#i haven't been actively engaged in the fandom very much recently (except for my interactions with mutuals)

[jeanmoreaux]

Me unfollowing blogs that expressly post bad things about Taylor because I should just let go of seeing negative things anyway

(Can you believe a lot of haters judge her lyricism based on reading 1 line at a time…obviously that won’t make sense because a singular line won’t be some Shakespearean masterpiece on its own…and even then, even I as a longtime TS fan, despite some songs of hers that are probably corny for my taste or a little cringe…at the end of the day I know Taylor’s writing is her master craft ok byeeee)

noooo, you're so right and same tbh!!!! i had to unfollow some non-mutuals too bc they were being unnecessarily mean or condescending about taylor or midnights. you can criticise for sure! no one has to like midnights or any of taylor's music or even taylor, i don't care, but don't be rude about it or call people who like her stuff rude names? like, i don't want to see that on my dash. clicking the unfollow button is just the easiest solution to someone being like *that*. and i totally agree with the things you say about her songwriting. it is literally what sets her apart from other artists. she's also a great storyteller, and stories usually have more than one line 🙈 context always matters. and, yeah, some lyrics may be a little bit cringe and corny (e.g. thinking about the lover era singles), but that doesn't cancel out the many lyrics that aren't. like, blondie's got the range. and even her worst/cringier lyrics are better than a lot of other pop song writing out there i hear on the radio.