No I am not in love with her.  No I do not want her to be my girlfriend or my wife.  I don’t even know her. 

Despite being a warm-blooded, straight man in America, I am not infected with the over-the-top infatuation with Taylor Swift.

Yes she is very cute.  She is tall, blonde, and may be a photographer’s dream muse, but she just isn’t for me.

I for one am beginning to get tired of reading, hearing, and seeing so many people (especially guys) proclaim how much they love her.  Her, not her music, but her. 

She is a musician, and should be judged equally with her musical peers based on the quality of the songs she writes and the music videos in which she is featured.

Though with Swift, it seems an exception is being made.

Her songs, which I would describe as decent at best, are only suited for a younger audience.  Her continuous focus on what I would call “high school style” lyrics leaves me dumbfounded when she wins awards over much more talented artists.

I don’t want to come across like Kanye, ranting against a poor, defenseless, little girl, but her star treatment is getting ridiculous. 

The most recent instance of her near musical deification occurred the the Country Music Awards on November 9, where Swift was once again nominated for Artist of the Year, which she had also won in 2009.  

She of course won the biggest award and honor of the night, beating out Jason Aldean, 2010 winner and the show’s co-host Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, and Keith Urban.  But how deserving was she?

Swift didn’t even win the award for Female Vocalist of the Year, that honor went to Miranda Lambert, Shelton won Male Vocalist of the Year, and Aldean won Musical Event of the Year for his duet performance of “Don’t You Wanna Stay” with Kelly Clarkson as well as Album of the Year for “My Kinda Party.”

So what did Swift do to warrant winning the top category when she couldn’t win any of the other categories in which she was nominated?

Well she is cute.

The greater question that comes to my mind when pondering the successes of miss Taylor, is how much longer will her cutesy style of song writing last?  She will continue to get older, but will she be able to adapt her songs to fit a more mature listening audience?

No matter how dedicated a following she can build, no one wants to listen to a woman in her late 20s or 30s writing about boys who broke her heart in high school.

Taylor, show some maturity in your song writing and then I will join the masses of people who follow you.  Until then, I won’t buy any of your CDs or listen to you on the radio, but don’t worry, your poster will still be firmly taped to my wall.