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To give credit where credit is due, Taylor Swift has done a lot to push against the ridiculous of the intellectual property rights artists didn't have, and production agencies did have. She broke that and paved a way for future artists. Did she also suck up so much air in the room that it leaves very little space for new artists to breathe, yes. Does she use the same legal system that gave her artistic freedom to crush competition, also yes. She isn't a bad ass just because she drops albums, she's a badass cause she's a ruthless business woman.
She didnt push back on intellectual rights, she wanted more power and money and realized a way to go about it. Her motivations have been suspect for over a decade now, she represents unchecked greed by americans and glorifying fame and money over anything.
She's just as awful as any other billionaire simply for hoarding so much wealth, or wanting to pursue it. She has the power to show humility and how good people can use power, and has done fuckall with it. She's not an inspiration for anyone but herself, and I'm ashamed to belong to the same country that puts her on the highest of pedestals.
Every other woman mentioned in this thread absolutely dwarf her in any metric we would want to use.
I agree with you on so many points but not on a few. She is greedy and money driven first and foremost and that is a problem. Her motivations haven't been suspect, she obviously is in it for the money and no one deserves to be placed on such a high pedestal. She's not even close to the same tier of person as Murrie Currie, Rachel Carson, or that woman who brought intersectionalism into feminist discussion who's name I can never remember or find again. All that doesn't mean my argument that she's badass for going against record labels is moot. She's still a badass for that.
You're looking for Kimberlé Crenshaw.
Thank you! The moment I read it I remembered.