I don't get it! Why are all of Taylor Swift's albums going Platinum? Is it because she is good at what she does or is it because she is good at dissing men, relationships and love in general by belting out one song after another about how badly YET another guy has treated her? My friends cousin (all of 13yrs) is a great fan of hers and sings each song almost as her bedtime prayer! When I asked her why she likes Swift, pat came the reply, "Coz she writes from the heart about how bad boys are and why we should be careful of trusting them"! HUH?? OK!!!
Swift's latest album RED, though has some very hummable tunes and sounds really good, is another plate of anger and bitterness dished out for young teens and twen-teens (as I like to call young girls in their 20s) 'jilted' in love to lap up. Adele made her millions off of her broken heart...granted she is a genius and is brilliant... but people talk more of her tears and hurt at the age of 19 (fancy that!) than just her brilliant voice. It seems that of late most of the music created by some of the most talented singers is about scorned love, heartbreak, shattered emotions and the BAD BAD BOY! So what's is it that makes women at such a young age (most of Swift's fans are in the teens or early 20s) like this music so much?
I was a teen not so long ago and the music that I remember growing up on didn't involve male bashing and was instead 'diabetic-ally' sweet on romance...remember Take That and Boyzone?? I agree that love can hurt and men can be asses but is it wise to expose young, impressionable girls to such negative feelings about getting your heart broken? Where is the music about self love, expressing oneself, about freedom and peace, about meaningless stuff and meaningful stuff?? What happened to Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Madonna, Aguilera singing 'Beautiful' and Spears telling us 'oops she did it again'?
Come on ladies! I am sure not all of your music needs to be centered around men and how much hurt they caus/caused you? Here I was, thinking that we had finally moved on to better things to talk about but somehow we are still talking 'boys'? I am sure there is so much more you can write about and sing about. I would have assumed that the generation Y women (and I am lucky to be one if them) who have experienced some of the most amazing things in this and the previous century had finally realized their value but somehow each time an angry tune turns into a hit song/album it makes me cringe!
Are you telling me all these women from Beyonce to Taylor to Adele are actually writing about themselves or is it possible that they are feeding on the insecurity that young women all over the world have? Are you telling me that these singers actually sing what they go through or have been through or could it be that they know this works so they keep repeating it? Beyonce may write about poverty and about getting her heart broken (though of late her music is about empowerment and kudos to her!) but isn't she leading the complete opposite life? What say Jay-Z? And trust me if you are gonna use your heart break to make music out of it...great but when you do it in 3 consecutive albums...you are NEGATIVE energy bundled into one body of blonde!
I don't hate you Taylor but I do think that you are not a good influence on young women if your work is based on negativity and hatred toward the opposite sex. You aren't helping young girls become stronger, you are making them more scared and insecure about relationships and men in general. So if you can, how about the titling your next one 'Butterflies' and writing about how awesome it is to be a woman! Here's to hoping you will!
Swift's latest album RED, though has some very hummable tunes and sounds really good, is another plate of anger and bitterness dished out for young teens and twen-teens (as I like to call young girls in their 20s) 'jilted' in love to lap up. Adele made her millions off of her broken heart...granted she is a genius and is brilliant... but people talk more of her tears and hurt at the age of 19 (fancy that!) than just her brilliant voice. It seems that of late most of the music created by some of the most talented singers is about scorned love, heartbreak, shattered emotions and the BAD BAD BOY! So what's is it that makes women at such a young age (most of Swift's fans are in the teens or early 20s) like this music so much?
I was a teen not so long ago and the music that I remember growing up on didn't involve male bashing and was instead 'diabetic-ally' sweet on romance...remember Take That and Boyzone?? I agree that love can hurt and men can be asses but is it wise to expose young, impressionable girls to such negative feelings about getting your heart broken? Where is the music about self love, expressing oneself, about freedom and peace, about meaningless stuff and meaningful stuff?? What happened to Springsteen, Bon Jovi, Madonna, Aguilera singing 'Beautiful' and Spears telling us 'oops she did it again'?
Come on ladies! I am sure not all of your music needs to be centered around men and how much hurt they caus/caused you? Here I was, thinking that we had finally moved on to better things to talk about but somehow we are still talking 'boys'? I am sure there is so much more you can write about and sing about. I would have assumed that the generation Y women (and I am lucky to be one if them) who have experienced some of the most amazing things in this and the previous century had finally realized their value but somehow each time an angry tune turns into a hit song/album it makes me cringe!
Are you telling me all these women from Beyonce to Taylor to Adele are actually writing about themselves or is it possible that they are feeding on the insecurity that young women all over the world have? Are you telling me that these singers actually sing what they go through or have been through or could it be that they know this works so they keep repeating it? Beyonce may write about poverty and about getting her heart broken (though of late her music is about empowerment and kudos to her!) but isn't she leading the complete opposite life? What say Jay-Z? And trust me if you are gonna use your heart break to make music out of it...great but when you do it in 3 consecutive albums...you are NEGATIVE energy bundled into one body of blonde!
I don't hate you Taylor but I do think that you are not a good influence on young women if your work is based on negativity and hatred toward the opposite sex. You aren't helping young girls become stronger, you are making them more scared and insecure about relationships and men in general. So if you can, how about the titling your next one 'Butterflies' and writing about how awesome it is to be a woman! Here's to hoping you will!
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