#we're not gonna sit here and pretend bi people dont exist......

[royaltywhxre]

enough for you by olivia rodrigo (and pretty much every other song on the album) really be making me break down crying because, like, our experiences might've been different but i can still relate heavily to the lyrics

like i never dated anyone in high school, there wasn't ever one specific person i was trying to please, but i remember throughout a lot of middle and high school trying so hard to be attractive

and like i was a fucking kid????? that pressure most definitely should not have been on me. and like olivia, i spent a lot of time resenting the other girls in my class when i couldn't reach their level, despite them growing up and dealing with the same bullshit beauty standards shoved onto teen girls and young women. they were never the enemy, but for the longest time i felt like i was losing some race i didn't even really wanna be a part of

and i also remember all of that shit changing when i came to terms with my sexual and romantic attractions and came out. like, it wasn't a full 180°, it didn't just completely stop, but i didn't let it consume my life anymore. i stopped trying so hard to look pretty and desirable for boys, stopped trying so hard to impress them. my self worth went up so fucking high during the last half of high school because i stopped letting boys' opinions of me make me feel inferior or like i wasn't "enough"

#idk why i went on this rant #i saw a few days ago on tiktok someone talking shit about olivia and her album #and like okay you dont have to like her music it doesnt have to be your taste i get that #but they weren't actually critiquing her music..... #they were just critiquing her #they were calling her out on her being misogynistic #and like YEAH! THATS THE FUCKING POINT! #i think even olivia herself had pointed that out #she like many other teenage girls experience internalized misogyny and thats exactly what her lyrics reflect #like its so clear these people didnt ACTUALLY listen to the songs #because the whole point she makes is she KNOWS its not their fault but she cant help feeling that way regardless #and there were also people saying they couldn't relate to the lyrics because she's straight and the lyrics reflect that #like okay.....first of all #we're not gonna sit here and pretend bi people dont exist...... #because we can still very much relate to the lyrics #but also you can swap out whatever pronouns you want so the song fits your identity better #but the overall message is the same and its something so many of us can relate to regardless of sexuality #oof didn't mean to also go on a rant in the tags #im just pissed off at 3am #this is when i feel the most filled with rage #olivia rodrigo #sour olivia rodrigo