taylor swiftâs work wouldnât be nearly as insufferable if she wasnât constantly trying to present herself as some sort of tortured underdog. like, okay, she has endured hardships, and a lot of people, especially white men, are shitty towards her for purely misogynistic reasons. that sucks, i agree. but sheâs never been an underdog before. she was born to well-off parents who did everything they could to start her music career when she was barely even a teenager, an opportunity that lots of people would kill for. now sheâs extremely famous and wealthy, and everything she releases is destined to sell millions of copies and receive glowing reviews in nearly every publication. she is not an underdog, and i have trouble believing sheâs particularly âtortured.â sheâs not even an alcoholic, despite claiming to be one on the opening track of her new album! people like to defend her lyrics by saying sheâs just playing a character, which i donât believe for a second, but even if she was, i donât think i want to listen to someone like swift play the character of a tortured underdog, not when thereâs so many musicians out there who are actually tortured underdogs. it comes across as hollow. âyou wouldnât last an hour in the asylum where they raised me,â sung by one of the wealthiest, most famous, most critically acclaimed musicians in the world, who was born to loving parents who personally helped her start her career, who once said sheâd never been to therapy because she âjust feels very sane.â if youâre going to play a character, maybe pick one who weâre not supposed to pity.
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