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<aside> 👸 Relevance to Taylor’s Life:

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<aside> 🌈 Queer History:

• ‘Glitch Feminism’ is a term coined by Legacy Russell in 2013 to speak to the idea that the machine of civilisation is broken (it runs on racism, sexism & all other forms of oppression) so being a “glitch” within this system is actually a positive thing. Russell later published a book called ‘Glitch Feminism’ in 2020 that was successful.

https://www.legacyrussell.com/GLITCHFEMINISM

• Janelle Monae’s art has sometimes touched upon this topic of a glitch representing those who aren’t conforming in terms of gender or sexuality

  

  

  https://theedgesusu.co.uk/records/albums/2018/05/03/review-janelle-monae-dirty-computer/

  

  https://www.wired.com/story/janelle-monae-afrofuturism-book-memory-librarian/

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<aside> ➕ See also: Break Down

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Debut (October 24, 2006)

Fearless (November 11, 2008)

Speak Now (October 25, 2010)

Red (October 22, 2012)

1989 (October 27, 2014)

• Bad Blood MV - glitch in the music video might link with her gender bending theme

  

  

  

  

  

• An assumed glitch occurred 6 days before the album came out - 8 seconds of static was released on Canada’s iTunes as a Track 3 (Karlie’s Birthday - 3rd of August 1992 aka 3:08)

• April 19 2016 - 73 Questions
  • Taylor is asked what she’ll wear to the MET gala & she says she’s going as a robot carrying a sword

Reputation (November 10, 2017)

• Snake Instagram posts before announcement - a snake glitching in the visuals