On October 11th 2016 Taylor Went To The Waverly Inn For Dinner With A Few Friends And (correct Me If

Taylor, are you drunk?
No, you are.

***Pro: If you read this crazy long theory and think I might be on to something, I don’t mind if you wait to post this. I don’t know what blogs Sc00ter’s team looks at and I definitely don’t want to jeopardize any plans. Or I might be delusional, so I’ll trust your judgement!***

Yesterday I started thinking about what Taylor and Karlie want. Like what’s their end game, here? Why are they still bearding and perpetuating the feud narrative and hiding? If they’re together, they’re not doing all this because it’s fun or easy. So I worked backwards– I theorized some things Kaylor might want at the end of all this, and thought about what they would need to do to achieve those goals. I came up with an interesting theory. 

Taylor wants to own all of her music. It seems like she also wants to stop the games and hiding and secrecy– see Daylight, the willow music video, and a lot of rep-era lyrics and imagery. If she was happy in the closet, I would expect her music to reflect that. It doesn’t. I think she also wants all of these men to stop ruining her plans. I get the impression from Mad Woman, Cowboy Like Me, her statements re: her masters, and Spade’s “fervent revolution exonerates everyone” message that Taylor wants to expose something big in the music industry. I think she wants to tell the truth, which is (imo) that she planned on coming out in 2019 and Sc00ter tried to profit off her sexuality, which forced her back in the closet. Maybe there’s more. But basically, she must want the option (at least) of telling her story, otherwise she could have signed that crazy NDA.

So if these are Taylor’s goals, how does she achieve them? And how does she protect herself and Karlie from retaliation from Sc00ter? Sc00ter is manipulative and well connected. If he can sabotage Taylor or Karlie’s plans, he will. Karlie is not managed by him anymore, so she is free professionally-speaking (this happened in or after November 2019, after T’s masters were sold). But Karlie is still tied to Sc00ter through Jerk, so Taylor can’t make any moves until the Jerklie contract is up. Then Sc00ter won’t have any power over Karlie. And the moment Taylor releases her old albums, Sc00ter loses most of his power over her. So first, there needs to be a Jerklie divorce, to prevent Sc00ter from retaliating as revenge (again).

I think a lot could happen very quickly after a divorce announcement. Taylor can release her re-recorded music. She could come out at the same time, if she wanted. It would probably boost sales, tbh. She can stay with Toe for safety if she comes out as bi or pan. And as soon as she comes out, she can tell the world what Sc00ter did to her– how he forced her back into the closet, and how he used her friend, Karlie (who was still being managed by him at the time), against her. How he manipulated her and tried to screw her over any chance he had. It’ll be the truth, and it will NOT be a good look for Sc00ter. This is the “fervent revolution” and Karlie is exonerated in the process– it’ll be made clear that she didn’t betray Taylor, and that was just the narrative Sc00ter pushed. This gets Taylor her music, fewer games (she can keep Toe until she’s ready, but she can be seen with her “friend” Karlie in the meantime), freedom from Sc00ter, and the karma she craves.

So, if Taylor can’t re-release her music until Jerklie splits, why is Karlie STILL with him? Couldn’t they have divorced by now? Karlie was going to be tied to Sc00ter no matter what until her management contract was up– which was November 2019 at the earliest. So yeah, a divorce could have happened at that point or any time after. I wonder if Karlie offered to extend her contract with Jerk to try to stay on Sc00ter’s good side. Maybe she damaged her own reputation by staying with Jerk through the election so maybe, just maybe, Sc00ter would be willing to negotiate with Taylor in good faith (“she cut herself so I could be whole” from Spade). It didn’t work, but she couldn’t have known that in July 2019, if that’s when Karlie decided to extend the contract. She tried. 

It’s also possible that Karlie extended the contract as a way to keep Sc00ter from interfering with their plans. What would have happened if Jerklie divorced, Karlie was publicly single, Taylor wasn’t allowed to re-record yet, and Sc00ter started pushing all these rumors that Taylor isn’t straight? He’s a snake. We know he wouldn’t hesitate to write article after article about the “sapphic themes” in Taylor’s earlier albums, to make people listen to them again so he could make more money. Inevitably he would connect Karlie to Reputation. Once again, Sc00ter would be manipulating Kaylor for his gain. He would be dictating the narrative. He’d have no reason to sell Taylor her masters. He’d be profiting off rumors about Taylor’s sexuality.

But what if Karlie was still tied to Jerk? Jerk is Sc00ter’s client, and he’s obsessive about his image. Sc00ter couldn’t do anything that might hurt Jerk. If he tried to out Taylor, he would end up outing Karlie, too. He would need Karlie to sell the “Taylor is not straight” narrative– there isn’t enough Swiftgron or Taymily evidence. I don’t think Jerk wanted his “marriage” scrutinized– people might realize he’s gay. Or, having a bisexual wife might not be a good look in the conservative business world. Karlie staying with Jerk longer meant Sc00ter wasn’t able to spread rumors to profit off of Taylor’s work before she could re-record. Maybe they assumed Sc00ter wouldn’t do anything in good faith, so Karlie damaged her reputation to protect Taylor from Sc00ter for the 16-ish months before she could start re-recording.

I think it’s a good sign that we didn’t see Jerk in December and that Taylor seems to be re-recording as quickly as she can. There are so many moving parts and things that could go wrong, so I don’t think they’re going to give Jerk or Sc00ter or anyone a chance to wreck their plans again. They’re going to move fast, and then the internet can go crazy while they’re offline with their new baby. I imagine Jerklie will divorce because they were separated/seeing other people over the summer, Karlie got pregnant with some guy in California, she and Jerk tried to work it out, but ultimately he couldn’t raise a baby that wasn’t his. Something like that– Jerk will insist on being the “good guy” of course, and Karlie will insist on making it clear her child isn’t a K*shner. Publicly, Karlie is a new, single mom and she and Taylor are friends again. Maybe Taylor has Karlie and the baby move in so she can help out Karlie in her time of need. And then maybe Karlie and the baby just don’t move out. :) I thinkkkk this theory accounts for most of the craziness that we’re seeing and gives all parties the end games they want (except for Sc00ter, eff him).

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Pro: This is a great theory. I think it explains a bit of the craziness that is happening right now. I do think Karlie made a sacrifice along the way. I don’t think Scoobs would expose Tay as not being straight. He would in turn be exposing jerk as well who is more powerful than Scoobs. 

I bolded the parts I think are important to remember. 

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!

Question I could use some help on! Trying to convince a friend that Kaylor are still together and she said what about the lyrics of "It's Time To Go". What's the best, most concrete evidence to counter that? And, what's a good explanation for the song it's time to go that isn't a jab at Karlie? Would love people's thoughts!

Can someone answer this for the anon?

okay but what about that huge safety pin hanging on the wall in the scene where Sadie is laying in bed 🤔

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She literally opens saying picture me in the tees and the Spotify photos are of her in the trees. And she sings about a girl’s braids and having love for this girl, and packing their dolls and moving to India together and NOT CRYING OR HIDING IN CLOSETS TOGETHER

HIDING IN CLOSETS

I’ve gotten a couple of anons wondering if I have, or you should have, some sympathy for Yael. Just to be clear I do not, and don’t think anyone else should. And I don’t think Taylor does either. Remember what she said after the masters thing:

(You may also choose to believe or not that she called her “a d-slur cunt” in front of a party of influential people including at least one friend. You have to be the judge of whether you believe this, but if she did, that friend would have been able to confirm it to Taylor.)

This is, I believe, what prompted Taylor to release Mad Woman. “What do you expect me to say to that? Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?” In other words, did Yael and scooter really think Taylor was just going to let this go? Did Yael (a Scorpio) let it go? “Women like hunting witches too, doing your dirtiest work for you.”

I just read a gossip article this morning that rumor is that Yael was privately unhappy with the whole way scooter handled the masters thing. Sure. This is EXACTLY the same sort of rumor that was passed around late last year, that Kim K was sorry for how Taylor was treated during Snapchatgate and that Kim K sent an apology note to Taylor saying she regretted it and felt like she was manipulated into participating. Sure. Even if any of that is remotely true you still did that and tried to ruin her career (and arguably her personal life) and you were very deliberate about it and it went on for months, even years and you bragged about it. Don’t give me this “I’m just a woman manipulated by bad men” sob story after the public opinion pendulum has swung against you. You’re a dick, plain and simple.

I’ve also gotten anons asking about scooter, and whether he has always had this bad of a reputation (since so many seem to be relishing in his marriage trouble) and I can’t say for sure because I’ve only followed his career for 3.5 years. But my impression was that yes he has had a bad reputation, but worked very very hard at reforming his image for the last 5-6 years. And he almost succeeded. I think he was generally doing a good job with it, and while many in the industry knew he was a typical Hollywood sleaze, they didn’t quite realize how awful he is, and the GP had quite a high opinion of him. But then he made a big mistake. That mistake was underestimating Taylor’s hatred for him and not realizing that she would sacrifice money and time and energy in order to get back at him. Most just go along with these situations because they want money and don’t want to make enemies. Taylor said “not this time sleazeball.” And I think it absolutely blind-sided scooter. I think he is a textbook narcissist and has an outsized opinion of his own abilities (classic example of “thinks he’s the smartest in the room” when he most definitely is not.) And if Yael has regrets about any of it, it’s that scooter made this mistake and took it too far and this was the result. Not that he did what he did and she thinks it was unethical or slimey, but that he did it poorly and ended up the loser and she also looks like a loser. That’s what she’s mad at.

All that being said, we are now seeing and will continue to see a barrage of scooter and Yael trying to control this narrative in a way that puts them in the best light. Things will be amicable. They’ll try to make it work. It will be a conscious uncoupling. They will be supportive co-parents of their kids, so much respect, yadda yadda yadda. Him being a cheating sleazbell will never be openly mentioned. Because in the world of PR if you ignore something long enough it might go away, and if you retell the same lies over and over it eventually becomes somewhat believable. Some will come from scooter’s people to paint him in the best light, some from Yael’s doing the same, and some from them both as agreed upon. This is the PR game. Every single thing you see or read from them will be feeding a narrative to paint them in the best light. And on the other side, whoever is leaking things that are unflattering will likely continue to do so. And some will believe one side and some will believe the other, some will openly say one thing while privately believing another. And some gossip sites will relish in the dirt and some will sell the more positive story they are fed, whatever gets clicks. Also note that none of these gossip articles mention “the master of spin has a couple side flings”from Taylor’s mouth. They talk about their feud around the masters. They talk about his cheating rumors. But no one connects the dots to Mad Woman. It’s fascinating. They talk about his cheating rumors but they don’t talk about where those rumors came from. Why that is, I’m not entirely sure, but I’ve noted it.

Meanwhile, I will continue to watch and see what comes of the career of the wannabe media mogul now rebranded as Scott Braun, because godammit it’s fascinating and juicy.

Taylor has literally been like:

maybe reputation’s themes of love in secret and secret moments no one knows about and stolen stares and pining for someone gorgeous will convince them. no?

okay maybe lover’s crystal skies, rainbows eeeverywhere, gay pride parades, gaylor park, marrying your childhood friend, and stepping into daylight motifs would work. no? that didn’t do it?

fine. here’s an album about childhood love, about loving a girl with braids who has to hide in closets and a girl named betty who I just want to kiss in the garden in front of her stupid friends. how about now? do you get it yet?

Well... there’s that. Why is Taylor like this? 😂

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