In a world where people either demand you profess undying loyalty or unwavering hatred for taylor swift, saying "i like some of her radio songs but i could take her or leave her" becomes a form of radical praxis

So I see folks pointing out that Louis' circle A tattoo is more likely an aesthetic choice than an announcement of a political commitment to anarchism, and saying basically that that maybe makes him a bit of a poser and I mean- I GUESS. But I don't like to look at things that way and I don't think it's useful. As I see it the subversive sexiness of the symbols of resistance have ALWAYS been gateways for people who are drawn to the struggle in vague ways and that's GOOD. Aligning yourself with those values is good no matter the reason, in my book, especially given the wretched options available out there, but also the journey doesn't necessarily stop there. Gatekeeping queerness victimizes people who are just trying things out and starting to discover that it may run deeper than just trying on a new look who should instead be welcomed and helped along their path, and I fail to see how gatekeeping political affiliations is any different (plus how counterproductive to actual movement building is that?)

ANYWAY. What I really want to say about Louis is that while I KNOW that Louis is probably not secretly a theory reading anti-state communalist anarchist, I think that actually Louis' optimism and idealism (and his unwavering commitment to allying himself with the working class and embracing those roots) are a perfect fit for the philosophy and always have been. I know that anarchism is mostly understood as being about throwing molotov cocktails and fighting the state (and the allure of its symbols are that they signify this, a terrific aesthetic for him to choose to sign on with in my book), but that's honestly largely cartoonish stereotyping that comes directly from anti-anarchist state propaganda. That resistance is necessary in this hellscape of oppression we live in and is super important, but in its heart anarchism is only about the state in that the state and capitalism currently stands in the way of its goals. The whole point of anarchism is that it's NOT about the state! It's about being able to imagine something better than a state, it's about how we live and about how we SHOULD live, it's about HOPE and picturing something utopian and something free of the ways capitalism pits us against one another! What could be more Louis than that?

"I need you and you need me and I love that" is as beautiful a way of talking about the cornerstone of anarchism that is mutual aid as any long winded essay I've read (even if what he meant was contextually different), and I think when he talks again and again about how special the space fans have made around him is he is expressing an intuitive understanding of the importance of autonomous zones, places and moments outside of the shitty life imposed on us by the system (also a huge part of anarchist thought). Maybe I'm just being an optimist but I think that Louis DOES understand that caring for people and wanting self-determination and freedom for all and allying himself with the working class involves a certain amount of resistance to and positioning yourself in opposition to the state. Thinking the symbols of smashing that state are cool isn't meaningless; it's a CHOICE. There are other cool symbols out there and I just happen to think that feeling a resonance with certain ones is something in and of itself, even if at this moment he does not choose to start a fight with the media about it all.

At the end of the day, it just really sucks when you can't even enjoy a new release by your favorite artist because the greater internet has decided she's their acceptable outlet of misogyny and they have to comment or hate on her every move every single time.

Curious. I'm a huge horror fan, and I'm in a big mood for some reason or another (... probably the whole RE4 remake thing. Something something.)

ts is the most narcissistic person I know, she apparently relaunched her old albums and called them the taylors version like wtf? and people spend actual money in it!?!?!?

idk enough abt the music industry to comment on her reselling her albums but i think it was smth like she didnt get revenues from them anymore or smth so she had to redo them and get money from that idfk.. some story like that i have no idea, like. i dont mind that as much as the entire fucking. "i am the victim in every scenario all the time" like that entire complex is nauseating, like she'll say "i grew up in a farm nothing fancy" or whatever and the house she used to live in was a fucking mansion growing up.

i will give her this tho.. she and her team are excellent capitalists and know VERY well how to manipulate her fanbase and the media searches like apparently her CURRENT bf is a nazi and dished some black musician so she is collabing w that musician right now to cover up that like its soooo. blatantly PR move after PR move she is the embodiment of white feminist capitalism and she thrives on that oof.

anyway you can literally pry mike and will sw*ftie agenda from my cold, lifeless hands

Look, I've said it before and I'll say it again the line "me and my isis growing black iruses in the sunshine" is absolute goals and its perfect. Let me explain;

Isis is the goddess of healing, protection and magic. After her husband was killed and dismembered she gathered all the parts of him, healed him and breathed new life into him. She also represents the throne, or the thing that gives pharos their power.

So when he calls her "my Isis" he's saying 'the person who brought me back from the dead, healed me, gave me new life and raises me up to power'.

The black iris, in flower language, means wisdom, rebirth, independence, pride and self confidence. So when he says "growing black iruses in the sunshine" he's saying that together they're growing these attributes for themselves and that the days are nice and sunny/easier.

On top of all this it has a pleasing repeating S sound through it.

Basically "me and my isis growing black iruses in the sunshine" is a declaration of deep love and appreciation for his partner and an acknowledgement that, while they still have personal growth to do, they're doing it together and it's easy work because of it.

Overall the song is about someone coming into your life and helping you realise that you do actually want to find yourself, be able to give up all the different versions of yourself that you play for others, give up your self-destructive behaviours that you do to survive in the world and just sit back, be together and let the world go by. But that one line is... man its so good. Its just ten words but had layers and layers of meaning and that's before you dive into the meaning of them in the context of the whole song!!

yeah im thinking about the full version of 1・2・3 again yeah its making my brain a little mushy about The Characters

good morning, guess who woke up and immediately got back to listening to seven? yep, this girl

My prediction for the countries that are going to go through to the finals thursday:

Armenia

Slovenia

Georgia

Austria

Lithuania

Australia

Romania

Cyprus

Greece

Denmark

Midnights Til dawn edition? I’m ready.

“You’re losing me” man that’s gonna be difficult. Hopefully its a bop.

Anyway RIP to the person whose obviously inspired that cos man you’re about to become another ex theres a song about.

I think jack antanoff should be prohibited from masking music until he learns how to make songs that don't all sound the same

Armys are at it again 😭 they blaming us stays because they didn’t reach their view goal and only got like 55 million in a day. They are saying we are freezing their views 💀

listen i stan both groups and even i am fed up with all the shit they're saying

i'm sorry y'all can take your fake nini hate and go somewhere else with that and idc how you feel about her in general but I just KNOW you'd be lying to yourself if you don't admit S4 is not gonna be great soundtrack wise without her. look at s3 lmao.

hii corey ♪ for the ask game :]

"my life's not empty / they don't not like me at all / i don't not leave the house / cause i don't not prefer to stay at home / i don't stink / i'm not a waste / i'm not all alone in thinking that i am not all alone"

i'm not a loser - spongebob (broadway)

send me a ♪ and i'll put my music on shuffle and give you my favorite line from a song <3

.