Taylor Swift’s Netflix documentary – the 5 biggest takeaways from Miss Americana
From struggling with body image anxieties to watching her mother battle cancer, to fighting for LGBTQ+ rights and rehashing that Kanye West incident, Swift’s bare-it-all policy is explored in Netflix’s new documentary
Taylor Swift's documentary Miss Americana, now available on Netflix, is getting tongues wagging on all corners of the globe.
All around the world viewers – even non-fans – are reporting a strong sense of connection to who they feel is the real Swift behind the curtains.
The pop star may not be the gimmicky, calculated persona that so many had thought her to be over the years.
Here are five surprising takeaways from the documentary and what they reveal about our newly beloved TayTay.
1. She thought it was she, not Kanye West, who got booed onstage at the 2009 VMAs
Miss Americana lives up to Swift’s bare-it-all policy by rehashing the controversial feud between her and Kanye West, which started at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs).
Not to pick at an old wound, but we all remember how West stole the limelight from Swift’s victory in the best female video category. Swift, then 17 years old, was delivering her victor’s speech when the rapper interrupted her onstage to exclaim that “Beyoncé has one of the best videos of all time!”
Unsurprisingly, the audience gradually booed West off the stage while giving Swift the standing ovation. But apparently, that wasn’t how she initially remembered it.