#mischa for ts

[zhoufeis]

What just bothers me simply about the discussion of TTPD being all so great is neither the fact that some reviewers literally ignore some of the very gruesome lyrics this album has to offer nor the fact that the whole album has the same tune and I could not tell apart these tracks even if I wanted to, no. After all, we can always argue that tastes are different... arguably. It's something utterly different that's bothering me.

It's three things entirely different.

1) The fact we pretend 31 break-up tracks, written entirely out of the perspective of victimhood, of some love stories are worth calling "The Tortured Poets Department". Mind you, Swift, I like love songs, I like break-up songs, I like them poetically, I like when they touch me. But writing 31 break-up songs (not entirely, right, more like 25 or so) for one album makes me wonder if there is anything deeper... more touching to write about. You stay on the surface describing relationships (romantic as well as parasocial) in which you come out as a victim. But the self-reflection is missing entirely. And if I learned one thing in language classes it's that it's poetically dull if we only ever stay on the surface. We gotta dig deeper. And I'm not referring to some poetic lines to make a song sound more beautiful. I'm talking about true depth, true self-reflection, something that makes you defenseless. Cause all this woman does is writing songs out of the perspective of defense - and victimhood. Never does she actually draw herself as defenseless or vulnerable, always knowing how to use the right words to make her fans defend her.

2) Which leads me to that other thing that really bothers me. Her PR team was more involved in this album than the persona of Taylor Swift could ever be. Or maybe Taylor Swift is only PR at this point. Maybe there is no actual person behind all of this. Cause if there's one thing that's utterly apparent, it is that this album hinges SOLELY on any media drama she was involved in. Everyone out there trying to decipher which song is about whom - is this storytelling? Is this poetry? If I only care about songs and judge them by who they are about? The beauty of music is that it binds people together, makes people feel heard or seen through the text and voice of another person. What she's doing isn't that. She is not binding people together by selling her songs as something that could happen to anyone, no, all of it is always only about one person's story - her own. She also doesn't create fictional stories to write about, things to further the limits of our imagination and tell a story that doesn't even exist, and never will. She doesn't use imagination, she doesn't try to connect to other people, she's trying only to connect people to HER. Can this album even be judged neutrally if everyone just knows about her relationships and is guessing who the songs are about? Is there one person out there like "I have never seen any of the TS relationship drama and the like, and I only like to review this album lyrically and sonically by the lyrics and tune within"? Because she is SO present in everyday media press, it is impossible to miss her relationship drama. So are we actually still reviewing Swift's album as a standalone media for its sound and lyrics? Or are we actually just reviewing TS's terrible love life which she apparently has no responsibility for? And mind you all - she knows exactly what she's doing. Don't even think for a second she doesn't know that you all are following her every footstep. Don't think she doesn't use it to her advantage. (Aside from that, she has been considered a storyteller for so long, but she seems to have a lack of stories she can come up with if the only ones she writes about are her own...)

3) Which leads to the entire capitalist thinking behind the release of this album. Not only did she publish 19 different versions of this album to be acquired, no, she also literally had millions of fans pre-ordering her (normal-length) album, only to drop an extended version right after its release. Which means that all these fans had to buy yet another album. And don't think she meant this as a surprise for her fans - she did that cause that's how you make money. Cause that's how capitalism works. And she's part of the problem.

[sydneyofalltrades]

Penny is a Swiftie and her favorite album is 1989. She has played so much Taylor Swift that the choir just starts singing songs under their breath. The choir’s anthem is Shake it Off and nothing you can do can take this headcanon from me

[idiasmentalhealth]

Finally finished creating my ts mc

if you've seen me post her a couple days ago no you didn't 🫶

i love how all the characters look so dark and dreary and then there's just mischa with her bright pink hair

[kaleidoscopiccc]

rtc characters as ts albums

debut- penny

fearless- tammy

speak now- constance

1989- ocean

reputation- astrid

lover- mischa

folklore- jane

evermore- trishna

midnights- monique

ttpd- noel

[simbargifs]

hi, i'm not sure if it's the right place to ask this but is it true that simon is considered a poc but not ambar? i don't really understand why argentinians (do we say it like that? i'm not sure) aren't considered poc or are they but only when they are in white-majority countries like the US?

Hi there :) So first of all, I’d like to say that it also highly depends on what the actors themselves consider themselves to be. 

But as for your question, Mike and Valu, the actors of Simón and Ámbar, are both latinx. Latinx is an ETHNICITY, not a RACE. Which is the reason why we have black latinx, white latinx, asian latinx, etc. since latinx people can be of any race. In Argentina, most people are or consider themselves to be white, so Argentina is basically a country with mostly white latinx people. We cannot be 100%ly sure Valentina is a white latina, but there is only a small chance she is a non-white latina considering her family background. Mike, on the other hand, is from Mexico. A country in which the majority of people are of mestizo background, which means a background of mixed races. Mestizos are usually not considered to be white (even tho, again, that also depends on what the actors themselves want to be called), and Mike’s mom is definitely a mestiza, which is why Mike, ofc, is of mixed race too. That is why we would consider, unless Valu and Mike state differently, Mike to be non-white and Valu to be white.

That’s also why I often complain about people whitewashing Mike in their gifsets and edits. It is not that hard to keep his skin color, so do it.

[zhoufeis]

When the phone rings started out as such a strong drama.

And we ended it in a fever dream.

[muppetable]

hey now that i have more of an audience in tumblr can i rant about my ride the cyclone sanders sides au

[zhoufeis]

My old cat used to jump onto a shelf with decorations early in the morning. Then she'd throw these decorations one by one onto the floor, waiting for me to react. She'd throw one, wait for me to open my eyes. If i didn't get up, it was the next one's turn to drop on the floor. This included: shells, lights... And vases. whenever I saw that her next victim was a vase made of glass, she'd win and I'd get up.

Me: *Removes my cat from my lap to do something else.*

My cat: Father is...evil? Father is unyielding? Father is incapable of love? I am running away. I am packing my little rucksack and going out to explore the world as a lone vagabond. I can no longer thrive in this household.

[bloodymischa]

reminder that this blog is on hiatus. you can find me now on @chinasuarez; i follow back ;)

[hellsbellschime]

Oh thank god it's not just me. Like I watched The OC and I was going in it to like Marissa and I couldn't and I didn't know why, whether it was the writing or the acting. Like I didn't say at the time she can't act, but something didn't click and she didn't have chemistry with Ryan(?) and I rather watched Summer who I didn't really like in the beginning. But also I felt I was in a minority since the show didn't last long after her exit.

Yeah she’s really not good, but you really don’t see a lot of shows that don’t take a huge dive if their literal leading lady or leading man leave the show. Honestly even as a youth I was like damn, this girl is really not great at the whole acting thing in any way, shape, or form.

[rhur-garbage]

Selling a CATS Wig on ebay!

SOLD

[crismorenanetwork]

How old are you

Ayy, nonnie, you’re curious... Is there a specific reason you’re asking for my age?? Because I don’t think it’s relevant ;)

[fromthedust]

Paul Whiteman And His Orchestra MY HEART STOOD STILL Bix Beiderbecke (cnt) Henry Busse, Bob Mayhew, Charlie Margulis (tp) Bill Rank, Boyce Cullen, Wilbur Hall (tb) Jack Fulton (tb,vcl) Jimmy Dorsey, Chester Hazlett, Hal McLean (cl,as) Frankie Trumbauer (c-mel) Charles Strickfaden (as,bar) Rube Crozier (ts,bassoon) Jack Mayhew (as) Nye Mayhew (as,ts) Kurt Dieterle, Mischa Russell, Mario Perry, John Bowman (vln) Matty Malneck (viola,arr) Harry Perrella (p) Mike Pingitore (bj) Mike Trafficante (tu) Steve Brown (b) Harold McDonald (d) Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylord, Austin "Skin" Young (vcl) Bill Challis (arr) Paul Whiteman (dir) Victor 35883 Camden, N.J., January 24, 1928

jazz-on-line-com

[zhoufeis]

There was a time people complained how solely the pop-rock genre was monopolizing the charts. Nowadays, it's (1) f*cking artist who monopolizes charts and awards alike, and no one bats an eye. I wanna go to a time again, in which multiple sounds, voices, themes, ARTISTS were appreciated. No matter how good you think she is, she alone cannot cover everyone's likes. Besides, there should be more space for artists/creators out there who also pour their souls into music. She isn't the only living artist on this planet.

[zhoufeis]

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