Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” has all the detailsfans have been craving.
It’s got 31 tracks (Surprise!
Still, you could’t like everyone, even if you’re a massively popular artist.
One song in particular from “Tortured Poets” is sparking lots of controversy online.
“I Hate It Here” is an ode to romantic escapism.
This set off a backlash from listeners who found the line glib and tone-deaf.
Others are turned off by the image of idealizing a decade in which slavery was still the norm.
“Does this mean that she believes that women should not have the right to vote?”
Not so fast, people.
“Seems like it was never even fun back then,” Swift says.
“Nostalgia is a mind’s trick / If I’d been there, I’d hate it.”
Instead, she opts to retreat into her own inner world where she controls the narrative.
