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It might be hard to believe with the way she's acted over the years, but Taylor is indeed turning 30 later this year. Some "highlights" from her list:
1. Being sweet to everyone all the time can get you into a lot of trouble.
While it may be born from having been raised to be a polite young lady, this can contribute to some of your life's worst regrets if someone takes advantage of this trait in you. Grow a backbone, trust your gut, and know when to strike back. Be like a snake—only bite if someone steps on you."
"I learned that disarming someone's petty bullying can be as simple as learning to laugh. In my experience, I've come to see that bullies want to be feared and taken seriously. A few years ago, someone started an online hate campaign by calling me a snake on the internet. The fact that so many people jumped on board with it led me to feeling lower than I've ever felt in my life, but I can't tell you how hard I had to keep from laughing every time my 63-foot inflatable cobra named Karyn appeared onstage in front of 60,000 screaming fans. It's the Stadium Tour equivalent of responding to a troll's hateful Instagram comment with "lol." It would be nice if we could get an apology from people who bully us, but maybe all I'll ever get is the satisfaction of knowing I could survive it, and thrive in spite of it."
2. I'm finding my voice in terms of politics.
I took a lot of time educating myself on the political system and the branches of government that are signing off on bills that affect our day-to-day life. I saw so many issues that put our most vulnerable citizens at risk, and felt like I had to speak up to try and help make a change. Only as someone approaching 30 did I feel informed enough to speak about it to my 114 million followers. Invoking racism and provoking fear through thinly veiled messaging is not what I want from our leaders, and I realized that it actually is my responsibility to use my influence against that disgusting rhetoric. I'm going to do more to help. We have a big race coming up next year.
3. I learned to block some of the noise.
Social media can be great, but it can also inundate your brain with images of what you aren't, how you're failing, or who is in a cooler locale than you at any given moment. One thing I do to lessen this weird insecurity laser beam is to turn off comments. Yes, I keep comments off on my posts. That way, I'm showing my friends and fans updates on my life, but I'm training my brain to not need the validation of someone telling me that I look . I'm also blocking out anyone who might feel the need to tell me to "go die in a hole ho" while I'm having my coffee at nine in the morning. I think it's healthy for your self-esteem to need less internet praise to appease it, especially when three comments down you could unwittingly see someone telling you that you look like a weasel that got hit by a truck and stitched back together by a drunk taxidermist. An actual comment I received once.
4. My biggest fear.
After the Manchester Arena bombing and the Vegas concert shooting, I was completely terrified to go on tour this time because I didn't know how we were going to keep 3 million fans safe over seven months. There was a tremendous amount of planning, expense, and effort put into keeping my fans safe. My fear of violence has continued into my personal life. I carry QuikClot army grade bandage dressing, which is for gunshot or stab wounds. Websites and tabloids have taken it upon themselves to post every home address I've ever had online. You get enough stalkers trying to break into your house and you kind of start prepping for bad things. Every day I try to remind myself of the good in the world, the love I've witnessed and the faith I have in humanity. We have to live bravely in order to truly feel alive, and that means not being ruled by our greatest fears.
Read the rest of the list here:
https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a26628467/taylor-swift-30th-birthday-lessons/ (https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a26628467/taylor-swift-30th-birthday-lessons/)
of course we didn't lol
QuoteI'm also blocking out anyone who might feel the need to tell me to "go die in a hole ho" while I'm having my coffee at nine in the morning.
I'm sorry but this has me screaming :plzstop: :plzstop:
Quote from: Hakim. on March 08, 2019, 04:26:44 PM
QuoteI'm also blocking out anyone who might feel the need to tell me to "go die in a hole ho" while I'm having my coffee at nine in the morning.
I'm sorry but this has me screaming :plzstop: :plzstop:
:kii: :kii: :kii:
Quote from: Vonc2002 on March 08, 2019, 04:27:54 PM
Quote from: Hakim. on March 08, 2019, 04:26:44 PM
QuoteI'm also blocking out anyone who might feel the need to tell me to "go die in a hole ho" while I'm having my coffee at nine in the morning.
I'm sorry but this has me screaming :plzstop: :plzstop:
:kii: :kii: :kii:
:plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop: :plzstop:
I love whoever said that :ohwow:
I enjoy her a lot more now that she ain't tryna be america's Sweetheart anymore
Fuck she looks like a RAT like Gaga on this cover. Ver' Hideous.
I honestly don't care what she learned
Quote from: squid on March 08, 2019, 04:33:50 PM
I honestly don't care what she learned
tbh
I'm not reading any of this
Quote from: squid on March 08, 2019, 04:33:50 PM
I honestly don't care what she learned
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didn't read a single thing