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Taylor Swift’s silence on the Trump administration using her music speaks volumes | Alim Kheraj
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Ah, I see. You're using "not being able to sing" to mean you don't think she sings well. I remember someone saying Ariana Grande had terrible vocals, even though she's ranked among the top vocalists, and though you were doing that too.
I don't like Swift's music, so I'm not even defending her. It's just weird when people pull stuff out of their butt around here.
Uh, literally? lol...
Oh yeah, definitely someone like her paid to be highly praised by her fans and critics alike. That makes sense.
Yeah, you have a very interesting communication style as well, choosing one thing or another at your convenience. And gritty, too, even when someone is willing to meet you in the middle. I don't see why I bothered.
I was only snarky after you were, hon. I don't know why you're selectively choosing what to quote.
Can you quote the second comment I made to you? That'd be a great start.
Why would I want to argue with you when I'm trying to meet you in the middle?
The reason for my snark was you being disingenuous and rather condescending. Suggesting that an artist of that caliber would buy their ratings is the most ridiculous attempt at ridicule.
How is that "adding context"? Why would I need you to believe me? At least make sense. If you're replying with some bullshit, I'm gonna reply back to set you straight. It's simple.
I'm not literally asking for an explanation, so stop pretending that other people are stupid. This is exactly what grinds my gears about you.
You just did it again. lol
Oh, please, you're so transparent. Stop pretending to be nice except for this one day of the month, Miss Congeniality. All your comments reek of mean girl.
You can be a mean girl or a Miss Congeniality as a man. They're simply archetypes, Mr Wellread.
Nobody here is picking up anything you're not laying down.
Welcome to the messy real world, where the genders are made up and the pronouns don't matter. Maybe you're used to rigid little boxes, but when it quacks like a duck, it doesn't matter the gender the duck is. You're a mean girl, Cady.
Mental issues? lol What, is that transphobia I'm smelling? Tell you what, I won't even "add context" to that. I'll let you explain yourself. Go ahead. What does that mean?
Oh yeah, you have. I noticed your slight change in choice of words.
You literally bent what you meant halfway down the thread to fit your narrative and pretended there was no other possible interpretation. Idk where you get that you've been quite clear.
I thought it was quite straightforward. "She cannot sing" isn't the same as "she cannot sing well". If I say "she can't cook", you'd imagine that her cooking is terrible because she lacks basic skills, but if I say "she can't cook well", you'd probably find her cooking tolerable because it's understood that she can do it. It's an interesting bit of backtracking.
Now it's akin to writing a "scholastic research paper on anthropological communication" to point it out. Oh, sure. I thought you "weren't aware" that a phrase could be interpreted any other way and look at you go flexing that fivehead. But I'm the one with an "astounding ability" to be selective about interpreting things. Right, I'm the one doing that.
Oh no, I have been "figured out". lol I also figured out these pompous airs about you are exhausting, and I'm glad we're done.