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Culture Vulture
The Dudes Are Tay-baiting and Tay-trapping
Jun 21, 2023
The podcast discusses the trend of pretending to like Taylor Swift for attention on social media, its impact on mental health, and the controversy over an author cancelling a book set in Russia due to online trolls. They also touch on trolls on Goodreads, a TED Talk on Creativity, and their guilty pleasure of watching Love Island.
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- The online trend of 'Tay-baiting' or 'Tay-trapping' on TikTok highlights how easily people on social media can be influenced and the potential for trends to quickly spread.
- The backlash faced by Elizabeth Gilbert over her novel set in Russia raises concerns about cancel culture's impact on artistic expression and the challenges for fiction writers in exploring diverse settings without facing negative consequences.
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Online Trend: Men Discovering Taylor Swift
There is an online trend on TikTok where men pretend to be discovering Taylor Swift for the first time in their cars. They know that this trend gets a lot of likes and engagement, so they create videos of themselves reacting to Taylor Swift's music. Some men genuinely become fans, but many are just jumping on the bandwagon for clout. This trend has been labeled as 'Taylor trapping' or 'tail baiting'. While some find it amusing, others see it as disingenuous and manipulative. It highlights how people on social media can easily be influenced and how trends can quickly spread.
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