Taylor taking out the line “spelling is fun” from ME! not only ignores the fact that this line perfectly captures the song’s unapologetic embrace of being yourself and liking what you like and being who you are but DIREctly contradics the song’s main message because it bows to the critics who called it “cringey”. It kowtows to the criticism it purports to ignore. Also. the line helped contextualize a bridge which actually makes no sense. By adding in the line “spelling is fun” the random references to spelling that occur in the bridge are given an appropriate explanation and context. the line ties the song together by creating a link between the verses and chorus and the chants in the bridge which as the introduction to the bridge is LITERALLY its job in this essay I will
