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Main character of the week: Swifties

By Mia Venkat

Published August 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM EDT

Sometimes online, there's a character everyone's talking about: someone or something the internet has decided they're obsessed with. This week it has to be Taylor Swift and her fanbase – the Swifties.

Mia Venkat

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