why, no one asks? great iâll tell you!
âshe compares getting mean tweets to homophobiaâ no, each verse is its own story. nowhere does she say one is as bad as the other. try again.
âshe suddenly decided to care about the queer community just to sell her albumâ i invite you to stream welcome to new york.mp3 & then look up delicate speeches.
âsheâs trying to make money off of the queer communityâ well sheâs doing a bad job of it, considering how much money sheâs given to GLAAD. next!
âsheâs trying to get popular by being pro-gayâ i feel like everyone is forgetting about how entrenched our culture is in homophobia. do you know what this actually did for her popularity? it tanked it. wouldâve been wiser to not say anything, quietly donate and not tell a soul.
âshe parades queer people around in her videoâ ah! so she shouldâveâŠ.*checks notes*⊠not had queer people in her video? orâŠ. have only one or two people, with her as the complete focus? okay. if you think that i canât help you.
âthe video makes out poor people to be homophobic, it feels classistâ this is the only argument iâll accept. it was very stereotypical!
âthe trailer park itself was classistâ iffy. at no point does the video suggest that they shouldnât be in the trailer park, that the trailer park itself is homophobic, etc. the trailer park is where theyâre all living their fullest queerest lives. this feels bad faith but whatever.
âthe queer community is being taken advantage ofâ you know how many prominent queer voices were involved in the music video? when has billy porter ever put up with any bullshit from homophobes or the culture that pretends to be tolerant?! also, everyone involved said they were honored to be involved & that taylor is a real ally.
âsheâs not gay!â ah yes. only gay people can support gay people. itâs how real progress is made!
âitâs not a good song becauseââ shhhh. shut up. just. close your eyes and let the beat carry you. youâre smiling, admit youâre smiling.
âitâs not like it achieves anythingâ the first time my mom heard it she turned to me and said, âi think sheâs right. i donât think shadeâŠor shameâŠ.will make you any less gay. and i love youâ it was the biggest breakthrough weâve ever had. & iâm certain iâm not the only one with a story.