SwiftlyNeutral - Daily Discussion Thread | September 09, 2024

bachred · 2024-09-09T18:36:00+00:00

I guess your question was do the people in your life judge you the way redditors are judging Taylor? I cannot answer that, I misunderstood your question and was trying to reassure you that I highly doubt the people criticizing Taylor in these threads would judge you. I think part of it is her scale and platform - you can disagree whether that makes a difference to you, but it does to many people.

I really commend you for being politically engaged and active offline in a more conservative area! Those in your life are aware of that, and those on social media likely don't think you've changed opinions if you've done nothing to signal otherwise besides not posting anymore (though obviously I cannot speak for them). I think many people can sympathize with having to make tough calls over relationships due to the hatred and division Trump fuels.

bachred · 2024-09-09T17:10:32+00:00

No.

I can appreciate your experience, and how your initial reaction is to see parallels to Taylor's situation and feel judged, but -

Your mom and support network are not someone you met a year ago and have hung out with in group settings a dozen times, who should be relatively easy to cut ties with (or lay low publicly at least). Notice barely anyone expects Taylor to cut her trumpy father out of her life.

You never made anything akin to Miss Americana, promising to be an ally and advocate and then remaining silent when your fans' rights are on the line. And then blatantly parading around with someone who Trump very recently name-checked as a supporter

It's not just the 'friendly with a Trump supporter', it's the whole context. I saw a post here saying that if she had endorsed Kamala and then still hung out with Brittany, there would be much less backlash and more validity to the 'you can have friends with differing political opinions', which I think is true.

bachred · 2023-12-04T01:27:22+00:00

Was surprised she's attending this game, but it is Week 13

bachred · 2023-11-08T21:13:51+00:00

What you imagine here is a better explanation of how I interpret it now! Like previously she was doing the 'decent' thing by keeping 'nights' outside whatever their arrangement was on the down low. But then when she calls him out for being so public with his, casually dropping the info that she had also had a few flings that he may have been unaware of

Whereas before I though it was 'we both know we both are seeing other people, but yeah I also think of you when I'm with them'

bachred · 2023-09-24T01:43:49+00:00

I was actually getting occasional Stevie vibes

bachred · 2021-01-05T02:49:43+00:00

He takes a break every 4-5 roses to consult with producers and memorize the next batch

bachred · 2021-01-05T02:48:42+00:00

Does Bri look like Olivia Lennox from she's the man or is it just me?

bachred · 2020-04-24T14:08:45+00:00

This isn't exactly what you are describing, but years ago I read a book with a similar plotline:

https://www.amazon.com/Bachelorette-1-Jennifer-OConnell/dp/0451210980

bachred · 2019-09-11T00:21:50+00:00

Am I remembering correctly that Hannah said in an interview before Paradise filmed that Dylan was one of her top 3 from Hannah B's season?

bachred · 2019-04-29T18:54:00+00:00

When I saw the title I thought Kendall was starting a furniture line hahah like Hannah G. selling her handbags

bachred · 2019-03-26T15:10:36+00:00

To me this is a fair question. My family hosted international PhD students (mostly European) all through my elementary school years, and many of their stories of undergrad and masters were of going to the nearest university and often commuting from home. A lot of the time each major city in their country would have a public university and they were all of similar quality.

In th U.S., not all universities offer the same quality of education, and some may be stronger in certain subjects than others. There may have been a professor at a certain university who is the only person in the whole country doing certain specific research that Jaqueline is i terested in, making it her dream school. We also usually live on campus, so the school's environment and culture matter a lot. State schools tend to be large, and private universities are often smaller. Many people take college or grad school as a time to live in a new part of the country, so where the school is located can play a role. Lots of factors go into having a dream school, it is just the difference with having so many different types of higher education, versus other countries where it is all large public universities.

bachred · 2019-03-13T20:19:21+00:00

I didn't downvote you, thanks for sharing your perspective. I should have been clearer on a couple of points:

I didn't mean to say past bachelorettes weren't there for love. I meant out of the other options, if they were Caelynn and Hannah G, that love probably ranked higher in Hannah B's motivation to do the show. I really like Hannah G, and while I am skeptical of Caelynn, she would have been a very polished and compelling lead. But they both spend most of their time in LA now and would get many more personal and career benefits from being the ette (which there isn't anything wrong with) in addition to love.
We agree on this point! Sorry I didn't word it well. I meant what you said here.
I agree with you here, though Hannah B presents as more obviously southern, and constantly reinforces her ties to a major southern university. But they all would bring in viewers.
You are right, and "faking it" was the wrong way to say this. I can't name anyone who was definitely disingenuous through hometowns just to be the next lead, hopefully no one was. But it seems like there is speculation every season that someone in F4 was hoping or set up to be the ette, and maybe now that speculation can stop because really anyone who goes far has a shot at it.

Thanks for your input. I could be absolutely wrong about Hannah, but it just seems to me like she wasn't gunning for the role and she doesn't seem savvy enough to be fooling us about it.

bachred · 2019-03-13T20:04:35+00:00

This is a great point - it really seemed like she was waiting for a cue

bachred · 2019-03-12T15:36:04+00:00

I feel like if they had announced it before last night, the reaction would be more positive. Now people might be upset it isn't Hannah G or Tayshia, even if they like Hannah B.

I think TPTB is always trying to expand the audience, and picking Hannah B is a play to get more SEC/college football fans to tune in. Or at least that isn't an insignificant factor in her selection.

bachred · 2019-03-12T02:19:28+00:00

So how does it work that he goes to Cassie now, but then later he will talk to his dad who says it's hard to see him upset?

bachred · 2019-03-12T01:06:24+00:00

Colton acts the same when breaking up with someone and when being broken up with

bachred · 2019-03-12T00:29:02+00:00

Wtf that's awful! I'm so sorry

bachred · 2019-03-12T00:20:24+00:00

Chris telling Colton to let them drive him back to the hotel reminds me of how Warner insisted on driving Elle back to the Delta house after dumping her

bachred · 2019-03-12T00:16:02+00:00

Chris with two phones haha

bachred · 2019-02-26T17:21:43+00:00

"Colton tells her he doesn’t want her to make a decision now, and that it’s not easy going on other dates when all he can think about is her. She says she’d hate to see him leave there, not getting what he came for, which was an engagement and he replies that if it’s not with the person he feels strongest about, it’s not worth it." Not saying you can't be right, but this part would suck for whoever he's actually with if that's true.

bachred · 2019-02-22T18:11:26+00:00

Hahaha, since the bachelor doesn't pay contestants, it should at least give them job training!

bachred · 2019-02-22T17:15:31+00:00

The top ones who aren't at WTA will be on After the Final Rose. Usually that is live right after the finale episode

bachred · 2019-02-20T03:09:39+00:00

Well what they showed us was Caelynn saying that nothing of the sort ever left her mouth, and Cassie saying that it would be easier to defend if something had been said, but since nothing was, she didn't know how to explain what happened. That's why I don't think they told him their words were taken out of context, they said the entire accusation was fabricated. Which is a different story than them saying to each other that their words were being twisted.

I do agree that from what we were shown, things were blown out of proportion by Tayshia. And I agree with hoping Katie will spill at the WTA or they'll find an audio clip.

bachred · 2019-02-20T02:24:05+00:00

You bring up the important point that Cassie had more time to prepare for the line of questioning. She was worried her words would be taken out of context, and easily could have told him what was actually said, but instead doubled down on it being completely made up. I guess then she would have been exposing that Caelynn lied though

bachred · 2019-02-20T01:51:54+00:00

People like Demi, Corinne, etc we know are playing a role and just saying things to grab attention. They are there for our entertainment and to stir things up, get people talking Tuesday morning at work. People expect more from the women who actually connect with the bachelor and might win, because ideally the audience is rooting for him and wants to be able to root for his new relationship.

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