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Sam Lansky has such a wondrous way with words, and Iโve loved reading his pieces for over a decade. If youโve ever been around him, you know heโs just the best type of person: Curious. Interested. Hilarious. Intriguing and intrigued. I have tRuSt iSSueS when it comes to interviews but I couldnโt be happier that I did this one with him. I was blown away to see quotes from people I adore and admire like Stevie Nicks, Greta Gerwig, Shonda Rhimes, Phoebe Bridgers, Natalie Maines, Kenny Chesney, and Lucian Grainge. I was so happy he spoke to fans Madison and McCall who were so eloquent, loyal, and kind. Iโm really reflecting on this year, and all the years that led up to it. Canโt say thank you enough times. ๐ฅฒ
https://time.com/6342806/person-of-the-year-2023-taylor-swift/
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Queer Themes in Taylor Swift's Music (Masterdoc)
I've been working on this project for about six months now because I wanted a comprehensive resource that explains why the music feels queer. I'm intending to keep it as a living document, adding on as new music and videos are released but I think it's ready to share and start using as a resource.
There are no pap photos, no mentions of any official or assumed relationships, nothing that can be argued as falling into a grey area. It's just lyrics, music videos and public performances, with the occasional interview or social media picture for context.
I really hope it helps everyone in exploring the queer themes in Taylor's music, and that it can help explain why it authentically captures the LGBTQIA+ experience. โ๏ธ
Queer Themes in Taylor Swift's Music
Queer Themes in Taylor Swift's Music (Phone Friendly Version)
Peace
An analysis
Itโs been a while (months) since I gave my 2 cents on Taylorโs songs. Thereโs two reasons to this, either the song was pretty straightforward in its storytelling or there are analysis that expressed the same ideas I had far better than I ever could. But I was looking at the annotations and interpretations for โpeaceโ recently and found myself having different takes on it.
Disclaimer: This analysis is written by a queer person so if youโre not into that bye (why are you even on tumblr in the first place)
First Verse
Our coming-of-age has come and gone
Suddenly this summer, it's clear I never had the courage ofโ myโ convictions
As long asโ danger is near
And it's just aroundโ the corner, darlin'
'Cause it lives in me
No, I could neverโgiveโyouโpeace
The first line immediately sets the timeline/age of the โcharactersโ of the song, assuming itโs Taylor and her lover. Coming of age defines as the journey where a youth turns into an adult (around 17 - 22?) This time frame fits nicely into all of her songs that allude to high school imagery eg MAATHP, the love triangle of folklore (which can be viewed with a queer lens as well) and Itโs Nice To Have A Friend.
Summer gives more insight on both time and events as well. Many teenagers use the summer break to find love (aka james and the august girl), and in this song, the character โIโ who we assume is Taylor, canโt commit to her convictions. Cruel Summer perfectly describes the scenario as if this verse is written in the aftermath of it. CS has a lot of โdangerousโ words like โknifeโ, โbleedโ and โdevilโ. And the phrase โthe worst thingโ connects both CS and betty together.
But the thing is, itโs not clear as who is the dangerous one here. Taylor first says that itโs near, which could mean her lover. But then she says goes on to say that itโs lurking around both of them, which suggest a third party Lastly she says it lives inside of her. From these lines I take away that Taylor is afraid of the power her lover has over her, hence they are โdangerousโ. Sheโs also afraid of what others may think about their relationship (eg. media, paparazzi and haters), which are all โdangersโ to them and their love. Thirdly sheโs afraid of herself for her lover, scared that she might hurt them due to her lack of courage and the inability to give them peace.
โItโs just around the cornerโ gives me close friends that live close together/in the same neighbourhood (or beside each other like you belong with me mv). Itโs very much the friends/best friends to lovers trope, where itโs all about the yearning and the realisation that you are in love. (As a queer woman I can relate to it very much, the reality of this trope is falling for your straight best friend which is why I project all my wishful thinking into the trope)
Anyways, talking about friends got me thinking about INTHAF which is gay. I made it gay - Hayley Kiyoko
All of these interpretation for just the first verse. Whew
Chorus
But I'm aโfire and I'llโkeep your brittle heart warm
If your cascade, ocean wave blues come
All these people think love's for show
But I would die for you in secret
The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?
The entire chorus draws connections to the songs in reputation and lover.
He built a fire just to keep me warm - Call it what you want
Ocean blue eyes, looking in mine - Gorgeous
I, I loved you in secret - Dancing with our hands tied
Remember how I said I'd die for you? - False God
Devils roll the dice - CS
Itโs nice to have a friend - INTHAF
(also Youโre my best friend - You Are In love, which is the epitome of the best friend to lovers trope)
I want to quickly point out that the relationship depicted in DWOHT is the total opposite of peace. In peace, the relationship is seen as public, which means everyone knows. People make speculations whether its true love or just a publicity stunt. But she confirms that its true love with her claims of willing to die for them. (Which is ultimate noble move in a love story) In DWOHT their relationship is secret. The only indication the public have of their relationships is them โdancingโ/being seen together.
In the last line she subverts the idea of having peace/privacy in a relationship. As a celebrity, sheโs aware that her love life will be out in the open for everyone to poke and prod and she worries that itโll scare her lover away. So she turns the lack of peace into a โpositiveโ thing, as if weโll make it an adventure to climb over together, as long as you are willing (to be with me).
(Also, Victoriaโs Secret fashion show anyone?)
Second verse
Your integrity makes me seem small
You paint dreamscapes on the wall
I talk shit with my friends, it's like I'm wasting your honor
And you know that I'd swing with you for the fences
Sit with you in the trenches
Give you my wild, give you a child
Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other
Family that I chose, now that I see your brother as my brother Is it enough?
But there's robbers to the east, clowns to the west
I'd give you my sunshine, give you my best
But the rain is always gonna come if you're standin' with me
Youareboththebestfriend did an analysis on how the song may be written in her loverโs (karlie) perspective, which does make alot of sense in the second verse, as if Taylor and her are communicating with each other in songs using verses as secret messages.
I know that east and west are about the men in this song, but
Dive bar on the east side, where you at?/Third floor on the West Side, me and you - Delicate
Youโre the West village - False God
I want to point out that many took โgive you a childโ very literally, as seen in how tabloid speculate Taylor being pregnant. (which is far more a stretch than my interpretation) but then again who knows, maybe Taylor do want to have a kid with her lover as a new chapter in her life.
But Iโm here to give you an alternative. โGive you my wildโ could be Taylor saying that sheโll have moments where sheโs โmad/crazyโ or any other emotions which is perceive as negative, like throwing a tantrum. With this in mind, connecting this phrase with โgive you a childโ suggest that she may at times act like a child, whether in terms of innocence or naivety, or outright โa bratโ.
(being a queer woman, Iโm taught and I learned to grow up quickly, to be mature, if not ill get hurt. Because of this, I tend to act childlike as i grow up, as if reclaiming my lost childhood. Idk if anyone else feel this way as well but- there are alot of social issue which shapes this process eg gender roles, infatilisation of women etc its a mess of contradictory methods of oppression)
All my walls, stood tall painted blue - Everything has Changed
You can hear it in the silence - YAIL
Rosรฉ flowing with your chosen family - the 1
Trust him like a brother - CIWYW
All of this songs talks about either young love that stems from friendship or the idea of chosen family (which lgbt people can relate to because not many of their biological ones accept them for who they are)
The juxtaposition between sunshine and rain is also important to note. (one year younger me did a small, brief, cringey compilation/analysis of the rain imagery Taylor used in her previous songs here) In peace, rain leans towards the negative side, the inevitable darker moments she brings due to her fame that will affect their relationship. Itโs almost a warning for her lover to brace themselves for the storms.
Chorus
But I'm a fire and I'll keep your brittle heart warm
If your cascade, ocean wave blues come
All these people think love's for show
But I would die for you in secret
The devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?
Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?
We have the chorus once again, but this time with repetitive questions. We see the same style of writing in Out Of The Woods and Delicate, which are interpret it as Taylor being nervous/anxious about their relationship, and whether her lover will continue being her lover.
In conclusion/TLDR: maybe itโs easier to understand the song if the sentence was โWould it be enough, if i could give you everything but peace?โ
โyou wear the same jewels that I gave youโ
โchase two girls, lose the oneโ
โyour braids like a patternโ
"leave the perfume on the shelfโ
all of betty
whatโs not clicking
In isolation my imagination has run wild and this album is the result, a collection of songs and stories that flowed like a stream of consciousness. Picking up a pen was my way of escaping into fantasy, history, and memory. Iโve told these stories to the best of my ability with all the love, wonder, and whimsy they deserve. Now itโs up to you to pass them down. folklore is out now.
๐ท: Beth Garrabrant
Taylorโs message forย Pride Live Stonewall Day (Logo TV, June 26th 2020)
You are in loveโค๏ธ true love โค๏ธ (via:kaylor_swiftkloss IG)
A Chinese fan told me she asked for the revolving platform she was on to he stopped. In front of the kaylor signโฆ.
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Guys, this is very true. I just happened to read an article about this.ย
This video is from the fan who held a Kaylor sign. Notice the different speed when the propeller came in front of the sign. IT SLOWED DOWN.
https://eveswifty13.tumblr.com/post/133065434384/i-held-the-kaylors-signboard-and-taylor-sing
This video is from another angle.
https://terri0725.tumblr.com/post/133029713246/you-will-see-difference-speed-of-the-lifting-table
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I donโt doubt this one bit, Tay is very extra โค
FYI, the fan who held this sign was wearing a custom โSTAY KLOSSYโ hoodie. She was picked to Loft89.
Wasnโt she also the same fan who held the edge of her hoodie so that โKarlieโ could be easily displayed while she took her pic with Taylor? China summed up the entire 1989 tour in one single night. ๐
If everybody wants to know what Chinese Kaylor squad had accomplished, I can help. All the information is from Facebook fan page โLescelebs.โ The admins collect these information from Tumblr, Instagram and Plurk because this fan has deleted her weibo account. I just translate those into English.ย
This fan, her name is Eve. She spent 2 months to make a Kaylor puzzle. And she wanted to give it to Karlie.
https://www.instagram.com/p/9nWiSDMsdB/
So she tagged Kurt in her post.
https://www.instagram.com/p/9sgYNfMsRK/
Kurt replied. And he said he would ask mama Swift to collect it during the shows in Shanghai. Mama Swift went to Eveโs seat to receive it at night 1. Eve told Kurt that she had given it to mama Swift so he could ask for it when they got home. She also tagged Taylor in this Tumblr post.ย
https://www.instagram.com/p/96MDnAssaj/
https://eveswifty13.tumblr.com/post/132939274973/taywe-gave-this-to-your-mom-and-mom-said-this-is?is_related_post=1
Here are some hand-made signs they brought to every show in Shanghai.ย
Taylorโs security took the sign of Karlieโs head at night 2 and took some photos of Kaylor signs.ย
Eve was picked to Loft89 at night 2. She brought some gifts for Taylor, including these:ย
1&2:kaylor T shirt ๐ 3:postcards๐ 4:signboardโค๏ธ 5:pasters๐ 6:DIY pic for two months and give it to MaMa Swift at night one โค๏ธ
https://eveswifty13.tumblr.com/post/133024201803/evekaylorswift-kaylor-wins-taylorswift
https://eveswifty13.tumblr.com/post/133118350428/i-gave-these-to-taylor-as-a-gift-in-loft89
These are their conversations and interactions.
At night 3, Chinese Kaylor squad chantedย โKaylorโ loudly after Taylor finished singing You Are In Love. In the meantime, the cameraman gave a Kaylor sign a shot on the main screen. Taylor turned around and saw it. Then she saidย โI love you guysโ in Chinese.
http://eveswifty13.tumblr.com/post/133183103853/ikaylor-swift4ever13-i-realize-that-this
When Taylor saidย โto feel so at home,โ the cameraman gave the Kaylor sign shot on the main screen again XD
https://eveswifty13.tumblr.com/post/133064720978/imaginekaylor-icamestraightfromrome
And donโt forget the propeller magically slowed down in front of Eveโs Kaylor sign during Love Story.
https://eveswifty13.tumblr.com/post/133065434384/i-held-the-kaylors-signboard-and-taylor-sing
https://terri0725.tumblr.com/post/133023364419/when-taylor-faced-kaylors-led-and-sang-love
Iโll reblog this all the time. This is amazing
Also this is the response for people that says kaylor make taylor uncomfortable. No it doesnโt.
TAYLOR COMPLIMENTED THEM. BEST CROWDS OF THE ENTIRE 1989 TOUR. WHEN KAYLORS WERE THERE.
excuse me miss sunshine ??
Excited to announce the City of Lover Concert! We filmed my show in Paris in September and thought itโd be fun to share it with you ๐May 17 at 10p ET on ABC and available the next day on Hulu and Disney+!ย
iโm sorry but this is the most domestic wife shit iโve ever heard
me: celebrity culture is so weird and toxic
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Mirroring...
Fun fact #1: Both swans and flamingos mate for life.
Fun fact #2: In the wedding industry, the image of two pink flamingos, whether on ย a wedding invitation or on top of a wedding cake, usually represents a ย lesbian couple.
Do with this information what you will.
I learned something new!
The topic of cakes brings this article back to mind too...
Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" features shrimp on a cake. Why? Maybe Leviticus has something to do with it.
โWith nothing left to do, I opened Google, and with few options remaining, I put in the search term "gay shrimp" for what I think is possibly the first time. The first result:
GodHatesShrimp.com.โ
โLeviticus also classifies eating anything form the sea that doesn't have scales and fins an "abomination," which means that according to Leviticus, eating shrimp is a sin on par with homosexuality. For what it's worth, the shellfish bit is also referenced again in Deuteronomy. The Bible makes it pretty clear: Don't eat shrimp.
Activists over the years have pounced on the hypocrisy (including the people behind that God Hates Shrimp website), and argued that the religious excuses for persecution of the LGBT community don't seem to be that clear. You don't see Church groups picketing Red Lobsters.โ
โFor the record, those also seems to be pork sausages near the shrimp cake, which Leviticus also forbids. The section supposedly forbids tattoos as well, and the video features two prominent examples of tattoos, on Swift's back and Ellen DeGeneres's forearm. Seems like there's a bit of a theme here.
So maybe, just maybe, that's the reason why Swift's new video features a cake with shrimp on it. I truly cannot think of any other reason why shrimp would end up on a cake in a video that also features anti-gay protestors who proclaim "Homasekualty is a sin!" Or maybe I just need to calm down.โ
the man is not about what taylor would do if she was a man
itโs about how she would be perceived if she lived her life exactly the same way but had been a man instead
in conclusion taylor does in fact rake in dollars and get bitches and models
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