Taylor Swift: “Mean” Is About Mean Critic.

Taylor Swift says many people think her Grammy Award-winning tune “Mean” is about her being bullied in high school, but it’s actually about a music critic. During an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Taylor acknowledged the song has become tied to bullying since its release, but told Jay, “I actually wrote the song about a critic who kept giving me really bad reviews.” Taylor says she finally overcame the negative reviews by singing about it, adding, it won two Grammys and “Now I feel better.”