Taylor Swift’s reaction to being named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year was a bit catty ― in the best way possible.
On Tuesday, the singer responded to the announcement by tweeting an imaginary conversation between her and the publication alongside the cover photo:
It looks like Time agreed, since the photo Swift included in her post featured her with one of her three cats, Benjamin Button, whom she adopted in 2019. The image shows the feline draped around Swift’s neck, his large blue eyes staring into the camera.
As you might expect, many Swifties thought the photo was purr-fect.
and THIS is why I love her 😭 is named person of the year (and lots of other big things) and her response is to joke about her cat. she’s just remained so humble and down to earth, it’s incredible. https://t.co/li44f7ZCu7
— marissa (@mastermindmaris) December 6, 2023
Today at the weekly spouse gathering, one of the ice breaker questions was “If you could be any animal, what would you be?”
— Arielle (@TheMermaidAg) December 6, 2023
My answer was a cat adopted by a rich young woman and a friend asked, “like Taylor Swift’s cats?”
And yes, EXACTLY like Taylor Swift’s cats. https://t.co/dcCBda2CWM
do you see the difference? i love how Taylor shared the spotlight with Benji while still protected him
— Miguel IS SEEING TAYLOR 💜 (@Miguelswift10) December 6, 2023
Taylor doesn't put Benji in the basement. She's not afraid of his shine. she lets him bejeweled. https://t.co/yW6IMjqSuN
definition (Taylor's Version) pic.twitter.com/64GrFfD5Jt
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) December 6, 2023
Plot twist: The honor was intended for Benjamin and he asked Time Magazine if he could bring you.
— Erin is in her Eras era (@swiftbunnies) December 6, 2023
(Seriously, though: Congrats on this well-deserved honor. You’ve been my Person of the Year and it’s nice to see others recognize you, too 😉)
Several people even tried to emulate the photo ― with varying results.
Who would’ve thought one of the things I have in common with Taylor swift is how we hold our cat https://t.co/zktxPqCbJ7 pic.twitter.com/I1MCw4RtoH
— OpTic Holly (@HollyyLive) December 6, 2023
Momo and I trying to re-create this iconic shoot while dyeing our eyebrows this morning. https://t.co/uJYbyZoiVY pic.twitter.com/7v6wHoaa2N
— Cait McGowan (@caitlinmcgowan) December 6, 2023
Some people had some slightly snarky reactions.
She asked Travis the same question https://t.co/lmlXuZ1Eot
— Val • (@tayviszone) December 6, 2023
The cat is really not pleased about being used as a fashion accessory. https://t.co/dRxVEylvxv
— Frances 'Cassandra' Coppola (@Frances_Coppola) December 6, 2023
Sharing this to trigger some Trumpers https://t.co/oUl2E2n5R2
— Angry Staffer 🌻 (@Angry_Staffer) December 6, 2023
Others wondered how Taylor’s other cats, Olivia Benson and Meredith Grey, might react to Benjamin’s higher profile.
justice for meredith and olivia
— swiftie wins (@swifferwins) December 6, 2023
Notice how she said cat and not cats https://t.co/7H1KOBzEZW pic.twitter.com/zv1OsrKLqB
— ⨂ Sincere Del Rey ⸆⸉ | Peggy Carter pr manager ᗢ (@peggysscarlet) December 6, 2023
Meredith thinking it was gonna be her https://t.co/FS1iO5cEbj pic.twitter.com/aSv8DEG32G
— ELY🧚🏽♀️ (@elysiqnx3) December 6, 2023
One person even suggested reigniting an old rumor about why Meredith was missing in action.
We need to start the meredith is gone rumours again https://t.co/Paco336Do3
— miso🍲🍉 exams era sorry (@IfMisoWasAMovie) December 6, 2023
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