Taylor Swift wanted her fans up bright and early to get this lesson on feminism. âThe Manâ music video dropped at seven oâclock in the morning this Thursday, before young Swifties head off to school and before adult Swifties have their morning coffee. Taylor Swift, in some awards-worthy makeup, literally becomes the man in this music video she wrote, produced, directed, and starred in. Turns out you donât need to be a man to get things done. Who knew? The cherry on top, however, is a man. Taylor Swift-as-a-man may look like all of her ex-boyfriends put together (at least Joe, Jake, and Harry) but she sounds like Dwayne âThe Rockâ Johnson, who lent his voice to the project. âThe Manâ video is filled with Easter eggs alluding to Swiftâs other work, including Speak Now, Red, Reputation, Fearless, and 1989 graffiti. Lover, the only one of her albums she owns, isnât on the graffiti wall, but the word âkarmaâ is. The wall also has a âMissing: If Found Return to Taylor Swiftâ sign and a sign banning scooters â obvious references to her feud with Scooter Braun over her earlier work. Later in the video, thereâs even a Mr. Americana Netflix advertisement starring Tyler Swift. Hmm, it just doesnât have the same ring to it.
