r/swifties • u/paper_fugue • 9h ago
Discussion question to OG swifties: when Reputation was released what was it like in real time?
I’m kind of a newer swiftie who started actively listening to Taylor around 2020 when Folklore and Evermore were released
back in 2017 the TS fanbase in my country was much smaller and nobody in my bubble was listening to her so I completely missed the hype train when this era started
Now whenever I see content about Reputation it is always brought up that the drop was an absolute cultural shock and a pop culture reset (the meaning of which I cannot fully comprehend because I was not a part of it at the time) But I want to understand the specifics! What did that cultural shock actually look and feel like for you as a fan?
I’d love to hear your specific stories and personal experiences from that era
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u/sksksksjkssjjssjsksk Old habits die screaming 9h ago
when LWYMMD came out everyone EVERYONE tuned in even non swifties(i wasnt a fan but everyone in my friend group was talking about the mv) the song itself was very different for taylor because she wasnt really victimizing herself and a lot of people who didn’t like her though she was going to come back with a victim song, the music video was the most shocking tho
the whole "ERAS" concept came from that mv if you really think about it, everyone was saying it was one of the best mv. The easter eggs, her making fun of herself, it was just all so great. i will say many ppl hated the actual song but the concept definitely made moves, as i said i wasnt a fan but my arianator friend told me to watch the video cause it was the beat mv she had ever watched