Taylor’s lyrics call out a lot of celebrities, but they’re being called tone deaf for a very specific reason

The album, released on April 19, features 30 songs filled with references and lyrics people love to dissect.

However, it appears some of Taylor’s lyrics have gotten her in trouble, with fans calling her wish to live in another century insensitive

She continues, “Everyone would look down ’cause it wasn’t fun now / Seems like it was never even fun back then,” the song’s lyrics continue. “Nostalgia is a mind’s trick / If I’d been there, I’d hate it / It was freezing in the palace.”

Why Taylor’s Lyrics Are Being Criticized As Tone-Deaf
While Swift’s lyrics express nostalgia for a different era, not everyone thought it was cool for her to romanticize the 19th century, particularly that slavery was legal in the American South until the 1830s. Moreover, the Indian Removal Act became law in 1830, which led to 60,000 Native Americans being displaced in what became known as the Trail of Tears. Needless to say, the 1800s weren’t a pleasant time for many people to live in, leading to criticisms that Taylor’s lyrics were tone-deaf.

Many people took to social media to express disappointment over the Swift song, Radar Online notes. “Y’all.. there are so many wrong things about this,” one person wrote on X (formerly known as Twitter) along with a screenshot of the lyrics.

Another person wrote, “There is no way Taylor Swift said she’d like to live in an era where Chattel Slavery was the law of the land and say ‘but without the racists.’ Like it was some casual microaggressions or something. Is this what we’re doing??”

“Pretty astonishing to stipulate that she wants to live in the 1830s, ‘except without the racists,’ and not mention slavery, so slavery still exists but everyone’s chill about it,” another person said, while a different comment added, “The 1830’s without racism is like a book with no pages.”

Taylor’s Lyrics Call A Lot Of Celebrities Out