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‪Guessing the ride “James” *Should’ve Said No* to was offered because it was raining?‬

‪I thought Sam Armstrong was a dick for his dumb humblebrag tweets in 2018 but if it gave us ‘folklore’ then I guess he can be forgiven 🤷🏼‍♀️‬

‪Before I go, tell me this: Was it worth it?‬

#taylor swift #taylorswift #folklore

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‪Starting to think I’m the only one that doesn’t see ‘cardigan’ as part of the love triangle song series.‬

‪To me, ‘cardigan’ is plainly about Joe. The personal and specific details, the clear markers we’ve heard before... ‬

‪This is just what I could fit on two screens in a few quick minutes, I could give a dozen more examples.

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To those that would say ‘but cardigan has themes from other potential love triangle songs!’:

I would argue that I think that’s the whole basis of the album, reflecting on and relating to others’ stories; exploring the lore of those stories and thinking on how they’re like her own experiences.

i.e. we see this encapsulated within ‘the last great american dynasty,’ Taylor tells Rebekah’s story and then relates that story to herself, taking on Rebekah’s role in the final verse.

I think ‘folklore’ is constructed around telling the stories of others while also relating those stories to her own.

And as Taylor always does, she threads albums together with common themes. As such, I don’t think things like ‘cobblestones’ etc have to be markers of love triangle related songs.

‪Starting to think I’m the only one that doesn’t see ‘cardigan’ as part of the love triangle song series.‬

‪To me, ‘cardigan’ is plainly about Joe. The personal and specific details, the clear markers we’ve heard before... ‬

‪This is just what I could fit on two screens in a few quick minutes, I could give a dozen more examples.

#taylor swift #taylorswift #ts8 #folklore #cardigan

I’d love to know what @taylorswift would think if she knew UMG were going around zuccing 10 month old tweets of fan videos celebrating the release of the Lover album simply because the video contains a teeny tiny slice of a song.

Do they think we’re profiting off sharing tiny crappy videos of our enthusiasm for our beloved artist and her music?

No, on the contrary, they profit from us. My video was more likely to sell her music than rip off a major record label.

We wait months for simple merch orders but UMG are putting resources into this crap?

Bizarre and, frankly, embarrassing for UMG 🙄

#taylor swift #taylorswift #taylor nation #taylornation #lover

fateofophelias

can run

taybigail

joe be like “i was riding shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of her car. she’s got a one hand feel on the steering wheel the other on my heart”

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Thissssss! 😍

This one goes out to my 2009 LDs at Camp Fuller, Rhode Island, who introduced 25 year old Aussie me to Taylor Swift (by drowning me in her music all summer, no complaints, I thank you) and who I thought of constantly during Miss Americana as I remembered them being constantly and ruthlessly booed by male campers when they tried to sing ‘Our Song’ as their anthem in the mess hall while not a single staffer stepped in to condemn the shamelessly misogynistic behaviour.

Just weeks later I would watch live in the USA as this sweet little starlet I’d just recently become a fan of was interrupted accepting an award she won only to be told by a grown man that she didn’t deserve the trophy she’d won by popular vote.

But I also watched as this wildly talented and poised teen recovered within minutes to deliver a smash hit live performance.

The moment blew me away then but it’s only in recent years I’ve come to realise what a pivotal moment in my life this was. Not just because I incrementally and eventually became a diehard Swifty, but because it represents everything that is wrong with the world that I work so hard to stand against now.

To hear that sweet kid thought the crowd was booing her not the misogynistic male narcissist that had shit all over her absolutely broke my heart all over again.

I’m so glad my LDs introduced me to Taylor in the Summer of 2009 so that I could be aboard this epic Miss Americana ship today!

‘Askin’ God if He could play it again...’ 💘

#taylor swift #miss americana

Any other Fanson-Swifties getting major Zac Hanson circa 1997 vibes from this clip of self-confessed Hanson fan @taylorswift unwrapping her first guitar?

Not sure exactly how old she is and whether this was before or after she ‘learned guitar at age 12’ but my gut tells me she’s older than 8 here and has had a few good years of watching ‘Tulsa, Tokyo and The Middle of Nowhere’ on repeat under her belt, like the rest of us.

Come on Fansons, we all know we spoke 1997 Zac on a regular basis for several years before 1997 fairweather fans deserted us and we were shamed into silence.

#taylor swift #taylorswift #hanson #miss americana #missamericana

FUCK YES ENEWS

#taylor swift #amas 2019

When they tried to blackmail you but you a boss bitch with the numbers on your side ❤️

#ArtistOfTheDecade

#taylor swift #i stand with taylor #we stand with taylor #amas 2019

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An Open Letter to Scooter Braun

While I dislike you as a person, I have actually tried to somewhat defend you in this fiasco by pointing out that Scott Borchetta is plainly the key perpetrator on this occasion (and arguably in the overall scheme too) and that what he has done of late has likewise sabotaged your own career.

But you have gone too far today. The desperate attempts to manipulate fans through social media back channels and the suchlike were one thing, but deflection and boldface gaslighting is quite another.

We’ll consider the narrative you’re now trying to write for yourself (by monopolising and manipulating the important conversation going on) when you take the time to acknowledge the clear truths at hand.

Your CEO Scott Borchetta tried to blackmail Taylor Swift by withholding licensing to solicit her silence, this is a fact. He then made his own attempts to deflect and gaslight and smear Taylor’s name by accusing her of owing him money, also a fact.

You have acknowledged neither of these indisputable facts and until you do you don’t get a voice in this conversation about the treatment of women and artists.

Trying to gaslight us, smear Taylor’s image and play the victim will not be tolerated when you’ve had every chance to send a clear message to us and to Taylor about your position by publicly condemning Borchetta’s blackmail attempt or even removing him as CEO for so grossly abusing his position.

You chose to take exactly no tangible action of open integrity and have instead chosen cheap attempts at virtue signalling and now painting yourself as a victim.

No matter how many times you attempt this ‘we don’t have the power to stop her playing her music’ smokescreen we will not forget that Borchetta attempted to do exactly that by means of bribery and manipulation. You cannot erase this truth so you might as well address it.

Choosing instead to further inflame the situation by making it about you instead of the clear abuse of a successful woman has evaporated any will I had to advocate that you are not the key perpetrator on this occasion.

Now, you are equally as culpable as Borchetta because you have chosen selfish indulgence and to not take control of a situation very much in your power and have instead chosen to continue your attempts to force a woman who is not comfortable (nor obligated in) communicating with you directly to once again put her trust in the hands of a man who has previously given her every reason not to trust his integrity.

No matter how you try to sway this situation, the fact that a woman does not want to interact with you is her truth and her right and it says nothing good about you that you refuse to respect it.

I’m sure you honestly believed playing the ‘but my family’ card would be a bulletproof trump card here but, I’m sorry, we see right through you.

A small minority of Taylor Swift followers may be vapid and/or toxic morons but most of us are not. Rather, we’re strong, intelligent women trying to be heard and treated fairly in a man’s world and hence we have no time for this bullshit narrative you’re trying to write about a woman we love and respect deeply.

As such, we reject your attempt to avoid, deflect, and change the conversation.

We further condemn your ongoing insistence that a woman who has no trust, interest, or obligation in communicating with you be forced to put herself in a situation she is neither comfortable nor required to be in.

There is zero need for Taylor to communicate with you but there is every need for you to rein in your destructive CEO’s vendetta against her and for you to stop your passive-aggressive attempts to manipulate this shitty situation to your advantage.

Ensure your staff licence the use of her music [that you bought without her consent and that you are grossly profiting off against her will] and do nothing else, it is that simple.

Better yet, condemn the actions of the executive of your company and show the world you’re serious about not tolerating the abuse of women and artists. If you can shut your mouth and do that for a while, maybe then we’ll be inclined to hear what you have to say.

Tiredly, Nicole

(35 years old and a comparatively new-ish recruit to the @taylorswift fan ranks, contrary to accusations of being ‘too young to understand’ and ‘blindly loyal.’)

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My geriatric ass can’t figure out how a lot of Tumblr works but thanks to all the kind folks that have liked, reblogged, commented, and messaged me, it’s all very appreciated.

There’s obviously a wide variety of demographics interacting with this topic around the world and I was seeing a lot commentary that was pretty far from the facts and real issues at hand here.

None of us want Braun and Borchetta in control of her early music but unfortunately that’s the reality and it’s unlikely to change.

So what we need to do is keep our focus on what we can change and make sure we’re being vocal about the actual issues rather than just spreading loud hatred – however deserved the hatred might feel, it won’t help anything and will just nullify our voices on the world stage.

So let’s work together to keep the conversation where it needs to be:

As CEO, Scott Borchetta attempted to blackmail Taylor Swift by withholding licensing in an effort to negotiate her silence and good behaviour. Scooter Braun, as the owner of the company, had the power and the chance to make a clear statement that he disapproves of this illegal attempt at blackmail but chose not to. Taylor is not obligated to communicate with Scooter, all he needs to do is ensure his company is licensing Taylor’s music without any fuss. That’s the beginning and end of what’s at hand here.

These are the facts and the issues we need to campaign on. Ensuring people the world over, people who are likely just reading misleading headlines in their feeds like they did in 2016, are getting the message about these clear facts and issues is a way that we can make a real difference.

To this day most of these ‘headline-reader’ types still believe Taylor really is the liar and snake Kanye and Kim framed her to be, this is because the facts weren’t being made clear to non-Swiftie types. We can do better this time!

Don’t let Scott and Scooter change the narrative to ‘we can’t legally stop her playing her music!’ Use your social media to thoughtfully point out that in spite of that being true, staff at Big Machine attempted to do just that by means of bribery and manipulation.

Let’s get the narrative back on track, Swifties!

Happy Artist of the Decade Day! 😍

We love you @taylorswift and we’re listening to the message you’re trying to send us ❤️

#taylor swift #scooter braun #scott borchetta #music #amas 2019