Admirable in the sense that she “swiftly” been able to shift her persona from the lovable underdog to the triumphant successful idol that she is, while completely avoiding any type of missteps/meltdowns all popstars go through at some point.
But also sad in the sense that this shift is subjectively not genuine. From the Fearless era maybe when she alluded to her ex (Jonas) breaking up with her over a text. She immediately began crafting her perfect Hollywood story, the pure girl who got her heart broken by a careless man, then getting out triumphant by pouring her heart into more-or-less sincere pop infused with country songs. It felt mostly like a habit. Her fans began to like the custom of painting fan fictions from the content of her writing on whatever celebrity she dated at the moment across her other albums. Their discussions are often focused on relating whatever event happened in her lifetime with the timeline of a specific song. They became weirdly obsessed with her personal life, because she led them indirectly into it. And now she’s only building on this “fake” perfect storyline to sell a polished narrative that they will justify as a lyrical masterpiece because they can relate. But in fact they are like sheep being subjected to a superficial life they’ll never have, but probably find themselves in yearning for it.
Admirable in the sense that she “swiftly” been able to shift her persona from the lovable underdog to the triumphant successful idol that she is, while completely avoiding any type of missteps/meltdowns all popstars go through at some point.
But also sad in the sense that this shift is subjectively not genuine. From the Fearless era maybe when she alluded to her ex (Jonas) breaking up with her over a text. She immediately began crafting her perfect Hollywood story, the pure girl who got her heart broken by a careless man, then getting out triumphant by pouring her heart into more-or-less sincere pop infused with country songs. It felt mostly like a habit. Her fans began to like the custom of painting fan fictions from the content of her writing on whatever celebrity she dated at the moment across her other albums. Their discussions are often focused on relating whatever event happened in her lifetime with the timeline of a specific song. They became weirdly obsessed with her personal life, because she led them indirectly into it. And now she’s only building on this “fake” perfect storyline to sell a polished narrative that they will justify as a lyrical masterpiece because they can relate. But in fact they are like sheep being subjected to a superficial life they’ll never have, but probably find themselves in yearning for it.
Admirable in the sense that she “swiftly” been able to shift her persona from the lovable underdog to the triumphant successful idol that she is, while completely avoiding any type of missteps/meltdowns all popstars go through at some point.
But also sad in the sense that this shift is subjectively not genuine. From the Fearless era maybe when she alluded to her ex (Jonas) breaking up with her over a text. She immediately began crafting her perfect Hollywood story, the pure girl who got her heart broken by a careless man, then getting out triumphant by pouring her heart into more-or-less sincere pop infused with country songs. It felt mostly like a habit. Her fans began to like the custom of painting fan fictions from the content of her writing on whatever celebrity she dated at the moment across her other albums. Their discussions are often focused on relating whatever event happened in her lifetime with the timeline of a specific song. They became weirdly obsessed with her personal life, because she led them indirectly into it. And now she’s only building on this “fake” perfect storyline to sell a polished narrative that they will justify as a lyrical masterpiece because they can relate. But in fact they are like sheep being subjected to a superficial life they’ll never have, but probably find themselves in yearning for it.
Her command and control of every facet of her image, what the public knows and how the public perceives her is remarkable. She's a great businesswoman.
