Invisible String/soulmate Tea: Carly Simon (karlie's Namesake) And James Taylor (taylor's Namesake) Were

Question:

You recently alluded many times to a possible coming out of this A+ list singer, who is dating a foreign born, C lister. does she really intend to come out? I know she’s always been extremely supportive of the LGBTQ community- and even more so in the recent years, but I can’t really see any coming out happening- not before many more years... Anyway, I hope my question’s not to obscure.

Enty’s Answer:

Oh, no it’s not. I know exactly who you’re talking about. (long pause) That’s a good question. You know, if you had asked me a year ago I would probably agree with you and say not [coming out] for many more years. I would agree with you, but I think in the last year or so, things have changed. And I will say within the next year. I say within the next year. everything’s been accelerated, so I think so.

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This is about Taylor Swift. like, it has to be. right??? her name is never mentioned, but come on!

me wondering if the cherries on taylor’s shirt are easter eggs, knowing full well that that doesn’t even make sense:

Im.. Soft 🥺🥺🥺

cr. 

Wow

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no I don’t think I’ll do that haha!!

“What must it be like to grow up that beautiful, with your hair falling into place like dominos?”

ah yes, I too say those things about ~men~ all the time

I have kind of an alternate theory on this line from “this is me trying”:

Pulled the car off the road to the lookout / Could’ve followed my fears all the way down

I’ve seen a lot of folks interpret it as s*icidal thoughts, which it definitely could be, and if so, I hope Taylor is getting help. 

But what struck me when I listened to folklore as a whole and considered her past work is the idea that jumping off the cliff may symbolize her coming out journey, where finally taking that leap would mean publicly coming out.

Let’s consider for a moment that Taylor’s car ride is her life in general. She’s on the road, always moving forward, always reinventing herself and planning and staying the course. Analyzing Taylor’s use of cars in her music is a whole separate topic, but for the sake of my argument, let’s say this car she’s in on “this is me trying” symbolizes her life’s journey.

She decides to pull the car over to the lookout. She takes a detour from her plans and her forward journey. What does she see when she peers over the edge? Her fears, some of which we can reasonably interpret as her fear of coming out publicly. She doesn’t make the leap, though. Something holds her back. Thus, “this is me trying”. She wasn’t quite ready to do it, but she’s trying. She makes folklore instead of turning to the whiskey to help process those feelings.

We hear similar themes on “my tears ricochet”, “hoax”, and “the last great american dynasty”.

On the first, she sings:

And I still talk to you, when I’m screaming at the sky

Many of us suspect that Scott & BMR were a big reason why Taylor decided not to come out early on in her career. Even if that’s not the case, it’s reasonable to assume that Taylor & Scott had many conversations about it, and Scott certainly knew that Scooby managed Karlie. If we believe that the masters sale prevented her coming out last summer, I’m thinking it makes a lot of sense that when Taylor is pulled over at the lookout and about to jump, she’s screaming at Scott to the sky. Not only was the sale what betrayed her, but the foiled coming out plan after so many years.

On the second, she sings:

Stood on the cliffside screaming, “Give me a reason”

I think this just echoes so many of the same anxieties. She’s just questioning everything, all of her life choices, why she’s in this position between a rock and a hard place, why she can’t just be “normal” (as in not famous) and live peacefully with her lover, why this love is so hard, why these outside forces are derailing her plans, etc, etc. She’s desperate. She’s at the cliffside and she’s ready to jump, but she can’t. She’s seeking any explanation for all of the feelings she’s having.

On the third, she sings:

They say she was seen on occasion pacing the rocks staring out at the midnight sea

Although this line is about Rebekah, I would argue that the purpose of TGLAD is to draw parallels between this “mad woman” (according to the town) and Taylor herself. Therefore, it’s reasonable to assume that Taylor relates to this behavior of pacing the rocks, and even if it’s not literal for her, she understands the anxiety inherent in someone who does so. “The Archer” could’ve been born out of this line in TGLAD (not saying it was but that it’s thematically similar). Taylor is pacing that cliffside and staring out at her fears in the stormy sea.

In this context, I also think it’s interesting that Taylor used a Humpty Dumpty reference to describe herself in The Archer:

All the king’s horses, all the king’s men / Couldn’t put me together again

Humpty Dumpty was literally sitting on a wall and fell off. He couldn’t be put back together. I think this is what Taylor fears the most from taking that leap, that she will never be the same. CAUSE WHEN SHE BREAKS, IT’S IN A MILLION PIECES.

This got long, but I hope you enjoy!

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Women Taylor Swift has dated or hooked up with

I haven’t seen a masterpost about all the women Taylor has dated/hooked up with, so I tried to compile one. Much of this is from kaylorevidence (see also kaylorevidence.com) who is a genius. ENORMOUS thanks also to the people who originally posted about this: @jennyboom21, @all-my-possessions, @tallcurlygirl, @karlitakloss, @taytaysbeard, @whaler13bg, @gaylorcastle, @karlieskupkake, larrienation aka @helplessgay, @svnshineswift (and everyone I’m forgetting! I’m sorry!). I’ve tried to credit every source but I’m sure I left some out so just let me know if so! In case links break, screenshots of almost everything are here.

Disclaimer: I’m sure this is riddled with errors! Repeat, I’m sure much of this is inaccurate (and furthermore it’s none of our business) but…curious minds 🤷. Some of the “sources” are laughable (The L Chat in particular) so take this with a grain or 10 of salt and do your own research too. I debated even posting this, but it seems like Tay is slowly coming out of the closet, so here we are…

According to @tallcurlygirl, these are the women Tay has dated/hooked up with:

Lacey [last name unknown] (2005)

Kelsey Morris (2005)

Emily Poe, fiddle player (aka Taymily) (2006-2007)

Claire Callaway, dancer (unknown when exactly. 2008 or 2009?)

Liz Huett, backup singer (unknown when exactly. 2008 or 2009?)

Kellie Pickler (unknown when exactly. 2009?)

Julianne Hough (late 2009-2010?)

Dianna Agron (aka Swiftgron) (2011-2013)

Karlie Kloss (aka Kaylor) (2013-present)

More detail on each one below…

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I really think people are making this scott b narrative way worse than it is. Taylor has always been a career focused person. She has said many times that she knew from her preteens that she wanted to be famous. She knew she was good at songwriting. She knew country music was known for strong songwriting. She knew going to Nashville would lead to her getting better at songwriting. She probably knew she would not have a successful career as an openly queer singer songwriter. Especially in the country music world. She chose to separate her personal life from her public image so that she could become successful. She surrounded herself with a team of adults who were dedicated to creating and maintaining that public image. Part of that maintenance involved playing the Hollywood love connections game and attaching her to other celebs. Unfortunately she didn’t have good long term beards. So there were a lot of jumping back and forth. Early on in her career she was focused on her career not love. So it was easier to play the bearding game.

At a certain point her public image and personal life fell out of alignment and her team of adults dedicated to making this work probably started to have a difference of opinion about how to realign. That’s when the rift caused problems. She chose to be in the closet. Now if you want to have a converation about society and the culture of the entertainment industry as a whole that teaches artists this is the only way to do things that’s cool. But Scott was a symptom of a larger disease. Her disdain for him came later. She has literally said time and time again that he was her best friend and most trusted person who knew everything about her and knew exactly how to hurt her. She wasn’t a prisoner of Scott for 15 years.

Worse than telling her to be closeted at a very young age (we know she also chose this) then selling her entire life’s work to an enemy and announcing it on a day she was going to come out?

No one is saying she’s a prisoner of him.

remember when karlie kloss couldn’t walk by her girlfriend like a normal model and had to execute two spin moves on the down-and-back to blow her kisses and maximize eye contact to record that moment in her brain. incredible balance and focus. 

and how they had this moment on a bed of hearts in front of everyone.