Swiftie: “A piece of sharp practice; an act of deception; a trick, esp. in the phrase to pull a swiftie”. The Australian National Dictionary.

Whether the phenomenon marketed as a ‘Taylor-Swift’ was human or android, male, female or trans, black or white, took up none of my brain cells until late last year.

I still have no interest in whether the brand is a fraud, a fake and a phony or the greatest stage act since Dolly Parton and Arnita Franklin combined.

Instead, the hoo-ha around the current tour is an opportunity to puncture the latest........

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