The Real Meaning Behind Taylor Swift’s “Cancelled!” & Who It Is About

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🗓️ 10 October 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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This week on @Betches, Sami and Aleen unpack the cultural storm that is Taylor Swift’s Life of a Showgirl. They debate whether Taylor’s latest songwriting is self-aware genius or if she lost her touch, decoding the real meaning behind “CANCELLED!,” and admit that maybe being cringe is kind of iconic now. They also unpack why Swifties are more divided than ever, how the algorithm has officially become the villain of pop culture, and whether Travis Kelce is grounding her… or just dumbing her down. Go to the Betches YouTube page to watch full length episodes every Friday: Youtube.com/@Betches Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is the episode.
0:05.0	Nervous.
0:06.0	I'm nervous to talk about this album.
0:08.0	I'll tell you in a minute.
0:10.0	Hello and welcome back to Betches.
0:12.0	I'm Sammy.
0:13.0	I'm Eileen.
0:14.0	Jordana's out.
0:15.0	She's listening to the new Taylor Swift album, so she couldn't be pride away from her Spotify.
0:20.0	Just the two of us. It's just us. We can make it. And guess what we're talking about? Taylor, can you see by our outfits? Yeah. This is my showgirl. Oh my, is that her? Come in. Is that Taylor Swift coming in? Shut up. It's her. No, you're fucking with us. What is it?
0:40.0	Yes.
0:42.7	Oh, my God, wait.
0:44.0	I can't believe you did this because I just, I just ordered on Amazon.
0:47.9	I ordered that on Amazon.
0:50.7	Oh my God.
0:51.6	The knock was really dramatic.
0:53.1	I was scared.
1:44.2	I was like in terror. But then Joe, you looked like you were expecting it. I was like, okay, it's something. I literally. Oh my God, guys. Thank you. Oh, my God. Wait, I thought I was responsible for that. No knees are getting knocked. Yeah. Yay. Oh, yeah. Wait, I. You could cross Jordana and Sammy on your dead list. Yep. Great. Getting crossed off the list. Thank you so much with my lipstick. I got to cancel my Amazon order for those helmets. First of all, they only let you order in a pack. Okay. I found an option to order eight, so I'll have only eight, but yeah. Oh, damn. I haven't had lunch yet, so my blood sugar is. Ooh. Awesome? What kind of ice cream is it? I don't know. Okay, I'll try it. Vanilla chocolate and strawberry. Oh, from where? Oh, it's like briars. Is that what you wanted? I wanted any. I didn't, I just guess.
1:45.1	I mean, those are basic.
1:46.3	Delish. Okay, I'm not going to eat this the whole time, so I'll just put it, but it starts to leak. Let me know. It's going to leak in a minute. No, there's a cup. How cute! I love that. Thank you. The knock scared me. Same, because I thought it was Taylor Swift. No. What? How disappointed are you? Because this is what came through the time.
2:03.9	I mean, I didn't really think... me. Same because I thought it was Taylor Swift. No. What? How disappointed are you? Because this is what
2:03.2	came through the time. I mean, I didn't really think it was in me Taylor Swift. Okay, well, anyway, look at
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