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is it weird that I'm enjoying the criticism as much as the rave reviews of TTPD? I mean it's been going on for a few albums, but I love how many different opinions there are - and that there are so many, from both the fanbase and non-fans. The only ones I don't understand are the people treating her life/the story like it's the latest religion. "You must abide by these imaginary rules or you're going to be cast out of the temple of worship." kind of stuff. But that's usually more on other platforms. One thing I don't get about fans of Tumblr is the need to constantly rank either songs or albums? I just have a handful of favorite songs (well about two dozen at this point) and don't touch the rest. Ranking 31 new songs? No thank you, most of them won't get more than a handful of listens if my brain doesn't like them the first time around. I will memorize the lyrics for the entertainment aspect, but not spending time listening. And then ranking the ones I've selected as favorites? They just fit completely different moods, I couldn't possibly do that. But the think pieces? Obsessed every time.

Oh i feel you!! I think most online spaces are so polarized about Taylor it's impossible to find middle ground in the sense that you'll either find blogs that defend every questionable thing she does to death or blogs that will despise the fact that she breathed incorrectly. I'm really curious about how critics and neutral audience are perceiving the album, because fan reception to this album in particular is not it for me.

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fortnight (taylor swift feat. post malone, 2024) / this grill is not a home (spongebob squarepants, 2002)

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i touched you for only a fortnight

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and we're going back to the badlands

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But Daddy I Love Him slaps if u pretend that it's about being gay and not about dating a racist

who? i don't even have to pretend it's actually about these guys

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The alchemy chorus reminds me of Halsey but don't know which song

hmm, interesting! I played it to see if I could catch something but nah

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i don’t care that something good happened to you it should have happened to my tumblr mutual ive talked to like 5 times

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i am.. crying

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BURNT my FUCKING POPCORN JOY is a SHAM

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well at least at the end of the day its the end of the day

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Whether I'm gonna be your wife or gonna smash up your bike, I haven't decided yet 📣💃📣💃

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one last souvenir from my trip to your shores

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I despise the Swiftie desire to find a villian/heel and make his life hell. Especially in this tender break up and rebound situation. Some fans I think went into the album wanting a villian to hate and it's gross. Her life isn't a tv show and you don't have to judge which exe is worst. I don't blame Taylor for maybe having to walk way from someone she loved because the issues were a bit much. I've been there but the fans, the fans need to take a step back and offer everyone involved grace, their all humans with lives, families, friends, careers and plans. Sometimes shit sucks sometimes. How Did It End explains the entier situation to me.

Well said!! It can be very difficult for people to help their partners cope with their mental health issues, and burnout/not being able to continue supporting them is common and not A Bad Thing! Swifties have sort of turned the whole situation around in that they're not only sympathizing with taylor because she couldn't support her partner through their depression/addiction, they're also blaming said partner's depression/addiction for the pain it caused taylor. This incessant need to find a target for all blame dumping will never end in the fandom, because if there are still people villainizing joe after learning Nothing negative about him, they'll find faults in every person to ever part ways from taylor

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i'm having feelings about the way mental health has been discussed in this album and tbh none of them are good... as someone who was drawn to taylor's lyricism when i first started listening to her i'm only enjoying this album because i like the music production lol i'm straight up ignoring so many lyrics. not that there aren't any good ones it's just that so many of them are making me feel icky. idk i know it's meant to be raw or whatever but so many lyrics sound so unkind when it comes to dealing with mental health issues specifically. what do you think about it, especially since you're majoring in psychology?

This is such an interesting point, because I've been having several thoughts about the way mental health is being discussed in the fandom rn. Right from swifties giggling at the that one interview where she says "I don't need therapy. I'm sane." (as if therapy is only for someone "insane", whatever that is) and joking about the psych ward, taking the asylum and functional alcoholic lyrics in light and lowkey making fun of someone's addiction is just....disgusting? I think taylor tried to be earnest in her portrayal of her struggles but it's getting lost in translation for me, because some of the lyrics seemed to not only imply that her partner's struggles with depression or addiction were a reason for the relationship to fall apart (which is fine, that happens and is an extremely difficult process for both partners) but also point out how it's their fault for not being able to get over those struggles? I keep reiterating that I still haven't played the album in its entirety so it's possible I'm missing a few facts, but there is a very fine line between expressing your mental health issues through art in a way that is cathartic and important to the artist + inspiring to their audience and cherry picking imagery that you find the most "aesthetic" for your art with little concern over how those who actually experience these issues may perceive it + its actual public reception

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Almost forgot; got this from the countdown last night!