#clara for ts

[hatepotion]

i think i should make it my mission on this account to make more people read graceling

[pociondeodio]

i love izzy roland bc every time anyone is doing car shit she goes [charli xcx voice] "let's ride" and i find that very relatable

[throughtherosethorns]

crowd goes wild at her fingertips

[lunar-years]

what's so clever about Clara Bow is that when she references her own name at the end, she's not talking about the present but the future, quoting the inevitable way people are going to one day talk about her, imagining it will only be in regards to the woma(e)n who surpass her. because there will be someone who surpasses her, eventually. that's the cycle of fame, isn't it? we're simultaneously captivated by the alluring trick of the past while looking for the next big thing. we compare current stars to the lights that shined before them, "you look like taylor swift." but we're also constantly waiting for someone new and greater to take the crown and captivate us anew, "you've got edge she never did." And half the song is about acknowledging that being revered is hell on earth for the people who are in it, because you're always trapped between what came before and what will come after. you're only safe insofar as you remain shiny. But the real beauty of the song is that it never succumbs to this dichotomy, but embraces it. It's Taylor acknowledging she wouldn't be who she is were it not for the women who came before her, who shared the same dreams, and recognizing her place in the chain of the women who will come after. The future's bright, dazzling.

[knowaristotle]

promise to be dazzling.

[breezeoddity]

you look like Clara Bow

you look like Stevie Nicks

you look like Taylor Swift

[1989deluxealbum]

Taylor referencing herself in Clara Bow is like when you read the book's title in the middle of a chapter

[mmemirrorball]

the nothing new 🤝the lucky one 🤝 clara bow

[prod-1989]

clara bow being described by one of her directors as “pitifully eager to please everyone” and taylor calling herself a “pathological people pleaser” in you’re losing me. clara bow being a very famous 20s star, a personification of the roaring 20s, and taylor who’s arguably the artist of our generation… oh my heart. MY HEART, TAYLOR.

[kahristinmakesstuff]

this town is fake, but you’re the real thing

[mouthingfuckyouforever]

Taylor swift mention in a taylor swift song!!!

[hatepotion]

The straight pride armband on British Kristen is such a great touch. Like, it's such an awesome and fun and expressive piece to begin with but that just sends it perfectly

aaaa thank you so much :')

[pociondeodio]

i found my first ever trc drawing in a textbook from 2015. it's a crime to humankind. 1 like and i'll post

[notyouraryang0dd3ss]

swifties you guys look dumb as fuck begging taylor to speak out about gaza. this is the same woman who dated a white supremacist, made a whole album about him and mocked her fans who called her out dating him. this is the same woman who romanticized antebellum south and added a racially obtuse qualifier to spare herself from racism allegations. this is the same woman who never properly acknowledged the death of her afrobrazilian fan ana clara benevides death at her concert in brazil and when confronted by the family about assistance for the funeral bills, offered to fly them out to a different concert of the eras tour and take pictures with them instead. why in the everliving fuck would she care about Palestinians. the most effective thing you as a swiftie can do at this point is to stop stanning her and consuming her products because the only way to get taylor to act is by impacting her pockets and pockets only

[the7wivesofrh]

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT

5 stages of grief

[indeliblescarspivotalmarks]

Clara Bow was a silent motion picture star who went from silent films into sounded movies, which was very difficult to do.

This feels like a metaphor for Taylor re-entering the public & stepping back into the loudness of the world after a silenced private relationship.