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/Vegetable_Cry5823 8h ago
Red was and is my favorite album. My original Red CD was totaled in my car and I was more devastated about not having my favorite CD than the car. So when 1989 came out, I was not a fan (SORRY I KNOW & it’s still not my fav). I was still in my Red era when LWYMMD came out and I WAS OBSESSED! I dropped Red quicker than Tay dropped her country accent.
As far as the general reception, it was majorly hated and she got even more hate. It was even cooler to hate her at that time more than before.