Classically Abby - March 20, 2020


WHAT AN ACTUAL WOMAN THINKS OF TAYLOR SWIFT'S ＂THE MAN＂


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17 minutes

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2,692

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112

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Misogyny

37

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Toxicity

17

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Taylor Swift's new music video "The Man" is out and it's getting a lot of buzz. In this episode, I talk about why I don't think Taylor Swift should be allowed to call herself a "victim" and why she needs to stand on her own two feet.

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00:00:00.000 Hello, beautiful ladies and gents, and welcome to today's video where we're going to be talking about Taylor Swift's new video, The Man.
00:00:10.300 So when I was younger, I was a huge fan of Taylor Swift. I loved her music, and I loved her fashion sense.
00:00:16.580 I used to try and go out and buy the same clothes she was wearing, copy her outfits, and I really liked her songs.
00:00:22.340 I thought her songs were really fun and relatable, and even when she moved into pop, I didn't really blame her for that.
00:00:29.160 Okay, she wants to change her sound, she wants to kind of change her demographic. 0.99
00:00:33.780 That doesn't really bother me. It wasn't my favorite. I started not liking her music as much, but it didn't make me not like her.
00:00:41.360 And then Taylor Swift decided that she was going to become an SJW. 0.75
00:00:46.180 Now, for those of you who don't know what an SJW is, that's a social justice warrior.
00:00:50.880 I did not like her as much after this happened.
00:00:53.940 It really felt like she polarized her followers into liberals and conservatives, and if you were not a liberal, she didn't want you listening to her.
00:01:02.520 Well, all I can say is that I didn't really want to listen to her anymore, so I stopped.
00:01:07.420 I watched her documentary on Miss Americana.
00:01:10.400 I actually wrote a piece for Evie Magazine about that, and I'll leave that in my description box below.
00:01:14.840 And that just made me realize once again that she has really decided that she is a victim.
00:01:21.900 Now, if you know me and if you know my blog, I am not a fan of victimhood.
00:01:27.120 I think it's really important to stand on your own two feet, and I don't think that calling yourself a victim really helps anyone.
00:01:33.120 But for someone like Taylor Swift, who has hundreds of millions of followers and hundreds of millions of dollars,
00:01:40.440 it's an upsetting thing that she's decided to call herself a victim.
00:01:44.260 It's also kind of scary, given the fact that she has so many followers who are willing to jump to her defense.
00:01:49.960 If she says she's a victim, guess how many people are going to defend her and say,
00:01:54.300 No, you can't say anything bad about her.
00:01:56.700 Well, I had that exact thing happen to me.
00:01:58.400 Now, I don't mind that the Swifties wanted to come after me after I put up this tweet,
00:02:03.280 which said,
00:02:04.340 Now, I wasn't even coming after Taylor Swift, really.
00:02:19.400 I was saying, I'm tired of women saying that we don't have rights in America. 1.00
00:02:23.500 Now, clearly, Taylor Swift's video was about women in America, and so was my tweet.
00:02:28.800 I wasn't trying to say that women around the world are given the same rights as men.
00:02:33.380 Now, I know that's not the case.
00:02:34.880 I was specifically talking about America, and a lot of the time,
00:02:38.060 feminists are arguing about equal rights and opportunities in America where we already have them. 1.00
00:02:43.280 But I just found it fascinating that all of Taylor Swift's fans, who are supposedly the ones who think that all women are heroes, 0.83
00:02:50.900 decided that when I tweeted something out against Taylor, they had the right to call me ugly, a rat,
00:02:57.340 and didn't really argue with my points.
00:02:59.800 Some of them did, although most of them did not.
00:03:02.540 And in my opinion, that's not really something to brag about.
00:03:04.900 If you are a famous person who has a lot of fans who want to follow your lead,
00:03:10.440 they're not really fighting for what you're fighting for.
00:03:13.980 They're fighting for you.
00:03:15.180 Now, again, I wasn't upset by what happened.
00:03:17.560 I thought it was kind of funny.
00:03:18.980 But I thought I would give you guys an actual woman's response to Taylor Swift's The Man video.
00:03:24.600 So let's get started.
00:03:25.660 The video starts off with her in an office, walking around, treating people badly, 0.98
00:03:53.320 and the lyrics are talking about how if she was a man, she could sleep around and no one would care
00:03:59.380 and people would actually give her praise for it.
00:04:01.520 Well, the first thing that made me think is, what kind of people are you hanging about with?
00:04:05.620 In the communities that I grew up in and in the communities that I still choose to be a part of,
00:04:09.880 if men are sleeping around, that's not a good thing. 1.00
00:04:12.280 That's not something that we espouse at all, actually.
00:04:15.060 And when women do it, it's the same problem. 1.00
00:04:17.960 Anybody who is sleeping around before they're married or in a way that's disrespectful to their partners
00:04:22.880 and isn't in relationships is not praised at all.
00:04:26.200 So why are you hanging around the people who are saying that stuff?
00:04:29.860 And even in the case where, okay, let's say broadly society says that men should be able to sleep around
00:04:36.000 and women shouldn't, why are we trying to make it so that women can instead of saying that men shouldn't either?
00:04:41.600 I don't understand what your argument is.
00:04:43.940 If we're living in a society where everyone can sleep with everyone and it doesn't matter,
00:04:48.320 why would we want that?
00:04:50.300 Wouldn't you want it to be the scenario where men should not be sleeping around
00:04:54.060 and women should not be sleeping around in a way that's callous and awful? 1.00
00:04:58.340 Actually, women are not criticized, in my experience, for sleeping around. 1.00
00:05:03.420 You're praised.
00:05:04.200 Your friends give you a pat on the back and say, great job.
00:05:07.180 When JLo got up on stage at the Super Bowl and danced around as she did,
00:05:11.760 a lot of people criticized her, but a lot of people defended her.
00:05:15.200 So, clearly, there's a divide in this country and it's not people just saying,
00:05:20.020 oh, you slept around and you're a woman, that's bad. 1.00
00:05:23.320 There are people who are also saying, you slept around and you're a woman, that's empowerment.
00:05:27.840 I don't think that that's great either.
00:05:29.780 I think that everyone should probably just not sleep around in a way that's gross.
00:05:35.580 But the fact of the matter is that I don't think that there's this crazy divide between men and women.
00:05:41.400 It really just depends on who you're spending time with.
00:05:45.200 I'd be a fearless leader.
00:05:47.400 I'd be an alpha type.
00:05:49.520 When everyone believes ya, what's that like?
00:05:53.160 I had to stop it there for you guys because when everyone believes ya, what's that like came up.
00:05:59.140 As a country, I think we've talked about this quite a bit,
00:06:02.060 but I don't think that hashtag believe all women is a good idea.
00:06:06.420 We've seen time and time again that women can lie. 1.00
00:06:09.280 Of course, there are situations where you should believe her.
00:06:12.500 Of course, something bad happened.
00:06:14.760 But you can't just make a blanket statement that you should believe all women or believe all men in any scenario.
00:06:20.420 And we live in a country where it's innocent until proven guilty.
00:06:23.380 You can't just assume that a man has done something and therefore ruin his life forever.
00:06:28.060 We have to be smart about this kind of thing.
00:06:30.200 So Taylor Swift just saying, oh, we should believe all women and I have a hundred million followers who will believe me.
00:06:38.360 I mean, that's a little bit dangerous, don't you think?
00:06:40.660 I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
00:06:44.160 Wondering if I'd get there quick or if I was a man
00:06:48.880 And I'm so sick of them coming at me again
00:06:52.800 Cause if I was a man
00:06:55.120 Then I'd be the man
00:06:57.560 This next section we need to talk about.
00:06:59.880 The lyrics don't really go with what's happening on screen, so let's take them apart separately.
00:07:04.200 The lyrics say that she would have gotten there faster if she was a man.
00:07:07.020 She's a beautiful young woman who was famous by 15. 1.00
00:07:10.300 I don't think she would have gotten there faster if she was a man. 0.99
00:07:13.180 She got there faster because she was pretty and cute and relatable. 0.99
00:07:16.460 And now she's using that still.
00:07:18.780 She dresses in a way that's provocative.
00:07:20.980 I'm not saying that's a terrible thing, but I am saying she can use her sexuality to get where she wants to go. 1.00
00:07:27.180 And she is.
00:07:29.020 So if she was a man, I don't think she would have that same appeal.
00:07:32.480 Now looking at what's actually happening on the screen
00:07:34.860 You have her manspreading as a man 1.00
00:07:38.220 And the fact of the matter is I've never been in a scenario where other men wouldn't call that guy out.
00:07:43.900 Also, why are the people around him letting him act that way?
00:07:47.340 They wouldn't.
00:07:48.060 Everyone is on equal footing here.
00:07:50.300 If you're gonna act like a bad person, people are gonna call you out for the most part.
00:07:54.540 And if they don't, maybe they should.
00:07:56.620 And then she pees on a wall and you see all the names of her albums that she doesn't currently own.
00:08:21.340 Now, I don't have enough legal background to know exactly if she should own her old records or not. 0.84
00:08:26.060 I don't really know what the legal ramifications of that are.
00:08:29.260 And theoretically, if you're a woman doing that, that's also pretty gross. 1.00
00:08:32.940 So maybe no one should pee on a wall?
00:08:34.700 If they're hustled, put in the work
00:08:38.060 They wouldn't shake their heads and question how much of this I deserve
00:08:43.260 What I was wearing
00:08:44.780 If I was rude
00:08:46.780 Could I be separated from my good ideas and power moves?
00:08:51.980 This next section kind of blows my mind because I'm so confused at what her point is.
00:08:57.180 She has about 10 women lying on a boat in bikinis 1.00
00:09:00.540 who have all decided that they want to hang out with this really kind of gross guy.
00:09:05.100 What does that say about women generally? 1.00
00:09:07.260 Women are choosing to be with gross men. 1.00
00:09:09.740 And I don't think it's like a societal patriarchal thing. 0.98
00:09:13.260 You're saying that the guy is the problem here.
00:09:15.580 These women shouldn't be following the lead of a bad guy. 1.00
00:09:18.700 That's crazy.
00:09:19.740 And they're all on his boat because they want to party.
00:09:21.900 I mean this does happen
00:09:23.340 And I think it's more of a critique of the woman than it is of the men.
00:09:49.740 Then we see her as a man getting out of bed with a woman and he's already dressed
00:09:58.140 and he runs down a hallway where people are giving him high fives.
00:10:01.500 When I watched this video all I could think is that the people that I know
00:10:05.340 wouldn't think that this guy was acceptable.
00:10:07.500 And the women who are hanging around with him are the problem. 1.00
00:10:12.220 The guy is the problem of course as well but he wouldn't have anybody to communicate with
00:10:19.260 if women weren't following his lead. 0.97
00:10:21.340 So who are you criticizing more?
00:10:23.180 Are you criticizing men or are you criticizing the women who are following him around?
00:10:28.380 I don't think that's the point of her video and I don't really want to argue that either
00:10:31.580 but that seems to be what she's putting out there.
00:10:37.740 And there we go again. 1.00
00:10:52.620 If he's being a bad dad and women are just attracted to him because they're stupid, 1.00
00:10:56.940 I don't understand why she's criticizing women so harshly in this video. 1.00
00:11:00.940 She seems to be criticizing women much more harshly than she's criticizing men. 1.00
00:11:05.900 All of the women in this video look like they're stupid. 1.00
00:11:09.740 What are you doing? 1.00
00:11:35.900 Then she cuts to all of these guys kind of being disgusting in a bar and that they're
00:11:53.500 all allowed to be angry but because she's a woman she's not.
00:11:56.860 Then she has a tantrum and I think it's supposed to be a throwback to Serena Williams when she had 1.00
00:12:01.900 a tantrum and people criticized her for that. 1.00
00:12:04.540 The fact of the matter is I'm watching this video and I would criticize any man who acted like that.
00:12:09.100 Why shouldn't we?
00:12:09.980 We should criticize anyone who acts like a child on the tennis court.
00:12:14.060 The premise here is broken that men and women should be treated equally is true and they are 1.00
00:12:22.620 but the fact is how do you want them to be treated equally?
00:12:25.980 Do you want them to be treated and held to a higher standard?
00:12:29.660 Or do you want everyone to be treated equally and everyone can be terrible?
00:12:35.660 Okay.
00:12:37.340 Sure.
00:12:37.900 I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
00:12:40.540 As fast as I can
00:12:41.820 Wondering if I'd get that quick or if I was a man
00:12:45.420 Hey! 0.99
00:12:45.980 And I'm so sick of them coming at me again
00:12:49.100 Coming at me again
00:12:50.300 Cause if I was a man
00:12:51.500 If I was a man
00:12:52.540 Then I'd be the man
00:12:54.060 I'd be the man
00:12:55.580 I'd be the man
00:12:59.980 Oh
00:13:01.340 I'd be the man
00:13:04.300 I'd be the man
00:13:12.940 Then it cuts to 58 years later as if she's the old man
00:13:17.100 And she's marrying a young model 0.98
00:13:19.980 The young model is again a critique of women 1.00
00:13:23.500 She's critiquing this woman for marrying an old man for his money 1.00
00:13:27.260 Basically
00:13:28.060 Because she waves her big diamond at the camera as if
00:13:31.100 Look at what I got
00:13:32.940 And then when the old man treats her like 0.97
00:13:35.180 Honestly, I think I've seen that happen at a bunch of weddings
00:13:38.460 Where somebody's rubbed cake in the other person's face
00:13:42.380 She's offended 0.56
00:13:43.740 You're both bad
00:13:44.700 You both did a bad thing 0.98
00:13:46.140 You married her for her body
00:13:47.820 And she married you for your money 1.00
00:13:49.580 And now we're just critiquing the old man for being gross 0.93
00:13:53.980 I'm sorry 0.97
00:13:54.780 The women in this video are as terrible 1.00
00:13:57.420 And cut 0.97
00:14:02.780 Hey, just checking
00:14:13.660 Was that last tick more of what you had in mind?
00:14:16.700 Pretty good
00:14:17.340 Uh, could you try to be sexier?
00:14:19.740 Maybe more likable this time?
00:14:22.220 Okay
00:14:22.460 Okay
00:14:24.140 No problem
00:14:27.100 By the way, excellent work over there, Lauren 0.98
00:14:28.700 That was astonishing
00:14:30.380 Thanks
00:14:31.900 This ending is interesting
00:14:33.500 Because Taylor Swift is positing that men are
00:14:37.580 Just complimented on whatever they do
00:14:39.820 And women are always told they have to be sexier 1.00
00:14:42.460 And a little bit better
00:14:43.660 Because men have it easy
00:14:45.820 This is not true
00:14:47.740 If you know anything about academia right now
00:14:50.700 Women are getting into schools at a higher rate than men
00:14:54.380 If you know anything about certain jobs
00:14:56.780 Women are getting hired at a higher rate than men
00:14:59.740 If you watch Miss Americana
00:15:01.420 They show her recording a music video
00:15:03.980 And she critiques herself
00:15:05.340 The director doesn't even critique her
00:15:07.180 So does she really believe this?
00:15:08.780 Or is she really just trying to cater to the SJW crowd? 1.00
00:15:13.500 Of course, she has to finish off by saying she did everything herself
00:15:16.700 I don't understand why we have to polarize men and women so harshly
00:15:21.100 Men need women 1.00
00:15:22.140 Women need men 1.00
00:15:23.340 And when you make a video
00:15:24.540 You should have the best people around you
00:15:26.060 You don't have to do everything for yourself
00:15:28.620 You should hire people who know what they're doing
00:15:30.780 So Taylor Swift
00:15:31.980 You've changed and you've alienated a lot of the people who used to follow you
00:15:36.380 To make a point
00:15:37.420 And I know that you want to say that you're brave for coming out as a political person
00:15:42.780 But you were called out
00:15:45.020 And you responded in kind
00:15:47.660 So that you wouldn't get in trouble
00:15:49.580 By not saying that you were liberal
00:15:52.220 And I don't really respect that choice
00:15:54.700 I don't think your music is as good when you make it about politics
00:15:58.300 And as an actual woman
00:15:59.980 I don't feel oppressed by the patriarchy
00:16:02.460 I feel happy that I am part of the greatest country in the world
00:16:06.140 And I'm married to a wonderful man
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