One topic that I do not agree on with other “critical Swifties” is the Kim Kardashian controversy.
I saw a tiktok today by a critical fan called “The Swiftologist” and their opinion on thanK you aIMee was that Taylor is being whiny and that she’s made too many songs about this fued. Many people share this sentiment.
Everyone who follows me knows that I am critical of Taylor. However, when it comes to the Kardashian fued, I think she is completely justified in writing these songs and feeling the way she does.
Firstly, let’s do a thought experiment: If one of your friends created revenge porn (i.e. a lifelike figure of your naked body) of you, featured it in the music video of a song where they refer to you in degrading terms and lied about you consenting to the songs humiliating lyrics while creating the narrative that you’re a snake/liar, would you ever truly move past this?
Think about the consequences of this event:
The Twitter hashtag
The Instagram comment flood
Not being taken seriously by the Grammys for the next two albums
A deep sense of betrayal from people she assumed were her friends.
Losing social standing and public favour.
A few caveats: Now we know that these things were relatively inconsequential because in reality, she didn’t lose her career. She was able to continue creating music and touring. We also know that for a normal person, these things wouldn’t matter because she is still surrounded by millions of dollars, mansions, love in the form of her partner, family, and friends. But we have to remember that happiness is a relative concept. To her, this would’ve been a gut wrenching period. It transformed her character.
I will also admit to personal bias. In 2016, if you were a Taylor Swift fan, you were in the trenches. It was bad to the point where a lot of us would get made fun of or bullied at school for it. At the time, it looked like Kanye and the Kardashian clan had won. People either thought Kim was telling the truth OR people just didn’t care whether Kim was telling the truth because it was simply cool and trendy to hate Taylor Swift. Perhaps I view Taylor as justified because I remember the fiasco all too well and underwent personal social pain as a child who liked her music.
The petty side of me salutes Taylor in going after Kim and telling her story. If Taylor mobilises her cult of a fan base to tear down the Kardashian Empire, this will be a good thing.
And most importantly, who doesn’t love white billionaire on white billionare crime?
At the very least, a talented capitalist taking down an untalented capitalist makes for an exciting show.
Are you not entertained?
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harrykim is a unique ship for me in that I actively prefer it to be unrealized and unrequited. I want ten million fics where they’re eating burgers together and Kim has a boyfriend and Harry’s obsessed and pining but at the end of the day it’s fine because he’s just so happy to have someone to eat a burger with who kinda likes him.
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