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PR Relationships, Parasociality, and Gaylor speculations (with Dr. Kate Kurtin)

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How Taylor Swift's Friendship With Carly Kloss Was Shipped as Gayler

Taylor Swift's brand encourages pair of sociality among her fans. Her songwriting style also includes leaving Easter eggs aka self-references or hints at future projects which lead fans to believe that she does the same with her sexuality and relationships. For example when her song Lavender Hayes dropped some fans interpreted the song as a reference to queerness because of Lavender symbolism in queer history. While I don't believe Gayler and you know Larry fans are maliciously trying to out celebrities in a particular way, fixating on a person's sexuality especially in public online spaces can lead to that.

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