i've been a Taylor Swift fan for a long time (first show was the Fearless tour back in the day), but the events of the last year have made me have to consider heavily backtracking my fandom and the way I approach listening to her music. I am almost embarassed to admit that I like her as much as I do because, frankly, the hype and the sensationalism around TS has absolutely gone over the top and has long reached the point of absolute over-saturation, not to mention some additional issues
* Really bothers me that every time she releases something, she releases 5+ vinyl variants, each with a unique bonus song on it. I know this isn't new, bands have been doing this forever, but no band does 5+ variants/bonus tracks on EVERY SINGLE RELEASE, even re-releases. That is just such a shameless money grab, each time
* (This one isn't TS' fault, but she encourages it) Really bothers me that the absolute oversaturation and obsession with her in the media means that you can't even go out to your local corner store without having to hear about her, what she's doing, who's she's dating, etc
* Really bothered me to see, at my show on the Eras tour (first night of the Denver run) to see so many Swifties behaving in a rather repulsive manner (being incredible rude to event staff, especially merchandising and concessions, but also ushers in each section who are just trying to get fans into the right seats)
* Really bothered me to see so many Swifties at my show giving cops and other uniformed people friendship bracelets
So yeah, while I never considered myself a Swiftie (see: fanatic fan) like I am with lots of other bands that we love to talk about here, I have definitely re-evaluated my relationship with her music and decided that I need to stay the hell away, as her posturing on so many of these things I just can't stand by. It was nice growing up with her and getting to see her live several times, but it's just become too much, so count me out