NY Mag Slammed Taylor Swift

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In a piece released a few weeks ago, NYMag shades the HELL out of Taylor Swift for not talking about who she is endorsing for president.

The tea and shade is good. I'll post the whole article at the bottom, but post blurbs from it first. 

 

"Since Swift is a self-proclaimed feminist, McKinney wrote, she has a duty to speak out against the candidate who has bragged about groping women."

 

"Promoting girl power is good business. Denouncing a candidate who still has the support of 42 percent of Americans is not. To expect Swift to come to her senses and speak out against Trump is to misunderstand what she’s been selling all along."

 

"She only attempts to influence public opinion, however, on issues that directly affect her. In 2014, she wrote an op-ed for The Wall Street Journal lambasting streaming music services like Spotify for underpaying artists."

 

If, in the next three weeks, Trump decides he wants to make pop music illegal (you never know), perhaps Swift will make a statement about that on her Notes app. Otherwise, Taylor Swift will speak publicly about an American election when Taylor Swift is on the ballot.

 

 

Full article: http://nymag.com/thecut/2016/10/taylor-swift-wont-save-us-from-donald-trump.html

[Manul 7,377]

Nothing new, still boiling hot. Slay a bit NYM.

[Runway 27,876]

Deep down she agrees with Trump is anyone surprised  

[Chic 20,830]

Nobody is obligated to do anything in this election.

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queen of only speaking out against spotify for underpaying artists then taking lucrative advertising deals with apple music

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

Sounds about right to me.

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4 minutes ago, Chic said:

Nobody is obligated to do anything in this election.

Right? People acting like celebrities are politicians.

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5 minutes ago, Chic said:

Nobody is obligated to do anything in this election.

Spreading your wisdom everywhere I see 

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I will do the same tbh if I was celeb, it is nobody business who I am voting, cos it is one of those damn if you do and damn if you don't situation. 

[JusKeepBreathin 19,311]

9 minutes ago, Chic said:

Nobody is obligated to do anything in this election.

No one is obligated to do anything. But her silence is based on personal gain and that's fine. But the problem is when she speaks up about something it's also about personal gain.

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5 minutes ago, Sycamore said:

Right? People acting like celebrities are politicians.

You don't have to be a politician to comment on issues which impact society. 

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Eh, she's not the first to use bland and confused feminism to sell. She honestly doesn't give a f about it, it's always been pretty clear to me.

[FlopSlurper 34,336]

*Gaga talks*: Jesus I want her to shut her mouth up and stay away from politics!!

*Taylor doesn't talk*: Jesus she's so fake is spotify and apple music all the matters to her!!

[Chic 20,830]

8 minutes ago, JustLikeHoney said:

No one is obligated to do anything. But her silence is based on personal gain and that's fine. But the problem is when she speaks up about something it's also about personal gain.

That's fair. I personally don't have a problem with it. She has no responsibility to publicly endorse or chastise a candidate either way. People on both sides are vicious.

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17 minutes ago, Chic said:

Nobody is obligated to do anything in this election.

I think its more the fact that she won't speak about politics and certain issues like BLM and LGBT rights, because it will hurt her brand. A lot of her sales come from conservative parents buying her music for these 12yr old daughters.

It just really makes it noticeable that she is a corporate brand. Everything she does is strategic. She couldn't care less about whats happening in society or to groups people as long as she's making money