@isitherightword: Hey everyone. I need to step back from the Taylor Swift conversations. With this latest merch situation, it’s honestly started to hurt my feelings as a black and now newly former Taylor swift fan. I explain a bit more in the video, but at this point it’s just too much. Believe it or not, my criticism has always come from a place of caring... for her artistry and for the culture around it. But right now, I need to protect my peace and move on to other topics. Thank you all for the love, the dialogue, and the support. I hope you’ll stick around for what’s next. 💛 #TaylorSwift #LifeOfAShowgirl #TheErasTour #CulturalCommentary #MusicCriticism

Yella Roses :

I'm a certified T Swift hater but those lightning bolts look nothing like SS bolts.

Holly Romero :

“ShE DiDnT rEaLiZe!!” - you mean the same Taylor swift that famously hides Easter eggs in all her music?

downtownbrody :

did she actively design that necklace or hat? or even sign off on it?

Ham ✡︎⚢ :

As a Jewish person who grew up on the internet I've studied internet dog whistles and that is 100% a dog whistle. Many Neo yatzhees use two regular lightening bolts in their usernames to indicate SS. The whole point of dog whistles is deniability

Crabby sometimes Stabbie :

She dated an activist for 6 years, she is 100% more than aware. She knows exactly what she is doing.

theebonedaddy :

"protect the family" is so conservative coded, its giving "purebloods dont mix" 💀

Linds :

So wanting to be a wife and have a family is bad??? A lightning bolt necklace is racist??? Guys COME ON

Dionne Ayanna :

Someone said all the Easter egg hunters are suddenly quiet 👀

Yvonne Williams :

the way neither of these items even give showgirl aesthetic

grakappan717 :

As a graphic designer, this is one of the FIRST dog whistle symbols you are taught to avoid, by adding an add’l angle. There is absolutely no excuse or opinion that will change the intent of this.

🍉🏳️‍🌈Plum🏳️‍🌈🍉 :

"Protect the family"??? Eight paired lightning bolts?? She isn't even hiding it anymore

CB :

Isn’t the necklace for the song opalite? Which is why it has opalite in the middle? And the song references lightning hence the lightning bolts…? I’m confused as to why this is even a convo. You guys have way too much fucking time on your hands

𝕲𝖆𝖗𝖉𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖗 𝕿𝖆𝖙𝖙𝖔𝖔 :

88 necklace is WILD

kirby :

yall this is not that deep 😭😭😭

Ailíse Lilac Evergreen :

It’s literally opalite with lightning strikes. Y’all are reachinggggggggg

rudyredd :

The merch is so far from a showgirl theme. Like SS thunderbolts. 😩

Alex (she/they) :

8 lightning bolts......guys she hasn't apologized so SHE IS OKAY BEING CALLED RACIST. why wouldn't she apologize? why wouldn't she change the lyrics we have seen artists do that before. SHE HASN'T STOP APOLOGIZING FOR HER

user39484933948382 :

She's taking a JKR turn and people don't want to see it

Jay Bird :

I’m just tired of ⚪️creators saying there’s nothing there. There is. And microaggressions need to be addressed every single time. Ignoring them gets us where we are.

BiancaDelTaco :

𝔰𝔲𝔫𝔰𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔢 :

“Protect the family” Is giving very…hating drag queens vibes

xoxo000 :

This is getting weird, I can't keep ignoring the signs, but my gut tells me something isn't right. I even blocked her on Spotify 😔 I don't feel comfortable listening to her anymore

squash :

As a black fan of hers since Teardrops on My Guitar and traveled across the country to attend opening night of Eras to sit third row on the center floor, I am grieving so hard

˘͈ᵕ˘͈ :

There are way too many “coincidences” in the album