[3/end] With this perspective in mind, I decided to write about it -- not to drag her, but maybe understand her better.

My latest essay: "Bandaids Can’t Heal Confidence," coming tomorrow to @medium.com.

Let's turn this page together. 💜

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Creepy Sweaters and Grocery Lines: Realism and Romanticism in ‘Cardigan’ In “Cardigan” (2020) Taylor Swift embraces sentimentalism, finding absurd value in everything. That’s an improvement over cynics who know the price of everything and the value of nothing — or, as A…

Taylor Swift’s “Cardigan” a brutal clash between sentimental rebellion and capitalist coldness. Vintage tees meet grocery lines, love turns transactional, and creepy sweaters become haunting metaphors.
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Love You Like a Love Song: Selena Gomez & The Scene’s Blank Valentine Selena Gomez & The Scene’s “Love You Like a Love Song” (2011) is like Tenacious D’s “Tribute” without humor or story. “Tribute” admits it sounds nothing like “the greatest song in the world” to…

“Love You Like a Love Song” isn’t a love song — it’s the musical equivalent of a Hallmark card written by an AI that’s never been in love. Shiny, safe, and empty.
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Illusions of Maturity: Dove Cameron’s “White Glove” and the Pop Star’s Edgy Facade In her 2024 single “White Glove,” Dove Cameron repeatedly poses the question, “Fuck you think this is?” It is, as rhetorical questions go, a fair one — not least because the song itself offers few …

Dove Cameron’s “White Glove” talks tough — but does edgy language equal mature songwriting?
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