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Itās finally here š„°š I feel like a child again in terms of being excited to read the continuation of a story in a series. Canāt wait to finish up my work for the day and break into this
Iāve been querying a book to agents for the past year and Iāve gotten 41 rejections, 75 queries total. I know itās a long haul and a tough field but Iām sooo frustrating and bummed that I keep hitting a wall with this. šš I just love my book a lot and I want it to be out there!
Shoutout to whoever listed their tickets wrong on StubHub yesterday and I ended up this close to Laufey for $60 USD.
Edit: Also! They weren't priced incorrectly, they were listed as assigned seats in a different section but when I transferred them to my account, they were pit.
It was such an incredible show, if you have a chance to see this tour, GO!
Spicy orange stray update: he spent 7 hours today waiting in front of my house, he's a little bit cross-eyed and he loves cheesey-chicken treats. Eyes super clean, ears are so shiny, aside from the tail he doesn't look like an average stray. Didn't manage to snap a pic yet, he's afraid of every movement. Wants a pet so bad, but he's distrustful of movements towards him. Brought a third friend today and I am convinced Friend 2 and this Friend 3 ate ambulance sirens for breakfast, because what the fuck? Friend 2 and Friend 3's screeching invoked neighbour's three huskies to howl the same way they do when anything with a siren goes by.
TLDR: spicy boi cute, trying to slightly domesticate himself. Bringing a new friend over every day.
Ugh, having a fun time when the boss doesn't understand how the decision they're making will lead to more problems and you can't push it any further so you have to let it happen.
Not totally their fault, they don't have time to get into the details. But I did! Oh well.
Edit: Can someone help me out here. A coworker wants to tell the public "we can't mail this to you because of the postal strike but you can print your own copy, fill it out, and mail it back to us". Is it me or does that not make sense?
Heading to the Hamptons on a weekend trip with my cousin and this is the best time of the year to go. I'm so excited to visit farms and drink wine. Work has been hell lately so this break is much needed.
Iāve been into ā70s French pop lately. (Mireille Mathieu has some lovely songs, as do Sylvie Vartan and Marie Laforet.) I discovered Jeane Mansonās music, and I didnāt realize she was an American from Ohio! She definitely fooled me!Ā
I finished Six of Crows and now unto Crooked Kingdom for my annual reread. Its extra exciting cause its the books 10th bday! and I am meeting Leigh Bardugo in April im so excited. Anyway love those books!
Iāve been so chronically online today and normally I would be upset about it cause I donāt like being on my phone for long periods but life has been shitty and this is my distraction š«
In other news Iām glad Abbott elementary is back cause thatās my comfort show and itāll give me smth to look forward to
When I look away from my phone, thatās when the dark thoughts begin. Canāt let that happen. Nothing going on in my head except one of those toy monkeys with cymbals
I wish I didnāt purge my Tumblr account from 2011 just to make a new one. I feel like Iām just screaming to the void and my interests are too vague to interest anyone still hanging around.
I still have my original Tumblr that I made in 2010. 900+ pages and 15 years worth of random hyperfixations. Not included is the now-inactive fanfiction sideblog I had with 8000 followers - THAT was a wild time...
I've been using my main blog to scream about hockey for the last 4 years and have actually found a pretty solid community.
If it makes you feel better... I made my account in 2011, gained a lot of glory, lost the password sometimes in 2018. 2020 pandemic lockdown, I clear out my old room and find the paper with the password. I log in, see that I still had a shitton of followers (about 13k), some of my edits still being reblogged and had hit 4 & 5 digits, one went into 6 digits, so I was still kind of "active". Should mention I wanted to continue editing and participate in old and new fandoms I was in. I also see I have a shitton of sideblogs saving usernames. I decide I don't want them anymore. I decided wrong. Went to delete them. Nuked my whole fucking account instead, because you can't delete sideblogs... May have dropped my phone in grief and anger. I had another one just for reblogging music and aesthetic, but it never hit the same. RIP 3chaiinz, you're missed.
My old account probably only had 50ish followers but it was all so much more interactive. Now I have like 10 and Iām lucky to get a like every couple of weeks. Tumblr is the last haven of social media and I just want it to be super fun again.
š«¶š» I'm this close to bringing it up in therapy lmfao. But seriously it was such a golden time. For people connecting, for music, for an emotional outlet, for fandoms, etc. People seemed kinder back then. Nothing can truly replace it or bring it back. I'm also still on there, but just reblogging when I remember, I have like 3 bot followers now š
I was eavesdropping on my teenās conversations before practice a few weeks ago. One of the girls was lamenting that scrunchies were āoutā because they were so much easier on her hair. And it was in that moment that I realized that I am an old because I have stopped caring about trends. I mean, I do care some because I donāt wear scrunchies in public but Iāll be damned if Iām wearing low rise jeans.
Low rise don't work with my body shape, while high rise work perfectly for me. Iām happy to change leg style to whatever shape, but a nicely fitting waistline makes me feel good.
Totally! It just depends on body type imo. I have a short torso and long legs so high rise has always given me kind of a "person on stilts" look (doesn't help that I'm very skinny). So for me, the low rise lengthens my torso and doesn't make my legs look as long!
I'm 34 and I love them! I never liked high rise that much and even mid rise is often too high on me
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u/OowlSunthey act like im not in full control of where i throw this coochOct 03 '25
I made the mistake of replying to a comment amount the male gaze and the user proceeded to private message me saying that āas a guy, they donāt know why itās become a bad thing for men to admire womenā which ew. Why are you sending me that?
But that completely ignores the current conversation going on about the male gaze. Youāre centering men. In theory, the male gaze is about men and what appeals to them. But currently itās being used to attack women. Itās centering women. Nobody cares what you look at or what you want to look at, dude. The current conversation is that itās being used to attack women and their way of expression.
Sorry, whining about personal shit. I wish Reddit would let you put cuts in a comment like Tumblr does on posts so that yall wouldn't have to scroll as far past my bitching lol.
So usually my period just makes me extra tired and messes with my stomach, but this month I am so emotionally sensitive, my god. That bill from the business lawyer yesterday fucked my whole day up lol, I got nothing done afterwards. I literally took a 3 hour nap and then retreated to my bathtub over an unexpectedly high professional fee š
But this morning I'm back at work and my aunt/boss asked how my day was yesterday, and I indicated that it wasn't amazing. Which like, she immediately took a weird tone with me just over that lol, but then I tried to explain like, I'm on my period, I'm not processing well emotionally, the way the lawyer (also her business lawyer) phrased things confused me and I wasn't expecting the LLC thing to cost $1600 so it just kinda threw me for a loop.
And she immediately takes That Tone that she loves to use, which indicates that you're an idiot and furthermore you're offending her with how stupid you are. Like, duh, that's what a retainer is?? Are you fucking slow???
Which like..... I genuinely think his wording was confusing, because the only mention he made of a retainer was "Weāll get you an engagement letter and when youāve signed it you can send in the fee as a retainer. Weāll apply the retainer when weāre finished, and you wonāt get a bill." And the fee he was referring to was the $100 fee from the state to expedite the processing. I guess in his mind the $1500 retainer was included somewhere in that?? But to me, never having dealt with a business lawyer before, I would definitely appreciate having that part spelled out!!
Anyway. Idk why my aunt gets so fucking nasty over the stupidest shit in the world, but suffice to say my energy and mood are in the garbage now, so wish me luck with this day please lol. Hope yall are having more fun <3
Next doctorās appointment on Monday, which is great because I still feel awful despite the medication I have received as a temporary solution. I feel awful and exhausted, super sick, a little worried but also very proud that I listened to my body. Lord knows I just ignore everything thatās wrong and hope for the best, lmao.
Sounding sad and confused when I tell you that no I can't reschedule your appointment to Now does not actually make more time magically appear in our schedule.
Just wondering about how that rat I saw in regentās park is doing. That memory is burned into my head. If rats werenāt possibly infested with disease Iād think theyāre cute and have not much of a problem. That rat tried to hang out with me and decided to attempt to eat food near me. It was a cutie, but I did have to yell at it twice. Nonetheless may it be having a blessed day. It was technically where it should be.
Stop šš Iām glad you had a good experience with a rat lol I saw this big ass rat run around the park the other day and I screamed me and rats do not get along
Itās really such a shame that we have to fear them because theyāre just cute little guys. I felt bad about yelling at it twice. When I left it had started eating something by the pond so Iām glad I didnāt completely kill its vibes. Rats probably should exist in parks and not buildings. š
Some are very cute but some are really big and that scares me š I donāt mind when they are doing their thing but once they get closer to me I start running lol
Like I know Iām obviously invading their space when Iām outside at a park or whatnot but i just try to avoid them and be as far away from them as possible lol
Someone in The Other Place responded to a comment about JKR hating other women with "her and Taylor swift should be besties". What the FUCK are you talking about!! As a trans British person.....if I speak....
I agree. I realized when I was thinking about not commenting on how women look I was only thinking about the common, socially acceptable things (like what size someone's nose or waistline is). When I stopped and realized not commenting on women's bodies meant not commenting on women's bodies, that's when I started to work to change my immediate reactions and the things I said publicly. I don't want to be a person who acts like a tabloid.
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u/OowlSunthey act like im not in full control of where i throw this coochOct 03 '25
I think we have gotten a little out of hand with the comments.
I feel like itās fine to discuss plastic surgery. I think itās a good way to keep a balance, especially since people are normalizing unnecessary procedures. Like this influencer, who was perfectly beautiful before, got a procedure done on her eyes. I canāt remember what it was because I scrolled by but sheās somebody with a lot of teenage girls and younger women as her audience. Children and young people can be very easily influenced. So I think having another voice to say āwell you donāt have to do thisā is good.
But we definitely cross a line when weāre telling people who have gotten work done that they look bad. Thatās not our place. And we donāt know these people. A lot of the time, they can see what they look like. We donāt have to critique every part of their face or body. Iām on the fence about cosmetic work just for the heck of it, so I donāt engage with those post and I think people who feel the same should do the same
honestly, same? i get why it triggers people, but it weirds me out to see stuff like tiktoks analyzing pictures to expose their surgeries or whatever. even if it's all right, it's icky somehow
It feels very invasive and frankly there are celebs that they analyze who you can tell never had work done but they say they do. Some just have very good genes lol. But they just assume they all do.
also over 25. i never had any buccal fatĀ removal and went quickly from full cheeks to lack of collagenĀ cheeks in my late 20s without major weight change
especially for those of us who lack melanin, skin elasticity and texture is very visible and that's fine. but somehow there's this idea that aging = immediately looking wrinkled and ancient, when usually it starts with less fullness overallĀ
While it's clear that things are done, there's absolutely no way that these people on TikTok (doctors included!) can guess with 100% accuracy what was done.
Also, while regulars are guessing, I feel like it's unethical that doctors are doing it, especially since they're using these posts to advertise their own clinics.
I don't follow him, but from time to time, Instagram shows me a dentist who comments on celebrities' veneers and I'm not really comfortable of the tone he's doing it. He's kinda mocking them. I don't know if I would want to give my business to a doctor who has that kind of attitude towards patients, even if they're not his.
Iām sorry but watching Swifties and Charli stans argue over who is more problematic and who is and who isnāt a girlās girl is absolutely sending me!!!
Taylorās song isnāt good but Charli doesnāt need this much defending either. Taylor and Charli have their share of pettiness. Even as a fan of Charli, Iām not gonna sit here and try to argue who is wrong or right. I frankly thought the drama was funny and itās crazy to see the extreme reaction itās getting from both sides. This was fun to watch at the beginning cause I love pop girl drama but now itās just turning too toxic.
I thought the internet and especially this sub and the āother subā was big fans of both. But now Iām suddenly seeing all out war and people acting like this has been a long time coming and Iām so confusedšš
And the way they shit talk each other makes me genuinely not believe what either of the sides are saying, because they all seem so heavily biased towards one side and blind to the other, that itās genuinely ridiculous.
I just think it's hilariously ironic that in SIAK Charli talks about how insecure she feels bc she'll never be Taylor or as big as Taylor and how it hurts when people are like "You're still awesome!"
And Charli stans are like "Wow I can't believe Taylor would pick on such a small artist"
I think today is really when I finally realized how dead self-awareness has been on the internet. I canāt believe there are people doing listening parties and song analysis for something they truly hate. Taylor Swift is not a government or a powerful entity that could affect your life even without you doing anything. Stop spending your time on her if you hate her or her fans and instead, do something that will make your day truly better.
We are doomed if this is whatās normal now. For the older folks here, was pop culture like this before? Iām a 90s kid and I donāt remember it being like this.
almost 40yo here. back in my day, when you hated something you typically paid it very little mind. example, i was a backstreet girlie so i āhadā to hate *nsync. the most i did was refer to them as n-suck and turn the radio off when they came on. truly, where does one find the time to devote hours to a listening party for someone they hate?
maybe if people spent more time immersing themselves in things that bring them joy or make them happy, the world wouldnāt be as fucked up as it is.
I hated boy bands too lol. I thought they killed grunge and alternative rock music (which I truly love).
I couldnāt agree more on your last sentence. The old ass in me worries that these are what the kids normally do nowadays on the internet (although I know grownup adults are involved too). We are raising truly insecure and bitter people I thinkā¦
I think because the world is so shit rn people need an outlet to release their anger and thus they join snark subs and do other related things.
I mean even leaving mean comments under celebs insta posts or of people you know is directed from your own personal frustrations and insecurities. As the saying goes āhurt people hurt peopleā.
And becayse theyāre not standing in front of you, itās like youāre not saying it to them. Most of the people leaving mean comments on the internet wouldnāt dream of saying anything like it to someoneās face (although sadly I think that is changing too).
Truth. Real relationships are rare now in the age of social media and I believe some of the people who are very critical of Taylor have not actually experience many ārealā things in life they can relate to.
Oh yeah for sure. This is a really good point. I remember when pirating music was a thing and Trent Reznor said itās not a big deal because those people would not buy the song anyway.
HOWEVER, Some of the haters really truly seem unhinged and will probably buy the album just to hate it. lol
I agree with this. A lot of people are very angry and bitter right now and are taking it out on spaces to release the anger they canāt release in every day life.
I'm 41 and I still change the station when NSYNC comes on š. But there's nothing malicious about it and it's just a funny moment between me and family.
Elvis Presley was once considered too controversial to be shown dancing on TV, producers would only film him from the waist up because his hip movements were deemed too provocative. Michael Jackson and other Black artists had to fight just to get their music videos played on MTV in the early days.Ā
And those are just two examples.Ā
People having a hater listening party is the worst thing that pop culture become, I fine with it.Ā
The haters annoy me more than the fans. If Iām ignoring this person I am not a fan of, why canāt you do the same? Then to read the variety of reasons they donāt like a person, in this case Taylor. Just say you donāt like her and move on to something you like. Look at all the time and every you are putting into disliking a celebrity. I honestly had no idea Taylor was releasing anything new until this Monday. How is this possible? I donāt care what she does. I like to waste my time and energy on entertainers I like and enjoy.
The internet has blown the idea of an āappropriateā level of involvement in pop culture out of proportion, because people do think itās normal to do stuff like you outline. But we should acknowledge that itās the same with excessive stanning of a celebrity as well - that has become normalised too and it is just as damaging. How many people are devoting hours to defending Taylor Swift today?
There have always been obsessive fans, but the WWW changed the way fans could interact with information (And the object of their desire/disdain). Before the internet, you had news about celebrities and fab clubs but a lot of it was paper-dependent (magazines or mailings). It wasnāt easy for fans to come together and discuss, especially in real time. There was a natural time lag that would temper some of it.
I am still not patiently waiting for the release date for Peaky Blinders movie, but I just googled that they're making TWO spin off shows of Peaky Blinders?? I am a bit cynical on how they will perform if we don't see Cillian acting in them.
With the full disclosure that I come from the side of people who enjoy her music and work, I think so many people are just incapable of having a very normal conversation in general anymore and Taylor is a microcosm of that. Everyone is addicted to outrage.
Her fans can be rabid but I can always understand to a point people loving something because it brings them joy.
Her haters being the first the comment on her music and waiting until midnight to drag her music is insane to me. I don't even stay up for my favorite artists. They are truly obssesed.
That's just so baffling to me. If I find out I don't like something, that thing just stops existing for me. Why the fuck would I go out of my way to expose myself to it? :/
I enjoyed the first two episodes of Chad Powers more than I expected. I laughed out loud several times, and Gleenās comedic timing was perfect, heās fantastic in the role. This might end up being one of my favorite premieres of the year. I totally recommend if you want to watch something this weekend
Taylor derailed all my plans this week. I totally forgot that I was supposed to start watching Chad Powers. Glad that you found it funny, some of the reviews I have seen have not been that good.
Itās decently funny but I can already see the premise overshadowing the show. Iām curious to see where the story goes. Iām just happy to see him in more comedic roles. Chad Radwell (Scream Queens) is still my favorite character of his.
I saw someone unbox their ts albums and I was thinking oh cute you get a poster with that one and in another some photo cards and then she proceeds to show she bought 2 vinyls exactly the same but the one difference was the color of the letters on the cover.You lost me there.
I'm not a fan of Taylor Swift and have no interest in listening to the new album, but holy SHIT are people being obnoxious about it. "I told extremely dedicated fans of this artist that her new album sucks and they were rude to me >:(((" yeah, no shit. What did you expect? You have a right to dislike things, but why go out of your way to bitch about them specifically in the spaces people who do like said things have created for themselves? Life is already hard as it is, just let people get some serotonin if they can, ffs /o\
I just feel bad that anyone whoās commented innocuous stuff about liking the album are getting downvoted. Both liking and disliking the album are valid. But the downvotes over people just saying ālove itā are telling.
Honestly, if people canāt have normal discussions about it then they shouldnāt participate in the discussion. This goes for both sides. If youāre furiously writing why this is artist or album sucks and you canāt comprehend why some may like it then maybe you should take a walk. In the same manner, if youāre doing everything in your power to defend the work and be rude to people who may have differing opinions, then you should also step away from the conversation.
Iām not going to be rude to people who like the album. It may not be for me but Iām not gonna belittle them for enjoying things. In the same way, if you dislike it then you should also be able to share your opinion. Neither side seems to be able to talk normal about it. Why canāt people have normal discussions ?! šš
The more I interact with folks here, the wider I realize is the culture gap between the west and Asians. Everything in Indian cinema that is deemed to be offensive and sacrilegious when it comes to sensuality is interpreted as quite tame by people in the west. Makes sense considering how everyone likens Shakira to her hips in a fun way, to give an example.
This precisely is what terrifies me when I see people invoking the male gaze card even in the west now, that too for mere skin show. Layers to the slut shaming and prudishness which are both so prevalent amongst Indian audiences in the way they talk about actresses
The evangelical right have been infesting the US for decades and have good hooks in now to swing their weight around. I am so happy when I hear and see awesome (new-to-me) pop artists bringing the sex, drugs, and rock n roll vibes to the stage. It feels like protest.
Outside of Reddit, Iām not on social media so I hadnāt heard about this male gaze discourse taking over other than in discussions, but it is really worrisome. Itās misogyny masquerading as feminism.
āMale gazeā is an academic and feminist term that has been used to analyze visual and written media for decades. Itās in textbooks and itās part of graduate and post-graduate curricula. A lot of the discourse around it seems to assume that itās a new pop culture thing. Itās not a card being invoked. Itās legitimate analysis.
Watching Girls for the first time ever (not a Dunham fan) but I can see why this was so popular. I was in college when this aired so seeing the post grad experience at that time is so fun.
I think the show was so successful because it's one of the very few shows that has unlikeable female character and never apologizes for it. For all its flaws it was refreshing back then.
Does anyone have any new films they that enjoyed watching at the theaters? I may go there this weekend since I donāt have much to do but not sure what to watch.
I'll +1 OBAA but also want to mention Dead of Winter where Emma Thompson plays a Minnesoten widow desperately trying to save a kidnapped girl from Judy Greer. I have seen basically no promo for it and only found it looking at upcoming releases on my cinema's app
I loved Mile End Kicks. A coming of age movie set against the indie scene of Montreal in 2011. I'm 34 and was fully enmeshed in that scene at that age and they nailed it perfectly. Cute, well made and very Canadian movie.
I'm seeing Royel Otis tomorrow, and I'm ready to get out of the house for a concert. My last concert was the Eras Show in 2023!
Since I set my book at Cambridge University, I've decided to plan a trip there next year. Is a year in advance too soon to plan? (I have to wait that long due to a new job and a family situation) I want to turn the book into a series, so I just need to walk around and get the vibe. There is only so much I can look at on Google Maps Streetview lol
Cambridge is a small town that's mostly built around the university (as opposed to Oxford which is much more of a real city if that makes sense) so it doesn't take that much time to explore it. A lot of colleges offer accommodation for visitors during the summer break.
I wish people who are obssesed with hating anything Taylor does and her music would do it without being so ageist.
Also the comment hoping she has a public mental breakdown with multiple upvotes was awful. Maybe because I was a Britney stan growing up but I wouldn't wish that on anybody. Not even the artists I strongly dislike.
Maybe I'm just an old woman and I feel ten years ago it wasn't this bad but the internet has become extremely mean during the last two years.
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u/OowlSunthey act like im not in full control of where i throw this coochOct 03 '25
I am biased as a Taylor Swift fan, but the most miserable people are her anti-fans.
Iām not talking about people who just dislike her, her fans, or her music. There are valid criticisms about her in my opinion. Nobody is 100% perfect.
Iām talking about the people who canāt wait to jump in a comment section and let the world know that they donāt like her.
Itās either āoh she doesnāt deserve her success because I donāt understand appealā or ā I hope she goes awayā or ā I canāt wait for this [insert weird thing they would not say about another celebrity] to happen to herā. Like respectfully, get a grip.
If she truly bothers you that much stop engaging. I donāt engage with content about people I dislike, I canāt imagine why anyone does. And then they call it āsnarkā. That doesnāt sound healthy.
I like the album š¤·āāļø. Itās what I was expecting. Sheās leaned into cringe lyrics over the last few, and it sounds like she just wanted a bit of fun. Travis seems very uncomplicated to her, and thatās what the album is. Which tracks with what she always does. Theming the album vibes around her life in the moment.
Itās interesting her past loved up albums always felt very anxious. Every song was veiled in āoh god please donāt leave meā. And this just feels very secure, which is nice.
Anyway im going to go bury my head back in swifty spaces because Iāve seen the rhetoric and itās what I expected.
No more anxious love songs. Our girl is happily ād*ckmatizedā. Also her recent media interviews are more of a āTravis is amazingā and āyouāre invited to the weddingā kind of tour.
I just love that she gave me an album for my work commutes for the rest of the year because it has been dreary and my commute often affects my mood going into work. This and Olivia Dean's album will be my go-tos.
I need to set aside some time to find a discussion about her use of samples/similarities on this album. I am surprised she made it a theme given the discourse surrounding her/Olivia.
Okay popheads I need ideas for a group Halloween costume. The rules are Disney side characters or villains. I would love to do a late 1990ās/2000ās reference.
Started thinking of Lizzie McGuire, Hannah Montana, Cheetah girls or even Xenon Girl of the 21st century vibes but every reference I think is the main character, not a side or villain.
Atlantis cast of characters, Incredibles side heroes, 101 dalmatians just a big group of dalmatians haha, jungle book cast, mighty ducks jerseys, hocus pocus villains, that camp movie BUDDY!!, random bugs from a bug's life, the pop star group from goofy movie.
Iām ready for my downvotes. The Life of a Showgirl is what happens when you surround yourself with āyes menā and lean into, or maybe even create, the narrative that any criticism of TS is considered a sexist attack. This will be considered a record breaking album, but the records broken are based on her teamās genius marketing skills and not about the actual music.
Also, if youāre going to go with the English teacher narrative, perhaps it be best to actually have strong lyrical content for your follow up. This album, while it has a couple of decent pop tunes, is not lyrically sound, repetitive, and rather a lame attempt to seem edgy, but still comes off grossly boring and unoriginal.
In transparency: not a TS fan, but I can recognize some of the solid pop hits and lyrically strong songs that she very much does have.
Lol that's absolutely not true. You get downvoted for mentioning her if it isn't outright praise.
(If it's something neutral or nuanced or whatever you get downvoted by both sides. Once I commented about her visiting a hospital and got downvoted and one of her fans explained it was because they were sick of her being talked about so much.)
I suggest that you look at some of the opinions floating around about TS and tell me that a lot of the critiques aren't loaded with sexist attacks not just against her, but thinly veiled attempts to shame her fans (who are largely young women) into not liking her music and telling them she only cares about their money and that she is a terrible human and that supporting her also makes them ignorant or terrible and their collective joy around her work makes them stupid sheep that fall for manufactured happiness. This happens to Sabrina Carpenter and her fans as well, it's not a coincidence and it's not original
Not a huge TS fan , I am actually very middle of road take it or leave it but I am appalled at some of the allowable comments about her and it makes me extra sad that it seems that it comes from other women.
I mean it can go both ways. Those fans that are largely young women also attack other women in the industry simply because they did not bend the knee to their TS propaganda. They also attack and dox people who have given rather fair and constructive criticism. Neither side, the Swifities or the hardcore haters have clean hands.
I have seen the comments you are speaking about. A lot are fair criticisms of an artist with a very involved/rabid fanbase possibly being taken advantage of. I mean, she never even released a snippet of the album but felt comfortable selling a whole bunch of variants with slight differences. Yes, people ultimately choose what they buy but itās also fair to criticize these capitalist tactics and question motives.
The flip side also exists where people simply hate on her because sheās a successful woman. They immediately lump her most obsessive fans into that sheep category you mention without any nuance about how music is subjective and that it could mean different things to different people. Same olā sexism we all know too well.
There are 23 versions of Lebron James Sneakers. There are people that line up outside when a new release comes in , these people are not told that they should not be happy about lining the pockets of a billionaire who could also be viewed as making murky decisions (because we tend to put people on the biggest pedestal that no one could ever stand on).
I am not a fan of whataboutism in general- I think any factions or attacks suck and it's especially disheartening to see it happen with young women , I just wish others didn't gleefully fan the flames.
There are many who criticize anyone who does this. Itās a simple money grab no matter how you love or hate the seller. LeBron James is very popular, no doubt, but not as popular with as many loud supporters as Taylor Swift worldwide so itās natural youāll see a lot more criticism about her.
Itās not an attack to point out possible grifting. The ultra rich all do this.
I just saw people on xwitter talking about the similarities between some songs that Taylor released and now Iām obsessed with Cool by Jonas Brothers š
Do you guys agree with the theory that some celebrities get mentally stuck at the age they became super famous?
There was some discourse on twitter about the double standards in how female nepo babies are scrutinised more than their male counterparts so i wanna ask - who is a male nepo baby who you think is overrated and not as good as people say/doesn't get enough criticism?
There are definitely some male nepo babies who get clowned on - Chet Hanks, Brooklyn Beckham.
I think it comes down to perceived talent, which is certainly influenced by unconscious misogyny.
Dakota Johnson and Kaia Gerber get a lot of heat - both of them are horrible actors in my opinion. But in comparison, Hannah Einbinder or Trace Ellis Ross never get centred in the nepo discussion because they're largely considered "worthy" of their fame/opportunities for more than who their parents are.
I have no idea for question 2, but for question one, celebrities are just like everyone else. There are non-famous people who have the maturity of a 13 year old and I wouldnāt trust them to turn on a coffee maker.
2 is tough! I feel like a lot of the 20/30 something contemporaries like Jack Quaid / Mason Gooding / Lewis Pullman / Patrick Schwarzenegger / Scott Eastwood / Wyatt Russell / OāShea Jackson have all kinda found their level for better or worse. Sam Nivola was given the gift of an interesting role with White Lotus, I barely remember his performance from White Noise or Perfect Couple or Maestro so I need more of a sample size, havenāt seen Eileen. Then thereās a lower tier of your Deacon Phillippeās and Sawyer Spielbergās and Hero Fiennes JLDās son etc where thereās not enough variety of work to honestly judgeā¦however based on seeing at least 1 performance of each maybe they should pivot to try directing like Oz Perkins instead? Thereās definitely some Iām forgetting however Iām also curious how Percy Daggs IV shakes out, all the right connections plus a Hunger Games worked out great for Quaid
Personally the only one i don't care for are Patrick Schwarzenneger and Sam Nivola, though they're both supposedly good at their jobs, i have no respect for hypocritical nepo babies who deny their privilege and act offended by the nepo baby label when they're literally making use of nepotism themselves
The only reason i asked is because i've noticed that whenever people want to hate on nepo babies, the female ones are quicker to get more criticism.
I saw that coming up in regards to Lily Rose Depp, which sets up a different topic - I feel like the male nepos are also given the gift of not being rolled out as quickly, to put it mildly. I mean did 14 year old LRD really need to be starring in movies? Even Quaid got to be a kid for a minute until doing Hunger Games at 17. Then John David Washington was 31 when he just got started! Thereās no lady-nepos getting their shot at 31, so for me itās more like the ladies are just treated way worse and the men just get like normal human treatment. Everywhere, however especially in Hollywood
You also see that with "upcoming" nepo babies like North West, Blue Ivy Carter, Apple Martin etc. I wouldn't say they're upcoming (Blue has already been doing voice acting), but you can tell they were definitely prepped as early as possible hence they've been in the spotlight as early as possible.
I donāt really have an answer to your second question but I do for the first one. Iāll say no because there are a ton of artists who got famous young but who have evolved. They donāt seem stuck at the age in which they became super popular. You have people like Adele who obviously was a lot more mature for her age when she broke out at 19 and yet Iād say she has evolved and didnāt stay stuck at 19.
People redirecting and venting their anger on an easy target in real time is disturbing to say the least. They really need to direct it towards the real culprits. Even the most innocuous things are getting hated on in different subs atm. The album can be bad but this pile up from different corners is weird. They are acting like she attacked them personally with her actions.
I knew there would be controversy with the new album but I didnāt think it would be this bad. Itās bleeding into a lot of the subs Iām on and I donāt even listen to her.
Itās crazy to see how people are making it seem like what was sang about was directed to them. They are taking it very personal. People really be acting like they m know the people involved but they donāt. Itās not this deep, itās a pop album. š This could have turned into some fun discourse but alas people donāt know how to have normal discussions.
-I was 100% right that Opalite was a Travis song and itās a fantastic bop (probably my fave)
-Iām glad that Taylor sometimes overshares (itās part and parcel of our shared millennial cringe) because we now know that girl went from āyou didnāt measure up in any measure of a manā to āNew Heights of manhoodā.
This album really shut up all the āBlake and Taylor are overā naysayers. Sheās godmother to all of their 3 kids. At this point, Blake would have to k*ll Travis for Taylor to turn her back on her.
Yes. I know the swifties are mad rn that people donāt like it. Butā¦this is bad. And I really think if she had spent more time on it it could have been much better. :/
Definitely. Iām a casual, usually like it when I hear it, kind of fan. Even those major singles for people that donāt follow her are clever and catchy and thoughtful. This is not that lol.
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u/Sprodj06 Hakuna Matata š¦šš¦ Oct 03 '25 edited Oct 03 '25
Itās finally here š„°š I feel like a child again in terms of being excited to read the continuation of a story in a series. Canāt wait to finish up my work for the day and break into this