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Taylor Swift: Why You Gotta Be So Mean?
Taylor Swift: Why You Gotta Be So Mean?
Taylor misses no opportunity to make out publicly with her aggressively wholesome boyfriend. (Photo illustration by The Free Press and images via Getty.)
In her latest album, the pop star crucifies ex-boyfriends like never before.
By Freya Sanders
04.23.24 — Culture and Ideas
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Taylor Swift: Why You Gotta Be So Mean?

Last year, Taylor Swift broke up with Joe Alwyn, the man she thought she’d marry—and she’s not trying to be mature about it. In her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, she literally sings, Everything comes out: teenage petulance. One of her songs is called “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,” and it absolutely crucifies an ex-boyfriend for wanting w…

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Freya Sanders

Freya Sanders is an associate editor at The Free Press. Previously, she worked at UnHerd for five years, where she was the commissioning editor. She specializes in culture, first-person stories, and features, and oversees The Free Press Book Club.

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