The Unpopular Opinion Thread.

I don't like small talk.
Mostly I'm not good at it and have a tendency to go outside the boundaries of what is considered appropriate.
I talk about politics or too loudly etc.

 

I know it's popular to love Taylor Swift right now, but I don't, and never have.

Before you dismiss me as a tRump-humping fascist who never gets laid (you'd be right about one of those points at least) consider this:

- I am not in the target demographic for her music.

- The first time I ever heard of her was when she was in the news for her albums selling like hotcakes whenever she got dumped by whoever she was dating. Being the butt of jokes for the late-night talk shows does not make me want to search out her music. Besides, if you become more financially stable every time you suffer heartache, you are not relatable to me.

- I have heard some samples; my daughter listens to her and I can make no connection with it.

- I've encountered a few fans (all of them male) and they're a bit disturbing. As in literally "building a shrine to her in their apartment" kind of disturbing.

- Ending this on a rather snide note, I could probably pick out ten random women on the street who look better than she does. She has all the sex appeal of Big Bird, except less fuckable.

 

I remember Swift starting out, a long time ago, as a Country & Western "recording artist."

While her music does nothing for me, I give her credit for being an actual musician who actually writes songs, & she can actually sing. Which means she's several steps ahead of many pop "recording artists" who are created to be pop dancers & singers. Of course exceeding a standard set that low might not be a major accomplishment.

I used to refer to Swift as Skinny White Girl, because that was what she looked like compared to many other female "recording artists." The weight she's added as she has aged actually looks good on her.

But with all that said, I'm sick of hearing about her. And she's way past the age of being devastated by every break-up.

 

I don't get the popularity of:
Michael J. Fox, Justin Timberlake, & Neil Patrick Harris.

 

This the
Unpopular Opinion thread.

Yes, there is much worst music than hers, and much better.

BTW, she wouldn't fuck you either.

 

What's apparent to me is you're twisting the comments I made.

It occurs to me you're the one who fixated on fuckable, not me. FTR/BTW I've never even had the slighest thought of fucking Taylor Swift, not even way back when I was much younger and she was a C&W newbie. She has never appealed to me in that way.

Much of her professional accomplishments is based on talent, and much is based on her appearance.

How do you think her career would've turned out if she was five feet tall and weighed 250 pounds?

Do you think the skimpy outfits and "sexy" dance moves had/have nothing with her successful career? She accepted the idea of making sex appeal (a large) part of the Taylor Swift image. It might've been her idea.

I commented on her appearance, not her fuckability, & consider her fair game since she makes her appearance a large part of her public image, esp her concert outfits.

 

Yes, I can find a woman attractive (including the mature Swift...kind of) without it being in a sexual way.

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