TIME Magazine: Taylor Swift by Stevie Nicks

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But note: That is Taylor as both the Madonna and the Whore!

That is saying SOMETHING.

I'm not saying it's saying something profound, but is it JUST supporting the cultural myth of Madonna/Whore options/archetypes for women?

I think I read it as aligning itself with the sentimentality that cultural myth allows--a sentimentality to which Stevie NEVER stoops, but that doesn't mean she doesn't understand its appeal, its comforting appeal. After all, it's dangerous to be taken by the wind.