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Taylor Swift has undraped a brand new music video for her song “The Man”, within which she undergoes a formidable transformation to rework into the titular character.
The singer undraped the clip on Thursday when teasing it unleash the previous day.
In the gender-bending video, Swift, makes an announcement concerning misogynism and male privilege, by means of a personality participating in many oft-criticised behaviours.
Notably, she will be able to be seen, donning a suit and tie, sitting together with her legs way excluding one another in a very thronged public transportation automobile – a follow called manspreading.
One little Easter egg subtly condemns music manager Scooter Braun, whereas it conjointly looks as if the singer takes aim at Henry Martyn Robert Downey boy following his arguable joke concerning her in a Gregorian calendar month.
Swift’s character conjointly earns praise for outlay simply many seconds of apparent quality time along with his girl.
He’s then featured enjoying a court game for a nondescript “women’s charity” and – when a 58-year time jump – marrying a visibly younger girl and smashing cake in her face despite her obvious distress.
Swift, World Health Organization directed the video, is seen at the tip of the clip asking her male alter-ego – voiced by Dwayne Johnson – to “be sexier” and “more likeable” within the next take.
The clip echoes “The Man”’s lyrics, within which Swift muses concerning however otherwise she’d be treated if she were a person rather than a lady.
Swift sings in part: “They’d say I hustled / place within the work / They wouldn’t shake their heads and question what proportion of this I merit / What i used to be carrying / If i used to be rude / might all be separated from my smart ideas and power moves / and that they would toast to Pine Tree State, American state / Let the players play.”
“The Man” comes from Swift’s album Lover, which was free in August.