Reacting to every Taylor Swift music video from the Lover era

[@mbb131]

Yeah. The Man is not to say women don’t do these things, it’s that women are shamed for what men are celebrated for. The “high fives all around” was the opposite of a walk of shame.

[@saracunningham9290]

^this!! 👏👏

[@susansather7763]

Yes, and we all understand the deal with rich old men and young women, but it’s also a part of our patriarchal society. Male athletes get to act badly, and female athletes have to stay calm, again part of the patriarchy. The bar scene isn’t just a bachelor party, and the main point of the lyrics in that section are about how men can get angry, or many other emotional reactions, and that’s ok, while women, especially women in public or leadership roles, may not.

[@IxiaRayne]

THANK YOU! I wondered why that point wasn’t understood. Probably bc men don’t live it.

[@anna_bananna_13]

They took out spelling is fun in the song because people hated it so much 😔

[@Pablorome]

I love it, is so girly girl and cringy, just what this song represents, people are so boring

[@nubesvaporosas]

Yeah they ruined the fun

[@graciagarcia3933]

it was just an easter egg, thats why they took it out

[@13thSwiftieDepartment]

People want to be mad

[@DanielSalava]

@@nubesvaporosas This is why we can't have nice things 🤷

[@angiehh516]

Someone suggested that Taylor is wearing fries because she was referring to being “salty” and Katie was a hamburger because they had a “beef”. But ultimately the burger and fries can go well together. 🤷‍♀️🤣. Lover is not my favorite album of hers, but I did go to a Taylor swift embroidery party and chose “you need to calm down” as my design for the night.

[@Pablorome]

I saw a theory that Katy was a Burger and Taylor French Fries, bc BFF

[@mamat8184]

Taylor said she let Katy pick which costume she wanted.

[@heli_3105]

1:13 Lover 7:20 you need to calm down 18:00 the man 38:24 ME!

[@Reema-tz9ek]

This album problem is the single choices at the time it had no #1 song and it considered kinda of flop but with the years cruel summer reached #1 without being a single and 5 years now it one of the most streamed album ever and its still top 10 on the billboard for recent albums despite being out in 2019

[@Bio_stardust]

I agree. It's a great album with poor publicity choises, also the fact it came out almost half a year behind the pandemic didn't help.

[@caturzazan]

Taylor original album from red until ttpd... the lead single reach no.1 on billboard hot 100 except lover

[@halmond8713]

42:31 Fun fact. That is when and how Benjamin Button found home with Taylor. They needed kitten for that part and the one they got didn't have home before he came to the video shooting but left home with her lol. He is cute cat tho so I totally understand why she didn't let him go.

[@lianereichert5377]

You need to remember that lover came after reputation. Rep was dark and moody and lover is light. Taylor jokes saying she was on better mood. The first single was ME! with Easter egg about the new album. We didn't knew the name yet and ME! was the only singled release then she release you need to calm down then lover and the man was last. In the lover house Taylor shows are her different albums as rooms and she also uses in the the eras tour. Like debut is green , fearless is upside down (her breakout album , everything changed, red album she wears a yellow dress. 1989 is a fishbowl. She came super famous. Speak now is the purple room and the pink room is lover. The fans later figured folklore and evermore is the stairs. Midnights is the sky and stars

[@gabrielasalles6682]

24:38 The man was inspired by Leonardo DiCaprio's movie the wolf of wall street, the whole clip and the music make references to the movie.

[@maryjaneberrys]

23:58 I never thought about it before, but it could be making fun of pad/tampon commercials that use blue liquid because red would be too horrifying for the public to see lol

[@danwells9525]

The Miss Americana documentary has a brief segment where they were recording the 'Me!' song and Taylor happily explains that she wants the video to be like what's in her head all the time: cats, rainbows, unicorns, etc. Nailed it!

[@nixllamas9823]

I lol’d at your reaction to the “hey kids, spelling is fun!” lyrics hahaha. A lot of people reacted negatively to the line which was why it was removed from the song, but I personally found it funny and silly lol.

[@sonofasgard4329]

I can’t help but be bothered by how he missed the point of the man mv by always bringing up how women also do the stuffs being called out in the mv. It doesn’t have to be a competition of who’s worse tho, it’s about bringing light to how this kind of behavior is normalized in men but are antagonized in women, and that’s in no way justifying those actions. Exaggerated as it may be, that’s the reality of some men. But eh maybe I’m just nitpicking

[@luv_mark]

I love Me! I don't get why people hate it 😭 it such a bop and catchy especially the end part

[@sofialoccisano3160]

I think is too funny that you didn't recognize katy Perry 😭😭

[@josefinasoderholm6488]

The hamburgare is Katy Perry (who Taylor earlier had beef with) and Taylor (French fries) owns that she was a bit salty. And Katy was dressed up as a burger in one of her music videos. Bad blood is about the Katy Taylor feud

[@InsomniaNervosaTTV]

I feel like the hall of hands giving "high fives" is more so metaphorical, in that often men get praised left and right, sometimes just for existing, where as women are not, unless it's related to physical features and misogynistic comments that often imply that women have certain roles that only they should be doing (IE personal assistant, secretary, receptionist, etc.). And when a woman is successful in the workplace (particularly one in which men usually are), they are often questioned as to what they did to get there because they couldn't have possibly just put in the work and actually earned it on their own.

[@tys06]

guess im buying the patreon cause i needdd that reaction 💀

[@booabo]

I wish i could buy the Patreon but i don't have any cards 😔

[@Augustine0899]

Yes i was waiting for your reactions!!!! Also, it sucks that the album reaction got blocked, lover is a hella long album too :/

[@anthonyserrado508]

I always wonder how some ppl can post Taylor reactions, full length songs and everything and others get blocked.

[@JimGames]

I think it’s just kind of luck of the draw.

[@tayspyswift9426]

JIM!! you don't know anyone, it's hilarious 😭😭😭

[@thejobbernowl]

Do you see why Lover had a bit of a divisive start when the first taste we got of it was that trippy Lisa Frank MV after we were used to Rep?? We were waiting for the video to premiere and this absolutely insane and campy "spelling is fun" song came on and no one was expecting it. Tho she did end up adopting that kitten and that was adorable.

[@willpazmino6744]

I! The music video of Me! and song were necessary for Taylor as a transition from Reputation and Lover. She needed the song to change the perspective of the darkness and how negative her life was on Reputation. Taylor brought the colors back to her life, she was in love and her reputation was recovering. Also, I don't understand why the song is so hated when songs and videos like California Girls, Barbie World and others are so accepted and practically serve the same purpose. They are the same. I don't think this is Lover's best song or even of her career, but that's okay. It's funny, charming and brilliant. If it had been the second or third single it would have been different. In my opinion, the era could have started with Cruel Summer and ended with Daylight.

[@marigolden_mariposa]

i wish she had made death by a thousand cuts a single. made cruel summer the lead single. I like Me and i LOVE the music video for it. But i think as a lead single it put too much pressure on it etc. If the Lover music video came first? imagine.

[@NinjaBooKitty]

At 42:15, you see the word 'Lover' on the house in the background. The album title hadn't been announced at the release of this song. 🥚

[@Loud_Nimai]

Please please watch the BBC1 Live Lounge performances!! Including her cover of "I Cant Stop Loving You" by Phil Collins

[@leticiacavalcantesantos]

The burguer is Katy Perry hehehe ❤

[@twsanaminatozaki9917]

Jim, can you pls try re-upload Lover and Speak Now reaction in the future pleaseeee

[@Violet316]

Awesome reaction, did the snake and butterflies on Taylor's back click for you at the beginning of the ME video?

[@keepyourmindopen]

I thought of Mazzy Star when I first heard Lover (every time I hear this) too.

[@faizansari8545]

The fun thing is that the biggest song of hers from Lover don't have mv!!

[@sabrivvv]

I don't think you understood half of the meaning of the man mv cause it isnt saying only men do those things but that men are celebrated for doing things women would be shamed for if they did it. no need to get so defensive lol

[@soniclyqaulan]

lover actually my top three album from her... hate that it get too much hate because she making happy sound song

[@sandyczarnetzke7141]

Great reaction to these videos. ❤

[@gazelleluna8191]

The montage of their lives at the first 10min brings so much emotion without even a dialogue. The part where he realized that ellie kept filling the adventure book also made me emotional. Even the most mundane things can be our own greatest adventure. Also Yes please 🥺 Do Stranger Things

[@jonatannasli]

Snake to butterflies means the end of reputation era (which was represented by snakes and darkness) to Lover era (the cute mood)

[@gigin6534]

I cant stop laughing everytime you say you dont know who someone is 😂😂😂

[@jennifermorris6848]

About to prove the point.

[@Megenheidi]

You should try reuploading the lover album reaction in a month or so, I heard somewhere that after a new Taylor album comes out the copyright claims on all her albums gets stricter for a couple months and then get relaxed again.

[@bammmitsrachel]

Watching these videos again except for ME! made me realize there is a lot of yellow and red. Lover is usually pink and blue. Her wearing a yellow dress in the red room is the only room where she doesnt match the room color or album vibe. YNTCD red curtain and red in her hair. Even he said there is a lot of red in these video. Yacht girls in The Man wore yellow bikinis. Were they easter eggs that Fearless & Red would be the first rerecordings? Im a 2021 swiftie so i was wondering what the long time swifities thought back then. Its definitely obvious that Fearless backwards on The Man wall was but we know now The Man wall shows the rerecords in the shape of an infinity sign

[@andressilcor]

waiting for you to react to espresso by sabrina

[@shirleybarclay5631]

Jim, I hear you searching for a description of the video "You need to calm down" that's not derogatory......I think the word you're looking for to describe it would be " kitschy" or maybe "campy". Think Lucille Ball humor of yesteryear. It's hilarious but seriously hits the point using humor. 🎉❤🎉 Love i!!!!

[@shahedhammad2729]

will u try to reupload the album reaction?

[@sarawalsh3479]

In the behind the scenes of recording of ME!, she describes the video she wants at the end of the clip - kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipuvh3ipbrF7ptk

[@candimccann]

Katy Perry was the burger. The burger/fries theory I have is: Taylor and Katy had 'beef' at one point, Taylor was 'salty'... but they've made up. And I think the word you were looking for was "kitch" -- that cheesy, colorful, retro 50s/60s kind of styling.

[@marigolden_mariposa]

🧀 cheesy? 😉

[@NinjaBooKitty]

Butterflies symbolize transformation and renewal.

[@thejoeyjason]

i hope you also react to TTPD

[@Masqueradeof7sins]

YOU DON’T RECOGNIZE KATY PERRY?😭😭😭

[@emmma.13]

pretty sure spelling is fun was an easter egg for the album release date 8/23

[@MaggieMcDonald-v8z]

Oh man, The Man reaction is hard to watch. Anyone have a link to a good book breaking down misogyny for Jim? 😂. It drives me crazy when people take a systemic problem and minimize it by comparing it to their personal experiences. The video is displaying generalities in an exaggerated specific example to make a point in a few seconds vs. the huge amount of time to fully explain it. Any women watching the man understands exactly what each scene represents because we have all lived it to some degree.

[@palomahidalgorodriguez1426]

I want to add to the smashing face onto cake topic that cakes have decorative stuff that could get into the eyes and even worse, sticks to keep all the cakes on top of each other when you get the tall ones. You don’t want to become widow for impaling your new husband/wife with the cake in the worse case, or having them blind or something…

[@taniyadutta8]

Reacting to lover era in TTPD era is 💔🥺

[@clydeericksoncapati7566]

The lover house🥺

[@gigin6534]

10:31 that's lesbian icon Hayley Kiyoko

[@tiffylew]

Suggestions: BBC live lounge: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6m5qKmwbtmLmLssi=Lh_MJ767X7V2jp9T Lover from Paris: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqiVm4Kdd7OSeJosi=rrq5vURD-Vt6Mc6B

[@debrapontarelli8476]

Katie Perry is the hamburger to Taylor's fries. Means the beef is over!

[@jonatannasli]

The tennis part is a Serena Williams reference

[@larissarodrigues1860]

taylor ❤

[@frankief1142]

I walked down the aisle to Lover at my wedding 🥲 my husband cried

[@ShrinkhalaKushwaha]

Sorry I didn't skip the 2 minute man-to-man talk part 😂 but that was great advice! The Joe Rogan experience is indeed the best podcast 👌🏻

[@crisnaldoprado13]

Heheh The man Literally reacting to The Man MV bro?? wTf Are these comments?

[@crisnaldoprado13]

Imagine being in 2024 and seeing Katy fucking Perry and not recognizing her

[@TheKindleGirl]

“Spelling is Fun” is the opposite of an ad-lib, so a “subtract-lib” maybe? People made fun of it so she took it out. Honestly, I loved it. She loves words. I picture her as a kid making games out of being a good speller. Her love of words is directly relevant to her being such a good song writer. I wish people hadn’t made fun of it so hard.

[@kierstenjordan]

You were a little too defensive about The Man music video….

[@bea_ln]

You’ve got a pretty white perception of the 50’s or of women not needing to work in “the past”…. It’s very annoying to say the least

[@heathercochrane2207]

That's Katy Perry as the burger 😂, they're making up.

[@bea_ln]

Also you say you’re afraid to mansplain the The Man video and then proceed to give some very illiterate takes on gender differences

[@larissarodrigues1860]

The álbum lover?

[@kamrankhan-ob8sv]

Please react on harkalay coke studio Pakistan new song

[@colby_247]

41:19 but those are chicks not cats

[@yugopolis861]

Jim.... Can we talk about sand in a bellybutton? 😅😅😅 Is this the reason you hate a beach so much?

[@JimGames]

You might be on to something

[@alternator1272]

😂😂

[@yadavtejasvini9985]

next fortnight music video

[@meredith7672]

Kinda sad you didn't really get the music video for The Man because you're usually so spot on. Both men and women *can* be rude of course, but more often than not, an authoritative and successful man will be labeled as a boss and an authoritative and successful women will be called a bitch. Here are some examples from the vid: When guys get with a lot of people they're cool, when girls get with a lot of people they're shamed. When guys get angry in sports it's because they're passionate, when girls show the same "passion" they're labeled emotional or dramatic. When dad's do the bare minimum for their kids they're praised, but moms that do 10x the work are criticized if they take a moment for themselves. etc. etc.

[@JimGames]

@@meredith7672 yeah I get it and talked extensively about it in my album reaction. I don’t like to repeat myself and normally don’t take the music videos as seriously.

[@meredith7672]

@@JimGames Makes sense!

[@maryjaneberrys]

34:00 it breaks my heart that people see it that way. i’m sure in some cases it’s true, but in a lot it’s not. i’m 22 and my partner is 50. he’s not my sugar daddy, he’s not loaded, he doesn’t buy me designer bags, and I don’t want him to. i’m with him because I love him and we have very similar interests and he makes me genuinely happy. I was 21 when we met, and I definitely wasn’t groomed lol (I intentionally sought him out already knowing his age). i’m well aware that our age gap is a taboo, but I wish people would get to know us before making assumptions.

[@jadef00]

dying at you not knowing any celebrities

[@lauraventura1989]

Hahahahah Me! It's sooo cloying💕

[@crisnaldoprado13]

He skip the Reputation so he could hear Taylor’s version. I like it!

[@samabasar6195]

He reacted to rep ages ago +the whole 2016 situation 😂

[@esauacu]

He has react to reputation already

[@sanjnahh]

Lmao he rep is the one he reacted to at first.

[@lauraventura1989]

I love your perspective on The Man.🤍 It was hilarious too😂