Long Live

Nils Sjoberg gravestone - The pseudonym she used when ghostwriting TIWYCF with Calvin Harris

Bathtub full of gems - Referencing what Taylor said about her persona in Blank Space music video (“like she jets sets around the world, collecting men and she can get any of them but she’s so clingy that they leave and then she cries in her marble bathtub surrounded by pearls’”)

Single dollar in bathtub - Sexual assault lawsuit trial against David Mueller where she countersued for $1 and won 

Throne of snakes - Kimye/Famous phone call incident, aka “Taylor Swift is #Exposed as a snake” 

Et tu brute? - Reference to Shakespeare when Julius Caesar was betrayed and stabbed in the back by someone he thought a friend (Katy Perry & stealing dancers incident?)

Car crash scene - (“Driving a Maserati down on a dead end street”) 2014 Grammy’s when she was made fun of for thinking she won Album of the Year (aka Red should’ve deserved a Grammy)

Car crash outfit/look - Resemblance to Katy Perry; reference to her feud with Katy (plus, a possible dig at her having 0 grammy’s while taylor has 7)

Robbing a bank called “Stream Co” - Taylor’s battle with Spotify/streaming services, for which she was called “money hungry” and “greedy”

Army of mannequins scene - Criticism of her group of famous friends aka “girl squad” being a cult of all skinny, pretty white girls/models

I <3 TS Shirts of Male Dancers - Referencing Tom Hiddleston wearing a I <3 TS shirt; mockery of her relationship with Tom Hiddleston

[END SCENE WITH 15 TAYLORS]

Her Surprise Face (“stop making that surprised face, it’s so annoying” “you can’t possibly be that surprised all the time” ) - Reference to people making fun of her for looking so surprised/shocked at award shows

“What’s with that bitch?” “DON’T CALL ME THAT” - Reference to Kanye’s “Famous”; how she was never told that he would refer to her as “bitch” in the song

“Oh, stop acting like you’re so nice, you are so fake” - Reference to criticism of Taylor being “fake” and not the friendly/nice/sweet girl she “poses” as

“Oh there she goes, playing the victim, again” - Reference to common criticism of Taylor always “playing the victim” 

“Getting receipts, gonna edit this later” - Reference to Kim K’s (clearly edited) recording of phone conversation between Taylor and Kanye 

SO “oh look, taylor swift is dragging up past drama to sell her new album, look at her playing the victim again, you’re still over”

is what all the haters happen to be screaming (among over ridiculous things) tonight, following the release of Look What You Made Me Do, the lead single to Swift’s 6th album: Reputation. But let’s take a little trip down memory lane to see if Taylor really is playing the victim. Hold on ladies, it’s gonna be a long one. 

2006-2008  

Taylor broke out in 2006, and when Love Story stormed the charts in late 2008 she became a global superstar and thus named “America’s Sweetheart” a bittersweet and dangerous title for any young female star, because it’s so easy to fall from the top. She was immediately held to an impossibly high standard of perfection, in every aspect of her life, and she handled this with grace. 

Here’s what we’ve got so far:

Twitter: All original tweets gone, a majority of other tweets are gone, only things retweeted from Abigail remain. No more profile or header images, some likes has supposedly disappeared as well. Unfollowed everyone.

Instagram: All photos gone, no icon, and no longer following anyone.

YouTube: Vevo account is the only one still with a profile picture

Facebook: Profile picture is gone

tumblr: Color scheme changed from pink to black. Desktop goes from pink and fades to black with white text.

Website: taylorswift.com is black - code containing ‘ivegotablankspace’ leads to a page saying ‘That’s what they don’t see’ (Shake It Off Lyric)

DirectTV: has her listed as appearing on GMA on August 31 (13 days from today)

Taylor Swift accepting the Grammy for Album of the Year (1989)