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Taylor's endurance!! Almost 4 hrs of carrying the spectacle nonstop! 3 or 4 nights in a row!! For 1.5 years?! Athlete to athlete, Travis Kelce wishes.

But it's the emotional endurance that's really the champion to me. Taylor's narrative is of reclaiming her masters and control of her catalogue, which is the economic/creative argument. But there's also the emotional abuse/control angle from executives. "You can't put out an all-pop album; we need some country to secure the base." "You have to be a size 2 in order to stay on top." "You can't have political opinions if you want your albums to sell." In a domestic relationship, we wouldn't hesitate to call it emotional abuse. You can see in earlier interviews and the narratives of her music how much her people-pleasing instincts wound her up in that web. The mental toughness it takes to emerge whole on the other side of that! So the Eras Tour is like a victory lap for being liberated from the fear they tried to use to control her. We could argue she's been following only her own instincts for the last 3 years, and she's the biggest game on the planet. People say, "how can she top this, is she retiring?" but I have no doubt that as a creative force, her best is yet to come.

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I’m so thankful for this space that makes us gossip lovers and fan girls feel seen and valued!

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