Swift's personal life is the subject of widespread media attention.

[351] In 2013, Abercrombie & Fitch

first marketed, then withdrew after fan backlash, a T-shirt with the slut-shaming slogan "more
boyfriends than t.s.".[352] The New York Times asserted in 2013 that her "dating history has begun to
stir what feels like the beginning of a backlash". They questioned whether Swift was in the midst of a
"quarter-life crisis".[353] She is reluctant to publicly discuss her personal life,[351] believing that doing
so can be "a career weakness".[354] In the 1989 single "Blank Space", she parodies her media own
perception of "a girl who's crazy but seductive but glamorous but nuts but manipulative" surrounding
her relationships.[355]

Taylor Swift stands in a Time press area. She has curled hair and is wearing a black, strapless dress.

Swift at the 2010 Time 100 Gala in Manhattan, where she was honored.

Rolling Stone remarked upon her polite manner: "If this is Swift's game face, it must be tattooed on
because it never drops",[34] and noted her "ease with glad-handing".[42] The Hollywood Reporter
described Swift as "the Best People Person since Bill Clinton".[356] While presenting Swift with an award
for her humanitarian endeavors in 2012, Michelle Obama described her as an artist who "has rocketed
to the top of the music industry but still keeps her feet on the ground, someone who has shattered
every expectation of what a 22-year-old can accomplish".[357] Swift considers Obama to be a role
model.[358] According to The New York Times and marketing executive Matt B. Britton, Swift's business
savvy has helped her "excel as an authentic personality who establishes direct connections with her
audience", "touch as many people as possible", and "generate a kind of advocacy and excitement that
no level of advertising could".[359]

Swift is one of the most-followed people on social media;[360] as of April 2021, she has approximately
153 million followers on Instagram,[361] 88.6 million followers on Twitter[362] and 42.1 million
subscribers on YouTube.[363] She is known for her frequent and friendly online interactions with her
fans.[364][365] She has visited fans in hospitals[366][367] and delivered holiday gifts to them by mail
and in person, an event dubbed "Swiftmas",[368] and considers it her "responsibility" to be conscious of
her influence on young fans.[369] She has called her relationship with her fans "the longest and best"
she has ever had.[370] Often labeled by the media as "America's Sweetheart",[371][372] a sobriquet
based on her down-to-earth personality[373][374] and girl-next-door image,[375][376] Swift insists she
does not "live by all these rigid, weird rules that make me feel all fenced in. I just like the way that I feel
like, and that makes me feel very free".[314] She refused to take part in overtly sexualized photo shoots,
[377] although Bloomberg views her as a sex symbol.[378] She has been recognized as a fashion icon;
[379][380] Vogue named her an Icon of American Style in 2011.[381] In 2014, she topped People's
annual best-dressed list.[382] In 2015, she was named Woman of the Year at the Elle Style Awards[383]
and ranked first on Maxim's Hot 100 list.[384] Vogue regards Swift as one of the world's most influential
figures in sustainable fashion.[385]
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