At Visitation, Taylor Swift is a household name. Not only is she popular, she has become a cultural force that is a part of everyday life. My opinion of Swift has varied over the years, but a new single by Tyler Dean entitled “Taylor Swift” has forced me to address the absurdity of her success. In his debut single, country newcomer Dean croons, “I want a girl like Taylor Swift.” Now, I know she’s pretty, but she has been in the business for two years—does she really deserve her own song? Dean exceeds the stalker norm by singing about how he’s called her agent, her lawyer, and her father. So I am writing this to warn Mr. Dean. Please, before you set up camp in her front yard, take a look at the not-so-perfect side of Taylor.

1. There’s no denying that Taylor Swift has talent. She is a master guitar player and a gifted songwriter. However, her vocals are pleasant at best, and, in most cases, her live performances are weak and pitchy. She often attempts songs that are too big for her voice, and the result is a strained, unsatisfying sound that is drowned out by the instruments.

2. Part of Swift’s gig is that she’s wholesome, the perfect role model for young girls. She lives with her parents, prays to God, and hasn’t let the fame go to her head. However, no one seems to notice the fact that Swift is 19 years old and she’s already had about 400 boyfriends. Doesn’t that seem like a few too many?

3. Swift is BFFLs with Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, two pop starlets who are causing pre-teens everywhere to believe that the perfect life comes easily and with no real effort. Cyrus and Gomez represent the dispassionate, untalented, vocally edited sector of the pop music industry. Swift’s association with them damages her reputation as a true artist and encourages the idea that actual talent isn’t required to be a successful musician.

4. I lost a large amount of respect for Swift because she began as a boot-wearin’, down-home country singer but has transformed into an insipid pop star. Nearly all of her singles have pop remixes, and her second CD barely qualifies as country. She is a complete and total sellout who has sacrificed the quality of her music for the success of her career.

5. Can I just point out the fact that Swift is from Pennsylvania, not Nashville? Just wanted to clear that up. She doesn’t have country roots. Quaker roots, maybe, but not country. She’s only lived in Tennessee for 5 years. And yet, miraculously, she has a country accent…

6. The whole Taylor Swift/Kanye West “controversy” is absurd. Yes, what West did was rude and inconsiderate. But so what? It’s Kanye West. I find it hard to have real sympathy for Swift when this is her 39th nomination and 26th win for major music industry awards.

7. Swift tries to play the “I’m a loser, too,” card. Please. The fact that you weren’t a cheerleader in high school doesn’t automatically translate to dork. Swift needs to stop acting like she is an average, everyday girl, because she’s not, as much as she may want to appear to be.

8. Swift’s fan base is pre-teen and teenage girls. She does little to support the strong, independent female. If her lyrics are any indicator—she is either dating a guy or stalking one.

9. She is in Kellie Pickler’s music video for “Best Days of Your Life.” Yes, I understand that they co-wrote the song together and that they’re best buds, but can’t Swift let Pickler have just a little bit of success for herself?

10. And finally, she dated a Jonas.

Essentially, my problem with Swift is that she is not a strong role model for girls, though she pretends to be. Her lyrics make it seem like the only way for a teenage girl to be happy is if she’s in a fairytale relationship—a completely unrealistic prospect, especially in high school. I don’t understand why everyone finds her so inspiring. I’m shocked that at Visitation, my classmates, the smartest, funniest, and most impressive girls I have ever met, are so affected by Swift. As a musician, Taylor is adequate. As a celebrity, she’s acceptable. But as role model for Visitation girls, she is the antithesis of everything we aspire to be.