But, in Swift’s case, the lyrics of the song address trolls on the internet and those trying to deny gays rights. As a matter of political priority, would the same people who hate Taylor Swift also hate gay people? And if this thing really is a virtual petition for tolerance signed by everybody from RuPaul to Ryan Reynolds (the running time, by the way, is only 3 minutes and 30 seconds! ), why is the most satisfying image its final hatchet-burying moments between Swift and Katy Perry? In the song, and especially in the video, with the Katy Konclusion, what emerges feels like a bait and switch, or really just a switch.

Source: New York Times June 18, 2019 17:15 UTC