All The Easter Eggs Hidden Throughout Taylor Swift's Macho Video For 'The Man'

For several of us, the day started the same way it usually does: juggling a hot cup of coffee on the train ride into work while being surrounded by chronic manspreaders. Taylor Swift's morning, although, began off differently, thanks to her music video for "The Man," which directly calls out toxic masculinity in the entertainment industry and also in our daily lives. The perfect part? She directed it herself.

certainly, no Taylor Swift music video could be complete without her signature Easter eggs, and don't worry, the "Lover" singer didn't disappoint. Minutes before releasing the video, she confirmed to her Swifties by way of the a YouTube Q&A that there could be "lots and lots" of clues concealed while in. "More than any kid's yard on Easter morning," she said.

Now that the video's officially out, we can also confirm that Swift indeed went all in on the Easter eggs. Between the references to her ongoing battle for ownership of her masters to some interesting celebrity cameos, Swifties are consuming food well. And in the event you possibly missed any of the video's several Easter eggs, MTV News has damaged them all down for you below.

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Wood-Paneled Office

While the first frame might look like a Wall Street CEO's office, it's actually much more than that. On the correct side of the wood-paneled room, you'll notice two bottles of scotch sitting on a shelf. Swift specifically described a similar setting while talking to Rolling Stone about the $300 million dollar deal that gave music manager Scooter Braun ownership over the master recordings of her first six albums. "They're standing in a wood-panel bar doing a tacky photo shoot, raising a glass to themselves," Swift instructed them mag about a photo of Braun and the CEO of her former label Scott Borchetta celebrating the deal. "They pulled one over on me and got this done so sneakily that I didn't even visualize it coming. And I couldn't mention anything about it."

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Action Movie Poster

indoor within the subway vehicle is chock-full of Easter eggs, however let's start with that hyper-masculine action movie poster. With the tagline "Mother Nature doesn't stand a chance," the poster is likely in reference to the several government leaders who insist that climate change isn't a real threat. Spoiler alert: It is.

"Miss Americana" Sweatshirt

It's hard to miss the young woman on the subway wearing a sweatshirt with the title of another Swift song, "Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince." The not-so-subtle reference to the Lover track has fans on Twitter wondering if it'll be her next single. Naturally, it's all just speculation, yet the date July 20 is on the action movie poster. Based on the clues, Swifties seem pretty convinced it can would be a summer single.

"Greedy" Graffiti & Scotch Poster

We already said the importance of scotch (and who drinks it). However the poster's tagline "capitalize on the feeling" usually call out the music moguls for profiting off of 10 years of her hard work, evocative lyrics, and personalized experiences. She also included some "greedy" graffiti, just in case her message was somehow overlooked.

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Newspaper

Though Swift usually be rather pleased in her current relationship with boyfriend Joe Alwyn, the pop star's career has been plagued by incessant criticism about her dating life. Critics called her a "serial dater," nevertheless the same scrutiny wasn't placed on her male counterparts. The newspaper in the subway scene — which contains the headline, "What man won the year in celebrity dating?" — Exposes that exact double standard.

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13th Street Station

Once "The Man" hops off the subway and takes the liberty of urinating on the station walls, we visualize that he's gotten off at 13th Street. Simply put, 13 is Swift's lucky number, and it's shown up again and again at her concerts, in her music videos, and even on her birth certificate. (P.S. Don't pretend like you don't celebrate December 13 almost every year).

"No Scooters" and "Missing" Signs

Swift really doubled down on the references to Braun; maybe the most obvious nod is in the sign that effectively reads "No Scooters Allowed" by way of the a clever graphic of an actual scooter. There's also a sign about her "missing" master recordings that reads, "MISSING: IF Noticed RETURN TO TAYLOR SWIFT." As a side note, you really shouldn't ride a scooter indoors a subway station. It's just not safe.

Swift's Album Titles and "Karma" Graffiti

Apart from the signs on the wall, there's also a ton of graffiti spelling out the titles of Swift's previous albums. Noticeably missing, although, is Swift's self-titled LP which came out in 2006. As well as the album titles, the word "Karma" is spelled out not once, however twice, possibly referencing Swift re-recording her previous albums yet maybe not her self-titled one). This may potentially lower the value of the masters that are currently in Braun's possession.

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"Mr. Americana" Poster

Yet in spite of the fact that the video sheds light on the serious double standards that females are contained to, the pop star isn't afraid to have fun with it. Look no further than the parody of her very own Netflix documentary poster for Miss Americana. Right now called Mr. Americana, the doc's director has been changed to Larry Wilson as a substitute of Lana Wilson) and celebrates a whole different star entirely. Each person, meet Tyler Swift!

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The Hallway

Once Swift reported the music video earlier this week, it was paired with an image of a long white hallway that several fans on Twitter thought looked an awful lot like the one in Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's house. Although even if that theory doesn't hold, the hallway is still crucial. It's here that "The Man" gets praised with high-fives (19, to be exact) right after having an one-night stand. For females, that same journey is called a walk of shame.

19 Hands

We know what you're thinking: What's the meaning in back of the 19 hands in the hallway? Well, on this day in 1922, the Supreme Court upheld the 19th amendment, which defends women's voting rights.

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The Tennis Tantrum

The video features a pretty extensive tennis scene, which was meant to show the sexism that exists not just in music, yet in sports, also. In 2018, Serena Williams reacted negatively to a umpire who claimed she had cheated. The variation? If a gentleman, like because the one in Swift's music video, bursts into a mad tirade on the tennis court, he likely wouldn't get punished. Williams, on the other hand, continued to get hit with code violations and criticisms for months after.

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Taylor's Dad

Who was the umpire while in the tennis match, anyway? Yep, it was Taylor's dad, Scott Swift!

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TikTok Star Loren Gray

It's 2020, and each person knows what's cool on TikTok — even Taylor Swift. She recruited social media star Loren Gray to appear in the video, and for good reason. Gray refers to her fans as "Angels," and any time while she rolled her eyes from the sidelines of tennis match, all of the TikTok Swifties speedily caught on that it was a nod to a lyric in "Cruel Summer." ("Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes.") Very clever.

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Stella x Taylor Swift Water Bottle

We know the tennis tantrum was distracting and all, nevertheless in the event you were able to somehow pay attention to anything else, you might have found one of the pastel water bottles that Swift collaborated on with designer Stella McCartney. Yeah, she's sort of a big deal.

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Dwayne Johnson

Any time Swift appears at the end converse with "The Man" (who, by the way, is also Taylor Swift, nevertheless in a really incredible disguise) about his efficiency in the video, we hear his speaking voice for the initial time. And in case you thought he sounded a whole lot like Dwayne Johnson, your instincts were correct. Turns out "The Man" is actually "The Rock."