I have a new series called The Media that Shaped my Life, & the first episode is about Jo Calderone, Lady Gaga’s drag alter ego. Coming at the height of Gaga’s performance art era where she pushed boundaries & experimented, this is a time I’m so glad I got to see with a fully developed frontal lobe.

HARRRYYY???

Please tell me someone already discussed the horse but dress strap

has anyone considered the possibility that this was them performing in a “hetero realness” category at a drag ball and that’s why they failed miserably?

today I was thinking about how turning her persona into an extreme caricature of what people project onto her via the performance art was probably also a comfort tool help her real self feel more real because her brain can say it’s not “real me” being objectified it’s Taylor Swift™️ the brand

just finished @sabrinafleetwood21.bsky.social video on opalite and it is fantastic! I think it’s SO incredibly important that the entire point of this video is to communicate false advertising

The only curly letter was the G? You’re not slick T.

Good morning. Just some info for you- Bill Weasley, also known as WILLIAM graduated from Hogwarts in 1989 and I hate Taylor Swift

"quarterback sensation sean jackson has popped the lock on the closet and come out. what does this mean for sean jackson? will there be more house music played in the locker room?" - valentine's day, 2010

wait this theory 👀

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Elsa Schiaparelli’s first collaboration with Salvador Dalí was a powder compact inspired by a rotary phone dial (1935) 📞

um excuse me?

Girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby

Whoever made this edit truly understands Guilty as Sin

“DO IT FOR THE GAYS!” 🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛

"They ask 'do you have a man?' I can still say I don't remember" ass moment hahaha

What confused me about ep 4 of end of an era was when she was talking about her first date with Travis… he explained football to her… wasn’t she an Eagles fan? Seems like a lie.

I’M WATCHING LATE BUT EXCUSE ME??????

IM SORRY WHAT?!?!?

but I whispered at the grave… should've kissed you anyway

“You know the last time I laughed this hard was on the trampoline in somebody’s backyard. I must have been about 8 or 9, that was the night I fell off and broke my arm.” About 8 or 9 … during ‘89 = 1989 or in between 1989 and reputation? 🤔 Broke my arm 🤝 broken plane wing

“Thanks for making me the top global artist! …you’re losing me” 🥴🥴🥴

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA! today is Lesbian Visibility Day on the TN timeline. WHO’S GONNA TROLL YOUUUUU?

I CANNOT DEAL

that opened my SKIES another instance where the clean lyric is important (hi karma)

reposting for clarity: I think taylor might be quietly referencing “New Kids on The Block” with her “have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you.” it was driving me nuts because the language choices were so specific and contradictory to what we (think) we know about her

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I really feel like we didn’t talk enough about “it’s a really specific type of otter that he wants”

On this day in 2017, Taylor Swift released “Gorgeous” as a promotional single for the upcoming #reputation album. | October 20, 2017 @ Midnight

My IG feed right now telling no lies 🤭🤭

Her albums are her children. She has said this repeatedly. She *used* to live with ghosts. They were the ghosts of her children- the lost masters. She said on the podcast that she had to structure her entire life to avoid crossing paths with her old music because it was so 🧵

this makes me like ruin the friendship more ngl. she’s an unreliable narrator

can I whisper something ... is this why she produced the album with max and shellback

Shes been switching dogs and cats forever - rebecca dyed the neighbors CAT not dog, kitty was her moms great dane name, TLOAS mentions kitty with sab who just released mans best friend aka a dog. Girl has been switching em like she does pronouns sksjsksjsk

The Life of a Showgirl is Taylor’s final performance and send off to this fandom as we know it. It’s a letter of regrets, vulnerability, desire, loyalty. Every song connects to each other in the context of taylor grappling with her desire to come out AND also keep her beloved fans. 🧵

what is very much on display with this album is the outcome of compounding narratives and confirmation bias. If you already believe a certain thing about Taylor then whatever you see in the media strengthens your bias. this album will mirror your beliefs back to you if you take the bait

the “couple you can’t believe are together” skit is so fucking insane I cannot even process this

All I used to do was pray. I've been on my knees change the prophecy. What's a lifetime of achievement if I pushed you to the edge? All you'll ever be is my eternal consolation prize. ⬇️ Chely Wright: Wish Me Away documentary

i fear we moved a little too quickly past the fact that "Ruin the Friendship (advice version)" reveals that the OG lyrics were... "Wilted corsage dangles from *OUR WRISTS* Over his shoulder, I catch a glimpse And see you looking at mе" but in album version she hetifies it to "from my wrist"...

Do gaylors generally know that Speak Now era started the same day Chely performed at Pride? And that the album was released on Chely’s bday? Chely, who famously said in her coming out interview, “it feels like my birthday.” And the secret code in the lyric book reads, “for you.” Y’ALL.

I got all 4 for funsies, and the jewel case spines uhhhh. Including the 11 12 on the back of the ropes version (why this one?). Just throwing it out there!

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The voice memo lyrics for The Fate of Ophelia... "I spent years in my tower, I was just honing my powers" 👀

despite the title, TLOAS is a grower, not a shower. give her a minute. I said what I said.

The key change in father figure could resurrect me from the dead fr

hey so

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