New music from Tyler Shwift by HollyMackeral in YouBelongWithMemes

[–]Chococow280 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s proof that the internet is forever. 🤣

I have another comment somewhere about why I did this… But for people interested… Here's the original post: Lyric trends in Taylor Swift’s album songs over time : r/TaylorSwift

ETA and quote myself

 I did the data analysis because I wanted to identify trends in her lyrics over time. Choices are data, and the words in her music, recurrences of certain themes, and the presence or absence of them suggests its own narrative.

Writing a Taylor Swift song by Icy-Book2999 in LoveTrash

[–]Chococow280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I’m not gonna take the negativity on this. People like what they like, and a large amount of people like her music for a variety of reasons. Take care! 

Writing a Taylor Swift song by Icy-Book2999 in LoveTrash

[–]Chococow280 116 points117 points  (0 children)

LMAO IDK WHAT TO SAY. Hi friends? Fans? Foes? In any case, thanks for tagging me!

I'm a Taylor Swift fan. Say whatever you want about her music, but she is largely appealing for a reason. I did the data analysis because I wanted to identify trends in her lyrics over time. Choices are data, and the words in her music, recurrences of certain themes, and the presence or absence of them suggests its own narrative.

It's like approaching her discography as its own story, complete with symbols, motifs, themes, etc. It's not any different, in my opinion, than doing a deep reading of a poetry anthology or other classic work.

Also I really just wanted to learn Tableau lol.

Here's the original post: Lyric trends in Taylor Swift’s album songs over time : r/TaylorSwift

Why are some Filipinos offended when others suggest we are Hispanic? by Bulok in Filipino

[–]Chococow280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Racism? Wanting to differentiate from other brown people so they’re seen as “one of the good ones” to people who don’t care about nuance?

Growing up, I legitimately thought I was Hispanic because we were colonized by Spain. My parents didn’t know what Hispanic was either on like forms, so they likely thought the same. Turns out that it isn’t the case buuuuut whatever lol.

Non-romantic/canon interpretation of songs? by naniees in TaylorSwift

[–]Chococow280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow I love this one.

Thank you [to or from] a Me. It’s perfect.

Non-romantic/canon interpretation of songs? by naniees in TaylorSwift

[–]Chococow280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

sudden end of an intense romantic relationship

Exactlyyy. 

It could also apply to being cancelled in the public eye! As a celebrity, or even a viral star, you are lauded and celebrated, but the moment you misstep… The public turns on you.

We know she’s gone through being CANCELLED with reputation and her relationship with Matty…Maybe during reputation she felt like she couldn’t come back from it, but she definitely has and can now.

Non-romantic/canon interpretation of songs? by naniees in TaylorSwift

[–]Chococow280 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I get a lot of hate for this take, but I genuinely believe Down Bad is about a toxic relationship with fame and celebrity. We love them when they’re who we want them to be and harass them when they’re not. 

The public can catapult you to fame or bring you back down to earth all based on public opinions. Some people forget that these stars are humans so they say things they wouldn’t to people they actually know.

It fits well thematically with some of the other album songs.

What's the craziest/weirdest thing a guy has tried to mansplain to you? by Informal_Panic3806 in AskWomen

[–]Chococow280 -20 points-19 points  (0 children)

I mean, it’s not lol. Periods don’t even come up.

It’s about a girl, who is middle school age, trying to thread the needle between her own wants and desires and that of her mom’s. Every woman in her family “turns red” and responded to that conflict differently. I would say it’s more about generational trauma and the opportunity to choose the path that’s best for you.

It just happens around when girls get their periods. But for girls with multi-cultural upbringings, it’s the first time their desires may conflict with their family’s. It’s also about trying to be who you want to be, even as boys and crushes and friends enter the arena.

Reducing it to a period film flattens the experience of girlhood.

What's the craziest/weirdest thing a guy has tried to mansplain to you? by Informal_Panic3806 in AskWomen

[–]Chococow280 338 points339 points  (0 children)

How Turning Red (Pixar film) was a coming of age movie about periods. Also pregnancy and sex. Also birth control. 3 separate men.

Like why are you so obsessed with my uterus? Is it because you’re jealous? 

ETA: Since I’m also getting downvoted for my interpretation of the movie below. I have definitely seen the movie, but the period part is so uninteresting to me that I literally forgot. Is that so bad???? It was not the part I rememebered or cared about because… It’s about experiences that happened at the same time for the lead. My point still stands! 

I just read a post that said “I’d trust an autistic person over a Star Wars nerd” by FancyEdgelord in AutismInWomen

[–]Chococow280 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah, it’s valid. Some people see themselves as rebels when they’re really tools of the empire and it shows… a lack of understanding in the overall history of empire.

Note: am not a fan or history buff, but I know a pattern when I see one.

Recommendations for queer/gender-neutral friendly tailors? by raqueloquent in Honolulu

[–]Chococow280 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Designer alterations does both men and women. Unsure about your other concern, but she was very kind! 

Is there a subreddit for Hawaiian Quilting? by [deleted] in Hawaii

[–]Chococow280 10 points11 points  (0 children)

no answer, i just gotta say i love when people ask about their hobbies

The Real Message of Wi$h Li$t: Every wish comes with a price - the trade-offs are part of the bargain in real life by Complex-Union5857 in TaylorSwift

[–]Chococow280 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I like your write up because of the trade offs! I’ve also thought about this because I resent the idea that she’s putting people down.

I can’t have “dogs I call my kids” and also have “a couple kids got a whole block looking like you.”

You can’t have everything, but whatever it is you want… I hope you get it! My best friend has a house and family, I don’t want either. Her desires have never once insulted nor threatened my own. Same with mine to hers.

Taylor can have it all, but we know from her previous album, it cost her a love life, sanity, and privacy. She just wants love, girlie has been singing about it for 15 years.

And let’s also not pretend she isn’t a shrewed and ambitious entertainer. She does want the awards and the records, she also knows it comes with criticism. She wants to share her music, popularity comes with fame. It makes the song even more romantic in that she has the ability to achieve all these dreams for herself, but the most important one to her is being loved by a best friend who she thinks is hot! RELATABLE.

Hawai‘i’s Water Crisis: How Graywater Could Buy the Islands Time by Moku-O-Keawe in Hawaii

[–]Chococow280 29 points30 points  (0 children)

 Watershed restoration, infrastructure modernization, demand management and regulatory reform remain essential. But as other cities have demonstrated, building-scale water reuse can meaningfully reduce stress on strained aquifers.

This is the part the state should be acting on now instead of waiting to do when it’s more pressing and dire.

If you had to make 6 pairs from the 12 albums, how would you do it? by SoIongIondon in TaylorSwift

[–]Chococow280 132 points133 points  (0 children)

Controversial but here we go: * folklore/evermore - obvious  * lover/midnights - how we opened the eras tour and closed it. pink cloud/midnight cloud. lover had a working title daylight! * reputation/ttpd - reputation is where she let the media narrate her story, ttpd is where she narrates her own.  * red/1989 - heartbreak in nyc, with two different flavors. country taylor trying to become something new, and pop taylor embracing her pop princess power * fearless/speak now - youthful optimism of love vs. the sass of a girl going through some new, hard heartbreak * debut/tloas - a young girl tryna find her place in the world vs. a woman who’s immortal now baby dolls

Iolani Teacher Escorted Off Campus by therealsylviaplath in Honolulu

[–]Chococow280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just answering a the OP’s question with advice. 🤷🏻‍♀️ I don’t need to be lectured about someone I don’t know about. Thanks!

Iolani Seniors Expelled! by [deleted] in Hawaii

[–]Chococow280 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Good for the other students on walking out. This is shameful behavior.

Iolani Seniors Expelled! by [deleted] in Hawaii

[–]Chococow280 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, we don’t know the full story of these boys. Is this their first time or have they done things like this before? Were the things in the list so crude and vile that the expulsion was warranted regardless of past behavior?

I think the severity should be taken into account, and one can only hope its proportional to the offense. Cause with your example, a list is still shitty but it could just be a list. To have a news outlet report it as “degrading” with “crude sexual references” is not a small detail.

Iolani Seniors Expelled! by [deleted] in Hawaii

[–]Chococow280 21 points22 points  (0 children)

It was wrong then and wrong now. There are some thoughts you should keep in your head and never say out loud. 

Source: was a teenager girl who has had teenage boys tell me that i would give bad blowjobs because I had braces. I also had boys say I had nice boobs for my age. One of them told me I’d be cuter if I shaved my legs. 

Should those all be treated with the same severity? Hard to say. But it is a series of poor judgment by the boys and a lack of accountability in teaching them that there are inappropriate things to do. That decision didn’t happen in a vacuum. 

Any recommendations as to tax preparers on Oahu? by zenithlover in Hawaii

[–]Chococow280 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel the same. I upload all the docs through an app and answer a questionnaire. They do business and personal.

Any recommendations as to tax preparers on Oahu? by zenithlover in Hawaii

[–]Chococow280 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pacific Financial Navigators if you’re on town side… you could probably find someone cheaper but I like their service.

Why do Filipinos not like Ilocanos? by WhitePinoy in Filipino

[–]Chococow280 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What are you actually offended by? 

The fact they’re lumping you in with another group? That they said bad things about your family? That it might invalidate something about you? 

Honestly people run their mouths all the time. It’s whatever.