Taylor Swift - Reputation (November 10, 2017) Album • Page 49

have u watched Steven Universe because you should be watching that also the fan theories can be wild

 

Dianna Agron is the other long running theory/rumor. There’s also some stuff about her old fiddle player but she’s like, a regular mom now so I’ll leave her alone, haha.

 

It’s cuz women are tired of playing nice with dudes who are always “just asking” and making us expend emotional labor to explain for the billionth time why subtle misogyny is harmful and shitty. You get one for free. From there on you have quite literally the whole world at your fingertips. Instead of googling “ice queen urban dictionary” you could have googled “why is ice queen sexist.” That’s how I learned and you can, too! Further explanations and further required labor to teach you will require deposits to my square cash account, good day.

You should in fact probably spot Anna $5 because she works really hard and has these conversations 30 times a day.

 

Karlie is dead to me after she thought Destiny's Child sang Waterfalls

 

Rihanna's the only pop star I've hoped is queer and that's because there isn't a man alive who deserves her

 

Honestly we should all spot Anna $5, she deserves it, I could not handle the emotional labor of making the posts she makes

No lie Rihanna was uhhh...very influential in helping me understand I’m gay, but I would be very very surprised if she’s queer herself (and it breaks my heart)

 

If that happens often ... maybe it’s time for a massive coming to jesus moment to sit down with yourself and think through why that may be. The common denominator in this situation ... is what you’re saying. Doubling down on it when people point things out to you is not listening, it’s defending and actively arguing that you don’t need to re-think anything.

So why argue it? What’s the point of arguing something you’re ignorant of? “Shit, I didn’t know that, thanks for letting me know.” Takes 4 seconds to type.

Once again, when you’re constantly having the same kinds of discussions over and over ... doesn’t that tell you something? That maybe there’s something antiquated with the words you’re using or the rational? Women deal with this shit all day, every day, and it’s not their job to have a discussion with you and continually argue with and teach you shit. Take some ownership. Someone brings up gendered stereotypes, google the phrase. If you Google the phrase "gender stereotypes ice queen” you’d be presented with a plethora of information:

The 10 Worst Stereotypes About Powerful Women

No. 1: Ice Queen

Halley Bock, CEO of leadership and development training company Fierce, notes that the ruthless “ice queen” stereotype is rampant. Cultural depictions, like frigid magazine editor Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada (and her real-world counterpart Anna Wintour of Vogue) and back-stabbing boss Patty Hewes on Damages, paint successful women as unsympathetic power-mongers. It is, of course, a Catch-22. “A woman who shows emotion in the workplace is often cast as too fragile or unstable to lead,” Bock said. “A woman who shows no emotion and keeps it hyper-professional is icy and unfeminine. For many women, it can be a no-win situation.”

And:

21 Female Stereotypes in Movies That We Are so Over: Over it

The ice queen has a cold heart, a frosty demeanor and is oftentimes career-focused because, let's face it, career women can't be focused and feel love, right? That's a favorite epithet for scorned men to sling when the ice queen turns them down.

And:

Upending The Stereotype Of The Careerist Ice Queen

That’s a really simple google search to help see where the criticism of certain gendered terms comes from, why it rubs people the wrong way, and why it’s kind of a messed up way to criticize a person you don’t know.

 

Especially since men DID write it... (at least co-wrote it)

Gorgeous (Taylor Swift song) - Wikipedia

 

I love that there’s a “critical reception” section already. hah.

 

People don’t digest art anymore they just react

 

It's awful. 90% of music-related social media posts, forum posts, reviews, and thinkpieces feel this way to me.

 

Music criticism in 2017: all for the RT’s and YouTube views it seems.

 

I remember when Radiohead dropped and there were reviews that same night

 

The takes are hot.

 

'Science Fiction’ suckx.

 

Okay finally listened to the song, lots of stuff I like wanted to check out today. Honestly enjoyed it, thought it was really catchy and I like the chorus melody a ton. Lyrically, there is no cheating and it seems like it’s about a relationship already in shambles and she’s looking to someone else but she’s not going to actually do anything about it. At least that’s how I interpreted it.

 

I had a comeback that would make you sooo mad but would be so funny, not gonna use it.

 

Not if u follow the lesbian conspiracy theories about Rihanna and her bff Melissa tho!!

 

New thread tangent: gayspiracy theories in the music industry. WHO IS NEXT?!

 

The lesbian ones always seem cute and harmless, at least from my casual glance. But like Harry styles and Louis Tomlinson.... Actually terrifying and like ruined actual lives

 

While I agree with this, I don't necessarily think it's wrong to do. Like, this post probably wouldn't have been made here and now if most reactions to this song had been immediately positive. Or maybe it would've, idk. But people can usually make a snap judgement on whether they like something or not, though it can be argued that all art deserves a fair shake. The problem is all of the bullshit, extreme reaction dogpiling and, in this case, the personal attacks on TS

 

having the first take matters more than the "best" or most well thought out take and it sucks

 

GOAT

 

My final take: "Gorgeous" came on shuffle last night on my way home from set and it made me dance. I'm happy with it for what it is, and I'm honestly optimistic about the album as a whole. Only a couple more weeks will tell.

(Also: thanks for the love, folks.)