In Margaret Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale", Serena Joy is a conservative, religious woman of high status. She used to be a prominent activist & public speaker who defended conservative ideas, only to have her own power stripped away once the system was established.
"She doesn't make speeches anymore. She has become speechless. She stays in her home, but it doesn't seem to agree with her. How furious she must be, now that she's been taken at her word." (The Handmaid's Tale - Chapter 8)
— In the song "serena joy", Olivia explores the hypocrisy of conservative women believing the system they uphold will somehow spare them, only to realize that ironically, it will oppress them too: "if they do it to them, they'll do it to you. if they do it to them, they're gonna do it to you"
Happy 36th birthday to the iconic Taylor Swift.
The 14x Grammy-winning superstar, who debuted in 2006, has taken the world by storm era after era, and record after record. Her impact has ranged from her songwriting talents, which landed her a Songwriter Hall of Fame nomination in her first year of eligibility, to the phenomenon of the Eras Tour, which is the highest-grossing tour of all time. She is the first artist in history to hold the entire Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 multiple times, which no other artist has done once. She was named TIME’s Person of the Year in 2023 and, this year, broke the record for biggest album opening in Billboard 200 history when her twelfth studio album opened at four million units. She also gained ownership to her first six albums and now fully owns her entire discography, which boasts four Album of the Year wins — the most for any singer ever.
Not liking the album is okay, it doesn't have to be everyone's cup of tea, but implying she needs to take a break because YOU didn't like it is disrespectful, like... who the heck do you think you are? She is an artist, and she has the right to create whatever she feels/wants to.
“As we all know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast. I think we all know that if there’s one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens... it’s more of me”
— Taylor Swift on the ‘New Heights’ podcast
this is why i find it so hard to give a single fuck about the criticisms given to female pop stars because men will rape, beat and abuse women and still sell out stadiums every night. why am i hearing more about album artwork and merch designs than THIS?!
Writing this entire song from 2am to 6am was some of the most fun I’ve ever had in my life. @taylorswift13 now we know how to use a fire extinguisher. I love you.
🚨| TAYLOR PERFORMS A MASHUP OF "All Of The Girls You Loved Before" and "Crazier" FOR DAY 2 OF THE ERAS TOUR IN EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND! #EdinburghTSTheErasTour