While the pop icon described the look as a playful nod to her exhausting nights on tour — “My day ends with me in a bathtub, not usually in a bedazzled dress,” she explained — some parents online weren’t buying it.
“I thought this was a crime scene photo,” one critic wrote, according to Bored Panda. Another added, “That cover is screaming 80s!”
Some compared Swift’s look to other stars. ”This is unfortunately screaming that current Jennifer Lopez crawling on the stage look….” one comment read, while another person said, “She has turned into Kylie Minogue.” Others went further: “What is the white Beyoncé is going on here?!” and “Put some freaking clothes on.”
”I don’t get the title. Also these pictures are not appropriate for little girls so i definitely don’t wanna hear you swifites say otherwise,” another on said.
Not everyone agreed, though. One fan fired back at critics: “Do yall channel this energy when other stars dress in similar show girl styles? Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé, Sabrina, Christina Aguilera, Marilyn Monroe… eye ROLL.”