Miss Americana — humanizing performer

I think each of us, inserting Messiah quote here,

worship someone or something

We all either consciously or unconsciously falling for someone or something, sometimes with apparent reason, but most of the times with zero comprehensible reason. And with that kind of fall, we may neglect to see the essence of that particular someone or something. When I first saw Miss Americana, I started to see Taylor Swift beyond her stage performance as a Grammy winner singer and song writer. I simply look at her as Taylor Swift. I slowly understand that she is just a normal human being like the rest of us although at certain period, she receives a larger, global scale of spotlights. The fact that she may not be always as a woman knight with shining armour is something I slowly digest and ingest.

She is fragile. She can get hurt too.

Performers, whomsoever s/he is, in the end of the day, will remain merely as decent human being with feelings. Mortal.

I happened to know similar story from Gaga’s documentary: Five Foot Two. Gaga is fragile too although she may be a bad ass on stage.

However, us, only see them, both Gaga and Swift on the performer persona and forget to look through them beyond that persona. Why? Maybe because we set our expectation on them. Because we love them as if they are demi-gods and we get rid of the fact that our action might contribute to their mental state or even actions. Or even our own mental health.

Taylor, hence, tries to tell us that there is always two sides or even tree sides of stories or spotlights that have been evolved around her since her major breaktrough of winning Grammy Awards. Her infamous beef with Kanye and Kim Kardashian ultimately brings an awareness that there is no amount of spotlights could protect her from not being hurt.

Even top Grammy Awards’ winner and nominee is vulnerable as well.