[tayloralison]

I only see daylight.

[la-laborista-republiko]

[stand-up-gifs]

A lot of people in the replies to this seemingly have no idea what “class” is.

It’s not a set of values or something you automatically earn after college or like some mysterious inherent quality your parents pass down to you. 

(Like, maybe your parents have enough money/assets where they can sustain you through economic insecurity, but let’s be honest…that’s not most people’s situation.)

If you are struggling with bills, if you don’t have savings, if you constantly question even small purchases, if spending a few thousand dollars on a vacation seems like a distant dream…you are not middle class.

And most importantly, saying you are not middle class is not an attack on your character. 

Instead it’s a reminder to fight for your own economic interests, and not to let companies, your boss, or politicians trick you into working against yourself by believing you’re part of the “mythical middle.”

[king-emare]

Damn

[wetwareproblem]

What’s more, if your first response to “you’re not middle class!” is to treat it like an attack on your character? Then you really need to stop and examine what you think about lower-class people.

[corvid-420]

Americans like to quote Kurt Vonnegut, that ‘socialism never took root in America because Americans see themselves as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.’

What that politely obscures is why Americans see themselves as future rich people: they despise the poor, even if they themselves are poor, and so would rather see themselves as “middle class” rather than ever see themselves as “poor.”

[accelerationist-king-piccolo]

I would also like to add on this that if you are paying a mortgage on a home, but it’s a 30 year mortgage…you’re NOT middle class. Sorry!

[reembodied]

“But by these definitions, almost NOBODY I know in the USA qualifies as middle class?!?!” Yep. Correct. Turns out the result of several decades of a “disappearing middle class” is almost everybody is poor.

[luntfontanne]

Taylor on bravery in 2014 // Taylor on bravery in 2018

“This time around I feel more comfortable being brave enough to be vulnerable, because my fans are brave enough to be vulnerable with me. Once people delve into the album, it’ll become pretty clear that that’s more of the fingerprint of this — that it’s much more of a singer-songwriter, personal journey than the last one.” — Taylor Swift to Entertainment Weekly, 2019

“We have to live bravely in order to truly feel alive, and that means not being ruled by our greatest fears.” — Taylor Swift in Elle, 2019

[luntfontanne]

[whoanotwoe]

I love this…

[inthenameofsephiroth]

[user87262893]

The type of the mother I’m trying to be. Not just encourage bodily autonomy, but reward displays of it, even when it might make someone else in the room uncomfortable.

[swedepea]

I’ve made so many people uncomfortable in supporting my daughter’s personal space. People will try to hug her, she’ll sometimes say “No, thank you” and the adult will look at me to make her do it, but I just say “It’s ok honey, you don’t have to hug anyone you don’t want to.” It makes people irrationally huffy, making me feel even more justified in supporting my daughter’s choices. Creeps.

[misharoux]

I legit had to mom-voice some random woman with a “she said no!” when she tried to force a hug on Madison. (who was not very good at verbalizing to people she didn’t know/trust at the time)

She replied, “I just want a hug, it won’t hurt her.”

Me: She. Said. No.  

There aren’t many things more important than letting my daughter know that I have her back when it comes to something like this. 

[ineeduhnap]

I work with five year olds and I had a very long talk with them about permission and that your body belongs to yourself and no one else. “Even if you want to hug your friend, you need to stop and ask if it’s okay and if they don’t want you to touch them, you should respect that choice and not do it.” they were like “cool” and then every time after that they had no problem asking their friends “can I give you a hug?” Or “can I hold your hand?” Very politely. If their friend said no, they shrugged and went on with their life. They even started asking me if they could hug me or if it was okay to hold my hand when they were sad. And I always ask when they need comfort “do you need or want a hug?” If they say no, I ask “okay, let me know what we can do as a class to help you feel better. Quiet time? Do you want a stuffed animal? Sit on the couch? Do you need some time alone?” They verbalize what they need and they become aware of their own autonomy and their ability and power to say “no.” Just because someone is an adult does NOT give them the right to hug a child who has said “no” or “no thanks.” Teach then that they own their own body, and no one else is in charge of it. Teach them the power of NO.

[lazy-polyglot]

^^^^^this is so important

[publiusmaximum]

Whenever a kid refused to high 5 me for whatever reason, I make a point to say “thank you for stating your boundaries”.

[angiethewitch]

My husbands family get so offended when my stepdaughter doesn’t want a hug. I just tell them “no, she said she doesn’t want one”. They often try to force her to hug them or just grab her. It starts young, and they learn their body isnt their own.

When I first met my stepdaughter, if I asked for a hug, she wouldn’t say no, but she’d go into a protective stance and just wait. She was waiting for me to violate her boundaries. I told her “you don’t have to give me a hug if you don’t want one. You’re allowed to say no”. It took a while, but now she’s happy saying no.

Children have a right to boundaries as much as an adult does. Don’t violate a child’s boundaries.

[strange-lights-and-stardust]

It means a lot to me, for reasons I won’t go into, that you’re teaching your stepdaughter that. We need to teach more kids about this, and for that matter, need to teach adults to respect kids’ boundaries. 

[colehence]

Very important to tech both, children AND adults!

[tech--romancer]

FRICKING PREECH

[feminism135]

[screamingiminlovewithyou]

i want taylor to be able to just buy her music back but i also would love to hear her albums re recorded but i want her to just have her music but i also want to hear her old songs with her current voice but i

[liztaylorswift-deactivated20200]

Can we have both tho?

[imonsomenewshit]

appreciation post for taylor’s growls

[metyouinabar]

Swifties! I know that these are really tough economic times for most people, but a fellow Swifie has recently lost her 4 month old baby and faces just over 50k in medical bills at the moment.

Please share this and maybe we can all come together to help her and try and ease some of the financial burden for her. @16kaitlinn

https://www.gofundme.com/f/aryas-funeral-fund

Arya’s funeral fund organized by Carrie Steigerwalt

… Carrie Steigerwalt needs your support for Arya’s funeral fund

[metyouinabar]

Swifties! I know that these are really tough economic times for most people, but a fellow Swifie has recently lost her 4 month old baby and faces just over 50k in medical bills at the moment.

Please share this and maybe we can all come together to help her and try and ease some of the financial burden for her. @16kaitlinn

https://www.gofundme.com/f/aryas-funeral-fund

Arya’s funeral fund organized by Carrie Steigerwalt

… Carrie Steigerwalt needs your support for Arya’s funeral fund

[metyouinabar]

Swifties! I know that these are really tough economic times for most people, but a fellow Swifie has recently lost her 4 month old baby and faces just over 50k in medical bills at the moment.

Please share this and maybe we can all come together to help her and try and ease some of the financial burden for her. @16kaitlinn

https://www.gofundme.com/f/aryas-funeral-fund

Arya’s funeral fund organized by Carrie Steigerwalt

… Carrie Steigerwalt needs your support for Arya’s funeral fund

[taylorswift]

when you’re proud of your buns so you post them on the internet

[metyouinabar]

Swifties! I know that these are really tough economic times for most people, but a fellow Swifie has recently lost her 4 month old baby and faces just over 50k in medical bills at the moment.

Please share this and maybe we can all come together to help her and try and ease some of the financial burden for her. @16kaitlinn

https://www.gofundme.com/f/aryas-funeral-fund

Arya’s funeral fund organized by Carrie Steigerwalt

… Carrie Steigerwalt needs your support for Arya’s funeral fund

[forkslores]

taylor swift moodboard 5/? → lover album

[taylorswift]

🍷 🐍 biiig isolation 🐍 🍷

[h-f-k-deactivated20230406]

1st single of the 1989 era vs 1st single of the reputation era - insp

[timotaychalamet]

[whitepeopletwitter]