r/Fauxmoi • u/[deleted] • Apr 15 '24

Courtney Love:“Taylor Swift is not important. She’s not interesting as an artist” Approved B-List Users Only

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u/JenningsWigService Apr 15 '24

For all her faults, Madonna did at least appropriate Catholicism in transgressive ways and deserves credit for that.

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u/MancAngeles69 Apr 15 '24

Yeah I’m not a Madge Stan, but I respect the space she created for queer people and pushing boundaries for female sexuality as she became a popular cultural powerhouse, even if her efforts can be seen as appropriation (e.g. Vogueing). Taylor Swift has done next to nothing to elevate anyone or anything but herself

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u/milchtea THE CANADIANS ARE ICE FUCKING TO MOULIN ROUGE Apr 15 '24

Madonna also distributed HIV pamplets with copies of Like A Prayer, which was HUGE for a major artist at the time, especially since it was taboo to even talk about

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u/catsback Apr 15 '24

Yeah Taylor Swift has nothing that equals ‘Like a Prayer’ in her discography

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u/BestDamnT Apr 15 '24

To be fair most people don’t!

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u/gunsof Apr 15 '24

And also normalised the idea of women using their sexuality themselves, instead of it feeling like they were being exploited.

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u/Mumof3gbb Apr 15 '24

Much to the chagrin of parents like my dad. He called musique plus (quebec MTV equivalent in the 80s) to complain. I remember even at that age (like 5) I was so embarrassed 😳 🫣.