Taylor Swift never misses a beat, she is lightning on her feet, she is the artist behind the

best selling album of 2014, the winner of 6 Grammys, and was a finalist for Time Magazine’s

2014 Person of the Year. Although she is known for singing songs about her previous

boyfriends, there is so much more to Taylor Swift than just the men she writes about. Swift has a

positive impact on her fans and society; she is a great role model and a powerful force in the

music industry. Taylor Swift appeals to a wide range audience made up of teenagers, young

adults, moms, and little girls, which makes her influence that much more effective.

Great Role Model

1. Throughout her fame she has been able to maintain a respectable image. As a celebrity who

knows her fans, and the kind of impact she has on them, she keeps it classy. She dresses her

age; for example, up until last year no photographer had ever gotten a picture of her showing

her belly button, and when the pictures did come out it was because she took them and

released them herself. Also during a time when celebrity nude photos were popular, a group

of hackers told Taylor to pay them or else they would leak hers. Taylor responded back with

“PS any hackers saying they have ‘nudes’? Psssh you’d love that wouldn’t you! Have fun

photoshopping cause you got NOTHING”. Taylor Swift is aware of her actions and has

nothing to hide from her fans. She is an open book waiting to be read. She is known as the

goody two shoes of Hollywood, and rightfully so.

She cares about her fans

2. Taylor has spoken numerous times against bullying, and even responded to a fan on

Instagram when she asked her a question about bullying. Taylor is the kind of celebrity that

any mom would be ok with her daughter liking, because she is a genuinely good person. Last

summer, she went to the Boston Children’s Hospital to visit a fan suffering from Williams

syndrome and leukemia, and together they sang “We Are Never Ever Getting Back

Together”.

Strong Independent Woman

3. Although she is known as the girl who writes songs about her ex boyfriends, she does not

define herself by the man she is going out with, nor does she let her breakups get the best of

her. Other artists like Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez have allowed their breakups to impact

them negatively. Selena Gomez was said to have gone to rehab to deal with the emotional

stress of her breakup with Justin Bieber and Demi Lovato was sent to rehab for drugs and

alcohol, supposedly as a result of her breakup with Joe Jonas. Instead, Taylor is the

Rumpelstiltskin of music, like turning straw into gold, she has used her breakups as

inspirations for her songs, and has channeled her emotions in a positive way to create great

music. Taylor is setting a fine example for young ladies dealing with boy problems, she lets

them know it’s ok to feel heartbroken but there’s a proper way to deal with it.

Her Music is super relatable for everyone

4. Taylor Swift is a powerful force in the music industry, and has obtained her success by

making good quality music. She does not use profanity or project inappropriate messages in

her songs. Her music is based on her feelings, personal experiences, and is just feel good

music that anyone can jam out too. Taylor sings about such familiar feelings that anyone can

relate to. In the song “Shake it off” Swift is literally telling her fans to shake off their haters.

She acknowledges the fact that people say she dates too many guys and she can’t dance, but

through all the criticisms she embraces herself and all her quirks, and you can’t help but

laugh when you watch the music video. This song is like an anthem for young girls

everywhere, Taylor is saying it’s ok to be different and to be you, which is exactly the type of

messages that female artists should project in their music; songs that empower women.

5. Taylor Swift is a hurricane in the music industry. She is so powerful and really is a force to

be reckon with. She produced her first album when she was only 16 years old, and her

second album Fearless won a Grammy for Album of the Year, she was also the youngest

artist to win this award. All of her albums (5) have been number one on the top one hundred

billboard at least once, and her album 1989 was the best selling album of 2014, the biggest

album debut since 2002, and the second biggest album debut for a female artist. And if that

wasn’t enough, she was also a finalist for the title of Time Magazine’s 2014 Person of the

Year. All of these accomplishments show that Taylor Swift really is an outstanding artist. She

has earned all of these accomplishments through hard work and staying true to her brand.

Taylor Swift, is a great role model for young women today, from kindergarteners to 17

year olds to people her own age. She empower girls to stick up for themselves, and to shake off

their haters. She has made it known that there is nothing wrong with being different and staying

true to yourself.