an out-of-its-mind 4,764-word op-ed analyzing why Taylor Swift might be a lesbian or bisexual.Yes, the equivalent of 13 pages of a novel was spent on a yucky wild goose chase to out a famous woman who has a famous boyfriend.No, we’re not back in homophobic 1985. It’s still supposedly enlightened 2024!If you read that highfalutin crock in the morning paper, you’d be forgiven for thinking you were still asleep — it was that bonkers.As I cross-country skied through the endless article, many questions popped up.How did a creepy, irresponsibly speculative analysis of years of pop lyrics, flamboyant costumes and out-of-context interview quotes wind up in a publication that once ran a lofty ad campaign proclaiming, “Truth.
