I really, truly, firmly believe that if the internet did not exist in the same era as Taylor Swift, she would be almost universally beloved and revered. A vast majority of people who dislike her only do so because, at some point, the internet trained them to believe that hating her was the cool thing to do - whether that came in the form of making sexist comments, or later came in the form of getting extra “woke points.” If none of these factors existed and people were allowed to truly form their own opinions without outside influence, most people would respect her, even if they didn’t like her music. In this essay, I will -

























