Taylor Swift doesn't deserve the hate she gets and here's why

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Taylor Swift has been cancelled and thrown into drama countless times. From the moment Kanye West took the stage in 2008 declaring that Beyoncé deserved the award that then 18-year-old Taylor had won rightfully. Kanye said that Beyoncé had one of the greatest videos of all time? That may be true, however that was not up for debate. The VMA's are fan voted. Taylor has been known for interacting with fans on a personal basis. She has paid off student loans, donated to sick fans, showed up at the hospital to play for some people, sent gifts to them near Christmas, and so many more things. She has EARNED her fan's love and support. She has invited them into her home for secret sessions to listen to her albums before they get wide released and guess what, the fans keep their lips SEALED. There is MUTUAL love and respect. When you love and support your fans, guess what? YOU WIN FAN VOTED AWARDS.

People continue to state that she is overrated. She has the most awarded pop album in history and the most awarded country album in history. In 2010, She was the youngest country artist, and the youngest artist in history, to win album of the year with Fearless. This is NOT a fan voted award. This was chosen by people who work in the industry. Yes, they've made mistakes before with their choices, however this was not one of them. Taylor has cowritten or written on every song she has released on any of her studio albums. That is an accomplishment that few artists can claim. That is not the mark of an overrated woman. That is the hard work of an accomplished artist. She has also had successful albums in three different genres thanks to her most recently released album, folklore, which is listed as an alternative album and has claimed the top spot of the Hot 200.

They say she causes drama, but she often doesn't start it. 

The Kanye incident in 2008? He walked up on stage. She didn't invite him.

The Kim Kardashian feud? She posted the videos on her snapchat story after Kanye recorded their call without her consent.

The Katy Perry drama? Katy hired dancers, that were currently touring with Taylor's highly acclaimed RED tour, to come dance for her.

Countless times, she has been shaded and dragged and she does what? Releases a song about her experiences? Guess who else does that? LITERALLY EVERY OTHER ARTIST.

You say she only writes breakup songs? Here is a list of songs from her 8 studio albums that she has released that are love songs or inspired by other things:

Taylor Swift: A Place In This World, The Outside, Tied Together With A Smile. Stay Beautiful, Mary's Song (Oh My My My), Our Song, I'm Only Me When I'm With You

Fearless: Fearless, Fifteen, Love Story, Hey Stephen, You Belong With Me, The Best Day, Change, Jump Then Fall, Superstar

Speak Now: Mine, Sparks Fly, Mean, Never Grow Up, Enchanted, Innocent, Long Live, Ours, Superman

RED: State of Grace, Treacherous, 22, Stay Stay Stay, Holy Ground, The Lucky One, Everything Has Changed, Starlight, Begin Again

1989: Welcome to New York, Blank Space, Style, Out of the Woods, Shake It Off, Bad Blood, This Love, Clean, You Are In Love, New Romantics

reputation: …Ready For It?, End Game, Delicate, Look What You Made Me Do, So It Goes..., Gorgeous, King of My Heart, Dress, This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Call It What You Want, New Year's Day

Lover: I Forgot That You Existed, Lover, The Man, The Archer, I Think He Knows, Paper Rings, Cornelia Street, London Boy, Soon You'll Get Better, False God, You Need to Calm Down, ME!, It's Nice to Have a Friend, Daylight

folklore: cardigan, the last great american dynasty, mirrorball, seven, invisible string, epiphany, peace

 

In 2015, She singlehandedly made Apple Music change their policy by calling them out on the policy they had of not paying artists for streams while users were still in their free trial. Make no mistake: brand new, little known artists that don't have much money were getting paid because SHE wrote an open letter to Apple about their policy. They changed it the same day. She refused to put her music on Spotify for the longest time in order to fight for them to change their policy on how much the artists, writers, producers, and others who contribute were compensated fairly. She is a force to be reckoned with. 

Do yourself a favor and dig deeper than the popular narrative of hating on Taylor. She doesn't deserve it. She is an artist, and she is working not only for herself but for your next favorite artist.

Edited September 2, 2020 by Urbanney
🏅 Featured! -Urbanney

[TSmidnighTS]

Thanks for the feature @Urbanney!  

[RadicalOptimism]

You tell them 

[Urbanney]

3 minutes ago, InTheZone4Life said:

Thanks for the feature @Urbanney!  

Thanks for putting so much effort into your post 

[DougFrmBrazil]

Idk about her...sometimes she's just like meh.

[thebritmaster]

What hate 

She has the best selling record of the year every time she opens her mouth to sing. I think she will be OK 

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8 minutes ago, DougFrmBrazil said:

Idk about her...sometimes she's just like meh.

Literally everyone is sometimes meh....

[LaLisaManoban]

I agree with everything and she is not overrated at all... she deserves the spot where she is, she worked for it and she earned it!

The only thing I can't agree with is her feud with Katy Perry. I think she overreacted and started the whole drama. The dancers were friends with Katy and they demanded a clause in their contracts with taylor that allowed them to leave Red Tour as soon as Katy decided to go on tour. So, they did everything in accordance with the Law. Of course this type of thing is something that probably Taylor does not have to deal directly but if her team did not inform her of this clause, it is not Katy's fault!

 

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5 minutes ago, thebritmaster said:

What hate 

She has the best selling record of the year every time she opens her mouth to sing. I think she will be OK 

She does get the best selling record of the year, but she DEFINITELY gets hate. Even on Exhale.... 

[TSmidnighTS]

Just now, LaLisaManoban said:

I agree with everything and she is not overrated at all... she deserves the spot where she is, she worked for it and she earned it!

The only thing I can't agree with is her feud with Katy Perry. I think she overreacted and started the whole drama. The dancers were friends with Katy and they demanded a clause in their contracts with taylor that allowed them to leave Red Tour as soon as Katy decided to go on tour. So, they did everything in accordance with the Law. Of course this type of thing is something that probably Taylor doesn't not have to deal directly but if her team did not inform her of this clause, it is not Katy's fault!

 

Thanks for the clarification! I didn't know about the clause in their contracts! I'm glad they've made amends though. They are truly better together! 

[Blackout2006]

She doesn’t deserve her hate. I own the lover and reputation CD and she is really talented. I respect her as a businesswoman and artist

[Blackout2006]

27 minutes ago, thebritmaster said:

What hate 

She has the best selling record of the year every time she opens her mouth to sing. I think she will be OK 

Except for last year when she had the fifth best-selling album of 2019 

[thebritmaster]

Just now, Blackout2006 said:

Except for last year when she had the fifth best-selling album of 2019 

WhY ArE YoU HAtInG 

[Blackout2006]

1 minute ago, thebritmaster said:

WhY ArE YoU HAtInG 

Hating =/= Truth

[TSmidnighTS]

8 minutes ago, Blackout2006 said:

Except for last year when she had the fifth best-selling album of 2019 

She can't win them all. Lover wasn't my favorite, but folklore is INCREDIBLE!

[Arianna]

She is so talented and innovative she deserves everything she has. And she seems like such a wonderful person in terms of helping fans financially through rough times, donations, etc. She has a good soul. People who hate on her are envious, I feel.

T stan here since day 1 ;)

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3 minutes ago, Arianna said:

She is so talented and innovative she deserves everything she has. And she seems like such a wonderful person in terms of helping fans financially through rough times, donations, etc. She has a good soul. People who hate on her are envious, I feel.

T stan here since day 1

SAME HERE! I've been singing along to her since Teardrops on my Guitar was on the radio! 

[DougFrmBrazil]

38 minutes ago, InTheZone4Life said:

Literally everyone is sometimes meh....

I mean, she's always complaining about something like she's a victim and all. I think she's entitled.

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4 minutes ago, DougFrmBrazil said:

I mean, she's always complaining about something like she's a victim and all. I think she's entitled.

How is she complaining? How is she entitled?

[Adriannn]

PREACH 

She is undeniably talented and savvy. Many people are quick to connect her with her most commercial songs, and, duh, that was the point of releasing them, her aim was to sell! However, her albums are so deserving of all the acclaim they have gotten and they alone should eclipse all the drama she’s been put into.