(S2) Episode 1: Taylor Swift is Out (You Need To Calm Down Queer Analysis)

The Archers

GaylorFest 2022 tickets are OUT NOW!: https://www.gaylorswift.com/event-details/gaylorfest-2022

Our ethereal new intro and outro theme song!: https://twitter.com/erynranney & https://www.tiktok.com/@alltoogayyy

(35:55) Mia's Chely Wright Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdKnFVc3/?k=1

(36:25) Chely Wright talking about the "blender" of homophobia in Hollywood: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odWTVdhzYRY

(48:45) u/petitfilou0's post about 12 daises: https://www.reddit.com/r/GaylorSwift/comments/svc8d7/somebody_posted_that_they_never_noticed_the_daisy/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

(1:00:37) u/taytopancakes' post about Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit: https://www.reddit.com/r/GaylorSwift/comments/u8ozio/has_anyone_read_this_book_interest_connections/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

(1:02:50) u/_leahtortilla's post about But I'm A Cheerleader: https://www.reddit.com/r/GaylorSwift/comments/uxwyag/lover_mv_but_im_a_cheerleader_house_parallels/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

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In honor of pride month and the three year anniversary of the song, The Archers return to Season 2 with a celebratory analysis of the high camp music video for “You Need To Calm Down”! With the help of the fellow Gaylors listed above, Katie and Madyson discuss the video’s subtle nods to lesbian country singer Chely Wright, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Girls by the 1975, and *another* stonewall reference. They discuss the meaning of queer baiting and how accusations of it might have affected the video’s final cut.

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