Just four days ago, as Mexico was preparing to celebrate Father’s Day, the minister of the nation’s Supreme Court, Arturo Zaldívar, shared in networks where he has become something of a star the gift that his wife is preparing for him had. . A quaint cake in the shape of a record player and a vinyl record in the center: Taylor Swift’s reputation. “Thank you Marianna for this beautiful and delicious cake. “With my favorite song and the amazing Taylor Swift,” the message said. The Minister’s thousands of declarations of affection for the singer, which have been voiced with greater enthusiasm in recent weeks, prompted criticism and cheers from her fans and critics alike. The former Supreme Court President has responded with a letter explaining why he likes his songs.
It all started with the announcement that Swift would be extending her The Eras tour to Mexico, with three dates in late August 2023. Prior to the news, which was announced earlier this month, Zaldívar had stated that he was a fan of the singer some videos and posts. He had shared that he had received his gift album, or even commented on some songs as they came to light. But when he found out about the tour, he began to make the tour even more intense. In a video from three weeks ago, he can be seen working with his team when he allegedly found out that the artist was announcing the dates in Mexico. First you see him surprised by the news and then you see him running towards him with his workers, laughing.
Zaldívar’s jokes and posts drew a flood of reactions, many in the form of criticism. Some were already calling him the Swiftie [como se les dice a los fanáticos de Swift] most notable in Mexico. Others accuse him of using the singer’s image to gain followers. Some riskier people have accused him of wasting his time on this issue when he has more important things to do. In response to all these comments, the minister published a statement in the newspaper Milenio to defend his position, but above all the work of the American singer.
“Those who criticize me for liking Taylor Swift don’t know what she represents to millions of women and young people around the world,” she commented on her Twitter account on Tuesday. In a letter that is seen as a self-confessed act of love, Zaldívar assured that the singer was “a cry of rebellion, an example of intellectual honesty and a waste of dreams of all colors and sounds”. His lyrics remind us that it’s okay to be vulnerable, to be different, to be wrong, and to love yourself completely. For his authenticity, his courage and his congruence.”
To those who accused him of shallowness, Zaldívar replied, “There is nothing trivial about Swift’s work.” and more inclusive society,” defended the minister. These reasons, and others he develops in his column, are why he listens to Taylor Swift, he said. This Wednesday, the former President of the Court published the same letter in its English version on his social networks.
The Mexican minister is not the only important person to pay tribute to the work of the artist, who is one of the greatest musical phenomena of our time and whose fans are mainly young people. Chilean President Gabriel Boric is another outspoken supporter of Swift. The president assured this week that he had sent him a letter urging him to include the country in his Latin America tour. Even economist Paul Krugman published a column in the New York Times this week admitting that the artist is “a highly talented songwriter and musician with a remarkable stage presence.”
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