Is Taylor Swift a feminist icon or a whiny grumbler?

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At first glance (err, listen), Taylor Swift’s new single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” seems pretty awful. Already, the mainstream media has torn it to shreds, claiming it’s a “shade anthem,” “Trump-Era pop art,” and “victim-blaming.”

But then, Swift released the music video — which has already almost 100 million views as of Thursday afternoon — and the plethora of hidden cues, combined with how it explains the song, are making some people change their opinions.

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