I find it cringe that a celebrity has so much sway with her fans that all the very real, very important reasons to vote don't sway them,but her asking them does sway them.
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To be fair, most people don’t listen or care to listen to politics. Don’t blame them.
But many DO listen and care about their entertainment. I’ll take it if it means people who wouldn’t get involved do now. Especially if her fans are of the younger progressive variety.
That's exactly the point OP made
There's a reason Woodie Guthrie wrote "This Machine Kills Fascists" on his guitar.
Not a fan of her music at all, but I’m now a fan of her as a person.
You should read some interviews she gave around 2020-2022! She talks about 2016 onward and how she decided that she needed to be political and start using her influence.
On a more subtle note, she used to hold really large 4th of July parties, but those fell off in like 2017-18 because of her distaste for the state of things.
I know I sound like her publicist haha. Her music helped me out when I was younger, but it helped me out even more during the pandemic when I was in a pretty rough spot. I think it was Folklore where she went from a more pop sound to a folksy sound, and I absolutely love it. Her music then onwards has been really introspective and self critical and brutally honest. It's incredibly relatable.
It was her publicist that made her have those parties and never give any political statements. 2018 coincided with when she left her old publisher. She has talked about being pushed to apolitical as possible so as to appeal to conservative America.
That sounds right. I can't remember what she said exactly, but I could swear she also said once that she was taught in country music to be apolitical and not speak out.
I have to say, I'm really glad she left that publicist. She seems genuinely happier.
Nice of her to do this, but I have to say, for someone who can break Ticketmaster's website due to sales volume, 35k is kind of paltry.
Tbf how many ticket buyers are already registered voters. Progress is progress!
I'm not trying to let the perfect be the enemy of the good here, I'm more castigating her fans than her. They'll go nuts to get tickets to a concert, but ask them to register to vote, not even vote, and do it online... too hard.
I think a lot of her fanbase doesn't meet the age requirement to vote
Since they said that was record breaking volume for the site, it's entirely possible that they gave it the Swiftie Hug of Death
Fair and saddening
I guess it's nice that so many people registered, but how many will actually vote come election day?
Lets ask Taylor or the Kardashians to tell them to go to vote.
This is crazy
I’ll admit it. I do listen to her songs.
You're goddamn right
SAY YOU'LL REMEMBER ME STANDING IN A WHITE DRESS STANDING IN THE SUNSET BABE
I was listening to NPR the other day and there was a segment where they were just talking to a convicted murderer, in prison, who was raving about how much he loves Taylor Swift. I'm not sure what the point of the segment was other than that Taylor Swift is very popular.
It'll be an interesting thing to see how this affects politics. Swift's core demographic- young, relatively affluent white women- don't have the best record when it comes to turning out to vote, so if she mobilizes significant change there that could make a difference. On the other hand, affluent white women that do vote have tended in recent years to vote for the patriarchy. Will an influx of younger women voters, especially those with Roe on their mind, shift that trend?
Taylor Swift is a very outspoken Democrat and her fans know it. Pretty safe to say that most of her fans lean that way as well. They may or may not actually show up on election day.