Taylor Swift: Hypocrisy and The Tortured Poets Department

Dive into the controversy surrounding Taylor Swift's 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department" (TTPD), as we unpack its 31 songs and two-hour runtime. From mixed reviews to accusations of tone-deaf lyricism, discover why Swift's latest release has sparked debate among fans and critics alike. Is Swift's cult of personality overshadowing her musical prowess? Join the conversation as we explore the album's themes, production, and lyrical content. From football metaphors to TikTok slang, we dissect the highs and lows of this highly anticipated release. Plus, find out why some believe Swift is immune to criticism and whether the album lives up to its hype. Don't miss out on this in-depth analysis of one of pop music's most polarizing figures.

[@valeriewalker1592]

She’s 34 going on 15.

[@meygana]

Don't get me started on the infatalization of Taylor swift by her fans and herself

[@stephaniegrace5654]

36

[@no__offence]

​@@stephaniegrace5654she's going 35 not 36

[@no__offence]

​@@meyganaand what do you do to talk about her and her fans like that?

[@TheMisterEMS]

That's the thing about Taylor Swift that grinds my gears: she is incredibly cynical and is willing to step all over other people to get to where she wants and then plays dumb when people call her out. She definitely weaponizes her fanbase and feels so invincible that she uses them to surpress any (very valid) criticism. Though she came after her own fans in this album because they criticized her fling with Matty. Rules for thee but not for me is her motto, I guess.

[@CeeC_CeeC]

@@TheMisterEMS She’s always been like this. She was very direct and mean the first few years, but then was taught how to behave to make it big. She realized acting nice and cute would help her and it did. Good girl my ass. A good girl doesn’t sleep with 20 guys 😂😂💀💀

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

@@CeeC_CeeC TBF it's not about how many people she sleeps with. IDK about that. I care about the unchecked death threats, the lawsuit against the guy, dating and defending a man who touched underage girls at his concerts, dating multiple teen boys in her 20s, gouging her fans - that's what shows her character.

[@CeeC_CeeC]

@@lordfreerealestate8302 and selling a million versions of her albums

[@juliekeeney1538]

How does she do all that? Her fans have a will of their own. I’m not a Swiftie, but I did listen to her new album and have determined she actually has talent and has worked hard to get where she is. That’s all.

[@VioletMugabi]

It is giving Drake vibes. Anything she releases will sell no matter the quality.

[@richlisola1]

@@VioletMugabi Drizzy really is the Taylor Swift of commercial hippity hop 🐰

[@Notanormaldud]

exactly, both are prob the 2 biggest artists in the world. They can keep releasing mediocre albums and still sell millions and gain endless praise(at least drake made good music at one point)

[@no__offence]

But the twist is that she makes music with quality and quantity

[@no__offence]

​@@Notanormaldudyou just don't understand poetry

[@Notanormaldud]

@@no__offence lol keep defending your queen😭

[@Fouloulle]

06:30 This is exactly how I feel about her! She still suffers from the " high school unpopular kid" syndrome and would "fall in love" with any popular man who looks at her.

[@jiruld]

you clearly haven't listened her discography

[@Fouloulle]

@@jiruld I did. I even know some songs by heart. And I appreciate how mature she was as a teenager. Sad that she did not grow up a lot as an artist. TTPD is her worst album. Laziness at its best.

[@jiruld]

@@Fouloulle no, it's her one of the most confessional and matured lyrically. Just because she sings about her personal life doesn't mean she's not grow up as an artist and ttpd is not about her love life, it's about HER LIFE. TTPD talks about her heartbreak from her past relationships, her career, her frustrations to her fans and to her self. I respect your opinion and I get it it's not her best album but you're so wrong on so many ways when you could've said you don't like the album. This album is not for everyone.

[@Fouloulle]

@@jiruld Goodness, I listened to it, I know it's her life, still it's VERY immature ! Her life is one of a 30 something years old, it doesn't sound like it ! Songs like "All too well" has mature lyrics even now, even though she wrote it when she was young! "Our song", "White horse", are cute songs but very well written especially that she did them when she was VERY young! The new ones are just a collection of stupid metaphors that over all sound very dull and stupid! I d'ont want to read her diary where she cries over every single man she met and thought she was gonna marry ! It's stupid, non creative, dull... so yeah I guess it's not for everybody if you want to, I still find it immature. I'm a 30 plus woman. I can't listen to champagne problems (the song is cool though)

[@jiruld]

@@Fouloulle goodness whahaha you completely miss the whole point of the album, why you keep comparing it to her previous works, immature really? If you don't like the album then don't listen. You know you can keep your irrelevant opinion and it's not your concern anymore if she sings about her love life and I just want to reiterate that ttpd is not about solely her past relationships for god sake, it's an anthology of her life.

[@warrenmacdonald3463]

It’s actually crazy when you consider that Taylor released this album at the same age Lana was when she released nfr. Lana writing and singing so beautifully about the human condition, the nuance of people and their relationships, the changing tides of society and culture, and the radical power of empathy. Whereas Taylor is sad cause her racist/misogynistic situationship broke up with her. Her work just isn’t very interesting, there’s a reason folk/more were so good and I think because she allowed herself to be more abstract and fictional. She should do more of that in future, but I know it drives the parasocial dynamic less if she’s not dropping tea and tidbits about her very public relationships

[@Andrea1M]

I haven't even watched the video yet but I just wanna say that you're braver than the US marines for posting this. Be safe and stay strong.

[@crazyeights8815]

😊😊😊😊

[@crazyeights8815]

😊😊😊😊

[@olenchka]

The death threats from the SwiftUI’s are insane 💀 if I ever wanna get death threats on Reddit I’ll just post anything about Taylor swift that isn’t absolutely idolizing her

[@Katrielible]

😂😂😂

[@UltimaFantasy]

Braver than the U.S. Marines 😭😭😭

[@MaguieMalfoy]

She is a child who’s just upset she’s not as good as Lana Del Rey and never will be

[@hiimperry9666]

Weyes blood, Mitski and Lana basically they are what she will never be: an expressive artist.

[@richlisola1]

Not even close to Lana’s talent.

[@no__offence]

She didn't say she was better than Lana. Where ru coming from

[@alick7825]

I generally love Taylor Swift's music. Spotify says I'm in the top 1% of listeners if that says anything. I don't care about her relationships until the men involved in them become characters in her songs. This album makes me feel like I've failed because I can't relate to or understand these songs from her perspective at all. I suppose I didn't do the homework but when did it become expected to study before a T.S. album releases? Most of the songs on the album are vicious and hateful. Breakup songs aren't necessarily fun to listen to, but this album absolutely drops my mood. I haven't even been able to get through it yet. And you're right, I've kept tuning out halfway into each song because they're so boring. I don't know how she managed to write lyrics that are so "personal" yet make it sound so uninteresting. It's impressive. You put my half-formed thoughts into words and it's helped me understand why this album rubbed me the wrong way. Thanks for that. I wish Swifties didn't worship her so much and were willing to listen to criticism people have about her because a lot of it is valid. It's important not to worship people, even if we like their art sometimes, because everyone has flaws.

[@Dropletsojoy]

I'm also someone who is in the top 1% and listened to all her songs BUT is not a Swiftie. Taylor has always written about her exes. Even as a casual fan I've been able to decipher who each song is about. However, in TTPD she makes soo obvious it's about Matty Healy that I cannot separate him from the song at all. The last thing I want to do is think about Matty Healy. Whether it's his favourite song or his Jehovah's witness suit etc. It makes this album not enjoyable for me. Also the whole time I kept thinking why is she still chasing after the 'bad boy' at 35. It reads like a 19 year old who's in love for the first time. Another issue is there's not much poetry in an album called TTPD. The lyrics are just too on the nose. As opposed to 'Getaway Car' or 'Your Losing Me' which have great metaphors. These are my favourite lyrics from the TTPD album because I love the metaphor: So I leap from the gallows and I levitate down your street Crash the party like a record scratch as I scream "Who's afraid of little old me?" You should be

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

The problem is that those who criticise Taylor Swift pick a few of her songs while not acknowledging the many brilliant ones. It is easy to criticise something you do not understand than it is to learn to understand it. It is a reaction parallel to "fear of the unknown". Once the unknown is known the fear diminishes.

[@christianparagas8562]

I'm a Swiftie too, but I'm not too into her to the point I couldn't take criticisms. Taylor is human. She has flaws and she makes mistakes like the rest of us because she's not perfect. But yeah, her obsessed fans are creepy.

[@muthukannan7300]

​@@Dropletsojoysame problem girle (sorry if your a guy) I love Taylor Swift and her songs but this album is a full on diss track which sounds soo boring for me folklore will always be taylors peak wheather it came to lyricism or vocal

[@CeeC_CeeC]

She’s been writing too many songs and releasing and rereleasing too many albums within only 4 years! A lot of them feel rushed garbage because you can tell she’s trying to milk her fans as much as possible before she retires.

[@StCausesARuckus]

I've tried to like Taylor Swift. There are some old songs I like, but there is something about her that won't let me be a real fan. I can't put my finger on it as to why, but I know at some point, whatever it is, will come to light. Maybe it's the way she handles criticism. She won't allow it as if to do so would break open a dam that would take her down.

[@olenchka]

Oh for SURE, she’s very fake.. she plays victim a lot etc etc, theirs quite a few good videos on KZbin that talk about all of that ! I’m the same way as you !

[@CeeC_CeeC]

Uses to be a huge fan until 2+ years ago. She’s been getting faker and greedier by seconds!

[@StephaniedeBritoLeal]

Same!

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

I think she's always had a curated image that was very artificial. Her father is a billionaire stock broker who bought major stock in the major record label that signed her just weeks before it did. Her success has always been artificial, and she has always been a corporate product. People are waking up now, though.

[@olenchka]

@@lordfreerealestate8302 thank you !!! Every single time I mention anything like this about Taylor swift , the cult comes after me in comments 🤣 glad to see other sane people here !!!!

[@pikapika4240]

I made this comment earlier to answer someone elses comment, but I still with to post it here too with few additions: I've been a swiftie for several years, and your comment nails my current feelings about her. I am only a few years younger than her, and back in 2010s I could relate to her writing songs about being a young woman with heart on her sleeve and passion for music, about dealing with older men in a cruel world etc. I was 22 when 22 came out, it was THE anthem for us! But back then, she also was not the most famous person in the world, she was a teenager under pressure and massive media scrutiny. Taylor in 2020s is adult, Time's person of the year with a billionaire status and massive influence to get millions of people behind her. Writing songs does not come from a place of being an underdog anymore and getting back at people who manipulated and abused you: it comes from a place of privilege. With that level of influence and power, you do gain responsibility. If you punch below, to people with no access to similar power, it's straight up bullying. In Miss Americana, the Netflix documentary about her, she says that she "tries to be as educated as possible on how to respect people", so she does have some level of awareness what is respectful and humane towards others, and what is right thing to do with her power. But does it extend towards her relationships, friends and exes, and other musicians in the industry? I remember when Folklore came out and it felt like a completion, that I had grown up with her. Especially the line in Invisible String: "Cold was the steel of my axe to grind for the boys who broke my heart / Now I send their babies presents". A part in me feels very betrayed by TTPD, almost like she decided to throw all the years of growth down the drain. If karma is real, why does she seem to have such a justified take on things? It's like she wants to give lessons and karma to people now. Why is it always a tit-for-tat with her? Another aspect of this is the whole Kimye-drama. Those two absolutely deserved to put on their places for manipulating an illegally recorded phone call, but since Taylor was proven innocent (rightfully so!) it has created this space, where everything she says and does is done from a place of absolute sincerity. We never hear of the perspectives of the other people involved in the songs, and if the other people do dare to comment their perspective, there will be an army of Swifties shutting them down. Only few weeks ago Joe Alwyn gave reluctantly about two phrases about HIS experience with people who are trying to pry on their break-up, saying essentially nothing about Taylor herself. And yet, an army of toxic fans is still doing nothing less than attacking Joe with vicious threats and cyberbullying. Even fake AI-videos have been edited of him saying horrible things, in order to frame him a bigot. It's simply not possible for her to not realize how everything she does contribues to speculations and perspectives about people other than her. Swifties also have a tendency to defend Taylor by saying "the men/friends/others knew what they were getting into". This does not give a free pass to turn the private lives of your closest people to money machines! It almost gives me a feeling how we women are treated when trying to leave emotionally abusive or neglectful spouses: "you should have known what kind of person he was when you started dating" etc. Stating this also indicates that Taylor will keep doing this, so no-one should date her, because if she uses her power to turn agains you despite promising other, you deserve it. Who deserves to be subjected for online abuse and lifelong shadow in their back, just because they perhaps... you know, fell in love and cared for her? And no, doing all of this would be just as dubious if she was a man. But her being a woman does not give her a free pass to act like all the abusive and arrogant men in the industry. The solution for this would be to keep the male artists accountable for their actions. This came out way longer than I intended to write, so kudos if you made it this far. I don't know what to think about anything anymore. I just feel intense disappointment.

[@melissaelliott2966]

34 is the new 14?? 🤷‍♀️

[@lillalii007]

She is about to hit her cringe era

[@juststrolling1766]

An ex Swiftie here, loved the video babe. I have been a swiftie since 2011 and that slowly came to a screeching halt recently. Our Taylor, I believe is a manipulator as in SHE IS ALWAYS AND ALWAYS THE VICTIM IN EVERY SITUATION. She can't just move on. She has to send her swiftie mob via her songs to dox and harass people who've wronged her. Suing a kid for tracking her flight pattern was so low and dragging Kim's kid now to get a reaction out of her is downright evil and so very feminist of her and brand of women supporting other women. How would she have felt if her child was dragged in for a f*cking drama that happened a decade ago, like move on, get a life. When something affects her directly then she will chew them down send her mob dogs their way then why oh why in Miss Americana she said she'll be more vocal and what not and be on the right side of history, where is that spirit when its the case of g*nocide in gaza? Our queen Taylor is a selective activist and a f*cking hypocrite. She's vindictive and calculative as in the song Mastermind. She's a businesswoman first and artist second like was ripping Olivia Rodrigo that necessary where Cruel Summer(one of my favs) doesn't even sound like Deja Vu(another of my favs) like you want to copyright yelling in songs? Then touring with Sabrina Carpenter(whom Olivia had beef with but I love Sabrina nonetheless) and Paramore (who didn't even wanted to take revenue of Good for You from Olivia) I always wondered why Taylor was friends with Selena Gomez who is also ALWAYS A VICTIM and can't move on from Justin and sends her seleanators Hailey's way to harass her five years after Hailey and Justin got married like beech act your age, you are so problematic always bringing up Justin and Selena drama to sell your songs where Justin can sell Yummy🤷🏻‍♀️ and no drama is required. I have been fed the Taylor drama and Selena drama all my life and I want to move on. I will keep listening to my favs from both of these artists for the sense of nostalgia but that's it I've enough of their punching other people down.

[@Lime1958]

When TTPD came out it really was the nail in the coffin of my swiftie days. She finally showed all of her colors so belligerently. I used to dismiss all her immature behaviour thinking she'd grow out of it one day. I find that a lot of the angry responses seem to be old swifties as well.

[@naveerarizwan5329]

@@Lime1958 agreed I've been a swiftie for only 2 years and I just turned 16 but her writing about Joe's depression was the nail in the coffin for me... it's disgusting behaviour I can't excuse

[@Patrick3183]

There literally isn’t genocide there and you don’t even know what that word means.

[@naveerarizwan5329]

@@Patrick3183 why don’t you enlighten us then? So desperate to defend Zionist Swift

[@Art_Martial]

You're paying too much attention.

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

Taylor: profits off of making songs she knows people know are about specific people, some resulting in death threats, doxxing and harassment. Some contain details about THEIR personal lives and character, some bordering on defamation. Deliberately cultivates a culture of speculation about IRL events for marketing and fanbase purposes. Makes most of her relationships, like Travis Kelce, very public. Weaponizes lyrics against people she thinks wronged her. Taylor when asked to answer for dating the problematic Matty Healy and turning a blind eye to his blatant disturbing behaviour: "You aren't allowed to speculate about my personal life, that's creepy and judgemental!" But I agree, it feels less like vulnerability and more like oversharing. By now she KNOWS her fanbase sends threats to the people in her songs, but continues to pump out said songs without even telling her fans to cool the bad behaviour. Feels like weaponization. She's fanning the flames. I try to believe victimized women about their struggles, but she's the victim in EVERY circumstance. "I can't date a racist, it's not fair!" is almost as rich as she is.

[@yasminaminamina]

let the woman overshare lol how does that affect u? also, shes not responsible for her fan's behavior, she never told the swifties to send death treaths to anyone

[@xnddk29494]

Girl read the comment dumb Swiftie, youre brain has rotted​@@yasminaminamina

[@violettlillies]

taylor swift has the same amount of contol over her fans as any other artist. maybe even less because there is so many. she is not responsible for what her fans say, its not like shes explicitly telling people to come after the people that have hurt her, infact she does quite the oppisite. she is a SONGWRITER. she is going to write about things that have hurt her. and things that have not. i also write my own songs and for many people including taylor, it is a form of therapy and a way to process emotions. it is not up to her how people revice these songs and it never will be. yes dating matty healy was not the smartesrt but often love is not simple. she is out of that relationship now and every body makes mistakes.

[@kabaliwannipsalm8503]

ironic criticizing Taylor because you thought she manipulated her fans to harass people (she did not) when you also say bad things about her even though you do not know her personally

[@muthukannan7300]

​@@kabaliwannipsalm8503um she did lol she knows damn well what happens if she writes a song about someone and as she said all she cares about is karma it's her way of taking revenge on people who hurted her it's her giving them their karma (I don't hate Taylor infact I'm a huge swiftie but this is a fact and there's nothing wrong with her doing it considering they hurted her )

[@imrevel444]

As a swiftie who constantly looks for her easter eggs in her releases, observing her interviews, reading news articles, and watching critical analysis (from different sources) about her as a person, my interpretation of her is that her identity completely revolves around her business, to her image, and she is completely dedicated to it, like she will do everything for it (she even stated this in her song Mirrorball, willing to try everything). I can relate to almost all of her songs, such as The Great War (projecting your wounds towards someone you love), Afterglow (realizing you are being toxic unknowingly towards someone you love), Dear John (when someone manipulated you), etc. Her lyricism drew an exact parallel to what I felt during my brightest and darkest times (but her darker songs seem more genuine, while her poppy songs seem more curated). My observation is that she becomes more and more complex as she grows older; it is like the different versions of her are starting to pile up and weave onto each other. (My theory here is that she is holding grudges from the past; technically, she is still carrying them.) My problem with her lies in her lack of accountability for how she contributed to the toxicity of the relationship, and in some of her songs, some people find it juvenile because of how it is emphasized on blaming the other person. She is able to narrate how she is able to justify many of her misbehaviors, but when it comes to exploring the side of the other person, there is always a negative connotation as to why the other person seems unable to work on themselves. I'd say her side didn't convince me when Taylor Swift herself couldn't work on her anxious attachment style. (that spans for years and years in many of her relationships.) My theory is that some swifties may stand up for her, and the reason may be that they are still unable to grow up from the emotional immaturity that they have. (I've noticed that in my Facebook friends and old friends, the reason they listen to Taylor Swift is because they themselves are experiencing toxic relationship dynamics with their boyfriends, but they themselves have unhealthy traits like revolving their lives around other people's lives, yearning for love or validation, and are still emotionally immature.) There are also people who listen to her because of her heartbreak songs (like I also did, but I'm able to move past it, and now I can't resonate with her anymore). After healing, my life has become more peaceful, but Taylor Swift didn't seem to heal yet. I'll be honest and say that I've been in her place and justified my toxic behaviors many times because I'm still wounded from my old experiences (like, I'm thinking I deserve to get resentful people as life has been unfair to me). Those times are when I can relate the most to Taylor Swift, weirdly enough. It is like letting our emotions get ahead of us and being willing to spar with the person who has "harmed" us rather than choosing to be a bigger person, approach it in a mature way, or learn to move on. But Taylor Swift seems to keep revisiting the past again and again (even in her current TTPD album, bringing up old shit). People (or other swifties) may counter me with, "Well, can't you see how self-aware she is in her songs?" Yes, you can be self-aware but at the same time not do the inner work to change your patterns of behavior for the next relationships, because I also did that. I'm aware that some of my actions hurt people, but with the victim mentality I had (unable to see that I'm in control of my life and people are only used to teach something about ourselves to change it), I still did the harm as I felt entitled to do so. Until now, she still elicits behaviors of an anxious attachment style in a person, like trying to change herself for the apple of her eye (which is unhealthy), overgiving herself, and expecting that approach will make the person love her back. She will keep attracting unhealthy relationship dynamics if she doesn't work on herself and stops thinking about love bombing the other person that she thought will improve the dynamics. This take reference from her songs based on her real-life experiences: "I sit and watch you; I notice everything you do or don't do" from Tolerate It (in her relationship with Joe Alwyn); "I don't have to pretend I like acid rock or that I'd like to be on a mega yacht" from Now That We Don't Talk (in her relationship with Harry Styles); "Don't blame me; love made me crazy if it doesn't; you ain't doin' it right" from Don't Blame Me (in her relationship with Joe Alwyn) It is important to consider that healthy relationship dynamics don't have highs and lows (it was actually consistent because there is mutual respect, trust, honor, love, and transparency from both parties). I also don't understand why people aren't conversing enough about the meaning behind her songs like "Maroon," "High Infidelity," and "Vigilante Shit," and how she is also guilty of doing harm to others. Lyrics such as “And I chose you the one I was dancing' with in New York” from Maroon (in her relationship with Tom Hiddleston), “Put on your records and regret me, I bent the truth too far tonight” from High Infidelity (in her relationship with Tom Hiddleston), “She needed cold hard proof, so I gave her some” from Vigilante Shit (in an attempt to get revenge on Kanye West) She is partaking in activities such as emotional cheating, stringing people along, taking things too personally, and having a vindictive attitude. But most fans are still delusional about it. She seems to justify this behavior with her “victim-mentality” attitude, and she can get away with it because people are already attached to her (with the relatability they feel with her songs) and her justifications for why she is doing what she does. (Because people have hurt me before, it is fine that I also fight with them.) She chose to do this rather than work on her healing and maturity. I did have hopes during her time with Joe Alwyn as her lyrics reflect growth and lessons: "That what matters most in life is the people who support and love you in your darkest times” based on her Miss Americana documentary. However, the script was flipped again after the downfall of their relationships after six years, like she changes to a different person overnight to work on her new persona (realigning her identity as close as the person she is attracted to; she did it before many times). She is so inconsistent. I'm not saying she is an evil person; I'm saying she doesn't seem to grow up like a normal 34-year-old does. She is stuck with a high school mentality, trying to look as mature or wise as possible. It is like she grasps the concept of what she is supposed to be based on her lyrics, but she's unable to apply it to herself. She is not only inconsistent with her relationships but also with what she stands for, like during her Lover Era, when she was very vocal about gay rights, politics, empowerment, and misogyny (I appreciate what she was speaking up for, but it didn't seem genuine anymore after that because she is now silent about those things, maybe because it doesn't serve her anymore and she dated a racist man called Matty Healy; wouldn't that guy clash with your beliefs?) I still have a lot to say, but these are the issues I had with Taylor Swift. I know that what she is advocating about and her standing up for herself are great, but it comes across to me that these are used for the sake of saving her image (not for genuine intentions). The reason I think her identity as a person revolves around her brand rather than, as you know, identifying Taylor Swift and whether she falls into the spectrum of good or bad is because there are a lot of factors that play into why she is the way she is now. I think that there is an attempt to be completely genuine towards her fans, but with how sensitive people are towards the image of celebrities, she is also forced to consider this when it comes to her decision-making and taking action. She is a businesswoman after all, so her approach to dealing with things is strategic based on what needs the most during those times. This is just my take and I'm still open to listen to different perspectives. Feel free to comment below your thoughts!

[@lilypond5158]

Isn't tolerate it inspired by Rebecca the novel?

[@PrakharMishra-ww8kq]

Wtf is this?? A whole essay!!

[@ncamara670]

This was a very insightful take. I think that she is someone who does not really know what she stands for. She has a lot of insecurities that she is compensating for by people pleasing and seeking external gratification. Also, I suspect her mental health is not the best, if you know somethings about narcissism and borderline personality disorder, her behaviour shows many signs. Lastly, I think that she has been denied the chance to grow up as a person by her enablers who made her bow to the demands of the industry and it has stunted her growth.

[@jillrosenbaum]

I remember reading a comment stating that she got famous when she was a teenager, so she’s still in that mentality. It was really interesting to me! Also your take put into words exactly how I feel.

[@CeeC_CeeC]

Fearless until Reputation + folklore and evermore will probably always be her best. I don’t think she can make better and more authentic albums at this stage of her life and success. Her time is coming to an end sooner than we anticipated.

[@gregory7567]

The fact that people compare TTPD to Folklore saying that it could be better is astonishing. Folklore is a mature album where she exhibits storytelling while exploring a new sound. TTPD doesn't have that range that Folkore did IMO.

[@wintertingz]

@@gregory7567omg fr my friend said ttpd might be her best album ahead of folklore

[@Elena-yv6cx]

I'd say reputation is one of her weakest albums. It's got some good songs but it's incredibly basic lyrically compared to other records of hers

[@CeeC_CeeC]

@@wintertingz Your friend does set standards…

[@Mles13]

I barely listen o any album that you didn’t name, lovers ass, midnights is fake, ttpd is wayyyy to much and some songs are simply low quality and un edited

[@Redjanuary17]

Its hilarious how the culty swifties are “bitching and moaning” in ur comment section. Ur review is legit its only the r/im14thisisdeep kids who LOVE this album. This was a huge downgrade for Taylor and i say this as a swiftie

[@meekcreek]

The Im14AndThisIsDeep Department wouldve been a much better title

[@lunnaris474]

I haven’t watched the video, but as a swiftie I agree. I bought the damn limited edition CD just for the bonus track (sometimes she releases the bonus track once and never again), and then she released the anthology with those bonus track??? Seriously Taylor?

[@lexis4490]

Why did you buy it? Did someone force you?

[@muthukannan7300]

​@@lexis4490nah bro all swifties assumed it will be good I did too the marketing and or was so huge Spotify set up a whole workshop thing with Easter eggs so much marketing was done it was during her peak fame that is rn when she is literally the most famous artist in the world it was all over social media ofcourse everyone was excited even I was jumping and screaming but the album was disappointing tho

[@MoMo-rx4zr]

@@lexis4490 because we’re fans, but doesn’t mean we appreciate those cheap sales tactics

[@Flixtex]

​@@MoMo-rx4zri am a fan and have never bought anything and Taylor capitalising on her music can't be as bad as other celebrities making makeup brand. Wtf do they know about makeup? Are they making formulas? Capitalising on there fans by selling shit makeup! No one says a word there

[@iliagr]

​@@lexis4490 exactly. Huge swiftie here. The only album i have by Taylor is lover (not because it's my favourite but i still like it, i just found it in a shop and i bought it), mostly because i wanted to have one of her albums. No one forced me to buy anything from her merch. I honestly think that these variations are for collectors istead of just people who want to have one album. That's why i won't spent money on that. I'm not collecting and i don't have space for that either.

[@tungochuy]

She's the master of playing the victim. Blaming everyone but herself

[@sirensvibes222]

wdym she literally has a song that says it’s me hi i’m the problem it’s me she is pretty self aware imo

[@vitin4605]

i think it's very telling when you're praised for your songwriting abilities throughout your whole career and your whole brand is about you writing songs about your personal life and dating drama, however the finest written albums of yours (and generally most loved and most well rated) are those which are all about fictional stories and made up characters. and now, your most diaristic album to date is your worst overall by the same public opinion.

[@lilypond5158]

I really think she should start exploring fictional writing again, personal experiences run out at some point and becomes repetitive

[@FishareFriendsNotFood972]

I like Taylor Swift in the same way many men like the NFL, it's fluff entertainment I try to not look too closely at. So therefore, while I'm a fan, I welcome critique, because the more people at the party, the more fun! I think any group that takes a stance of 'just because I like it, it can't be critiqued' are the true villains.

[@PhillyDove]

Women like the NFL too

[@lilypond5158]

Taylor fans are overly defensive, a part of me understands because she does get a lot a unnecessary hate, but as a new fan of hers I think we really need to chill

[@compequiet0584]

SAME.

[@roh8727]

All good about your critique about the album but...can we please STOP saying that Karlie Kloss was Taylor's gf?! Speculating about someone's sexuality is truly f'd up, invasive and disgusting. She's said MULTIPLE times that she's straight. It's 2024 people, do better.

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

THIS.

[@sarangheo3294]

Lets not forget what she did with katy ... also Olivia. Also why doesn't she make an album her cheating on her boyfriends or her being problematic. Her being silent when swifties were harassing bullying joe says alot about her character. So called feminist.

[@imnobodywhoareyouu]

1:51 THANKS that’s exactly how this album makes me feel. That’s why i don’t like it so much. Is like literally about her, the fun thing about music to me is to get my own interpretation or find it relatable. But this album is not relatable unless you are Taylor Swift. I find it very disappointing. The tracks that seem to be more ambiguous are the ones i actually liked.

[@fshhh]

taylor swift switched from making projects to being a product

[@jellyrcw12]

Imo Sour is a phenomenal album about heartbreak, growing up, transitions. It has some edge but also introspection. TTPD is just cringe. Someone said compare Lemonade which Beyoncé released when she was around the same age as Taylor Swift is now. Lemonade is mature, creative, daring. TTPD is navel gazing and immature.

[@BridgetAnnika]

I really love this video and I appreciate your willingness to call these things out! I love Taylor, but as fans we should be allowed to criticize her. I just posted a video talking about similar topics to yours and I faced sooo much backlash from Swifties. I didn't even hate the album! I actually think the Anthology side is much better than the main album. The marketing around this sub-par album is just kind of icky to me though with selling four different versions of the vinyl and the lack luster merch. Great job on this video though, you deserve more subs!

[@lexis4490]

Welcome to social media. You love something, you get hated on. You criticize something, you get hated on.

[@markdy0510]

Who force you to buy it girl? 😂

[@gregory7567]

People aren't handling your comment very well. Speaking of "bitching and moaning"

[@markdy0510]

@@lexis4490 yes just like people or swifties are passionate to support her, its their choice. You can also be obsessed or passionate for other artist if you want too

[@j.767hd]

She´s literally creating polemics with this album on purpose. It is not normal that her lyrics are so bad LMAO. Then she will use that polemics to promote Reputation (Taylor´s Version). I mean it´s so obvious bc of the way she´s been behaving these days on her instastories showing the reviews of the album and making fun of those critics that had given bad reviews to the album. She had never behaved that way she released Reputation was launched in 2015

[@danielleo_]

TTPD is lyrically genius and you probably have 2 brain cells. Just because you dislike someone doesn’t mean they lack talent. Go touch grass.

[@Patrick3183]

That’s very cynical

[@Branny7229]

Reputation was 2017.

[@austinvoh_1989]

I think this album was meant to be raw, to get those emotions and angers out to make a final gasp of air before moving on to TS12, to get rid of the bad air and clear the room, to finally express her own feelings but what people don't get is just because she's a prolific songwriter doesn't always mean she should write like one, say So, High School and The Alchemy, she wanted to just have fun and not have too much meaning with those songs, such as some of her older work. Not every song should have a deep rich history that spans years (thanK you aIMee, So Long, London etc etc) but sometimes to just have fun with songwriting, I mean you let Lana Del Rey say her kitty tastes like pepsi cola and she was let off, but as soon as Taylor does it its criticised, pulled apart to the extreme and hated on for it. I think we all need to re-evaluate look at what TTPD is really showing us, a "Manuscript" as she marketed it as, a collection of stories, songs, poetry that is showing us lots of narratives, not for us to pick apart, for us to listen, take "I Hate It Here", a song about her not fitting in, not feeling like she belongs the line "I'd say the 1830s but without all the racists and getting married off for the highest bid" was taken so out of context, she says 4 lines later "Nostalgia is a minds trick", that nostalgia is the forcing function of our culture. Live under perpetual time pressure. Nostalgia is not really about the past, but the vanishing present. In no way was she writing it as being racist, in anyway if you listen to the lyrics. She was truly trying to show us the rawness her mind is. Also you mentioned about her suing Olivia and a College student, uhhhh the "college" student in question, who is also 21 years old, so a legal adult, has also been found out that he blackmailed Elon Musk for $40,000, for tracking his jet, also it was a "cease and desist" order, not suing, there a tad bit different.

[@MrXgen89]

You've got giant lady balls for posting this, everything you said is 100% correct.

[@anshulyadav7938]

Let’s be honest. As a massive swiftie, nothing u said here is a lie. She is a big time narcissist and she is self aware about it and she accepts her vices when she acts on them. Yea she is addicted to the fame , and the idea of an unbreakable legacy. She will keep doing these greedy selfish things and her music is mid and was actually better than good only on folklore and evermore. But her persona is entertaining and we are hooked on the drama. Same reason people watch the kardashians lol the irony. That’s why taylor keeps spewing more and more drama. Ttpd was her most transparent act of desperation. And please don’t bring the “she’s a marketing genius you are hating because she is a woman” please, marketing genius, she is. And she is also a hypocrite and greedy and unnecessarily spiteful. And gosh i know that she knows it too.

[@delfi__arts]

I agree with some of the critiques, others I think it's just a superficial read of some of the songs... All the album critiques online compiled in a video

[@emmarosehurt]

Thank you for making this video! ❤

[@sofiaragni9250]

I really like Taylor music and I kind of agree with you. But let me explain. Mainly, recognising some aspects of her business doesn't mean assessing them negatively. I enjoy music not only because of how it does make me feel "superficially" (the beats, the mood, etc.), but mainly because the purpose behind. I love having something more. I have spent my high school years without having a favourite artist and listening to what was in trend. Through my early uni years I thought more deeply about art in general and what could distinguish a work made by AI from the human-generated one, and my answer was found in the lore. Having a real person connected to what you are listening or consuming, for me, is something that adds value. It gives value to the art because it's trying to communicate or just express something. Art, so also music, is a way to express our feelings, the most irrational part we have as humans. That's one of the things I liked about Taylor and her team's music and production. Also having easter eggs and materials to "connect the dots". I find it so fun! I love how I can play, how there is actually a universe behind, and this is possible thanks to the lore. This is a completely personal preference, because I can understand how to someone else this could be the reason they end up fed up with the artist! So, as you can imagine I fell for the Folklore Taylor: you could see how she is a storyteller and how there is much more. At the same time I completely recognise that, for a good amount of the TTPD's songs, her life is what lays under a really bright spotlight. I don't know if this because it was written while on tour, but I can understand that as an artist, she expresses her thoughts through music, so if the material was what it was, and her community reacted really well with the "All too well" 10 minutes track, I think she felt comfortable to publish her work. Then I need to say that it's just one album and she is really present on the industry and she usually is really keen to listen the constructive critical response to her works, so I'm faithful her future albums will be less so openly taylor-centered. One thing you said in the video was even more interesting than the others: the consumption. She understood what she is and the power she has. Her music is a business, her career is a business, so she and her team work with this knowledge, and I think it's fascinating. I don't feel I'm being fed with something I need to like and stop having a personal opinion on, because I recognise there are some of her songs that are not made for me. It's normal not liking everything, but It's difficult for someone who is in their teenage years to have this capacity. We need to remember this! Lastly, I feel she is on the top of the world and I can't help to feel proud. She wants that and she works for that. This is a work approach I've always admired since high school, and seeing a woman winning is something big from me (who was always surrounded mainly by men model figures)

[@di380]

I agree, it’s all about the 🤑

[@Ty-mu7gl]

As someone who's been a mega swiftie since 2008, this album is a bit of a disgrace to her discography lol. So self-important and artistically arrogant and for what? You can't call yourself a tortured poet and then write some of the atrocities than have been written on this one. I think the title track unfortunately foreshadows the quality of the entire album. I don't hate all of it, but I do believe that the lyricism is incredibly inconsistent and the production is consistently lame. And I hate to say this as a fan, but I feel like part of the reason it turned out like this is that, for the first time, it's sort of gotten to her head? Her improvement always came as a reaction to criticism, racking her brain to try and prove a point. After the craze of the last couple of years, though, I feel like she's subconsciously (?) adopted a bit of a Midas complex, and so she believes that everything she writes is good just bc she wrote it. And that's honestly valid if all everyone ever does is praise you, even when you make things that should've stayed in the drafts. I'm not worried about the bigger picture because I know even great artists/writers have their periods of creative decline and then all of a sudden bounce back some years later. But I will say that, for the first time ever, I think she might need some humbling

[@julesorgeorges]

So, swiftie here, went to reputation stadium tour , been a fan since RED. I agree with most things said in this video. Even tho i consider TTPD a personal favorite, just bc she projects in her songs how raw and rough is the depression she is facing. And since im experiencing same feelings rn cause of mental illness , i have someone to relate to. Ofc, I also acknowledge that she is a millionaire . She does the “pointing a finger” shit that look so immature in my opinion. I think TTPD was meant to be a reuse of old sounds . She is touring right now and the theme of the tour is all her eras. It is clever of her to make an album that sounds like reputation, midnights and folklore , while touring and performing her whole catalogue of music. I do believe that the whole Kim Kardashian feud has been brought up too many times . She revives it every two years but I think she really was traumatized multiple times by her and her ex husband that she means it . She says “your words still ringing in my head” , i feel like she is being honest. I personally like TTPD. I wont go out of my way ofc to defend her to anyone . I dont need to defend any billionaire. Im just enjoying music. Maybe i have weird taste . But yeah pretty good video here

[@hankanderson1091]

awesome take, could not agree more, thx for putting my thoughts into words

[@DannyGoldstein]

Cosigning for all of this (as a swiftie since 2008)

[@sandygonsalves4646]

Not a fan of ttpd but this is how every swiftie should conduct themselves

[@f4gsforpele]

Rare sane Swiftie

[@Vizible21]

I disagree with the era's argument. If she's really trying to reuse her "era's" then she failed. Where's the Red era then? The 1989? The Speak Now? Fearless? Those are her most successful era's not Midnights or Folklore who were just released yesterday. I'm pretty sure y'all just want to find a reason to like this album. Even if the songs don't sound the same the writing is still trash.

[@gabbidurham]

I will always love Taylor, but it’s become obvious to me that I’m outgrowing her.

[@bobbyokeefe4285]

I agree with almost everything,except with the whole Matty thing,I'm gonna have to side with TS on that one,she can date who she wants and not have a Mob come after her,Matty made a couple of jokes that were totally acceptable not that long ago,but ever since outrage culture blew up,now EVERYTHING is deemed racist and sexist,it's not up to fans to decide,especially if the definition of racism and sexism is redefined every couple of years(just look at any comedy from the 80's,90's or even 2000's),and let's say that you do think that he was in deed still racist and sexist well then that's how artists are,they are licenced to push some boundaries and dare to be more edgy,sadly that's not possible anymore,and that's probably why all modern artists are so bland.

[@andreaf8404]

this is a good video! even though i like the album as a long time fan, your criticisms are very valid. although i dont think "imgonnagetyouback" is a rip off of olivias song, since this album was in the works long before olivia released her album and its more of a reference to a 1975 song

[@lexis4490]

Where’s the section that people stealing music brought us to this point?

[@FaiaHalo]

A channel that discusses pop culture with class consciousness and an interaectional lense??? Let's go!! I'm subscribing right away! Much love from Latin America!

[@PopDropChannel]

Hola Faia, mucho gusto! Estoy contenta de que te gusten mis videos.

[@Fishtacofriday]

So High School reminds me of Doughy Latchkey's parents from Moral Orel

[@nilgulyuz5738]

Well, I agree with what you said about TTPD in the beginning. However I have to say that I don’t think she actually believes the relationship with Matty was ruined by fans; though it is completely ironic how she wants fans to care about her personal life and then gets annoyed when they comment on it. This interest in her love life has been encouraged by her and it has been happening for a long time. While I don’t think she needed to break up with “the love of her life” just because people on the internet thought he was problematic and toxic; she must have expected all of this to go down so her tantrum in “But Daddy I Love Him” sounds petty at best. I don’t think she lost her talent, but she definitely needs to take time to rest and introspect to finally realize that while she did get slammed by the public unnecessarily a few times; she is not the victim in her own story. In fact, because people are all ears to her story and in many ways hers alone - and not the opposite parties she blames so often - her story stands as the only truth and the only valid pov.

[@randyholland5447]

Has Taylo loor swift got a bttr 3:07 3:10 3:12

[@cleochen3211]

Taylor swift IS a product and you making 3 videos about her just proving it

[@eduardoanayatfschannel8498]

Two few likes for this video!!

[@compequiet0584]

Dunno much about her personal life or the lyrics of her new album songs. There were some I really liked (Fortnight, TTPD, But daddy I love him, who's afraid of little me, I can fix him) I'm here for some fun and to listen to music in any of her albums I find nice to hear. Same with Lana Del Ray, Charlie Puth, Olivia Rodrigo etc. In the end, to me, is about whether I find the song to my standards. Though it has occurred me more than once of her problematic behaviour, when it comes to calling out of writing about her exes in songs, and she's always like, "If you say that, you're a sexist!" girl I support equality with love but what are you actually doing with the songs.

[@Black-Rose12]

The college kid was tracking taylor’s jet usage LIVE so basically doxxing her and that is a safety concern 😭

[@Desiree-Laine]

MAD RESPECT!!!! BRAVO!!!👍👏

[@viktoravarkonyi4570]

Honestly she could have made this album really good if she cut some songs and some lyrics and changed a few things, but she just didn't filter the stuff from her notes app. The album was meant to be like something a teenager would write in the notes app, thinking she's a tortured poet (probably cuz it resonate with the young fans). But i'm not sure that was the best idea for a 34 year old, who can write shit like folklore and evermore. This was more for the sales and streams from the die hard swifties than actual good art and it's a shame because there are a lot of good lines in the album, it's just scattered.

[@Albert-Freeman]

''Can we just make interesting music Taylor?''. As far as I'm concerned, Taylor's music peaked in Folklore, if you look at the credits of the album... If the main artist is only credited on lead vocals as an instrument, and doesn't even play the basics of acoustic guitar, and most of the work is done by producers like Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff, it already says way too much about the 'artist', I'm quite confident to say no, she can't really make interesting music, she's clearly another product that was taken too seriously, and I don't even begin to know why, if you need your basic white relatable girl, there are so many more artists that can do that a million times better I just can't understand how she's literally the biggest on this planet, her last two albums are straight bad.

[@Lime1958]

Those peace sign egg easters are just so cringey with her terrible timing. 😬

[@themicrobusinessrenegadepo6338]

Taylors got a lot of something...but it's exhausting lol....is she sweet, petty, popular, geeky, gay, straight, happy, angry? I don't know...I hope she finds a direction....maybe if she finds her real person and settles down we will see more maturity. Her music is like a soap opera mixed with the Wrestling( take note of some of her costumes on stage)...she even has a football player who acts like a character in her script.

[@niziangely5469]

Enough Jack she needs a different producer

[@richlisola1]

I mean, like what else could anyone think she was? Her ambition was always to use music as a vehicle for fame and wealth. She’s not the typical musician who puts the music first and fame and riches an afterthought. She targeted country music because it was the swiftest growing genre. She got her family to move from Pennsylvania to Nashville, because that’s where country music stars are born. She faked a Southern Accent even though she’s a Northerner, to seem legit. And she praised and worked with bigger stars like Toby Keith and John Mayer, only to ditch them and/or trash them, in her quest to gain clout and material. Then she went pop and dropped the accent. It’s no mystery who and what she is. A clever lyricist, a narcissistic chameleon, who writes often emotionally stunted songs fueled by fake drama for teens. As for writing for White fans? A musician should never write for any fan, they ought to write for themselves-Taylor rarely does, although her personality seeps through nonetheless.

[@PhillyDove]

okay, Ive been reading Marvel comics for 35 years and I'm getting really sick of the weird marvel shots. Comics have always been something that we were made fun of for loving and then in the 2010's it became popular due to films. Now that everyone is tired of marvel films they take shots at them when taking shots at other people. 1. You do not need to watch every Mcu project to get the next, they make them so you do not have to do that. 2. Marvel comics have a history since 1960 and just because you have an issue with the MCU does not mean Marvel as a whole is a problem. Marvel is a COMIC BOOK company. please learn to separate marvel STUDIOS from Marvel comics. Its lazy.

[@MeganSin]

I feel like it’s the same old thing and also I’m personally bored with her always writing about her relationships, because I understand write what you know, but push yourself to try something new. This album isn’t new. Honest did a great video essay referring to her as the marvel of pop and that’s what it is.

[@crystalcastillo7575]

Well well said

[@ASilentVoice2022]

As someone who has criticisms on Taylor Swift, this video is mostly garbage. Here is the summary of this mess of a video: 1. She stopped actually listening to Taylor’s albums after evermore. 2. She is defending a hypocrite who tracks Taylor herself and not just the jet she uses (see how he tracked Taylor’s friend’s jet just because Taylor was on it). 3. For someone who claimed to love (or has loved) Taylor’s music, she totally avoided the context of the 2nd verse of I Hate It Here to make Taylor sound tone-deaf (read the 4 following lines after the word "racists"). 4. She deliberately avoids making connections between the cheesy songs (The Alchemy & So High School) and songs about Taylor losing her innocence and teenage hood (read the lyrics to Would've, Could've, Should've for context). 5. She totally avoided the irrelevant criticisms this album received such as Taylor’s Jet usage which has nothing to do with the album really.

[@psychedelicyeti6053]

Once in a while, i try to give taylor a listen. It's super difficult for me to consume her music, especially when the praises she gets seem overboard. But i always had a feeling of Taylor self mythologizing herself. She wants to be remembered and stay in everyone's head. It's what really rubs me the wrong way about her.

[@vericvoidal]

why are you acting as if you belong with me is a genuine marker of how taylor should act in her adult life? it’s a “i’m not like other girls” song she wrote when she was 17 not gospel

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

I am 79 and English. I started listening to Taylor Swift this year.i coyld not give a flying fig about who she is singing about. Her songs are GOOD. ESPECIALLY the lyrics which I believe are almost completely her work. I don't understand rhe haters. I saw recently that someone said rhe songs on TTPDA are FAKE! How the hell can they be a fake? Are they not songs? Are they copies of other people's songs? How crazy is that? Now you are knocking her for making money. Nobody has to part with money to Taylor Swift. From what I hear she has spent a lot of her money helping others. Have you? Does she evade paying her taxes? Where is the evidence?

[@trailerparkart2429]

Taylor is a BILLIONAIRE. SHE SHOULD be helping others with her money. It’ll still never negatively affect her. I know your pic cannot be real bc why the HELL would a grown ass man be on the internet defending a billionaire bc someone has an opinion of them? You gotta be like a 12 YO kid. Bc there’s no fn way that a grown ass man would be acting like this on the internet. It’s Fn weird.

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

Born in 1944. I dislike all the jealous negativity whoever it is about. You lot have a third of your countrymen believing conspiracy theories and the Donald Trump is innocent. Where do you think this hatred and stupidity starts? Kids like aIMee love causing pain for the sake of it. You are entitled to dislike songs and singers but stop stating opinions as FACTS. From a Brit point of view it appears that too many Americans believe the FIRST thing they are told and are unable to change that opinion. That is not healthy and is effin lazy. If Donald Trump was wrongly attacked I would defend him. But he has not been so I won't. I do, however, sympathise with him over his incontinence problems. I have similar. It is an AGE thing and largely beyond his control. By the way, when you get to my age you will realise not just Trump and Biden nod off and forget words. I pointed out that Taylor helps people with her millions because that is a fact, not an opinion. She is not obliged to do that. Do you really think that a 79 year old cannot like Taylor Swift and her music? I also like artists from my early teens (Buddy Holly) and Twenties (ABBA) so that should give you some idea of my age and appreciation of GOOD music😊 Edit: why would a grown man make money on the internet by accusing someone of hypocrisy? You did not state that as an opinion.

[@ravenswood118]

This is so weird lmao. Get well soon, gramps. Your mind is going.

[@cookiecrumbles007]

Idk if this guy @andrewjenkinson7052 is a real old man or not, but his off handed comments about incontinence and Donald Trump made my night 😂😂😂😂

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

​@@cookiecrumbles007​@cookiecrumbles007 I promise I am 79. I remember the Festival of Britain and outdoor lavatories at the end of the "yard" (tarmacced in UK)

[@gremmythoumeaux4455]

without an ounce of criticism....except that the album contains some of her rawest and most emotional songs that her fans obviously enjoyed, funny cuz since she is overexposed it gave some people a bucket of reasons to attack her online despite TTPD still being lyrically better than A LOT of albums released this year

[@Andrea1M]

Yeah ONLY her fans enjoyed it, because too many of you are so obsessed and delusional that she can literally fart into a microphone, call it a song and you will still defend it and say it's peak art. The album is littered with cringy af lines like "you fell asleep like a tattooed golden retriever" and "touch me while your bros play gta" or whatever, and here you are really trying to gaslight us into thinking that's lyrical excellence lmaoo

[@RachelRanosa]

❤❤❤

[@Des-Laine]

New sub.👏👍👏👍

[@metoziii]

Okay, let me put what I am thinking this way: criticism around this album often revolves around the complexity of her metaphors and the extensive context needed to fully grasp her lyrics… however, this is not unique to her work, if you are into poetry you would know that it's a hallmark of poetry, contextual references are celebrated and necessary and create layered meanings. Just as poetry invites readers to delve deeper and uncover hidden nuances, ttpd challenges listeners to engage more profoundly. And all of this coming from someone who has not only been in the spotlight since a kid but also loves making music (also directs her videos and writes poetry) certainly makes sense for this kind of investment in their artistic craft. Also, Swift is changing the mold of traditional pop music by infusing it with a poetic depth, which normally doesn’t work or doesn’t even happen at this level of popularity and in the pop genre. So that is also understandable that why she would receive so much hate when people don’t want her to do this, but focus on writing catchy music. While it's understandable that this might not resonate with everyone, dismissing her work because it isn't immediately accessible undermines her artistic value and innovation she brings to the genre. I would get it if it’s objectively bad stuff, but I think a lot of her criticism derives from misunderstanding, devaluing her worth, or dismissing her because she is Taylor Swift. I think just as we don't dismiss poetry for its complexity, we should appreciate Taylor’s efforts here. The amount hate is so un guaranteed. She has every right to pour her heart out to her craft, as all poets do. On top of all of this, people are trying to understand what a person with fame like that is going through is also insane to me. People are way too judgmental. Like half the music industry uses ghost writers and writes about sex and drugs, no one bats an eye- but this is where they draw the line? there’s just so much to say lol Maybe I should make a counter argument video to this 😂

[@sheilasolosthemcu]

this comment is very pretentious, insulting and condescending. i love how swifties act like anybody who criticizes taylor’s work just isn’t into poetry and doesn’t understand her literary genius. i love poetic works and i can confirm that the points in this video are valid. you’re attacking critiques that were never made here. nobody is criticizing taylor’s work cause it’s too complex, if that was the case then artists even more poetic than taylor like kendrick lamar and bob dylan wouldn’t have their acclaim. we aren’t criticizing TTPD cause the poetry is way too advanced for us, we’re criticizing it cause the poetry in question is just bad. the album is a constant audible struggle between the poetic masterpiece it is intended to be and taylor pandering to white millennial women who love cats. and if “half the music industry”’s writing about sex and drugs doesn’t have people harassed the way taylor’s whole ex thing does (even when she CONSTANTLY admits to being the problem), i’d say go for it! and don’t pull through with that counter-argument video.

[@metoziii]

@@sheilasolosthemcu “pandering to white millennial women who love cats” you have that as your argument as to why the poetry is bad and you expect me to take your response seriously? Move on please Also, it’s not about not being able to understand her literary genius because it’s too advanced, it’s because out of context anything can be made to sound like “bad” poetry. How many poets works need context to be understood, way too many. Just because they are songs derived from poetry, and by Taylor, makes the public easily dismiss the value of the songwriting without giving it a chance already because she writes “too much about breakups or exes”

[@sheilasolosthemcu]

@@metoziii when did i ever say that that’s the reason it’s bad? i just said that the combination of it and the poetry of the album just makes the record feel convoluted, messy and indecisive. i have separate reasons why some of the lyrics are bad. some lyrics are just not good even within the context. “touch me while your bros play grand theft auto” and “you smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate, we declared charlie puth should be a bigger artist” are just embarrassing even within the context of the song. not everything taylor releases is automatically good, to act like it is just means your perspective on literature is immensely skewed. even shakespeare had his shortcomings. and anybody who writes about a topic for an extended period of time receives scrutiny from the public for doing so e.g. nicki minaj (“she only raps about sex!”). it isn’t something that’s limited to taylor neither is it something taylor should be immune to.

[@hiimperry9666]

I've never been so proud to like Weyes Blood from the beginning and not a singer whose personality is defined in "basic white."

[@Nancy-pw5lv]

womp womp

[@accuratc]

4:16 please don't put this out into universe. dan is one of my favourite producers ever and i have been listening to the albums he has produced since 2020. he is literally reinventing pop music

[@gpelomundo]

I don't understand this critiscism. She is writing her own songs about what she is going through. Like all good artists should be doing? Or yall wanna go back idolizing people that are not involved in the creative process and just sing some shit they bought?

[@lilypond5158]

Although her new album isn't my favourite I really do think it's funny that people accuse Taylor of being a product more than artists that don't even wite their own music

[@gpelomundo]

@@lilypond5158 period. People just want to talk bs sometimes 😂 I mean, I don't like a bunch of the other things that are going on in music but just because I don't understand it I'm not quick to judge it's trash, mainly when it's generating streams of income for so many people worldwide. If it's selling prolly cause it's hot, you don't need to like it because this is obvious and doesn't need validation from anyone .

[@fshhh]

Failed to mature as an artist and m tried jumping Lana’s whole style in response. The money outgrew her

[@gpelomundo]

@@fshhh I don't think how yall always thibk people are copying other people. They are INSPIRED. There's NOTHING original in this world, everything was borrowed somewhere else. I am happy that Taylor is getting inspired by Lana as Lana is the best living artist we have right now

[@fshhh]

@@gpelomundo Mhm, or she could try making something original?

[@Dina-em8ni]

Tbh, I'm low-key a swiftie & I was a bit disappointed in the album at first too. I don't know what I was expecting but the music felt a bit bland compared to her past work imo. I've always been a "more into lyrics than beats" person but still it didn't quite hit the mark for me. But then I listened to some songs again & they grew on me. I had instantly liked ICDIWABH for both beats and lyrics, much to my relief because I was panicking inside like 'oh no I'm a swiftie & I don't like anything on this album'. I grew to like Fortnight (tho I really wanted more Post Malone). So Long London was emotional & I like it too. Love Down Bad! Also really like loml & ttpd. So far the other songs didn't sound like ones I'd actually listen to. I think it's fine tho, it's very rare that we listen to all the songs in an album anyway. I'm still not entirely sure how I feel about the album as a whole but I don't completely hate it. This video made some good points but she sounded like she was mostly trying to pick on Taylor by quoting the most stupid lyrics on the most stupid songs. It's okay to do that but atleast give credit to the songs that's actually good too.

[@randyholland5447]

Has Taylor swift got a brain

[@itsmathb]

oh you ate up I fear...

[@Shiparkersk]

I feel like criticism of this album is more about surfing on the hype of her fame and people that don't like her using it to generate clicks. Is it too terrible that the she just wants to take things off her chest? Why is that only women are not allowed to convey life on lyrics while men do this all the time and gets no flack for it? For one, I obviously find her lyricism more important than the men the song is about and it is how she says it and not who she sings about. Reviews like this and the comments that generates feels like a bunch of mysoginists who were waiting to be hateful and pick me girls who thinks they are special and people who wants to monetize on someone who is a topic that will generate views which is ironic considering how many reviews uses capitalism to criticize her.

[@Katrielible]

Go cry about it. EVERYONE ... INCLUDING men deals with criticism. Whatever things we put out for public consumption, we make open to public scrutiny. It isn't that men haven't dealt with being raked over the coals .... they just dont make themselves a victim over it. Alot of the actually talented singers in the industry, like Mariah carey and whitney houston also have dealt with their demons in public They would talk about it appropriately and then move on. They wrote songs about their experiences but did not share their experiences with the public at the time and only the songs. Even ariana grande has handled herself better than taylor ... when her fans attack, she is quick to reign them in. Taylor encourages it. She is a manipulative ok singer who has written a few great songs ..... she is way too popular for it to be organic. Most of the so called fans videos of her concerts flooding our feeds are really taken by and posted by her pr team She pays to override our interests in our feeds with videos of her. Yeah, that is PR. People are tired of her shoving herself down our throat. I want to be paid for having my interests shoved aside in favor of her. I quit using youtube shorts bc her pr campaign is out of control. I don't like her and dont know why i have to actively avoid her ALL THE FLIPPIN TIME. i like mariah carey and she NEVER pops up in my feeds anymore because self centered taylor cant handle not being the center of attention. I am an anti swiftie and we are growing in numbers 🤬

[@Katrielible]

And we will take over the world!!!! . . . . . . . . (Not really .... we actually are not doing that. In fact, as far as i know, i am the only one calling myself an anti swiftie ... i dont merely dislike her; i would love to be able to come online and not be flooded with vids put out by her team).

[@Shiparkersk]

@@Katrielible I'm allowed to say the fuck I want and if someone make a video in order to get money on KZbin this person open the window to criticism as well. You can go cry about it. Not everyone will agree and I just think this is hypocrisy. Now go touch grass.

[@ncamara670]

I hate to break this to you but criticising women is allowed. I say this as a woman. Men get criticism as well and not everything they produced is universally accepted. There is not reason why a woman should be exempted. Art is there for public consumption and opinions vary. Capitalism has nothing to do with it.

[@Shiparkersk]

@@ncamara670 I hate to break this to you, but I'm not obligated to agree with the content of the video and I'm allowed to criticize it as well.

[@greentearain]

just another jealous hater? Groundbreaking...

[@Bobby-wn8gv]

Cope

[@mcastro145]

Not sure we listened to the same albums....TTPD is def long and raw and tough in places, but is also incredibly well written and the kind of music that becomes more and more meaningful as you listen to it. I'm not a Swiftie, I don't care about her relationships, and I don't go digging for meaning or easter eggs. I'm almost 50, and don't love her earlier work. Clearly everyone has its own opinion, as music is so very subjective, but I respectfully disagree with most of what you said. You can criticize the materialism and variants, but ... don't hate the player, hate the game?

[@jenpoison]

Once I realized that half of the shit you said comes from twitter or TikTok your point just became part of the echochamber of people spewing the same half baked points.

[@Bobby-wn8gv]

Cope

[@jenpoison]

@@Bobby-wn8gv 🙂‍↕️

[@HamiltonTSwift]

All of your claims can easily be debunked but I'm just gonna ignore your clout chasing, you don't like Taylor swift yet you made a video about her 4 times lol, leave pop culture if you don't know anything and you don't research

[@wjddml]

never a fan of her, though i have listened to some of her music. all basic.

[@redderkk3400]

Only losers here..

[@arbeeyey4355]

Much as I appreciate the criticism, at least do a fact check Madamn! TS and her team never had any legal battle against Olivia Rodrigo. Jack Antonoff who is a co writer of the track in question clarified that on an interview. Plus Olivia confirmed via Rolling Stone interview that there is no bad blood between her and TS. Another thing, there are so much more on this album, sooooo mucchhh moorreee than just those lyrics you pointed out. If I may suggest, do not be a selective critique, judge the album as a whole not just nitpicking on few songs and just pick the lines that frustrates you.. Here are some of the lyrics to some of her other songs on TTPD : So Long London: I founded the club she’s heard great things about/ I left all I knew, you left me at the house by the Heath/ I stoppеd CPR, after all, it’s no use/ The spirit was gonе, we would never come to/ And I’m pissed off you let me give you all that youth for free. loml: You shit-talked me under the table/ Talking rings and talking cradles/ I wish I could unrecall/ How much we almost had it all How Did it End?: Come one come all, it’s happening again/ The empathetic hunger descends/ We’ll tell no-one except all of our friends/ We must know, how did it end? There you go! It may not be applicable to you but how about to us that relates to this lyrics and to her music? Should we stop just because you don’t like it? You may not like the album or TS herself and that is okay but atleast be fair. That is all we ask for.

[@saakshishetty7786]

Whatever it is, I am still going to be a Swiftie because she is one of the rarest musician we got this generation. I dont give a fuck about who or how she is personally. I am just here for for the art. TTPD was meh in the beginning but started becoming a grower immediately. The album insanely became a grower for so many people. Definitely, there is something unique about Taylor that even haters admit. This woman is in the biz for more than 18 years but still managed to be on the top of her game for a reason. After The Beatles, she is the only one whose entire discography is consumed by milions in entirety and her albums age like a fine wine, regardless of what topic she is covering. Which sadly, most of her other mainstream peers lack. Her strength is her creativity and geniuseness but nobody is ready for the conversation.

[@hiimperry9666]

You should probably see: Marina, Lana del Rey, Weyes Blood, Mitski and Melanie Martínez. Then we talk about genius.

[@Carljefferson151]

Im sorry but this is such a bad take on the whole album. I can acknowledge that yes, ts is a billionaire and her sales of the variants is dubious but the actual content is not to be mindlessly consumed as you concluded. As an english literature student, the level of research and literary links that she has put intk this album has made it so rich. She encourages thought and consideration within her songwriting. Yet most of the songs still have a basic level of easily understood story. THERE ARE LEVELS!!!!! As for the idea that she is presenting herself almosg in a childlike way with "teenage petulance." Yes she is and that is interesting, she us not presenting herself as this perfect person but someone real and raw and honest which makes the album so impactful, especially compared to earlier albums where she is often the victim or the heroine. Here she is a human whilst also acknowledging the complexity of fame which is do intriguing. I did emjoy the video and i feel like there were some good elements of criticism but mainly about the sales ragher than the art itself. Any critiques if the art here felt purely as if they were attempting to just put down ts without giving her a chance. These sonfs aren't designed to be easily consimed, they are meant to be digested with thought. So give them that thought...

[@IsabellaJohnston-ed1rk]

yall keep using the word “billionaire” as something bad.. lmao just say you’re jealous and move on

[@fitp2183]

enlighten me how is bein a billionare good?

[@zeecherryzzz]

It is such a brilliant album, you need to listen to it a few times, even top critics who bagged the album first off now are saying it is much better than they thought. And I don't give a crap about the lyrics, I do love them though, but not talking about the lyrics, the songs are so good. Anyways, sorry to hear so many people don't know it's beauty!!

[@iloovelanadelrey]

they probably praised the album after bc of the swifties coming after them 😭

[@zeecherryzzz]

@@iloovelanadelrey no, they just listened to it more, which you have to

[@nuralhelaly]

English isn’t my first language and i understood the album more than you did 🤣 hate her as much as you want but at least be fair

[@jordannieva4768]

3 videos in a row talking bout it, guess your little channel needed some views, lame but it worked, congratulations

[@PopDropChannel]

And I'm just barely scratching the surface 😘

[@jiruld]

you're so wrong on many ways when you can just say you didn't like the album

[@naveerarizwan5329]

not Swifties not being able to handle an ounce of criticism... She not God yk u aren't going to find her up there

[@jiruld]

@@naveerarizwan5329 well, it's up to myself as well to criticize the criticism. I'm not being bias here just because I listen to her music. This was publicly posted here so it's expected to receive disagreement with his take. I also acknowledge her wrongs, I don't not idolize her but I love her art. I don't change anything I've said, everything he said most of them are just blatantly hate and just driving to bandwagon to hate her. He's so wrong on so many ways. If you have clear compression you can easily distinguish between criticize and hate. Hope it helps this was posted weeks ago already, seems like you have more time to find comments huh. Do something productive :)

[@gregory7567]

​@jiruld girl no one's reading all that 😂😂

[@jiruld]

@@gregory7567 I don't think you have reading comprehension and you care to reply my comment weeks ago already 🤭

[@gregory7567]

@jiruld no the paragraph is just so unnecessary. Make your point with less words please 🤣🤣

[@marcellotomezzoli1100]

girl i swear you are so wrong on SO MANY levels. first of all her personal life has ALWAYS been an inspiration to her (think red, 2012), but now suddenly it's a wrong thing? in the second place, whilst i can see some songs on the anthology being similar to folklevermore (which isn't a bad thing, or suddenly an artist can't replicate a sound he has already done?), the first part of the album has a very distinctive sound that whilst being synth-pop is still a lot different from midnights. We can also discuss the lyricism: first of all you cited only the campiest songs, why didn't you talk about loml or peter or how did it end or so long london? maybe 'cause you're an hater. then, some lyrics CAN be camp it's not a bad thing!!! "we declared charlie puth excetera" is her being IRONIC! but maybe you don't know what that word means i'm sorry.

[@meow5043]

cope harder

[@andrewjenkinson7052]

​@@meow5043explain your comment, please.

[@daniellecosta2484]

Wow, I got to say I do like her ..mostly… in some ways more than others. but the video narrator isn’t completely wrong in this critique either. Interestingly, now a majority of people out there when they think of Swifty’s and Taylor Swift fans, the assumption is that they are a hyped up, delusional and unhinged group of people. Comments like yours keep that stereotype rollin, hun. Her insane fan base may actually be one of the reasons people finally decide to be done with her.

[@sandygonsalves4646]

Theres a difference between writing music inspried by your own experiences....and writing music that will only resonate if your fanbase knows your personsl life way too much

[@jiruld]

​@@sandygonsalves4646 delusional, then don't listen the music you're not the target audience

[@mikirules12]

the album needs multiple listens before you can judge… if you think you can judge this album in under a week your wrong. But I will say that not every album speaks to everyone… for example I didnt connect with Midnights at all… except maybe one song and I‘m a huge fan… but I don’t criticize because it just wasnt the album for me. This album however has many masterful songs in my eyes and speaks to me much more. But for those that dont, dont go hating on it just because you don’t understand it….

[@gabyocampo94]

Or maybe you haven't lived any of your own life enough. Have you thought that maybe you can't relate because YOU just can't separate the person from the work. I'm literally going through what she was while writing this and I barely though of her exes or her life while crying to this album. It's like I said, you think because you can't relate, it's not for everyone. Think again, there are millions of us suffering these events and you're being more tone deaf than who you critizice a

[@wintertingz]

omg someone doesn’t like a taylor swift album??? what ever will we do 🙄

[@LunaMoon3-mm2hs]

I am late, but it's not that deep if someone doesn't like an album, music is subjective and not everyone will like Taylor Swift so

[@Deldelo-]

You people are in the dark. She’s very talented and that’s why she’s a billionaire. She’s been using a beard for as many years as she’s been playing guitar. Yet only 1% even realise that. She has more money than she could ever spend. What have you done with your life? Nothing? Thought so😏💰💰💰💰💰

[@hiimperry9666]

She's a billionaire because of her sales, not because she's actually talented. Her latest albums are soulless and even disrespectful to fans who want quality. Singers such as: Lana del Rey, Mitski, Melanie Martínez, Marina and Weyes Blood They also play the guitar and their art has more quality.

[@RhondaBush-fu3we]

No one cares about any of your opinions. Her fans are worldwide and she is killing it at life!!! Spread that jelly-slather it all over- get that jealousy out of your system!

[@gregory7567]

So why are you here?

[@RhondaBush-fu3we]

@@gregory7567 To swat flies

[@wintertingz]

your exactly the kind of swiftie the comments are talking about, the kind that can’t take any criticism. its honestly sad how her success blinds you from realizing even taylor makes mistakes and not every fan has to like everything she makes

[@gregory7567]

@@RhondaBush-fu3we is the swatting in the room with us?

[@arratutchseudo]

​@@RhondaBush-fu3we and fans like you will exactly be the reason for Taylor's downfall. You all will mindlessly consume her music without caring about the art itself. But how long will this go on? Even her so-called fans will get worn out by her lazy approach to music, unless she prioritizes the quality of what she's putting out.

[@hker2581]

Only capitalism can create jobs; entrepreneurship, stimulate innovations and inventions. TS works hard and she deserves what she gets and if she is not good, she would be replaced. Capitalists can turn one hundred dollars into millions and provide jobs yet if you give the same amount of money in a socialist economy; people would just spent them until money runs out in the country.

[@almeida5823]

So many BS! Taylor is an ARTIST she creats art we are the ones who want to put name to it. If you dont like just dont listen. Dont use her for clicks its even worse. By the way TTPD is amazing.❤❤

[@StCausesARuckus]

🥱

[@NoNamePerson18]

You belong with was epitomy of "i am not like other girls"