It's OK for Swifties to Criticize Taylor Swift

Have you ever felt like Taylor Swift is your best friend? 

Have you ever felt like she was speaking directly to you with her music? Do you feel like she confided in you when she sang that she was a "crumpled up piece of paper lying here" after a breakup? Have you ever heard "Style" playing in the grocery store and get genuinely excited because you're like "OMG I KNOW HER!" but then realize you don't actually know her? Do you feel a sense of pal-pride whenever Tay covers a magazine?

Intense Swiftie fandom can sometimes feel like a relationship. Even though Taylor Swift isn't directly communicating back to fans, she is, in a way. She digs up her deepest feelings with a shovel the size of Rhode Island and hoists her heart onto us in a slew of eloquent songs, speeches and letters. Swift fans do the same, spilling their innermost thoughts onto Taylor's Instagram and Tumblr. She listens and speaks back.