Saw this take while scrolling through Twitter: I...don't really agree. Seems like a retread of the arguments presented with folklore.
I get it if you don't wanna deal with the rabid fans who are going to say absolutely horrible shit to you...but they found it anyway lol. I don't agree with the take and think it's silly to say, but also don't wish angry Twitter stans on most relatively innocuous comments.
idk if it's an actually effective method of avoiding the wrath of her stan army but i imagine that's why she did it
I think it's a bit mixed, the first tweet about "cosplaying" while "real" ones try to survive is just not fair to Taylor at all. The second tweet, which addresses the system at large and she even backpedals saying she has nothing against Taylor, is actually a fair point albeit wrapped up in a punishing of an artist wanting to do her thing
The frustration and systemic problem is legit, but the critique gets invalidated by the artist's own projected bullshit and internalized misogyny
Artists should be going after the government for providing shit in assistance to struggling artists, not another artist who has no control over the pandemic and getting artists the funding they desperately need.
This reminds me of when people were criticizing Paramore for co-opting indie 80s-inspired styles for After Laughter
I just... I am an indie artist (by reality, not by aesthetic) who I promise makes a lot less and is in a much worse position to make new songs rn than the verified indie accounts that drop those hot takes and I in no way hold Taylor Swift (or any other artist) responsible for that. These takes are deeply boring.