#despite it all; this song is still so inherintley female; it has the rage that comes from being put down or overlooked | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

carebooks · 5 months ago

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am i the only one out here disappointed by the edits on yt made with taylor’s ‘who’s afraid of little old me?’

it’s has such a female rage quality to it, so when i see a character like paul atreides, anakin skywalker, the JOKER being used for that song— it’s like no one ever listened to it.

the song isn’t about going down the bad path or becoming a villain, it’s about someone who after being pushed to the edge so many times, being withheld from things, and not getting a choice. she’s called crazy and it is because they’re doing it to her intentionally. she played the game too well that they had to put her down in order to control her again.

but she doesn’t let that happen. she finally breaks away from it, she realizes they’re afraid of her and she can use that. and she learned from them, so she can use that too. it’s a quiet build up and despite what people think that it’s a villain-era song, it’s more about putting on this villain-looking cloak to protect yourself from what’s happened.

#i reread this; and yes this may sound like anakin in some instances but i would like to remind you all that he killed CHILDREN #despite it all; this song is still so inherintley female; it has the rage that comes from being put down or overlooked #solely because of your gender #that is NOT anakin skywalker #or paul atreides #or the fucking JOKER #taylor swift #this is katniss everdeen and lucy gray #this is buffy summers #this is mulan #this is arya stark #this is daenerys targeryen #(pre s8)#this is black widow #this is kimiko #this is lexa kom trikru #this is michonne #this is penelope featherington #this is nancy drew #this is okoye #this is daisy johnson #this is jemma simmons #this is melinda may #THIS IS PEGGY CARTER #the tortured poets department #who’s afraid of little old me #and yes people can edit whatever they want with the song #i have no authority to tell them not to i am aware of that #but i am also aware i can just write this down and get my grivances out #there i did it

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