:22
apparently after you've conjured up a musical catalogue that is valued at over $600M dollars you aren't allowed to have feelings anymore. or at any point in ur career for that matter. LMAO
2026-10-31 17:16
This reminds me of that theory that famous people kinda get mentally stuck at the age they wnet insanly popular
2026-10-31 15:04
Taylor Swift's parents are decent. Britney's parents are assholes. Can't compare the two artists.
2026-10-31 14:09
Guys leave her alone! She’s just a poor little billionaire pushing 40!
2026-10-31 12:23
using that picture for the thumbnail was really messed up tbh
2026-10-31 12:21
29:38 ?
2026-10-31 11:41
one hour and 25 minutes of spitting facts no sugarcoating just pure transparency. i really love this video and i want to see how swifties will be coming up to this
2026-10-31 11:12
HOLY REFRESH PULL BATMAN-
2026-10-31 10:37
Mass psicosis in the comments ?it’s actually hilarious
2026-10-31 10:03
This video is sooooooo on point. I considered myself a Taylor fan since red era, I even travelled to other country just to attend the Eras tour. But lately I feel like she's so disconnected of reality, no political comments or positioning, no real points of view. Seems like the problems she faces right now are not mentally challenging in any way and she's in a very confortable position living the wife fantasy. But this affects the quality of her art, I hate TLOASG and didn't even gave a chance to the encore because I found it too tacky. Like she got used to be the "smartest" person in the room. I understand she might stopped sharing political views after the UK kids tragedy and the threat on Vienna, specially during the rest of the tour, but every day she doesn't share her views and what she stands for is a day where her real impact and power is wasted for the benefit of negative influences.
Lets hope she wakes up from passiveness and start creating and inspiring positive causes again. Thanks for your video <3
2026-10-31 09:16
