i haven't even watched it yet, i just love alex.

spoiler

A Millennial

because i grew up listening to taylor swift. i was only allowed to listen to christian music and pre approved music and taylor made the cut. i was never a huge fan till high school came around and i was determined to make friends. i listened to as much popular music as I could, the more popular the songs the more i would need to know them to socialize. knowing stuff about taylor swift was an easy way to have something to talk about with many people, because of how many people had an opinion on her. the first best friend i ever had was a huge swiftie so i suddenly i was being forced to listen to all of her albums and to make taylor swift playlist about fictional characters in the books we wrote. it was fun. one of my friends made it her whole personality and was a true stan. she loved taylor because her songs comforted her after her sexual assault. when taylor sued the guy who assaulted her and won it was like... a win for my friend, when taylor talked about her eating disorder it meant a lot to all of us. they were also hardcore gaylors haha, like they thought she was "already out" fucking wild haha. when folklore came out i was blown away and then she did it again with evermore. mature beautiful songs that made me bawl my eyes out. a little after that i started to be a bigger fan and was on gaylor tic tok lol. the songs were only getting gayer! then i lost my old friend group over a falling out. midnights came out is it suuuuuuucked its her worst album hands down and was such a disappointment. also i went down a rabbit hole learning about all the racist, anti semetic, predatory things and just shitty she has done and it really killed the music for me for a bit. oblivious i should assume all rich white women are racist but the suing the black blogger thing was... fucking disgusting.

so thats where im at i still have many fond memories of her music they remind me of both good and bad times and she has more than a few bops. a while ago i decided to separate the art from the artist and simply pirate everything. but then i saw this comm get made and though how fun! i can chat about taylors music with people who arent gonna defend the racist shit shes done and wont be misogynistic in their critiques and its gaylor friendly (i have a lot of thoughts but i digress) . I dont have friend that like her music anymore (I dont have anymore close white friends haha) sadly hexbear is probably not the place for this.

but this is all mostly to clarify my position for @wtypstanaccount04@hexbear.net because i was too sleepy to type this all up last night.

Climate arc when TS?

I know she is from money, and she is the biggest artist in world, but I can't help but to feel that isn't even enough to become a billionaire purely through music.

if only they could see her true power

!sicko-satan

Things You Find When Searching for "Taylor Swift Palestine"

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/08/taylor-swift-movie-tel-aviv/

>The grief and abject terror that have gripped this small country since Oct. 7 played out on their faces, young women who wanted more than anything to just be themselves for a few hours even if Hamas fires rockets at them.

>I can already hear detractors mocking these tears, saying the girls’ anguish is nothing compared with the tragedy unfolding in Gaza. But it was the girls of Gaza I couldn’t stop thinking about as my friends and I swayed to “Fearless.” Do the girls of Gaza listen to Taylor Swift? Are they allowed to?

>The theater was filled to its 250-person capacity — or almost as many as were butchered by Hamas on Oct. 7 at the Nova trance-music festival promoting peace. For a wild second, I wondered what would have happened, in the aftermath of what we here in Israel call “the day the music died,” if Swift herself had spoken out and denounced the terrorists. She holds so much power, the songstress of our century, far more than any of the gun-toting men who dictate and direct the violence that grips this corner of the world.

>Over the past few weeks, Israelis and Jews in the diaspora have come to realize how few friends we have among young people in the West. We now know that universities will indulge Hamas supporters on their campuses; that public high schools won’t defend Jewish students harassed in the name of Palestine; that Jewish homes and institutions across Europe are being tagged with antisemitic graffiti; and that some of the most enthusiastic chanters of the genocidal slogan “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free” are college-age young people in Europe and the United States.

>Swift’s fans appreciate nuance. I’d like to think that the millions of teenagers who worship her music understand something about opposing narratives, gaslighting and toxic exes who keep pulling you back into battle when all you want to do is move on in peace. Nobody here wants this war. Our heartbreak at having to wage it is eclipsed only by the pain of knowing that we’re going to lose — are losing — family members, friends or loved ones who are fighting to root out Hamas.

>But even in the young lives of the Swift fans who danced around me, Israel has had to fight to defend herself six times over the past 15 years. We’ve all been here, at war, before. We know it all too well.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/the-silence-is-deafening-taylor-swift-called-out-for-promoting-eras-tour-movie-amid-israel-hamas-war/ar-AA1i9zwa

"Taylor Swift also left some fans disappointed with her silence"

>Several Swifties were also left disappointed with Swift for not using her platform of 274 million followers to speak about the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

>"The silence from Taylor Swift on what's happening in the Middle East is DEAFENING," one wrote.

>"Taylor Swift's silence on Israel/Palestine is deafening," another echoed.

>"Taylor Swift's silence on the attacks on Israel from Hamas is deafening," a third wrote.

>One user asked, "#TaylorWhereAreYou I'm not the only one wondering why #TaylorSwift hasn't weighed in on the atrocities in Israel. That she hasn't, on day SIX, is horrifying."

>"Just add her to the long, long list of those whose silence has been deafening," another said.

>One user reiterated, "Taylor Swift's silence on the Israel vs Palestine conflict is deafening".

https://www.msn.com/en-in/entertainment/other/fans-ignite-swiftiesforpalestine-trend-demand-taylor-swift-to-take-a-stand-on-gaza/ar-AA1j1Fhw

"Fans ignite #SwiftiesForPalestine trend, demand Taylor Swift to take a stand on Gaza"

>Taylor Swift’s fans, also known as Swifties, are urging the pop star to use her influence and speak up for the Palestinian people amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

>The hashtag #SwiftiesForPalestine has been trending on Twitter, with many fans expressing their disappointment in Swift’s silence on the issue.

>One of the since-deleted tweets that sparked the hashtag was from a fan account named @Sydelenasup, who posted a picture of Swift holding a Palestinian flag and wrote, “Taylor Swift we need you to speak up for Palestine. You have a huge platform and millions of fans who look up to you. Please don’t let us down. #SwiftiesForPalestine”.

>The tweet has garnered over 10,000 likes and 2,000 retweets, as well as hundreds of comments. Along with a another post urging, “Its more important than ever that we use our voices, no matter how big or small to advocate for the Palestinian cause.”

>One commented, “I love Taylor but she needs to do better. She can’t just ignore what’s happening in Palestine. It’s not political, it’s humanitarian.”

>Another one wrote, “Taylor has always been vocal about human rights and social justice. Why is she silent now? Palestine deserves her support and solidarity.”

>“Taylor please say something. Your silence is hurting us. We need you to stand with Palestine and condemn the Israeli occupation and aggression,” one user commented.

>In a viral video of Swift performing at the American Music Awards in 2019, where she wore a shirt with the names of her albums. The fan edited the video to replace the names with “Free Palestine”, “End Occupation”, “Boycott Israel” and “Justice for Gaza”. The video was captioned as, “This is how Taylor Swift should use her voice and power. #SwiftiesForPalestine”.

>The conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has been escalating since Oct. 7, when Hamas launched rockets at Israel, triggering a massive Israeli retaliation. Thousands of people have been killed or injured on both sides.

>The 'Cruel Summer' singer has not commented on the situation, despite being known for her activism and advocacy on various issues, such as LGBTQ+ rights, women’s rights, voting rights and climate change

>Other celebrities, such as Rihanna, Selena Gomez, Bella Hadid, Dua Lipa and Zayn Malik, have spoken out in support of Palestine and called for peace and justice. They have also noted that Swift has a history of speaking out against oppression and injustice, such as when she condemned white supremacy and neo-Nazism in 2017.

>Swift has not responded to the hashtag or the fan requests so far. Her latest post on Twitter was on Oct. 22, when she promoted her upcoming concert film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, which will premiere on Netflix on Oct. 25.

release date: 11/12/23

Monday, November 12, 1917 October Revolution – The Red Guards ousted the force loyal to Alexander Kerensky out of Tsarskoye Selo.

>can't wait to celebrate the 13th ... with autumn heartbreak album

Tuesday, November 13, 1917 October Revolution – The Red Guards defeated the last of the soldiers loyal to Pyotr Krasnov south of Petrograd and in Moscow (where 700 casualties were reported), ending the uprising.

You got this!

Got waitlisted twice already. Still have some hope.

This is after they already tried to wrap her into it on October 19th https://twitter.com/Israel/status/1714922694414598419

Holy shit, I thought Ukraine propaganda was cringe but Israel is making them look sane and normal. How pathetic can a country get? https://twitter.com/Israel/status/1721074264671994178

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We love our cringe twitter stans, don't we folks. I wonder how many Swifties had no strong opinions on this matter before Israel tried to claim their idol for their side and pissed them off in the process.

AAAAAH! I'm so excited. This is my first album so it holds a special place in my heart and I'm so happy I get to listen to it guilt-free again !penguin-dance

> cross-posted from: https://poptalk.scrubbles.tech/post/318274

the pfp being !smuglord is just too much

Swifities did Jan 6th after they put the clues together and realized what was coming

I don't know if asking for likes is against hexbear rules but it would be so freaking funny if the IDF refusing Swiftie post ratio'd the country of Israel itself, the reply is only 600 likes off.

https://twitter.com/arxxxxmand/status/1714991572612432346

Rare stan twitter W, also you can tell the real Swifties by them @'ing Tree Paine, Taylor's head of PR iirc

!taylor-commie

True fans know she has a lot of anti-zionist bangers!

(Article text from Hard Drive, the world's most trusted insider source for video game information)

NEW YORK CITY — A photograph taken by tabloid outlet TMZ which features Taylor Swift playing a Sega Game Gear, a portable gaming console from the 1990s, has caused major disruptions in the preowned gaming industry, sources have confirmed.

“Busiest week of my life,” said Bert Grantham, owner of Bert’s Bits, a used gaming store in Brooklyn. “Lately, I’ve been struggling just to pay my bills, but Monday I come and open up, and all these girls in Taylor Swift shirts say they need Sega Game Gears, and they need them now. I sold out of games, accessories, damn near everything. These girls were so curious about video games all of the sudden, they were buying strategy guides to stuff they didn’t even have. Then all the ones who arrived after I sold out of Game Gears threatened to put me out of business.”

The surge of new customers proved curious to established patrons of Bert’s Bits.

“Doesn’t really make sense to me,” said Troy Agnew, a regular customer. “She’s on a tour bus all the time, plus now she has time to kill at her boyfriend’s football games. Every reason in the world to own a handheld console. Also, please remember that Taylor Swift can afford to get into whatever hobby she wants, even collecting retro video games. I think it’s cool if a bunch of Swifties get into gaming, but they’re just not able to have the same experience she is. Maybe at least download some emulators and see if you like it before you make it your whole thing, you know?”

As of press time, Swift had announced her next stadium tour would be composed of “probably about half Sonic covers.”

!rage-cry

lol. because of this damn comm I've been letting Swift youtube autoplay in the background.

the so called "Best Friends" explicitly described their marketplace venture as a "zaibatsu", which is like the Japanese word for "corporation". Very curious to be so honest about their neoliberal subjectivity!

the "Game Grumps" are not actually grumpy, Vinesauce actually hates Deleuzean rhizomes. I could go on

cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/732301

> new attempt at Taylor Swift emoji logo thing > > I think this one's pretty cute.