The song was serviced to US adult contemporary and pop radio formats on January 27 and 28, , as the fourth and final single from the album. As the fourth track on Lover , Swift wrote and produced the song with Joel Little. Over an uptempo production, Swift imagines the media's treatment of her if she were a man. The song received a positive reception from critics, who praised its feminist message. On February 7, , an animated lyric video of the song was released on YouTube. On February 18, , a live acoustic version of the song, titled "The Man Live from Paris ", was released on all music platforms, accompanied by its live video. An official music video for "The Man" was released on February 27, , directed by Swift herself, marking her solo directorial debut. The satirical video sees Swift in her theoretical male alter-ego named "Tyler Swift", voiced by Dwayne Johnson , presenting several prevalent examples of sexist double standards in society, including objectification , sexualization of women , toxic masculinity and patriarchy. We [women] have to curate and cater everything, but we have to make it look like an accident.
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Swift loves to use her work to make an example of those who have wronged her, and this video is no different. She takes aim at the male double standard — and some famous men in particular. Let us decode it for you. Which could be a snub, seeing as Swift dated Gyllenhaal back in and several of her songs are rumored to be about him something Gyllenhaal hates being asked about. But as Tyler is played by Swift, this may just be a sign of the fact that people tend to date people who look similar to them. Leonardo DiCaprio has a habit of partying on yachts with super models in St Tropez, and nobody bats an eyelid.
In addition to this derogatory connotation, it may serve as a term of respect and praise. The phrase "the Man is keeping me down" is commonly used to describe oppression. The phrase "stick it to the Man" encourages resistance to authority , and essentially means "fight back" or "resist", either passively, openly or via sabotage. As a phrase meaning "the boss" it dates from at least
