Taylor Swift Doesn’t See ‘betty’ As Queer Canon - Vulture

“Betty,” in particular, has served as frenzied fodder for Swift theorists — especially as the names of the song’s lovestruck protagonists (James, Inez, and Betty) are the daughters of Swift’s good friends, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.

In a new interview with Country Radio, Swift confirmed that the “betty” James is a teenage boy, which kind of undermines the whole queer-canon thing.

I think we all have these situations in our lives where we learn to really, really give a heartfelt apology for the first time,” Swift explained about the song’s premise.