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So many to unpack...the ones that stood out to me the most:

The Man being celebrated in the workplace while the women are all his subordinates, one even raising a coffee mug to “The Man”

The classic trophy wife scenario, while if a woman marries or dates younger she is a cougar or a cradle robber...

The single dad being celebrated as a hero while single moms struggle every day and don’t get any special recognition, it’s just “their job as a parent”.

Women being used as objects for men’s pleasure...

Men getting all the credit for women’s success..

Men using clout from raising money for “women’s charities” to pat themselves on the back when they really have no interest in supporting women...

The ending is the best though.

@taylorswift my brain reads this as “Anything you can do I can do BETTER” not the other way around. GREAT JOB! CONGRATULATIONS on an iconic video! 👏🏻👏🏻 This was definitely worth the wait!

@taylornation @letsgetthesetaylorlove

I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now.  I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.

I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love.  Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives.  Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway.

Hey Taylor,

I am so excited because I am finally able to tell you that I am flying all the way from Germany to see you play in INDIANAPOLIS and NEW ORLEANS!!

I am so proud I made this happen and I am honestly doing better than I ever was cause there is nothing that completes me more than traveling around the world to explore new places and meet new friends AND I AM NOW ABLE TO COMBINE THIS WITH SEING MY BEST FRIENDS SHOW IN TWO CITIES.

I’ve been part of the 1989 world tour in Cologne and traveled to see you in Manchester and this is honestly a dream coming true.

Be prepared to say salute to your german queen cause I am definitely going to HAVE THE TIME OF MY LIFE 💕💕 I love you!

(I do not know my seats yet but will of course let you know as soon as I do!)

Hi @taylorswift !!! I’m Rachel and I’ve been a fan of yours since your self-titled album came out in 2006. I was 15 years old… I’m now 27 and getting ready to start my family! I created a pre-kid bucket list (so weird to think about) and seeing you during the reputation tour as many times as work and my wallet would allow, is all I really wanted to do! (Well and go camping in a tent but that’s happening lol) I am so incredibly lucky to be getting the most out this tour by seeing you 3 times! I have been to Columbus, Cleveland and now I will be heading to my final show, Indianapolis! I wanted to write you and tell you about how I ended up being able to go to this last show, because it is kind of hilarious..!

The thing about the Indianapolis show is that in order to get the full 100% go ahead from my husband, I had to create a PowerPoint presentation on the reasons why it was crucial I attend(it was not so obvious to my husband but rest assured it is now) He asked that I provide him with 5 content slides but when it comes to you @taylorswift, I have to go all out and, it was an opportunity to educate my friends and family on why you mean so much to me! I prepared a 20 slide PowerPoint presentation titled:

@taylorswift: A Meta-Analysis on the Importance of Attending the Reputation Stadium Tour in Indianapolis

 I discussed in depth how every single on of your albums affected me at all the different stages in life I was facing when they were released. I talked about all of the memories I have with me forever when songs from the albums play. My family wanted to film this portion because I cried almost 90% of the time and it wasn’t a cute cry. Your music has been there for me during the most important times in my life. I cannot thank you enough for what you have done for me @taylorswift ! Especially Speak Now, 1989 and reputation. Those albums and every song on them helped me become who I am today and gave me light in the dark in ways I cannot begin to describe. Most recently my dad went into cardiac arrest on a treadmill and needed to have emergency open heart surgery. Out Of The Woods got me through to the very end. “The monsters really did turn out be just trees”, though i wasn’t convinced for a long time.

 After talking endlessly about how much you and your music have shaped me and helped me, I moved on to the Physical and Psychological benefits of attending concerts: most importantly the reputation stadium tour. Reputation stadium tour is a great source of exercise, provides pain relief, stress reduction, sense of community (swifities 4 life!), reflection on life events, and a strong sense of well-being. Of course, I already know how good you are for my mental health! I took a very serious approach on how rep tour really provides psychological benefits in all these ways. (I don’t know if you have noticed but I was a psychology major)

@taylorswift​  don’t know if you realize how much research there is proving that you and your music are very beneficial for us all! You’re helping all of us so much through your music every day and every show you perform!

There is separate slide titled: Psychology, Well-being, & @taylorswift . Well-being is very important because it is our whole sense of good quality of life. Past, present, and future events in our life create this. Used in a sentence: “Rachel’s well-being drastically improved after she went to the @taylorswift concert in Indianapolis. Her husband should always be open to her going because she is a better person.” 

It was found in a study that 20 minutes of a concert can increase a person’s well-being by 21%. Taylor Swift reputation tour performance lasts from opening to ending about 2.5 hours. So that’s 150 minutes, that’s 157.5% increase in well-being!!! (and that’s not including CharliXCX and Camila Cabello!!) No stress or sadness with @taylorswift

Of course, I let them all know about the rep room, because I think it is such an important, fun and unique thing that you do at your concerts! You make so many of our dreams come true and you make an effort to do so when you don’t have to. You’re amazing in so many ways but that is one thing I just love about you and show’s how connected to us you feel! Not to mention that the rep room makes the concerts more of a blast for everyone in my personal opinion.

At the end of the presentation, I played a video of myself lip syncing songs that portrayed what could happen if I wasn’t allowed to attend the concert (comedy piece of course! 😂) Songs included were: Bad Blood, This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things, and Blank Space. I had so much fun coming up with this concept and filming it. Here’s a gif of that below haha

Finally… I received an excited “YES!” and I am heading to Indianapolis to see you for my last show!

I will be in Sec D, Row 28, Seats 1&2 dressed as glitter on the floor with my best friend in the whole world! I hope I can hug you and thank you for everything you have done for me through your music. And thank you for giving us this amazing fandom, it exists all because of you and i have made some great friends.  

@taylorswift You have been such a constant in my life and brought me so much joy during the best times and some of the hardest times of my life since I was a teenager.  

We have grown up together and as I move into the next phase of life I can’t wait to take you with me! I never knew that when I heard Tim McGraw the first time that you would be such a huge and amazing part of my life! It would mean the world to me if we could hug this era because to be honest, I don’t know when or if the opportunity will come for me again! I love you so much and I will see you soon! @taylorswift @taylornation