Taylor Swift: A Country Icon 

"I think loving someone, despite what people think, is fearless." I realize that people have varying opinions on Taylor Swift. Some may see her as a whinny country singer, some may see her as a man hater, and some, like myself, can see her as an inspiration. Taylor Swift is much more than your young country singer. She is glamorous, classy, and independent. She is not afraid to take chances, and express herself. Taylor's songs are written about true feelings and experiences, because of this most people can relate to them. She even writes about break ups, she has her ballads, and then her "revenge" songs. She doesn't care what people think about her, or if they like her music. It comes from the heart and that's all that is important. Taylor has shown that she can take anything that is thrown at her and remain classy in the situation. An example of that was at one award show she won female artist of the year, in the midst of her speech the male rapper, Jay-Z jumped on stage and claimed that the award should have gone to someone else. Instead of hiding and not performing live at the awards show, she came back stronger than ever and give the performance of her life. I believe that she should be seen as an inspiration because she holds her head up high when life is getting her down. She responds to situations in a classy way, instead of panicking like the rest of us would. Finally, she is not afraid to speak her mind, and will defend her feelings till the end.