I've been putting off listening to this because I knew it would make me cry, which leads to headaches, but here I am, crying like a fucking baby listening to this group of people who love Tay Tay like I do, having an informed, insightful and loving conversation about her. I feel a sisterly love for her.
I love watching her shine and nerd out and try things and grow. I think people hate on her so much because her audience is generally women, specifically young women. But I am a woman and we are one year apart and I've been listening to her since 2011. We basically grew up together, yaknow?
"This album is a lot of not letting men pit us against each other or keep us separate from each other so they can control the message. I remember my grandmother used to talk about my grandfather and his mistress. And his mistress actually was his wife for the rest of his life. They were married for 50 years. But to her, she was always mad at this mistress. And it was always like, “Man, she didn’t do it. Our grandfather did it. Your husband cheated on you. She just fell in love with some guy. Then they were together forever afterwards and had a family. Be mad at the right person, don’t feel mad at the wrong person.” Later on in life, I’m with a guy. I found out he’s seeing some other woman. I meet that other woman — I’m nice to that other woman. She didn’t do it. She didn’t cheat on me."
And the figure and the form and the revolving door that keeps
Turning out more and more good women like you
Yet another woman to whom I won't get through
Ladies, ladies, ladies, ladies, take it easy
When he leaves me, please be my guest
To whatever I mighta left in his kitchen cupboards
In the back of his bathroom cabinets