TAYLOR SWIFT
๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จโฆ
๐. ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ.
๐. ๐๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฌ.
๐. ๐๐๐ญ๐, ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐, ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ (๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ข๐๐ฌ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ.)
Letโs elaborateโฆ
- I have seen many posts being shared from men suffering from toxic masculinity, women who are too insecure to see another woman succeeding and religiously affiliated people in general. These posts consist of detailed writings about how ๐๐๐ฎ๐ก๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ and ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ are not suited for children, teenagers, or those โwanting to go to heavenโ (yesโฆone of them said that verbatim and I wish I had taken a screenshot).
Ok but letโs be for real right nowโฆ
๐๐๐ฎ๐ก๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ is a mid-thirties woman who writes about ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด, tragedies, life, love, loss, etc. and she shares that with the world via musical art.
She DID NOT write any of these songs for YOUR 7-year-old to sit in the corner with a glass of wine and cry to.
She wrote them from the perspective of a 34-year-old woman.
It is NOT HER RESPONSIBILITY to write age-appropriate songs for your children to listen to.
Go find veggie tales.
โBut Noelleโฆ.my young daughter loves her and looks up to her. She should be making music for the young girls looking up to her.โ
So does my child. And I allow him to listen to all ๐๐๐ฎ๐ก๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ but that is my personal parenting choice. You, as a parent, decide what your child listens to. And again โฆ
It is NOT HER RESPONSIBILITY to write age appropriate songs for your children to listen to.
I was singing all sorts of songs at age 13 that I shouldnโt have known all the lyrics tooโฆbut I did. At that age, I didnโt even understand what I was really singing. Now I do. But I donโt blame the artist who made the music for me knowing all the inappropriate lyrics to countless songs.
Another flexโฆI also donโt blame my parents for that.
You shouldnโt either.
- 2. It is also not her responsibility to cater to your religious beliefs. Just like itโs not the schools or government or your friends or family or anyone else in your lifeโs responsibility to cater to YOUR religious beliefs.
๐๐๐ฎ๐ก๐ค๐ง ๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ฉ should not have to write ONLY about Christian values or not use the word fuck in her lyrics because you donโt believe in cursing. If it offends you, listen to the clean version or just donโt listen at all.
We ALL have different beliefs and hold different values.
Some people never use the word fuck and would never.
Some of us use it in every sentence.
But itโs not her responsibility to โget you into heavenโ with her music and lyrics.
But itโs not her responsibility to โget you into heavenโ with her music and lyrics.
And 3.
Itโs 2024.
We are no longer SHAMING women. Period.
For dating experiences.
Sexual experiences.
Body image.
What they wear.
And we sure as hell are not shaming women for
SPEAKING THEIR TRUTH
And healing out loud.
YOU donโt get to choose how someone else heals their heart or lives their life.
And alsoโฆin 2024, we are lifting other women up and straightening their crowns. We are clapping when they win and succeed. Even if someone doesnโt like her music, theyโd be a fool to call her untalented and not be able to at least acknowledge and appreciate her success and artistic talent.
Why are people so torn up over someoneโs (or anyone elseโs) life or choices when it doesnโt even affect them personally.
And I would make this same argument for anyone.
Not just my girl TayTay.
It is fine to have beliefs and stand strong in your truths and convictions, but religion and politics are DESTROYING this world.
And if you know, you know.
And if you donโt know, youโre probably too deep into it to see and understand the bigger picture.
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐.
Neither is Taylor Swift
Written by: Noelle Gray Smith
The following are considerations from me, Linda Hourihan, HHCP:
Indoctrinations comes in many forms. I am a proponent of freedom and free will. Parents cannot change the culture of the world to fit their personal and narrow belief systems. Rather than censorship, these are teaching moments upon which to capitalize.
The Laws of Thermodynamics teach humanity that when you fight against a concept, the stronger you make its resistance. These are transformative moments. Teach by your own example.
Did you know that aside from her headline-making move to give $ 100,000 bonuses to her tour truck drivers, Swift has been quietly donating to local food banks and hunger relief organizations in the areas she visits on her tour? She does, according to https://www.today.com/food/news/taylor-swift-food-bank-donations-eras-tour-rcna99288.
This is an intelligent young woman who stood up against the music industry when they told her she would never make it and declined to take her on as a client, as part of their system. Instead of taking no for an answer, she showed the entire male-dominated music industry what a personal belief in herself, dedication and hard work can do when like-minded Souls put their minds to their goals.
This is how to manifest dreams into realities. This is what parents ought to be teaching their children.
Namaste