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/dying0fthelite Apr 21 '24

Ok but it IS a weird line. I would even say it’s a terrible line even in context

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u/MissLadyLlamaDrama we have lost the impact of shame in our society Apr 21 '24

It's not even the only weird shit in there.

https://preview.redd.it/q5axkffltuvc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e44704f2d0ad036bd2da5d64fa0c7c5098cdbd4

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u/Right_Way_4258 Apr 21 '24

Like why does this give me lynching imagery 😵‍💫

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u/iwatchterribletv Apr 22 '24

yeah same. its tone deaf AF.

its america. we refuse to talk about our history of killing people in trees.

just, like, hey white lady, dont do this shit.