Taylor Swift has always been ignorantly perceived as the artificial icon of red lips, Polaroid photos, boys, and broken hearts, and rarely ever seen as the soulful, selfless, skillful, and self-reliant human being that she is, from all angles.

Being one of my favorite singer/songwriters, I always find myself strumming a few of her latest hits on my guitar or even throwing it back to her very first album.

I love her music because she can generate a connection with her listeners and has the ability to retell the stories of her life, relationships, and heart- something she must slowly put back together through her passion of songwriting.

And this seems to be what Taylor Swift’s reputation is defined by: bent and beaten break-up songs of searing revenge. But, since the beginning, music has been solely inspired off of feeling- specifically love! Singing and songwriting are supposed to be outlets of this emotion.

Oddly enough, male performers, like Justin Bieber, One Direction or John Mayer, are never publicly shamed for their various songs on girls and broken hearts, yet Swift seems to only be known for her long, infamous list of ex-lovers. This gossip extracted from her private, personal life is continually seen as more important than all of the amazing change she has caused in the modern world (and I am not just talking about her gracious charity work). She has become someone I, and many others, have looked up to for not only her music, but through her loud acts of self-independence and various moments of generosity, as well.

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In 2014, Taylor demanded that her songs be valued for the time and dedication they are worth rather than freely splayed across Spotify. In 2015, she took a similar stand against Apple, but this time it was not just for herself, but for all of the musicians that were being treated unfairly by the company. She stood up for herself and her art form.

And if her determination and talent cannot already be expressed behind her powerful music and actions, then how about the fact that she has won 8 Academy of Country Music Awards, 10 Grammy Awards, 10 People’s Choice Awards, 11 Country Music Association Awards, 19 American Music Awards, 22 Billboard Music Awards, and 25 Teen Choice Awards? She would barely be able to hold an eighth of all of her awards, in both arms, while other pop stars, like Nick Jonas, would be able to count their awards on one hand.

You do not have to ultimately love Taylor Swift, but that gives you no reason to hate her, either. Yet, as Taylor Swift would proudly proclaim: “the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.”

Taylor Swift is known around the world and adored by millions of people. Yet, she is not loved by me. I’m sorry but I’m just not a huge fan of Taylor Swift.

All of my friends love her and have been to at least one of her concerts, but I don’t understand the whole obsession about her.

People ask me all the time on how I obsess over every celebrity that breathes, but I despise “T-Swizzle.” It’s just a matter of opinion.

I understand that she has “such a good heart” and “writes music that actually means something” but I just don’t like her. Her voice annoys me, her songs make my head hurt and I don’t find her to be that good of a role model.

I’m not going to lie, but when “Love Story” came out, I printed out the lyrics and memorized the whole song from start to end. That was, and still is, the only song I will ever like from Taylor Swift.

Most people annoy me by asking “Is the only reason why you don’t like Taylor because she dated Harry Styles, Joe Jonas and Josh Hutcherson?” FOR THE LAST TIME: NO. I don’t judge someone on who they date; I simply judge them on the amount of people they have dated.

Taylor Swift has a terrible reputation with boys if you ask me. I would not want to be known as someone who has a new boyfriend all the time and then writes songs about them. Her song “Blank Space” was literally about her having a list of ex-boyfriends and adding One Direction member, Harry Styles, to that list. I find it disgusting.

Yes, I know she does a lot of charity work, and visits sick children in the hospital, but that doesn’t necessarily mean I have to like her.

What I don’t understand is what she did when she went on her “1989 Tour.” For every single show, she invited another celebrity to join the stage with her. When she was in East Rutherford, Nick Jonas joined her on stage. They both sang Nick Jonas’ song “Jealous,” and I’m sorry, but she ruined the song for me… And I love Nick Jonas.

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All of my friends know that I don’t like her, and they purposefully play her music whenever we hang out; it’s super annoying.

I apologize if anyone is offended by this, but that’s what an editorial is for…

Overall, I do not like Taylor Swift, and that is just my own personal opinion.