Taylor Swift swipes at Scooter Braun in new music video that ends with epic twist
Taylor Swift’s self-directed music video for “The Man” was released Thursday.
And the pop star’s critique on toxic masculinity is already making waves on social media.
The video features several not-so-subtle swipes at music manager Scooter Braun, with whom Swift has clashed over the ownership of her catalog. (Find the digs less than a minute in when the principal, manspreading character is urinating against a wall.)
There’s also a voice cameo from wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, a physical cameo from her father Scott Swift and a mocking name check for actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
The twist at the end, however, was the big surprise for many fans on Twitter.
Check out the video here:
And see the responses here:
My favorite part. #noscootersallowedpic.twitter.com/NRWCHLlkKs
— Dana 💗 (@LunaRockington) February 27, 2020
I HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WAS YOU
— bailey 🧺🌾🧸 (@dontblamebailey) February 27, 2020
OMG!!!!!! I m screaming!!! pic.twitter.com/4p0nms3Xxv
— 🇵🇹CAT🥺🥺LOSTINWONDER(LAND) @ fan account (@catarinarod2009) February 27, 2020
This is correct.
That’s all, that’s my whole 4 AM review.
It is CORRECT. https://t.co/lDWf05QbXo— carina adly mackenzie (@cadlymack) February 27, 2020
THAT WAS ICONIC QUEEN
— ellie⁷ 💫 (@eleanorbate) February 27, 2020
SCOTT SWIFT IN THE MAN MUSIC VIDEO I'M SCREAMING!!!!! #TheManMusicVideopic.twitter.com/V8lc9my6TK
— tanya 💕✨ 𝑓𝑜𝑙𝑘𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑒 (@tanya1992x) February 27, 2020
I cannot emphasise strongly enough how much the end of this video had me absolutely gasping in shock and screaming "whatttttt????" at my computer screen https://t.co/3Sy2n87SPl
— Katie Collins (@katiecollins) February 27, 2020
I laughed, I cried https://t.co/BhjHdKT07l
— Hannah Ryan (@HannahD15) February 27, 2020
Wow so proud of you for directing this ALONE! ABSOLUTELY relatable - especially the mantrums, expectations of women vs men in public, mansplaining, subway manspreads, and so much more.. wow brilliant work, thank you for this 👏🏽 #TheManMusicVideohttps://t.co/bCLD5VJKh4
— zainub (@zainubamir) February 27, 2020
Dunno why I’m quote tweeting this cause I don’t have words. The queen has killed it once again. https://t.co/DCXGY4aIph
— Jess Thristan (@jessthristan) February 27, 2020
#TaylorSwift is THE MAN! I’m not great with Easter Eggs so I’ll let the experts do that...but I did notice the cameo by her dad! #TheMan@taylorswift13https://t.co/TOI8oPa2a8
— Bekah Berger (@BekahBerger) February 27, 2020
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
