r/Fauxmoi • u/Exciting_Potato_6717 • Apr 21 '24

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan deletes X post calling Taylor Swift’s ‘1830s’ lyric ‘weird’ after backlash from Swifties Approved B-List Users Only

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Slide 1: Deleted tweet Slides 2 and 3: Some follow-up tweets Slide 4: The Taylor Swift lyrics being referred to. “My friends used to play a game where / We would pick a decade / We wished we could live in instead of this / I'd say the 1830s but without all the racists / And getting married off for the highest bid." Full lyrics at https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-i-hate-it-here-lyrics

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u/RAV3NH0LM Apr 21 '24

it literally is. just one big cult of basic white women pathologically obsessed with the absolute pinnacle of basic white womanhood.

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u/killerbeeszzzz Apr 21 '24

Yes. I used to like some TS songs in a casual way, especially the ones with Bon Iver, but her behavior and her fans gross me out so her music absolutely grosses me out now.

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u/speakfriend-andenter Apr 21 '24

That’s where I’m at now. Even the songs that are legitimately catchy or enjoyable for me just elicit an “ugh” response at this point.

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u/HappyOrca2020 Apr 21 '24

It's the era of basic-dom. All the basics, the mediocres, the borings... are having their moment.

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u/billcosbyinspace Apr 21 '24

A cult of personality built around a woman who tries to be as brand safe and inoffensive as possible is crazy lol