While we might be "light years ahead of 1971" is some aspects-- everyday incidences of racism and a dismantling of SOME of systemic racism-- the fact that a movie that has grossed as much as Barbie was snubbed and the fact that an extraordinarily successful woman (Swift who has very adeptly created HER OWN empire) are being injected into…
While we might be "light years ahead of 1971" is some aspects-- everyday incidences of racism and a dismantling of SOME of systemic racism-- the fact that a movie that has grossed as much as Barbie was snubbed and the fact that an extraordinarily successful woman (Swift who has very adeptly created HER OWN empire) are being injected into politics and are being torn apart by the still mysonist nature of our culture is a big tell.
Even a woman who has managed to navigate a notoriously male-controlled industry and has autonomy over a very wealthy empire is being subjected to such nonsense is a sign we really have not come that far.
The argument used to be that women were not capable-- well, Swift has proven that hypotheses false. Yet, here we are. So even when women can carve out an empire in their name, it is still at the whim of the old white men who believe their birthrate makes them more valuable.
Sorry, but that's a gross exaggeration, saying Swift is at the mercy of old white men and her career is being torn apart by misogynist culture? She's more popular and powerful than ever! She may be Biden's best hope of defeating Trump in November!
Also, since when are Oscars awarded based on how much a film grosses?
And that's a gross mischaracterization of what I wrote. I didn't say Swift's career or standing in the industry is being torn apart, she is being used as a political pawn of sorts by people who need to make up ridiculous conspiracy theories.
The fact that she is being subjected to such ridiculous notions is what I meant by "torn apart." She is being subjected to this nonsense despite the fact that she is incredibly successful- point being, even women who stand on their own and have carved out their own space, cannot escape the attempts to knock a woman down a notch.
Sure, she’s being subjected to political nonsense, but I think the fact that she’s a woman is the least of the reasons she’s being subjected to it, more important are: 1. She’s very famous, 2. She’s endorsed Biden in the past, 3. She’s dating someone who endorses Covid vaccinations and is also famous. These make her a perceived threat to right wing loonies. Sure, it’s idiotic, but these people are seeing conspiracies everywhere now. The NFL is massively popular and this is giving her a lot of exposure to people who previously may not have really listened to or known her music, which scares the crap out of the loonies.
I don’t think she’s too concerned or worried about it, outside of the fact that some crazy person might threaten violence against her, but I’m sure she’s had to deal with that kind of thing already being that she’s been massively popular for some time now.
While we might be "light years ahead of 1971" is some aspects-- everyday incidences of racism and a dismantling of SOME of systemic racism-- the fact that a movie that has grossed as much as Barbie was snubbed and the fact that an extraordinarily successful woman (Swift who has very adeptly created HER OWN empire) are being injected into politics and are being torn apart by the still mysonist nature of our culture is a big tell.
Even a woman who has managed to navigate a notoriously male-controlled industry and has autonomy over a very wealthy empire is being subjected to such nonsense is a sign we really have not come that far.
The argument used to be that women were not capable-- well, Swift has proven that hypotheses false. Yet, here we are. So even when women can carve out an empire in their name, it is still at the whim of the old white men who believe their birthrate makes them more valuable.
Sorry, but that's a gross exaggeration, saying Swift is at the mercy of old white men and her career is being torn apart by misogynist culture? She's more popular and powerful than ever! She may be Biden's best hope of defeating Trump in November!
Also, since when are Oscars awarded based on how much a film grosses?
And that's a gross mischaracterization of what I wrote. I didn't say Swift's career or standing in the industry is being torn apart, she is being used as a political pawn of sorts by people who need to make up ridiculous conspiracy theories.
The fact that she is being subjected to such ridiculous notions is what I meant by "torn apart." She is being subjected to this nonsense despite the fact that she is incredibly successful- point being, even women who stand on their own and have carved out their own space, cannot escape the attempts to knock a woman down a notch.
Sure, she’s being subjected to political nonsense, but I think the fact that she’s a woman is the least of the reasons she’s being subjected to it, more important are: 1. She’s very famous, 2. She’s endorsed Biden in the past, 3. She’s dating someone who endorses Covid vaccinations and is also famous. These make her a perceived threat to right wing loonies. Sure, it’s idiotic, but these people are seeing conspiracies everywhere now. The NFL is massively popular and this is giving her a lot of exposure to people who previously may not have really listened to or known her music, which scares the crap out of the loonies.
I don’t think she’s too concerned or worried about it, outside of the fact that some crazy person might threaten violence against her, but I’m sure she’s had to deal with that kind of thing already being that she’s been massively popular for some time now.