u/zoryana111

i'm studying for my exams rn and i want to watch something with a charming intelligent character so it doesn't feel like a complete waste of time. i really enjoyed "legally blonde" but i'd also appreciate a more serious movie. thanks!

Before you read this, I want to remind you that in this sub, you upvote the take you disagree with

There’s no music that’s universally liked. Admittedly, I never saw the appeal of most of The Beatles’ stuff, same with Imagine Dragons or Sabrina Carpenter. Yet there are musicians you can admit to not liking, and then there are those that make you seem like an illiterate pleb if you dare say they aren’t for you

Now, people like to shit on Swifties for attacking everybody who dares criticize Taylor. I believe this isn’t entirely true. Yes, there are a lot of crazy Swifties, but to say that everyone who ever said they hate (and I mean hate) her got doxxed or sent death threats would be an exaggeration

So my first point is this: while you’re free to think Taylor is overrated, you can’t say that you cant criticize her

I also believe that a lot of crazy Swifties flourish on twitter/X, which is where many crazy people exist in general, and it’s unfair to treat twitter users as representatives of mankind. If you type “Taylor Swift” into reddit, youtube, or tiktok, yes, you’ll see a lot of Swifties, but you’ll also see plenty of haters

There’s a lot to criticize her for, but more often you just see people saying her music is shit (subjective), her fans are stupid (generalization), or criticizing her jet usage, greediness, and billionaire status. There’s no point discussing the first two (although i did a little bit in the end)

Now, Taylor is no saint. Frankly, I believe there are no ethical billionaires. Yet it is a fact that she isn’t in the top 10 private jet users of 2025 or May 2026 (source: celebrityprivatejettracker.com/leaderboard/#gref )

Nobody forces you to buy every vinyl variant of her new album. Charli XCX’s Brat had 20 variants, Billie Eilish’s HMHAS had 8, and Taylor’s TLOAS had 8 vinyl albums (plus 12 CDs and 1 cassette). So the amount of variants is more of a general trend than something exclusive to Taylor

It is true that Taylor most likely uses cheap labor from third-world countries, which is inexcusable. Again, she isn’t a saint, that’s not my point

I believe that music taste is subjective, but I also want to add a couple of words about that. Every artist has their weak (“he ah-matized me and opened my eyes 🫠😴”) and strong moments. Writing about relationships is normal (what else is a privileged millennial white woman supposed to write about, Georgia’s minimum wage?). But it’s also not entirely true that all her songs are about relationships. There’s stuff like Clara Bow, which is about how the music industry treats women; Bigger Than the Whole Sky, which is about grief; Epiphany, which is about her grandfather who served in WWII; etc etc

I also think she’s the most popular artist of this generation for a reason. Reddit snobs might disagree, but I do believe you can’t achieve that level of success if you’re a bad lyricist

TL;DR: Taylor Swift is overhated, while in reality she is neither exceptionally bad nor exceptionally good

Mine is "Amelie" soundtrack, but i want to hear your recommendations