#over and over i've been seeing some form of this argument that analysing taylor's relationships etc is part and parcel of just understanding | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

jakeperalta · 7 months ago

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genuinely how do the "you can't fully understand/appreciate taylor's music without also discussing her personal life" swifties listen to other music. like do you research a singer's relationship status before you play their album? what if that kind of personal context simply isn't public knowledge? or does it only apply to taylor and in which case is part of the appeal and enjoyment of taylor's music specifically because it lends itself to analysis of the person/life/relationships behind it??

#i'm not even saying this in a hater way i just do not get it #over and over i've been seeing some form of this argument that analysing taylor's relationships etc is part and parcel of just understanding #her work #but like. do you not also enjoy and understand and appreciate work by other artists??#and only a small fraction of artists have that much of their personal lives known to the public #this framing of analysing and judging a stranger's relationship as a normal/expected/necessary part of an album experience is just confusing #taylor swift #talking

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