#I'm also very icked by her casual use of the word psychotic in the time magazine interview.
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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
#you ask for the tab*#I will be honest. Swifties are being brutal about some of these lyrics. Wanting therapy is nothing to be ashamed of or make fun of.#And sane people do go for therapy too. Contrary to certain people's beliefs.#I'm also very icked by her casual use of the word psychotic in the time magazine interview.#And just the general expressions she's fucked in the head show on eras#To me it comes off as trivializing things people actually have to deal with Most of their lives. It's not fun or silly to me#The therapy comment bugged me when she said it still bugs me now. And there's a post circulating with some funny caption on that line. :/#Like your support system should be there for you in tough times no doubt but sometimes you need therapy to sort out some things#AND IT'S NOTHING TO BE EMBARRASSED ABOUT WTF#“I'm sane” ma'am. I don't know it pisses me off so bad#Mental health is already far too romanticized in media and depression and addiction are DIFFICULT to deal/cope with irl.#You can't trivialize those experiences just bc a person you personally don't like has them
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