ok so clarification: i literally couldn't give a shit what anybody is into and i would be a massive hypocrite if i judged people for their interests. i can't stress enough how much i don't care if people listen to taylor swift and enjoy her.
i think ms swift makes PERFECTLY adequate catchy music, she's not Bad, i get why people like her, but i just. i don't think she's a tortured starving artist or a genius songwriter. i don't think her songs have ANY deep heart-wrenching meaning other than the most basic "here's a metaphor for something, here are some words that relate to eachother and sound a bit poetic". i don't think the rich white woman charging $500 per ticket and taking her private jet to costco should be called 'punk'. i don't think she's a Queer Icon for any reason other than a good amount of queer people enjoy her.
like obviously subtext exists, i will assign any song to anything even if it doesn't fit perfectly. but i just can't see her as the genius poet that people think she is? and especially with the queer stuff, people are DESPERATE for her to be a 'queer icon' when there are SO MANY incredible queer artists. it's like you're surrounded by a giant beautiful orchard but for some reason you're foraging for apples in the river
idk i just don't what to say when someone quotes a lyric and says "isn't this the deepest, most meaningful, heartfelt, brilliant thing you've ever heard" other than "it's Fine?"
also she's the reason everyone is saying "____ era" to describe an outfit or makeup look they're going to wear for five minutes and for some reason it drives me insane but that's a separate thing