Inspiring Brain Megaphone

Sheng Vang

In The Braindead Microphone, George Saunders sets the story at a party where a guy with experience and intelligence that can be less than most of the people attending arrives with a megaphone. Everyone has their own thoughts and opinions on everything. Since the guy with the megaphone has the loudest voice, people’s views begin to alter around what this guy has to say. In the music industry, the gossip and publicity artists receive from it is like the guy with the megaphone. Taylor Swift is always in the gossip spot life about her songs representing her ex boyfriends and who Taylor Swift will be dating next. Instead of letting all the bad rumors of her dating life affect her career, she uses the negativity and makes money out of it. One of her hit singles, “Shake It Off” there’s lines, “Cause the players gonna play…And the haters gonna hate…Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake I shake it off, I shake it off” stating she will continue to be herself and anyone who thinks otherwise isn’t going to bother her. In this case, I believe Taylor Swift took the megaphone and became Inspiring Brain Megaphone instead of letting Braindead Megaphone change her. She recently was named women of the year for 2014 Billboards (Billboard Staff). With all the publicity from her success and gossip, she has a large megaphone. The great thing about Taylor Swift’s message is to be who you are and don’t let people and words hurt you. 

Work Cited

""Shake It Off" Lyrics." TAYLOR SWIFT LYRICS. N.p., n.d. Web. 09 Dec. 2014. <http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/taylorswift/shakeitoff.html>.

"Taylor Swift Named 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year." Billboard. N.p., 10 Oct. 2014. Web. 10 Dec. 2014. <http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6281490/taylor-swift-2014-billboard-woman-of-the-year>.