TIME calls-out Taylor’s silence on Trump admin using her music

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2 hours ago, 50 Ft Queenie said:

Thanks. Gaga’s silence on what trump has done to the trans community is ****ing sickening and her silence on a genocide which puts her on the wrong side of history now sadly. If only she could be brave like Ariana… she will be remembered for her silence on it, that’s the reality. 
 

also clearly not a swiftie lol

It's also super sad how so many people are so defensive of a celebrity to the point they believe someone should just be given a platform and millions/billions of dollars but contribute nothing to the world other than the products they sell  

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On 12/7/2025 at 7:42 AM, 4th Time Around said:

What do you expect her to do? Gaga spoke out for the trans community at the Grammy awards and endorsed the candidate who was against Trump rather than playing this can't endorse either side nonsense that Chappell Roan's naive ass pulled. As for her silence on a genocide, it's interesting how a minority of chronically online virtue signalers demand celebrities issue statements on Gaza yet couldn't care less about statements on Ukraine, Sudan, genocide of the Uyghurs in China etc. The focus of Gaga's platform has always been mainly LGBTQ rather than geopolitical issues.

Now back to the subject of this thread. There is a big difference in choosing not to speak out on certain topics as opposed to letting your music be used for the agenda of an evil administration which is why Taylor is currently getting backlash. 

EXACTLY.  For her sales comes first, always. God I hope Mariah keeps blocking her from number one so she doesn't get a song with 10 weeks at #1 🤣

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I think we should judge people on what they say and do, and not on what we wish they said and did -- a list which is potentially infinite.

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To be fair Gaga has not said a word about politics lately either. Has even Beyoncé spoken out? Seems since the second coming of Trump and the Israel-Gaza war most celebrities kept their mouths shut over politics in general, even Madonna.

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Taylor Swift isn’t stupid. She wouldn’t antagonize the MAGA base until she’s sure that she would benefit from openly beefing with them. And regardless of how many L’s Trump had been taking lately, MAGA is a cult and still has sway when they can direct their attacks at a particular figure.  
 

That’s what made Sabrina’s public call out so impressive. She had the guts to push back during a time that it’s not entirely clear if MAGA is on a downward trend or very much still in control of public narratives or has the favor of public opinion. You never know in 2020’s America, apparently. 
 

And a reminder: everyone had high hopes that Kamala’s win would symbolize that MAGA would be behind us. She lost and A LOT of people have either been quiet or even cordial towards more conservative factions. 

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Trump has personally attacked Taylor swift multiple times, and has had his base go after her for quite some time now. The fact people think Taylor is pro trump is astonishing. 
What is her saying something going to do? Give them more publicity from the most famous woman on the planet? She has said her stance and speaks when necessary, which really doesn’t influence much because she is not a politician that fans try to make celebrities be?
People put so much blame on this woman when we should be focused on the actual people in charge, we know she is a democrat and endorsed the Biden/harris administration. 

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Wow. Candidly, I don’t think celebrities are responsible for making a comment and doing public things for every cause. You can’t be a jack of all trades and a master of none if you want to make change.  No one who is remembered for their contributions to humanity is remembered for working on every issue in their lifetimes, they’re remembered for their contributions to specific issues. Gaga’s causes are LGBTQ+ issues and mental health. She champions both of those things well, and does plenty to help in those areas. Otherwise, she is not obligated to do something for every other tough issue in the world.
 

but I also am a firm believer that I could care less about her personal life, as long as she keeps making music. I’ll care when her personal life interferes with that. 

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On 12/6/2025 at 9:27 AM, Ladle Ghoulash said:

I mean, I’m of the camp that celeb activism is overrated, hollow, largely performative and generally only marginally effective unless it’s accompanied by an actual pressure campaign towards specific action. The compulsory speech component where people basically try to bully celebrities into mirroring their positions so which inevitably results in them posting some canned infographic intended to make the fans more comfortable consuming their product is also corny as hell, tbh.
 

As a public performance, it has certain symbolic value, but it, in many ways, feels like a glorified version of stan war nonsense (“oh mother absolutely ENDED the White House on Twitter!”). Under Trump specifically, most celebs seem to oppose him and his base (ie the people that would need to hear the oppositional messaging the most) have been thoroughly inundated and propagandized against celebrities (“fake news media,” “Hollyweird,” “liberal elites”) that it will never resonate with them or even reach them, so it feels an awful lot like preaching to the choir.
 

As far as Gaga is concerned, she’s done more for the LGBTQ+ community in garnering the initial wave of acceptance and cultural normalization towards the beginning of the 2000s than most public figures that I don’t necessarily expect her to do much more. Similarly, I also think a lot of fans who want their faves to speak up just can’t deal with the ambiguity of “how does my fave feel about Palestine” and what fans are usually asking for isn’t activism, but rather affirmation of their feelings + parasocial attachment to their fave.

Call me cynical, but I think if you’re talking “activism” and what celebrities have to say is anywhere near the center of the conversation, you should probably re-evaluate your priorities lol. 

I agree. I don’t really care what out of touch rich people have to say about American politics. If every citizen was as loud as we want the celebrities to be then maybe the White House would have no choice but to hear us. 
 

I think some music fans seem to have this inflated idea of the power of their chosen celebrities and genuinely think that their are massively more influential than they actually are. The average American doesn’t care where Lady Gaga stands on social issues - they have their own opinions and if anyone can change that it will be people who actually directly affect their lives like friends, family, colleagues. It seems parasocial. These ppl (including Gaga) might care about the well being of humanity as a whole but they don’t care for us as individuals nor even know who most of us are, and just that we exist and are buying their products. 

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On 12/7/2025 at 1:31 PM, apollorowling said:

Before worrying about singers acting like politicians and going out to speak, you should worry about having GOOD POLITICIANS, who are paid a salary for a reason. You should demand that they take action, that they do something. Not a singer (and I'm not just referring to Gaga), when all you do is point the finger to see which side they're on or what they think about something. The world is and will continue to be a mess, period. But that's the job of politicians and the measures they take.

Indeed but we cannot underestimate the power of someone as popular as Taylor Swift. The platform she has in HUGE and a social media post from her would definitely have more impact than a random politician

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3 hours ago, OMF said:

even Madonna

Madonna was criticising Trump the other day over him blocking federal gov from using funds marked for World AIDS day.

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5 hours ago, Lucas said:

Indeed but we cannot underestimate the power of someone as popular as Taylor Swift. The platform she has in HUGE and a social media post from her would definitely have more impact than a random politician

I mean, she came out and endorsed Harris at the peak of her cultural influence and Trump still won lol.

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is this really a big deal I mean I don't GAF about Taylor or billionaires but also like....I don't think artists necessarily have to condemn every tiktok that uses their songs for this same disgusting ****?

Also I don't understand why anyone expects Taylor to be some anti-trump liberal leader. The only activism she's ever done was for clout. her presidential endorsements are always "do your own research." She's a country singer with rich parents. Can we get over it? She's not that great. Ignore her and move onnnnn

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She’s talked publicly about how much she doesn’t like him!….. There’s a whole segment in one of her documentaries where she is arguing with her dad and someone else on her team about speaking out against right wing election candidates, specifically in a Tennessee election and her team does not want her to at all. And she ended up tweeting about how she was supporting the opposite candidate. She’s 1000% NOT a trump fan or supporter and she doesn’t need to outwardly talk against him at every possible moment when it’s already known she doesn’t like him or what he Stan’s for at all. People who are mad about this are just trying to reach IMO. 

 

Here’s the moment I’m talking about 

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I don’t think Taylor Swift is a Trump supporter, however it’s obvious she doesn’t have an issue with being one. Over the past year she’s befriended and promoted a lot of right wing people (Dave Portnoy, Brittany Mahomes, two MAGA podcasters) which goes against her whole “Lover” era when she was saying I want to be an ally and be there for marginalised people campaign. 
 

People need to stop constantly defending her and deflecting to other famous public figures to excuse her clearly participating in rainbow capitalism and being an “ally” when it was convenient.

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When the pop star you hate the most isn't giving in to be rage baited, that now apparently makes her an endorser even when she's only ever actually gone against him