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Taylor Swift's First Big Splurge Was One 'Mean' Ride

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Taylor Swift's first big splurge was a story plucked right out of Hollywood ... literally. After cashing her first hefty paycheck, the county star decided to treat herself to a very special car -- the same make and model driven by Regina George in the 2004 teen movie "Mean Girls."

In the film, George is the ringleader of a clique of high school girls who call themselves the Plastics, and in one famous scene is seen screeching to a halt in front of the school in her Lexus SC430 convertible.

"All the girls who were mean to me in middle school idolized the Plastics," Taylor tells The Guardian. "I chose that car as a kind of rebellion against that type of girl. It was like -- you guys never invited me to anything, you guys are obsessed with that car, that girl, what the Plastics wear and how they talk and you quote them all the time, but I've been working really hard every single day."

The Pennsylvania native's hard work paid off when she accrued enough money to buy her own set of wheels.

"And instead of going to parties, I've been writing songs and playing shows and getting these really small pay checks that have added up and now I get to buy a car," she says. "And guess which one I'm going to buy? The one that the girl you idolize has."

Don't write Taylor off as bitter, though. She may have zoomed around town in the symbolic car, but the superstar doesn't harbor any ill will toward the "mean girls" in her own life. She admits that her teen struggles made her stronger, and if she saw the girls now, she'd actually hug them!

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sunny2912

God, I am so sick of this girl and her talk of her "struggles." how old is she 22?
why would you go out and buy the same car that symbolizes what you think is wrong with young women.

October 20 2012 at 11:24 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
scooterview

Well the old classmates who treated her harshly should be sorry. Now she can go on and be an example of what NOT TO DO TO YOUR FRIENDS -

October 20 2012 at 11:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Tracey L. McNeel

For the wealthy youg lady who tells me; "Your're Over"....hmmm, guess what Taylor I have been writing songs before you were born and still am even though I'm too not famous for doing so...

October 20 2012 at 10:13 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dontcalld

she's going to show them by copying their taste - not smart at all

October 20 2012 at 9:27 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
amanda619

this girl has way too many issues. so many they have made her rich and famous.

October 20 2012 at 8:23 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
anwrose

Taylor, you were bullied, we get that. You had boyfriends who didn't treat you right. We get that too. What we don't get is your continued efforts to "show up" and embarress those who "done you wrong".

You do realize that you are now those very same people. Congratulations. You're now a Mean Girl.

October 20 2012 at 7:31 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
bohointj

Taylor Swift is a roll model for any girl who wants to "get around" in a classy way.

October 20 2012 at 5:59 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Solomon

Taylor Swift is a roll model for any girl.

October 20 2012 at 12:52 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
murkystarlight

Boasting is for losers with low self esteem.

October 19 2012 at 10:27 PM Report abuse +2 rate up rate down Reply
kymeraorion2026

She's a twit.

October 19 2012 at 9:35 PM Report abuse +3 rate up rate down Reply

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