I’m a seven-year-old Swiftie. That’s why Taylor Swift is a role model for girls like me | Opinion

My name is Amaya Grace Montgomery. I am seven years old and in second grade. And I am a Swiftie.

That said, I’m a huge Taylor Swift fan. I first heard Taylor Swift when I was just one year old. Back then, my favorite song was “Shake It Off.” Now it’s “Cruel Summer” on her album “Lover.”

But I’m not just a fan – because Taylor Swift is not just a good musician. Taylor Swift is a role model for girls like me. That’s why I’m writing this: My mom read me something that said Taylor is not a good role model. So I wanted to speak for little girls and explain why we disagree.

You don’t have to be married and have kids to be a good role model. To be a good role model you have to be kind, loving, generous and smart. And you have to make girls feel like they have power – girl power – and that we can make our own choices. A good role model makes you feel like you are powerful and that you have to use your power to be kind and generous.

That’s what Taylor Swift does: Taylor Swift is girl power. And she’s kind. And because she’s both, she makes us feel like we can be both. And that’s a very good thing!

That’s what makes Taylor Swift so special in my opinion: she is a nice person And She’s a good singer. She’s a good musician who writes good songs that people love to sing over and over again. And She helps people by donating money. She donates money to food banks in every city she visits. She pays huge bonuses to the people who work for her. She donates so much money to those in need. I admire that. That’s a role model.

I don’t care who Taylor dates. I care about the music. I care about the generosity.

I don’t want to Exactly like Taylor Swift because I’m scared to be in front of a lot of people. But she gives me courage. She makes me happy and excited when I sing her songs.

She writes all her own songs and plays three instruments. One of her instruments is the guitar. She made me want to play the guitar and my mother bought me one.

Do I believe Taylor can change the world? Maybe. Her music brings people together. She gives out friendship bracelets because she wants everyone to be friends. That’s something a role model does.

That’s why Taylor is so popular with young girls, but also older girls and women. She makes us feel like we can be talented and kind too. Every time you sing one of her songs, you feel like you’re connecting with a generous, kind, smart and talented person who uses her gifts for good.

That is the definition of a role model.

I’m proud to be a Swiftie. Now you know why.

Amaya lives with her family in Spring, Texas. She wants to become a scientist when she grows up. Her mother, Emeri Montgomery, is a public relations director at Newsweek.