Women in their 40s loving Taylor Swift

[TeenLifeMum]

I’m seeing a fair amount of criticism on here and other places about grown women liking TS and just wondered; could we have a list of acceptable hobbies for the 40+ women as I appear to be womaning wrong in the eyes of some mnetters.

I saw a comment on FB slating older women going to the concert and wondered the same, I mean what is an acceptable concert for the 40+ ?

I'm in Scotland so it's been all over our news and there was older women there with their Dds or friends having the best time imagine women being carefree and having fun how "undignified "

Oh same here @Iamuhtredsonofuhtred - but wait, aren’t we too old for liking things we liked when we were teenagers, surely that’s just teen music from our generation (jokes)

Amen to this!

My main love is house/Dance music- started with early rave stuff from around 1990 and it's never left.
I saw OMD earlier this year, off to see Orbital/Leftfield later this year, after Taylor.
Personal music tastes are just that.
The purists can fuck right off.

Only take note of the opinions of those u respect. I in 50s, can't see attraction of TS but essentially it none of my business.

I used to think Taylor was twee - Shake it Off, We are Never Getting Back Together, they are hardly masterpieces? But somewhere along g the way she seems to have transcended the teeny bop pop anthems and created more masterful things. I watched a bit of the concert on YouTube and I can see why she appeals. She really talks to you.

I watched her eras tour on tv, it was my birthday, it was a weekday, it had just came out, nothing to do late evening, so we popped some champagne and watched and listened.

thr thought I came away was not I’m a swift super fan, but it was that Taylor swift is an incredibly talented woman. A lot of her songs were not to my taste, but I did really like some of them too. However her talent and skill is very very clear to see. No way round the fact Taylor swift is a very talented musician, song writer, singer, performer and business woman.

amd good for her. I totally salute her. She clearly doesn’t aim at teens or pre teens, that comment was from a position of ignorance, her music has aged as she has, a bit like miley Cyrus.

she is also very relatable in her music. And what I particularly admire is she appeals to a largely female audience, not wholly, not by a long way, but a large part and its female support which got her where she is today.

as woman we should support each other. Not wish to rip each other down when we see success.

I also love this short film, with the young actress from stranger things,

I used to think Taylor was twee - Shake it Off, We are Never Getting Back Together, they are hardly masterpieces?

Wash your mouth out. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together is a near perfect peppy pop song. 😁

Have to say, I love Shake it off! It's just pure happy.

I'm not in my 40s but seriously who gives a damn what music or things you're into? I'm not bang into her but I would never mock anyone who does.

Remember your likes are for you alone. Your hobbies are supposed to make you happy, no one else.

I'm in my 30s and love sims. I don't care if anyone judges me for that 🤣🤣🤣 I also love house music. I also love lots of older music too. Don't even worry about it, just enjoy yourself.

44 and like TS. Not all of her stuff, but v Kuch enjoyed Folklore and Evermore.

I don't buy into age appropriate hobbies for adults.

Got my first tattoo at 41 and just this afternoon got my conch pierced. 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’m 38 and I’ll be swanning off to Glastonbury at the end of the month and leaving the DC behind for DH… AND I’m going to see Taylor Swift in August with two friends who are both over 40!

TS will be 35 this year so she’s not many years behind 40-something’s herself!

TS is not my kind of music but at the grand old age of 58 I absolutely love the Blossoms and am very excited about seeing them in August, hopefully front and centre. So not only am I womaning wrong, I'm also not doing middle age in the prescribed manner.

I’m in my 40s and I’m a Swiftie! Going to see her at Wembley in August. Beyond excited. Don’t care what people think 😁

I'm 44 and really enjoyed taking dd along to sit in the park outside Murrayfield last night. There were absolutely loads of 40+ people (not just women) both doing the same and attending. All happy and having fun so who cares what anyone thinks. I was disappointed when dd decided she was tired and wanted to leave at around half way through her set. Pleased I hadn't shelled out for tickets for her though!

I’m not fussed about Taylor Swift, but here is a list of other things that, over the years, I’ve seen Mumsnetters claiming are inappropriate for women over 40:

• Band t-shirts
• Doc Martens
• Tattoos
• More than one ear piercing
• Bright hair
• Dark hair
• Long hair
• Short hair
• Vest tops
• Shorts
• Leather jackets
• Standing gigs
• Ripped jeans
• Getting drunk
• Getting up late
• Going to bed late
• Red lipstick
• Wearing black
• Wearing white
• Wearing pastels
• Hoodies
• Oodies
• Theme parks
• Dressing casually at work
• Long nails
• Nail art
• Social media
• Horror films
• Any nail polish colour other than nude
• Bikinis
• Gaming

Honestly, the number of absolute joyless self-hating fuckers on this site is incredible. Don’t listen to the miserable buggers!

Even as a non-Swiftie, I absolutely love Shake It Off. It’s such a cracking, timeless pop song. Absolute banger.

It's not just hobbies though it's any form of enjoyment

E.g. making friends...so many posters on here are critical of "school gate mums", being friends with work colleagues, "large groups" of female friends who are always described as "bitchy and cliquey", people who are still friends with people they went to school with, which apparently means you've never matured or developed as a person, specific "meet up" type groups to get to know new people are apparently sad and desperate, nobody wants to get to know or even open the door to their neighbours....which doesn't really leave any avenues to actually make friends!

Then if you somehow do manage to make friends in an acceptable way there's scorn poured on any way of actually engaging with them....whatsapp groups also bitchy and a waste of time, inviting friends to a hen parties or weddings is apparently entitled and diva-like, baby showers even worse, as you point out anything vaguely fun like going to a pop concert r having more than one glass of dry white wine is childish...

It's not exactly a surprise that there's a correlation of hundreds of posters saying they don't have friends/are lonely!

I never get that vibe from Mumsnet - she's something of a feminist icon across generations on this forum!

This is my opinion too

with the caveat that just like religion or politics or anything else I don’t push my stuff on you so don’t push it on me!

yes be obsessed if you want but I don’t want to hear about it all the time!
i don’t harp on about my likes to you when I know you couldn’t be less interested so please refrain from it with me please.thanks a lot I appreciate it.

Guessing you’ve not seen this thread then… https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5092055-to-not-understand-the-fuss-over-taylor-swift?page=9&reply=135872598
lots of criticism and looking down on fans.