The Life of a Showgirl is never simple. Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album has been met with a lot of strong feelings. Everyone has an opinion on the record — partially because nearly everyone has listened. In its first week, it reached 1.5 billion global streams . (Plus, it broke Billboard’s record for number of equivalent album units in a single week by hitting the 4 million mark.) And it seems like every single one of those listeners has a completely different take on the record.

Online, there is no consensus about Showgirl — there doesn’t even seem to be any neutral middle ground . Some Swifties have been sharing their instant love for the 12-song album, while other fans are loudly mourning the Tortured Poets era. Plenty of haters are also diving in *deep* with their crit

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