tumblr tuesday: today, we celebrate every woman...
…whatever powers she may possess (@fionacreates):
…who feels things just as she should (@papaartistakabettyrose):
…whether she be the rescuer or the rescued (@vetyr):
…whatever journey she may be on (@jeniferprince):
…however many underestimate her (@refrigerator-art​):
…however she comes to be herself (@thetranspositivitycafe​):
…with or without a cape (@asknicorobean​):
…whether she be a goddess of the waning moon (@painted-maypole​):
…or a goddess of the waning year (@samticore​):
…who cares for her family, whatever shape that takes (@druidart​):
…who dreams (@strijkdesign​):
Have a good, safe International Women’s Day. You deserve it all.
An earlier version of this post included an additional illustration. After we were informed the art was misgendered, we removed it. We sincerely apologize to the artist and entire community for our error. Thank you for calling this to our attention.
Today is quite a special day: 2-22-22. Here's some quick 22 song facts in honor to this day.
- In addition to "it feels like a perfect night" originally being "it seems like a perfect night," a photo has surfaced on which Taylor wrote the song, with these different lyrics written:
Sometimes it hits me We're moving quickly Toward something hazy A future I can't see Let's break the old rules While we re still 22 You look like bad news I gotta have you
These lyrics were likely part of the original bridge, since the final two lyrics carried over into the studio version.
- Taylor told Ryan Seacrest the inspiration for the song: "I wrote that about my friends," she said, "like finally I've got this amazing group of girlfriends and we tell each other everything, we're together all the time. And I think that was kind of the marker of me being 22, like having all these friends and there's all these question marks in your life, but the one thing that you have is that you have each other."
- In the album booklet, "22" contained the hidden message "Ashley, Dianna, Claire, Selena, a reference to her four celebrity friends in real life.