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Put simply,Taylor Swifts new documentary,Miss Americana, is about one thing: cats.
This is not that movie (luckily).
Miss Americanais a coming-of-age story.
But ifMiss Americanais about anything, its about being a woman in your 20s.
Heres everything you better know about what went down in Taylors 20s (and probably yours, too).
In the documentary, she says everything changed when her mom,Andrea, was diagnosed with cancer.
It forced her to grapple with what she really values in her life.
But she does talk about him significantly more than she has previously.
Regardless, I find comfort in knowing that the 2017 album was written about AN oat-milk latte.
just dont do this to us.
Taylor has always been meticulously criticized, arguably more so than her contemporaries.
She admits she used to starve herself and had to unlearn associating pant-size with self-worth.
Theres always some standard of beauty that youre not meeting, she says.
Its all just fucking impossible.
He was fired, then sued the singer-songwriter, and shecountersued him and won in 2017.
Why didnt you react quicker?
Why didnt you stand farther away from him?
After that, Taylor recalled being furious on behalf of other women.
I was angry that I had to be there.
I was angry that this happens to women.
I was angry that people are paid to antagonize victims.
I was angry that all the details had been twisted.
In Swifts case, she had seven witnesses and a photo of the groping, which helped her.
She added, The process is so dehumanizing.
This is with seven witnesses and a photo.
What happens when you get raped and its your word against his?
A nice girl doesnt make people feel uncomfortable with her views.
Learning to accept or even love your human form.
is when she says shes trying to deprogram the misogyny in her own brain.
Most ofMiss Americanais about actively unlearning the things we (specifically women) were taught growing up.
She adds, Why did I say sorry?
Sorry I was loud in my house.
With the songs that I wrote about my life.
Its a relatable coming-of-age tale.
