I saw a TikTok recently that just sort of put into perspective everything that has made it hard to swallow the fandomās defensiveness of her:
They emphasized that Taylor is no longer the underdog and thatās been a prominent cornerstone to her whole career. You could root for her because of the kimye Call, root for her to be free to write about her feelings without being called a serial dater, root for the rerecordings because the ogās were taken from her..
Sheās just now in a place where she is not the underdog in any form. And thatās fine like sheās now dating a super popular football star and all the money, best tour, sales, etc. but I think a lot of fans still see her as this underdog figure that is being unfairly called out on things when thatās just not true. Sheās the top of the food chain. Itjust bothers me that this continues to be the attitude when the reality is she does hold a lot of sway and responsibility that she has the luxury to ignore. (Sorry long ask itās just been on my mind a lot now lol)
I was literally JUST thinking about this exactly. Theyāre obsessed with her being an underdog and she hasnāt been the underdog in so long. āSheās doing this to sell albumsā she could burp into a microphone and it would go number 1 and break records, so itās unnecessary. Also the excuse of āother artists are doing the same thingā, other artists arenāt Taylor Swift. They actually have people to convince and get on their side, incentivize them to buy the product, Taylor doesnāt need to incentivize people to buy her work.
Swifties have such a victim mentality when it comes to her but if thereās one thing she cannot be is a victim of capitalismā¦ upholding it is how she became a billionaire.
