Yet, somehow, there’s a contingent of people that hate her. Pure, unadulterated, passionate, unfiltered hatred. It’s the type of hate that inspires long, heated arguments where neither side concedes what they’ve accepted as fact. Days later, those conversations turn into texts with further proof of why you should either love or hate Taylor, with both sides finally agreeing to disagree by saying, “Nevermind, you just don’t get it.”
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Well, to the world, Taylor Swift is that girl. While the rational side propels her songs to number one and account for the millions of views her music videos get, the high school mean girls take to Twitter and Facebook spewing hatred at her every move out of jealousy. They want to be the ones dancing in the front row of the Grammys. They want to be the ones rubbing elbows with Haim. They want 40 million followers on Instagram. But instead of doing the work to get there, it’s easier to make themselves feel better by disparaging someone who isn’t inherently evil in any sense of the word.
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It’s not that Taylor Swift haters are especially unhappy. I’m sure a lot of them live gratifying and fulfilling lives. It’s just that seeing her that happy and that successful and that universally loved flips a switch that turns normal, rational people into blood-smelling, ravenous sharks. Her commercial success and popularity among celebrities who have a higher approval rating than Taylor herself are too much for these people to take. While they could give up and enjoy her music and gusto, they’d rather vehemently disparage her from the rooftops until somebody chimes in to entertain their desperate need for an argument. Unfortunately, they hate her because they can never be her.
BRB, making a long list of all of the ATRL members that HATE themselves.
Yeah, it's kinda hard to hate The Lord after a listen through Red. It's kinda a much better album than 1989. A listen through Speak Now, however, will turn you immediately into a Disciple.
There are lots of ppl who view the Taylor phenomenon with bewildered indifference rather than hate, good sis JakeKills. There is a middle ground.. I like her pop music and want her to stick with it.
