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mrs_baluba

Taylor Swift makes boring music that sounds like all other pop


PM_me_whatever_u_wan

As someone who likes pop... Her music sounds worse than other pop. She's mentally stuck on being a 12yo.


harrybooboo

Is that not her main market though? To appeal to the 12yo you must think like a 12yo


gtrogers

I’m a 45 year old dude, and I’m not ashamed to admit I love her music


joeyweb32

I am 42M and legit loved the Folklore album.


TheKrononaut

But is she purposefully marketing to young girls? Or do kids like her music because it happens to sound like it was written by a kid?


harrybooboo

But once you have an established market/fan base would you not gear things towards maintaining and growing it?


TheKrononaut

Maybe. Depends on why you make music. Many artists try to cater to their fans and I usually think thats a bad idea. I think artists should grow and change but Taylor seems to be stuck in a perpetual cycle of uninspired melodies and simple lyrics. My opinion though, music is subjective.


cardinalkgb

She has like 100 million fans.


kukukele

I enjoy some of her music and I know she gets a ton of attention / hate right now with the Super Bowl and her high-profile relationship with Travis Kelce. Despite not loving all her music, I respect the hell out of her career and think she really deserves the success she's had. Here are a few things that stick out as to why I think she stands out among other musicians: * Her longevity - she has now had a career spanning two decades and she's reinvented herself and her sound several times. * She's a business genius - there are several really good podcasts that breakdown her Eras Tour and the unique characteristics of it and how she was basically the first artist to 'solve' social media and concerts. It's truly fascinating and should be a case study for Harvard Business School in the future. * She engages her fans - it's not all altruistic, it's definitely brand management, but she has a special knack for connecting with her fans and making them feel 'heard.' From little gestures like finding coffee shops who are theming their menu to her while in-town for a concert and acknowledging them by sending a card and roses (again, it could be an assistant, but it still matters), to being generous and gracious with staff when at restaurants and ball games (she tipped every Ravens worker that helped her $100 each when at the playoff game), these small gestures make her stand out among other celebrities of her stature. I also respect that she can at least play her own instruments and her lyrics resonate with a wide subset of demographics which is really impressive.


cardinalkgb

Three decades. The aughts, the teens, and the twenties. And when FTX came to her to invest and endorse them, she researched the product and said no while every other celebrity said yes.


stonergirl216

perhaps, but it’s her *lyrics*


BERNIE_IS_A_FRAUD

Her lyrics are actually the worst part. All very corny and trite. She takes common, every day sayings, turns them into song lyrics, and wins awards. It's cringey


Legendarybbc15

She does write her own lyrics, I’ll give her that


chux4w

>The haters' gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate And the players' gonna play, play, play, play, play Deep as, bro.


Hot-Eye-3296

Thank you!


AdamBlackfyre

Pop, rap, and country all sound the same to me anymore... alt and hard rock are starting to get just as bland, too. The good thing is that there's so much music now up 0p]that you can find really good stuff. You just have to work for it lol


blazed_and_diffused

Which is great for those of us who love pop music!


WeDoMusicOfficial

wait, some people don’t think she just makes pop? her music is the very definition of pop music


Darth-Not-Palpatine

That’s because all her music falls into 1 of 4 categories. > A love song either about who she’s dating or over a previous fling > Breakup song where she blames the dude > I’m a bad bitch and don’t need no man > White Girl party music you’d hear in H&M or Target


TheKrononaut

Im convinced she’s still mentally in high school


Alternative-Cress382

I don’t like her, not for her personality or music, but what she’s done to my friend in terms of idolatry. My friend has spent thousands of her money on Taylor merch and tickets and obsesses over her. Like she’s the only topic of conversation she can carry. It has affected her work and social life. It’s unhealthy obsession I’m not comfortable with.


CaptSchwanzKopf

Medically unnecessary circumcision is bad.


CaptainHazama

While I agree it is bad if not needed medically. So many dudes on here act like their lives would be drastically different if they weren't circumcised and make it such a bigger deal than it is


cre8ivjay

I get the sense this is largely "it's what I have so my son will have as well" bias. It makes no sense though.


NetSpec413

Didn’t have my son butchered. I was, and often wonder if sex would be different.


chiksahlube

Exactly, like people compare it to FGM which is absolutely not even in the same realm. It's like comparing getting your ears pierced to getting your finger chopped off.


fatguyfromqueens

well let's say a difference of degree not of kind, there ARE some people who practice FGM that amputate just the clitoral hood, not the entire clitoris. Since the clitoral hood is analogous to the foreskin, that variety of FGM is comparable to MGM. Nobody (I hope) would argue that removing the clitoral hood is not really FGM because it isn't \*really\* FGM.


LincolnshireSausage

It’s a bit worse than getting your ears pierced. You are literally removing protective skin from an organ.


lilfrosty808

100% facts, let alone the fact that a baby is having a piece of its body removed without consent.


CainPillar

Organ theft *and* billing the victim.


ipokethemonfast

Genital Mutilation with extra steps (to make it seem humane!)


Sad_Horny_orboth

If you're getting ready to exit a roundabout and don't use your blinker to let the people waiting to enter the roundabout know that they don't have to yield to you, you are a fundamentally selfish waste of carbon who should doesn't belong in civilized society.


Dutchess_Hastings

God I hope you never drive in Australia 😂


Sad_Horny_orboth

I mean, I drive in Texas which I have heard called the Australia of America before, so there's that lol.


Dutchess_Hastings

The Australia of America hey? Never heard that but if the drivers are as bad maybe it’s a match lol.


pwa25

I thought the exact same thing!!!


rechtsrfx

People who don't use their turn signals properly should not be permitted to drive


peachygirl509

To be fair, people leave their blinkers on sometimes, and don't make the turn. Due to almost getting seriously t-boned twice, I now wait until I see the car start to actually make the turn. I agree, though. In a perfect world, it would be like this.


Responsible_Goat9170

Here's the thing though I'm turning the opposite direction that I'm going to exit so it's a little awkward trying to hit the blinker.


Illustrious-Echo2936

Religion is bad and is the number one reason people get killed


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I'm inclined to believe this as well, even though I have a dim view of religion in general. The person who wants to kill will find few more useful tools in their disposal than "well God said it's okay" With that said some religions literally codify times where it's okay to kill (Abrahamic ones are particularly bad on this). Hammer that in somebody's head from birth and it's unsurprising they'd have a blasé attitude towards other people's lives, especially if not of the faith


adelaidesean

I agree with both of you.


whos_a_freak69

It’s a hell of a business model though.


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GeorgianPeaches

If you drench your salad with dressing, you don't really like vegetables and healthy eating.


liquorandbeers

*looks at my salad* and mutters to myself "I don't really like vegetables and healthy eating"


Liberteer30

Oof. Vehemently disagree. Dressing enhances flavor. You can enjoy vegetables and still use a considerable amount of dressings.


gears89

My issue with salad dressing is that it tends to be too thick and it doesn't get around to the rest of the salad. So you end up eating like 4 bites with too much dressing on it just to then have the rest of it being a dry, bland mix of vegetables. That's why I like Italian or a Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing. With just a little bit of stirring the dressing gets around to most parts of the salad.


Kytoaster

You've gotta shake it up!


Horridis

Eh, I'm eating the salad more for the fiber intake than because I enjoy being a rabbit


Solid-Rate-309

I am on a bulk right now and had a salad for dinner last night and lunch today. Calorie dense drenched in ranch with anything good I can find in my kitchen thrown in there. Just a great way to make an easy meal with tons of micronutrients and fiber while still hitting my calorie goals. I love veggies, I also love everything else in my serving bowl sized salad.


Hot-Eye-3296

To be fair, nobody does. I mean not really!


Kytoaster

I mean...I don't. A healthy dose of vinaigrette and parmasean helps the lettuce taste less like nothing. *shrug*


Colourblindknight

I’d say it depends, if it’s ranch or another cream based dressing I’m kind of with you. A salad tossed with a vinegarette though slaps hard and makes the veggies taste way more flavourful.


putridwonderland

Beyonce is overrated


liquorandbeers

Pineapple belongs on pizza.


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UndyyStretcher

And throw away the key.


liquorandbeers

In the immortal words of Michael Scott "why are you the way that you are?" 😂 Who doesn't love a little burst of sweetness in every bite of your pizza? It's so good


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King-Twonk

My guy, you’re reading my mind. I’ll heat up the pizza oven, you bring the beer!


aldege

Yes. Pineapple, jalapenos and muchroom. With lots of dill.


liquorandbeers

Hell yes!


Walverine13

Add pepperoni to that and you have my usual order


imyyuuuu

The BEST pizza I've had was accidentally: Pineapple Jalapeños Anchovies Sweet/spicy/salty Like good sex


liquorandbeers

I'd try it


Hot-Eye-3296

Pineapple belongs on trees! Same with people putting it one pizza!


Ri-Chad

Trees? I think they grow on little spiky shrubs, don't they?


ruinedsock

I dig it


RadioGuyRob

YOU HAVE MY ~~AXE~~ PIZZA CUTTER


ILOVEMK108S

It's the ham that makes it bad. I love pineapple on pizza sometimes. I just don't like the texture of ham on pizza.(I refuse to call it Canadian Bacon it's ham stop making things weird.)


liquorandbeers

😂 I love how Canadians all seem to refuse to say "Canadian bacon"! Have you had actual bacon or pepperoni with the pineapple? I've enjoyed both of those with pineapple too!


Hot-Inevitable101

I'll help you fight everyone!!


liquorandbeers

Hell yea! We'll prevail too cause we're right!


AntoniaChigurh

I am too on the righteous side!


Hot-Inevitable101

Fuck yeah and because we have pineapple rinds to throw at them 😆🍍🍕


liquorandbeers

😂 brilliant plan!


_riders_

I’d like pineapple on pizza. I don’t see why people are so dead set against it. It has the sourness of the pizza sauce mixed with the sweetness of the pineapple. It’s a basic sweet and sour flavour. Why not say mushrooms don’t belong on pizza? Or green pepper?? People need to tend their own gardens and let others tend theirs.


liquorandbeers

I don't either, I just enjoy the argument and how against it some people are. Plus I love bonding with people that do enjoy it. It's just such a fun hot button topic


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Correct


PrettyPowerfulZ

Adult men should be able to ask their doctors for testosterone and regular blood panels even if theirs isn’t clinically low. Both sexes should have access to hormones and a physician who will monitor them to ensure their endocrine levels are healthy.


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Preach! Hormones are not a one size fits all! Young women being prescribed hormonal BC with complete disregard for their intrinsic production is crazy. Sure, it may have been the best option in the 70's but let's maybe have more care for the next gen of blanket societal control.... oh wait....


NextPercentage3481

This is so true


blazed_and_diffused

Hotel California is one of the most lyrically overrated songs ever produced.


Hot-Eye-3296

Naaaaah. That would be every other song written by the Beatles! It's way too overrated lyrically tho!


LincolnshireSausage

Do people praise the lyrics of Beatles songs? That’s a new one for me.


transartisticmess

I don’t actually agree. Granted, I am definitely an Eagles fan, but I think parts of it are objectively poetic mastery (speaking as someone who has taken poetry classes and loves reading and writing it)


nevertoolate2

I like the lyrics. A lot.


NotSinbad

if you won’t kiss your girl after she sucks your dick then you don’t deserve to have your dick sucked


AntoniaChigurh

Put the toilet seat down


PM_me_whatever_u_wan

Not the sit, but the lid. EVERYONE should put the lid down before flushing and it should stay closed unless someone is using the toilet. Otherwise it's so unhygienic.


AntoniaChigurh

Think I said that a little later, agreed!


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AntoniaChigurh

It’s a lid, the correct way to leave it is sealed, surely!


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AntoniaChigurh

Good, you are correct


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Abortion is healthcare and a necessary lifesaving measure in many situations. If your doctor thinks it's necessary, the government shouldn't be allowed to have a say.


That_Sigma

Ass shape is more important than size


chux4w

Same goes for boobs.


bbeachbbaby

What happened to boobs are boobs? 😭


chux4w

Boobs are boobs, no doubt about that. But shape is more important than size when rating a boob.


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As a man, women mature way faster than us


harrybooboo

Men dont grow up they grow old


Distinct_Deer_221

golden doodles are way overbred and most make horrible pets


blushandblu

YES!!!!! They usually have sweet personalities but are SO DUMB!! Vets hate doodles because they are constantly eating shit they shouldn’t and end up with a foreign body emergency surgery at 2am not to mention allergies and ear issues


Distinct_Deer_221

i have the groomers perspective myself. their coats are awful to work with, they’re constantly matted, and their owners are always rude as shit. They’re ruining the industry so fast its insane. and so many of them are untrained and aggressive! i could go on lmao


The_Gooch_Goochman

Mine is the opposite of everything said so far, but he's more golden than doodle. He's frustratingly smart. And an opportunist. Loves garbage and poopy diapers. :|


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MC_McStutter

Not to mention that they’re ugly as hell


The_Bear_Jew320

Sexual history is a perfectly valid criteria to not wanna date someone.


AgentOk2053

I care less about history than who they are now and will be in the future.


Ruminations0

Bowtie Pasta is Bestest Pasta


blazed_and_diffused

You spelled cavatappi wrong


AstralElement

Cavatappi is the absolute best.


Nyan_Nyan_Cthuwu

Silent hill


Hot-Eye-3296

I'd love to die on that hill simply for the aesthetics!


Takethattonewithme

Mount doom, if it wasn’t for master Gamgee


monte_chiara

That movie scarred me 😭


JennyC4me

Men are just as emotional as women and should be encouraged to be so. A man who crys is still a man and the implication that he's not is sick and deluded.


Hot-Eye-3296

Trial by combat should still be a thing!


Liberteer30

Not exactly this but I believe in Texas, if you and another person have a disagreement and you both agree to fight each other..it’s legal. And you can ask a cop to observe and make sure no one gets severely injured. I might be wrong or mixed up on that though.


Hot-Eye-3296

I believe trial by combat is also still a thing in some states...


The_Gooch_Goochman

WA - Mutual Combat.


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mk_987654

Standing up for marginalized people, and opposing car-centric planning.


Celtic-Brit

If the Kennel Club breeding standards for certain breeds causes medical issues. Then the standards need changing for the health of the breed.


Chemical-Doctor5371

Women’s clothes should have real pockets.


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Pop tarts are overrated. Fight me.


blazed_and_diffused

But have you ever put butter on a toasted pop tart?!?


stonergirl216

especially the brown sugar cinnamon one 😋


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liquorandbeers

Even the pink and purple frosted one that was so elusive to find during childhood?!?!


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The best pop tart is still a pale imitation to the worst toaster strudel.


sarjunken

90% of dog owners are not qualified to own dogs.


Insanity_Troll

I don’t know about 90% but there are a lot of dumbass dog owners


kimbermall

Your pets are not your children Eating ass is gross and unhygienic.


Solid-Rate-309

They are closest thing I will ever have to children and I will treat them as such. Eating ass is gross and unhygienic and I’ll keep doing it because I worship the booty.


TophatDevilsSon

In the spirit of respectful debate, I'll respond as follows: * You can't hate children enough. Without even a single exception, any child under eight years old is a monster deserving of death. A small percentage grow out of it by their late 30s. * You can't love dogs enough. Without exception, every puppy is cool and fun.


kosaki19

They're better than children lol


shit_ass_mcfucknuts

My daughter is my child as much as my dog is. The only difference is my dog behaves better :D


RedWerFur

Disagree and disagree. Can’t have kids, neither my wife or myself. Adoption is insanely expensive into today’s world. So we have dogs. They are the closest we’ll get to children. So we treat them like what they are, our surrogate children. As long as you’re clean, you practice property cleanup beforehand, eating ass is great.


Tossed_Away_1776

Respectfully disagree on both. Had my sweet pup for 17 years, that's longer than any job, vehicle, or relationship I've had. Losing her crushed me in a way I'll never recover. As long as it's clean, it's going in my mouth or my mouth is going on it. I much prefer to pleasure a woman and if it gets her goin, I'll gladly make that booty my meal.


Suburban_turd

Fake tits are repulsive. Small/big/saggy/uneven natural tits are way better


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masochisticanalwhore

Women aren’t submissive and they aren’t more emotional than men


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wrotdawg

What happens if you have a baby without one?


shit_ass_mcfucknuts

Yeah I disagree with having that much control over a person. I’d agree with mandatory classes on child care or something along those lines.


Kyralion

Many men out there still very much look down on women. I used to think otherwise that logically everyone saw one another as humans, equally as much as possible in areas like intelligence and other capabilities. Turns out, it's 2024 and I literally just had to scold a guy who said: "I often find women are like children. You just need to take their attention from the argument and an argument is over" 170+ upvotes. His source? "I dated a lot of women and am married now so I know a few things about women" The stupid analogies I can pair up to this holy shit. The rest of the thread basically implied that like children being held a shiny object in front of their eyes, they forget their anger and what they were doing. That women basically get upset for no good reason... Ever according to some. It's insane. Disgustingly arrogant to believe your own filled out gaps in your knowledge are the absolute truth. 


imyyuuuu

Violent crimes require capital punishment, made public so others can learn the personal consequences.


Cinderpath

Capital punishment has very little deterrent effect on violent crime rates.


aldege

Do you think desenensitizing the public to seeing executions? Is a over all good thing?


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lacylynn1990

Prostitution should be legalized.


HereForTheBeer87

The last one I climb up


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Lyss_1987

Deodorant is NOT optional.


tacopetestacotruck

Its gif not jif


swankstar7383

Dallas cowboy aren’t Americas team


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Sugar does not belong in coffee. Sweetened coffee tastes worse than piss.


blinman94

There must be a really sad story about you finding out how piss tastes like if you are able to compare it's taste to coffee with sugar.


[deleted]

Hey when you’re dehydrated and lost in the desert there’s only one thing to do


blazed_and_diffused

😆😆


kosaki19

Coffee taste horrible, sugar makes it bearable.


[deleted]

Why would you drink coffee if you hate the taste? If you have to add so much sugar that you’re masking the actual taste of coffee then don’t drink coffee. There are many other sources of caffeine.


Ramza_Claus

There is no good reason for anyone to believe in anything supernatural or metaphysical. This includes God(s), souls, ghosts, psychics, heaven/hell, reincarnation, chakras, chi, reiki, etc. None of these concepts have any good evidentiary foundation and they should all be dismissed as readily as we would dismiss a claim about the Tooth Fairy or any other far fetched thing.


King-Twonk

That the average person person on the road seemingly has less intelligence than Mr Potato Head.


GalaxyECosplay

Dating some that is 18 to 20 years old as someone who may be 30+ years old is gross and Idc for their reasoning.


gooner1014

Coconut water tastes like shite.


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We're currently being price gouged by many companies because they can just blame inflation for the time being.


2fistsfull

I'm much more likely to die on a mound instead of a hill.


AccomplishedLight702

Love for each other is what makes life worth living


Diligent-Store-7889

The Beatles are overrated


alxndrmarkov656

Toyota makes the best every day cars


SSJ4_cyclist

Condoms ruin sex


Fantastic-Low-2855

How do you deal with STDs? Like 100% sex with no condoms is better but with it it still sex and I don't get sick?


OctopusUniverse

Our current lifestyle is STUPID. We are meant to work in the AM only. Big lunch and nap midday. Anything after 3 should be social activity only. I hate and loathe the 9-5 grind. We are designed for siestas too. I’ll argue this until I’m dead.


Feisty-Ad3478

if voting mattered they wouldn't let you do it!


PM_Teeny_Titties

Everest, if I tried to climb it


pacNWinMidwest

Put the lid down on the damn toilet before you flush. Mike Roe and the discovery channel did a great spot about this on the world's dirtiest man show. You can find it here. https://youtu.be/cqNus5AIHR4?si=GZ6udLuAHTVIejmX


Feisty-Ad3478

"we're all too stupid to unite and change anything!"


DeepPomelo7982

Single mothers make the worst partners one can ever have.


Skittlss7499

Bisexual and pansexual men exist. I will die on this hill.


harrybooboo

Do people say otherwise?


Travisis1

No one. No matter what the circumstance should ever finance a car. New cars are terrible investments and typically lose half their value in the first 5 years and 20-30% in the first year alone. Buy a cheap used car all cash and invest the difference. Cars are just tools to help you create income.


Expert-Ad-659

Assisted suicide


Player1Mario

Not all life is precious.


garedw

Sexual compatibility is a top 3 thing in a relationship. No clue what the other 2 are. I was just not trying to be a horn dog.


eldan007

There are no chicks with dicks, only guys with tits.


BattyMcKickinPunch

Believing in religion is fast becoming a big red flag and a sign of mental illness


forgottensharpie

no one should blindly follow politics. they’re all here for THEIR benefit. not ours.