Things I Want Erased From My Memory:

Karlie's 13 MINUTES long playlist from MARCH 5th

SHE SHINES ME UP LIKE GOLD ON MY ARM

I LOVE TO SEE HER FACE IN DAYLIGHT

THAT THE LOVE IS REAL

THAT THE SHOE MIGHT FIT

WILL SHE HAVE MY KIDS?

WILL SHE BE MY WIFE?

🤣🌵🌵

I can't!!

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hahaha

Just because I notice things...thought trail

Chunga munga is the cowardly lion from The Wizard of Oz (bow on his tail)

Which made me think of these red shoes from Taylor’s post

Which reminded me of the Tim Walker shoot Karlie posted last year around this time reminiscing (she was Dorothy)

October 2010 W mag Tim walker shoot

Which made me think of the song Somewhere Over The Rainbow that Karlie added to her “good morning” playlist on 3/8/21

There are only 3 songs on the playlist

The playlist is 13 mins long.

Which made me of course think of this connection

And just throwing these in for good measure

Are we on the Red Brick road right now ?

folks...

real talk

whose eye praytell

whose eye is it

honestly

she’s tr👁ing to tell you

A PR professional just explained to me why they believe Taylor Swift is queer

They're not particularly a fan or a hater. Because of their job, they state that they're probably more exposed to Taylor's PR flow and the details of it than the average GP person, but less than the fans that consume it and go seek it out.

Here's what they think, from a "cool, detached, professional slash transactional standpoint" (quote):

Taylor Swift™ (the brand, which means Taylor and team. Whoever establishes the communication strategies and help build it in concrete visual coding, statements and appearances, etc) is very good at PR. "people that like or dislike the brand agree on that. Hell, that's the main reason many point out for their dislike. So good it's annoying. So much polished *genuine* that it feels fake".

She's been loud in supporting her causes in the past years. Feminism, acceptance of differences, fighting xenophobia, and loudest of them all, especially lately, her support of the lgbt+ community.

"The difference in the way she's doing it is fundamental." She's been placing herself amongst the queer community as she celebrates it. Repeatedly.

"In PR, there is one thing you can't get away with anymore. It's the I've Got This *** Friend strategy." You can't make yourself look cool and supportive of BLM just by hanging out with a dark skinned person and get ally cred. You will get torn down by backlash. You have to back it up with actions, and you have to shut up about it, so that it doesn't look like you're being supportive of something to get credit for it, that you're doing something good because your interest is how it will be a good reflection on your brand.

"Queer baiting might be a strategy to try to pull audience members and try to save a show, but considering the backlash that ensues, I wouldn't recommend it these days."

So their conclusion is this: Taylor knows much much better than that.

Yet she's being super super loud.

She's putting herself in the middle of it. "She's literally painting herself in it and with it." (in it, the videos, with it, the rainbow dresses and the hair colors)

"She's too smart to make a mistake like making herself the straight ally of the decade. Not this way where she IS being accused of baiting. So I must conclude that... She isn't. She's not baiting. She's messaging. And the message seems pretty darn clear to me."

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So this is what they've said. The parts in italics are direct quotes they've allowed me to share and the rest is context and paraphrasing. I won't share more because they asked me not to. They would like to add this: "I'm straight. I'm what we're supposed to call middle aged. I don't particularly have an interest or investment on whether Taylor is or isn't queer, on whether she does or does not state it out loud. But working in a world where we spin stories, there are some that we don't like. The ones that cover up a closet rarely end well and always masquerade for someone's misery. Or some ones', plural. I can't deny how big an impact a coming out like hers would have if it's well handled. So. While I don't wish for her to go one way or another, I will be cheering loudly for her if she comes out. From a logical standpoint, I believe she's en route. From a more human one, hell yeah, my Spidey senses are tingling." (pause for giggles and discussion on whether Spidey senses should fall under strictly Human categorizing) "In any case, this little discussion dive into the Swift Tumblr PR Analysis Squad has been hilarious and inspiring. You think we're good? You should give yourselves a round of applause!"*

*can't say why they have referenced that we think they're good. But I'm allowed to point it out...

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So! To my fellow members of the Taylor Swift PR Analysis Squad.... Basically this:

…so was this a fifth tear easter egg? 😂

     I didn’t know then that the cycle would keep going on and on and they would find something new I wasn’t doing right…     and I would keep accommodating, over-correcting to appease my critics…     

(the most important words Taylor has ever said, okay)

Remember that time…

KK tagged TS as a Daisy, then TS said that she is the love of her life’s daisy, and then drew a picture of the daisy in her liner notes, where she historically gives clues about who her songs are about?

The good old days...

https://twitter(.)com/ELLEmagazine/status/595878642590310400?s=19

#KaylorDeepDive because I'm not sleepy yet.

im sorry what???!!! 👀

did we know it was the exact same one??!!!

👀🤯

right where you left me, Taylor Swift ♡︎