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So a little while ago (literally five days ago but who’s counting) we finished the Taylor Swift’s Gayest Song Tournament which was super fun and I loved seeing everyone’s opinions and interpretations of songs.

And at some point my wonderful friend @pitchblackveins wrote some tags about wondering if the votes would be different if the question was what song is Queerer rather than Gayer. And so we chatted for a while and she helped me come up with a new idea and helped me write this! Thank you friend 🫶

So this is gonna be a different kinds of tournament where every* Taylor song is going up against one another to find The Queerest Taylor Swift song

We are going to do this in Eras!!! We are going to find the Queerest songs from each album, and then the top 4 queerest songs from each album will battle it out in a final set of matches to find the queerest Taylor Swift song!!!

Queerer/queerest can mean whatever you want it to mean; you might consider a song queer because you think it was written that way, or because of Swiftian lore. It might be queer to you because of how you relate it to your own life. Maybe you think from a purely literary standpoint the lyrics have queer themes; maybe you're just thinking about vibes.

The tournaments will happen in the following pairs of albums - Debut & reputation -> Fearless & 1989 -> Speak Now & Midnights -> Red & Lover -> folklore & The Tortured Poets Department -> evermore & The Anthology -> Unreleased & Misc

For rounds in which there are extra spots those spots will be decided by either the songs closest to 50/50 in the polls or by a snap poll, depending on the results!

The first pair of eras that will be battling it out is Debut & reputation!

And if you have any unreleased or miscellaneous songs you think should be included in the last round, please let me know!

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2ND ROUND OF DEBUT POLLS

DEBUT POLL 1 NOW OPEN

DEBUT POLL 2 NOW OPEN

DEBUT POLL 3 NOW OPEN

DEBUT POLL 4 NOW OPEN

2ND ROUND OF REPUTATION POLLS

REPUTATION POLL 1 NOW OPEN

REPUTATION POLL 2 NOW OPEN

REPUTATION POLL 3 NOW OPEN

REPUTATION POLL 4 NOW OPEN

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1ST ROUND OF DEBUT POLLS

DEBUT POLL 1

DEBUT POLL 2

DEBUT POLL 3

DEBUT POLL 4

DEBUT POLL 5

DEBUT POLL 6

DEBUT POLL 7

1ST ROUND OF REPUTATION POLLS COMING SOON…

REPUTATION POLL 1

REPUTATION POLL 2

REPUTATION POLL 3

REPUTATION POLL 4

REPUTATION POLL 5

REPUTATION POLL 6

REPUTATION POLL 7

REPUTATION POLL 8

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*some songs didn’t feel appropriate for this tournament so I took them out but we are including almost every song!

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If you’d like to send in interpretations or propaganda for a specific song you can send them to my inbox! All interpretations are welcome and let’s be open and kind in response to all interpretations <3

This tournament is being run by and for queer fans so please keep that in mind! Homophobes will be blocked on sight <3 More polls here and more info and lyrics for the songs under the cut!

The question is which song is queerer to you! Queerer can mean whatever you want it to mean; you might consider a song queer because you think it was written that way, or because of Swiftian lore. It might be queer to you because of how you relate it to your own life. Maybe you think from a purely literary standpoint the lyrics have queer themes; maybe you're just thinking about vibes

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A Place In This World lyrics

I don't know what I want, so don't ask me

'Cause I'm still trying to figure it out

Don't know what's down this road, I'm just walking

Trying to see through the rain coming down

Even though I'm not the only one

Who feels the way I do

I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know

I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, oh but life goes on

Oh, I'm just a girl, trying to find a place in this world

Got the radio on, my old blue jeans

And I'm wearing my heart on my sleeve

Feeling lucky today, got the sunshine

Could you tell me what more do I need

And tomorrow's just a mystery, oh yeah

But that's OK

I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know

I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, oh but life goes on

Oh, I'm just a girl, trying to find a place in this world

Maybe I'm just a girl on a mission

But I'm ready to fly

I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know

I'll be strong, I'll be wrong, oh but life goes on

Oh I'm alone, on my own, and that's all I know

Oh I'm just a girl, trying to find a place in this world

Oh I'm just a girl

Oh I'm just a girl, oh, oh

Oh I'm just a girl

I’m Only Me When I'm With You lyrics

Friday night beneath the stars

In a field behind your yard

You and I are paintin' pictures in the sky

And sometimes we don't say a thing

Just listen to the crickets sing

Everything I need is right here by my side

And I know everything about you

I don't wanna live without you

I'm only up when you're not down

Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground

It's like no matter what I do

Well, you drive me crazy half the time

The other half I'm only tryna let you know that what I feel is true

And I'm only me when I'm with you

Just a small town boy and girl

Livin' in a crazy world

Tryna figure out what is and isn't true

And I don't try to hide my tears

My secrets or my deepest fears

Through it all nobody gets me like you do

And you know everything about me

You say that you can't live without me

I'm only up when you're not down

Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground

It's like no matter what I do

Well, you drive me crazy half the time

The other half I'm only tryna let you know that what I feel is true

And I'm only me when I'm with you

When I'm with anybody else

It's so hard to be myself

And only you can tell

...That I'm only up when you're not down

Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground

It's like no matter what I do

Well, you drive me crazy half the time

The other half I'm only tryna let you know that what I feel is true

And I'm only me

Who I wanna be

Well, I'm only me when I'm with you

With you

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ed zitron, a tech beat reporter, wrote an article about a recent paper that came out from goldman-sachs calling AI, in nicer terms, a grift. it is a really interesting article; hearing criticism from people who are not ignorant of the tech and have no reason to mince words is refreshing. it also brings up points and asks the right questions:

if AI is going to be a trillion dollar investment, what trillion dollar problem is it solving?

what does it mean when people say that AI will "get better"? what does that look like and how would it even be achieved? the article makes a point to debunk talking points about how all tech is misunderstood at first by pointing out that the tech it gets compared to the most, the internet and smartphones, were both created over the course of decades with roadmaps and clear goals. AI does not have this.

the american power grid straight up cannot handle the load required to run AI because it has not been meaningfully developed in decades. how are they going to overcome this hurdle (they aren't)?

people who are losing their jobs to this tech aren't being "replaced". they're just getting a taste of how little their managers care about their craft and how little they think of their consumer base. ai is not capable of replacing humans and there's no indication they ever will because...

all of these models use the same training data so now they're all giving the same wrong answers in the same voice. without massive and i mean EXPONENTIALLY MASSIVE troves of data to work with, they are pretty much as a standstill for any innovation they're imagining in their heads

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call me Brussels Sprouts the way I got the bitterness bred out of me

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sabrina carpenter: variety interview

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"misandry exists for men of color" THATS FUCKING RACISM. THATS FUCKING RACISM. THEY ARE BEING DISCRIMINATED AGAINST NOT FOR BEING A MAN BUT FOR BEING NON-WHITE. THIS MANIFESTS DIFFERENTLY THAN RACISM AGAINST WOMEN OF COLOR OR NONBINARY POC BECAUSE THEY ARE PERCIEVED DIFFERENTLY BY WHITE SOCIETY NOT BECAUSE THEY HATE MEN. WHAT ARE YOU FUCKING ON ABOUT

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Zhongwen Yu (Chinese,b.1984)

Fluttering in white, 2019

Oil on canvas

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You gotta just. Unfollow blogs that upset you. If you are so angry at a total stranger that you send them multiple anonymous messages, that is not normal. That is not healthy behavior.

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oh and

talking about miku designs-

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The report described piles of aid – including nappies, clothes and food parcels – in Egypt, unable to enter Gaza since Israeli forces seized the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing in May. "Not one decision-maker on the planet cares about this issue, although everyone on the ground is ready to act. But for anyone in a position of power, humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza is just not a priority," [Amed Khan] said. (source)

There isn't sufficient anything coming into Gaza, and what does make it through is being sold at an extortionate rate. Maryam Ashour isn't even 2 and has already been subjected to the most punishing living conditions imaginable. Her parents live in a state of constant terror and exhaustion, sleeping in shifts so they can move quickly if there's an attack, constantly at a loss with how to provide the basics for their little girl.

This young family is wholly dependent on all of us right now. Please keep donating and sharing.

(vetted here, #175)

tagging for reach (lmk if you want off though)

@littlegermanboy @jezior0 @rhubarbspring @the-bastard-king

@imjustheretotrytohelp @deathlonging @neptunerings @lesbianmaxevans

@timetravellingkitty @mahoushojoe @transmutationisms

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Words cannot express how utterly disappointed I am when it comes to helping Sudan. People are hesitant to show their support. They would even dismiss it. No, I am not making this shit up. I have been talking to people about Sudan and their reaction is lacklustre!

I know anti-blackness plays a significant role, along with the lack of media coverage (which is, again, due to anti-blackness), but this is unacceptable. Many people are dying. The country going through a flooding. Homes are destroyed. Families are displaced. Famine is claiming more lives than the RSF (Rapid Support Forces) and SAF (Sudanese Armed Forces) combined.

They need our help!

There is one way you can show your support! Kindly have a look at this fundraiser. It belongs to Eman Abdelrahman (@emooz-8). She is a 25 year old Sudanese and she is raising funds to evacuate. She has been campaigning since January of this year, but she struggles to receive donations to this day! The last one was made 2 DAYS AGO!

Let's pick up the pace and aim for a doable goal once again - 30K in 3 days! As of writing this (Sept 9th), 29,517 CHF has been raised! There is only 483 CHF left to go! Please check your currency exchange. It is in Swiss Franc! ($10 USD = 8 CHF)

There is also a fundraiser for her extended family. Please keep in mind that it is in Singaporean Dollars, so double check with your currency exchange! ($10 USD = $13 SGD)

You can even match me! I've given 5 CHF and $5 SGD!

Verification (#213).

Thank you!

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Minami Gessel at Dauphinette FW 2024