Taylor Swift: everyone’s heard of her, and if you haven’t, you are one lucky duck. Swift is a singer and songwriter and she started to gain popularity in 2005. But does she really deserve this idolization? No. No, she does not.
First: her concerts. Have you seen the prices of those tickets? They’re more expensive than a gourmet meal at a five-star restaurant. It’s as if she expects her fans to take out a second mortgage just to hear her sing “Shake It Off” for the hundredth time. Speaking of fans, they’re not just fans, they’re a cult. They worship her like she’s Jesus, creating shrines in their bedrooms. It’s scary how obsessive they are.
Then there’s “the mess they leave behind at her concerts. Confetti, glitter and God knows what else, thrown all over the venue like a tornado of sparkles hit,” Bre Vold stated. It’s a nightmare for the poor cleaners who have to spend hours picking up after these rabid fans. And don’t get me started on her carbon footprint. Swift jets around in her private plane like it’s a BMW, emitting more CO2 in a single flight than a small county probably does in a year. All for what? To sing about her latest breakup in yet another unoriginal song.
Also let’s talk about those songs. They all sound the same, don’t they? It’s like she found a winning formula back in 2005 and decided to stick with it. Where’s the skill? The creativity? I could play you a snippet of “Love Story” followed by “You Belong With Me” and you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference. It’s equivalent to a microwave dinner—convenient, predictable and ultimately unsatisfying.
So, does Taylor Swift deserve all the hype? Absolutely not. She’s a talented artist, sure, but let’s not pretend she’s the messiah of music. There are far more deserving artists out there who don’t require their fans to take out a second mortgage, clean up their glittery mess, or contribute to the destruction of our planet with unnecessary jets.
