I am a Swiftie :) So much respect who, as You are In Love Puts it, spends her whole trying to put into words what love and romance is. I think what I get from her as an artist is someone who tries to reach with painful sincerity towards something clear and true and beautiful, and who has the talent to describe that journey in fun, creative, engaging ways. And also not afraid to change her methods. And also to stick to her perspective, if that makes sense. She /will/ write her love stories with cowboy, princesses, and rom-com imagery. She /will/ not lessen her anger to satisfy a public shaming. (Though I wish she didn't sacrifice her spelling -is-fun/anti-hero-scale to satisfy a public shaming, but I guess I can understand why she didn't feel as strongly about that 😅)
And the way she works her public image! I remember being so blown away by her Blank Space video. Like, here's all the awful things people have said about her, and she makes witty, catchy art our of it. (She really can build a castle out of all the things they throw at her haha.) It's so refreshing to see someone so confident in their talent that they would self-mythologize. (Ex. In the Last Great American Dynasty, when she adds her own superstar persona to complete a storied history)
I'm also conscious of everything you said, though. The surface-level feminism. The jet thing ugh. Like, I especially hope the jet thing gets resolved and someone puts a stop to it. I'm glad there was (some) public outcry. But also overall it doesn't affect me too much, because like you said, she is just a pop star. I don't know her, and what I love about her comes from her beautiful music. But that's still a lot. She puts so much of herself in her art, so it never can be completely separated (and why it was a gut punch for a sec that she and Joe broke up--this was the guy King of My Heart, Lover, Sweet Nothing, and Mastermind were about :((( ). And I admire her as a pop star and a marvelous artist. So in short, same as you--always going to be a fan!
Taylor Swift is truly a pop star and a marvellous artist, despite her shortcomings no one can deny that she's a creative genius. Thanks for sharing your love for Taylor Swift, Clarice! It's also nice to find a fan who feels the same way about the whole "spelling is fun" line. Honestly, I like "Me!" the song isn't as bad as people make it out to be, and it's just a fun a song.
Hi, Louie!! You know, I don't consider myself a Swiftie (I don't know most of the easter eggs or the lyrics to all her songs), but I really admire Taylor Swift's talent and PR. You wouldn't believe, I started thinking she was "for real" after dating (or just sleeping with) Matty Healy. I thought I caught a glimpse of someone who a) didn't care about public personas for a quick sec, b) might have thought she could change a guy for the better (it happens to the best of us haha!), and/or c) was horny and just wanted a warm body after a breakup. So funnily enough, it was this rather personal choice/desire that slipped out that gave me something like a soft spot for her? Maybe it's also the song "Antihero" because how many public figures can say they're the problem? (Also the lyrics there are A+.) I think with the Healy thing, I realized that TS is now just too big, and she can no longer date or love whoever she wants, and I felt sad for her, from one human to another.
I forgot to put in the part about Anti-hero where she does admit that she can be the problem and how the video also received criticism for showing the word “fat” on the scale. I sometimes wonder if we place too many expectations on public figures like Taylor Swift, who is an artist not a politician, to be so many things at once. Then people condemn her when she's not exactly who they want or expect her to be. Like we expect her to be holier-than-thou.
And I would respect Taylor Swift if she just needed a warm body after a breakup, it's understandable. Lol.
I think we tend to place too many expectations on women, period 🙈 I almost feel like it's a kind of misogyny, but this time a hatred/resentment of things girlhood/"silly"/"fun." Not that I'm saying male celebs/artists *should* get a lot of crap too. But it's glaring to me that other celebs/artists aren't called out (esp dudes like Leonardo DiCaprio), and that celebs/artists tend to be more called out than politicians and oligarchs. 😂 The Barbie film got its fair share of criticism in (American) mainstream circles about its feminism, but not Oppenheimer and the war machine. 🤷♀️
Is it bad I feel the same about Leonardo DiCaprio as well? Don't get me wrong, I do have an issue about his reference for dating, the infamous under-25 category women only, but I also do the "separate the art from the artist" thing because out of all the actors I've watched (especially as someone nitpicky about her movies who can just drop anything that slightly disappoints) I like his acting more. Especially the improvs YouTube channels have made a list about. And he's one of the few actors I truly appreciate and like. So yeah, it's kind of weird. I also am a silent fan of Taylor Swift.
Leonardo Dicaprio dating younger women says more about himself than you as a fan of his acting. There are things celebrities do that we disagree with, but as long as it's not harming anyone, we can separate the art from the artist. We often place these people on a pedestal thinking they'll do anything and everything right, then crucify them when they do one small thing that people disagree with rather than crucify those who have done worse.
I am a Swiftie :) So much respect who, as You are In Love Puts it, spends her whole trying to put into words what love and romance is. I think what I get from her as an artist is someone who tries to reach with painful sincerity towards something clear and true and beautiful, and who has the talent to describe that journey in fun, creative, engaging ways. And also not afraid to change her methods. And also to stick to her perspective, if that makes sense. She /will/ write her love stories with cowboy, princesses, and rom-com imagery. She /will/ not lessen her anger to satisfy a public shaming. (Though I wish she didn't sacrifice her spelling -is-fun/anti-hero-scale to satisfy a public shaming, but I guess I can understand why she didn't feel as strongly about that 😅)
And the way she works her public image! I remember being so blown away by her Blank Space video. Like, here's all the awful things people have said about her, and she makes witty, catchy art our of it. (She really can build a castle out of all the things they throw at her haha.) It's so refreshing to see someone so confident in their talent that they would self-mythologize. (Ex. In the Last Great American Dynasty, when she adds her own superstar persona to complete a storied history)
I'm also conscious of everything you said, though. The surface-level feminism. The jet thing ugh. Like, I especially hope the jet thing gets resolved and someone puts a stop to it. I'm glad there was (some) public outcry. But also overall it doesn't affect me too much, because like you said, she is just a pop star. I don't know her, and what I love about her comes from her beautiful music. But that's still a lot. She puts so much of herself in her art, so it never can be completely separated (and why it was a gut punch for a sec that she and Joe broke up--this was the guy King of My Heart, Lover, Sweet Nothing, and Mastermind were about :((( ). And I admire her as a pop star and a marvelous artist. So in short, same as you--always going to be a fan!
Taylor Swift is truly a pop star and a marvellous artist, despite her shortcomings no one can deny that she's a creative genius. Thanks for sharing your love for Taylor Swift, Clarice! It's also nice to find a fan who feels the same way about the whole "spelling is fun" line. Honestly, I like "Me!" the song isn't as bad as people make it out to be, and it's just a fun a song.
Hi, Louie!! You know, I don't consider myself a Swiftie (I don't know most of the easter eggs or the lyrics to all her songs), but I really admire Taylor Swift's talent and PR. You wouldn't believe, I started thinking she was "for real" after dating (or just sleeping with) Matty Healy. I thought I caught a glimpse of someone who a) didn't care about public personas for a quick sec, b) might have thought she could change a guy for the better (it happens to the best of us haha!), and/or c) was horny and just wanted a warm body after a breakup. So funnily enough, it was this rather personal choice/desire that slipped out that gave me something like a soft spot for her? Maybe it's also the song "Antihero" because how many public figures can say they're the problem? (Also the lyrics there are A+.) I think with the Healy thing, I realized that TS is now just too big, and she can no longer date or love whoever she wants, and I felt sad for her, from one human to another.
I forgot to put in the part about Anti-hero where she does admit that she can be the problem and how the video also received criticism for showing the word “fat” on the scale. I sometimes wonder if we place too many expectations on public figures like Taylor Swift, who is an artist not a politician, to be so many things at once. Then people condemn her when she's not exactly who they want or expect her to be. Like we expect her to be holier-than-thou.
And I would respect Taylor Swift if she just needed a warm body after a breakup, it's understandable. Lol.
I think we tend to place too many expectations on women, period 🙈 I almost feel like it's a kind of misogyny, but this time a hatred/resentment of things girlhood/"silly"/"fun." Not that I'm saying male celebs/artists *should* get a lot of crap too. But it's glaring to me that other celebs/artists aren't called out (esp dudes like Leonardo DiCaprio), and that celebs/artists tend to be more called out than politicians and oligarchs. 😂 The Barbie film got its fair share of criticism in (American) mainstream circles about its feminism, but not Oppenheimer and the war machine. 🤷♀️
Is it bad I feel the same about Leonardo DiCaprio as well? Don't get me wrong, I do have an issue about his reference for dating, the infamous under-25 category women only, but I also do the "separate the art from the artist" thing because out of all the actors I've watched (especially as someone nitpicky about her movies who can just drop anything that slightly disappoints) I like his acting more. Especially the improvs YouTube channels have made a list about. And he's one of the few actors I truly appreciate and like. So yeah, it's kind of weird. I also am a silent fan of Taylor Swift.
Leonardo Dicaprio dating younger women says more about himself than you as a fan of his acting. There are things celebrities do that we disagree with, but as long as it's not harming anyone, we can separate the art from the artist. We often place these people on a pedestal thinking they'll do anything and everything right, then crucify them when they do one small thing that people disagree with rather than crucify those who have done worse.