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So of course Musk immediately threatens to “give her a child”. Like a normal not weird person.
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No.
Don’t give the creep the benefit of the doubt. He’s got this weird ass breeding kink he inherited from his father and has been gross toward women in the past.
Maybe he is threatening to force one of his numerous, unloved, kids on her?
Ahh, who are we kidding. He totally thinks that getting dick from a “real man”, and having his child, will trad pill her. Cause Elon is much more masculine than her huge, pro-athlete, boyfriend.
Even when read as sarcasm, your original comment is still cringe inducing
He wants to invite her to Epstein island
She’s too old for that.
As a…consumer
She’s too “not a rapist/pedophile” for that
It’s weird and gross.
e to your e: Poe’s Law broke my sarcasm detector years ago.
Look, I am not a billionaire loving guy anymore than some of you are.
But has anyone here considered that Musk has made an impact on the views of young white men (whom also happen to be Republican and Conservative or Proud Boys?
Does it bother us that these men follow a billionaire who doesn’t give two shits about them? Yes.
Do I care that Taylor Swift is the opposite of that and encourages young women and men, be it black, gay, trans, etc to be opposite end of that spectrum. Fuck yes, we shouldn’t base our views off the rich but has it ever occurred to anyone here that it is using those billionairs to represent and have them be vocal with the power they hold with our views instead?
I will absolutely take Taylor Swift speaking up and saying what she believes in and her giving that voice to 100000+ people whose only voice is heard in a vote if her speaking up also encourages people to say fuck Trump and and Musk and every fucking dumb ass on this post that thinks Taylor speaking out is a bad thing by comparison to it somehow being worse then what they already do with Musk.
Fuckem, fuck billionaires, but God damn keep fucking roasting them TSwiftie.
If I had a platform that millions of people listened to (which I don’t), and strongly held beliefs about how the country could be made better for everyone (which I do), why wouldn’t I use my platform to share those beliefs? How could I not?
No one MUST obey what either of them says, just like no one would be compelled to obey me in my hypothetical. But I don’t really have a problem with any person using whatever platform they’ve found themselves with to express their own beliefs and desires. I don’t think people lose the right to free expression just because they are rich and/or famous and/or powerful.
Edit: And if you piss a lot of people off and lose all your advertisers because your opinions are repugnant and awful - well hey, that’s the choice you made.
Ironically, Taylor Swift was, up to this point, trying very hard NOT to use her platform. Just read her post. She’s BEGGING the reader not to blindly follow her in voting, and do their own research and make their own choice. She’d said she’d wait until after her tour to endorse a candidate (which would have been after the election 🤣 ), but she says in her post that the AI DeepFake Endorsement she ‘made’ of Trump compelled her to give up her secret ballot and outright state she’s voting for Harris.
Great point and apologies for glossing over that. I guess my reply just blurred into my general opinion about people dismissing or being grumpy about “celebrity” endorsements or political statements.
I hear ya. Yeah, I do agree with ‘you shouldn’t make a political opinion based on what a celebrity does,’ but the reality is that people might waiver until they hear someone they like and trust (like a celebrity) makes a decision. Sad fact of life in this popularity contest we call a political system. ;)
why wouldn’t I use my platform to share those beliefs?
I think it’s perfectly valid to say “the system that gave me this platform is unfair and I shouldn’t have benefited from it to the degree that I have, but I have the platform now so I’m going to use it for good.”
I’m not down with billionaires either, but at least she’s using her fame and money towards some good things.
It’s one of the very few ethical ways to become a billionaire I think. If you sell an album or book for $10, and you’re a global sensation, it’s reasonable you’ll get 100 million people buying it. It just falls on you then to use that money for his good reasons and adequately compensate people who support you. And Swift has generally been really good about that.
Yes, agreed. I do think overall that being a billionaire necessitates someone else (lots of someone elses) getting the shaft. But there are degrees of… billionairism, and she is on the right side of that, albeit still a billionaire.
I think overall that is very much so the case. This is the exception, not the norm.
It’s almost like people have attributes other than their net worth.
every fucking dumb ass on this post that thinks Taylor speaking out is a bad thing by comparison to it somehow being worse then what they already do with Musk.
If your political opinion is swayed by either a pop star or a billionaire, you’re kinda a dumb ass. Full stop.
Good thing dumbasses can’t vote…
I think you forgot the /s.
… what? Are you serious? 80% of voters are dumb asses…
Nvm… I struggle without “/s”
It was sarcasm.
Oh… shwoosh. My bad sry.
You’d be surprised.
That’s just how people work. Belief is social. We all value input from people we see as members of our in-group more than outsiders.
First, thank you for your comment without personal attacks, I’m getting torn up over here, but its me that is getting reported and comments removed for “incivility.”
Anyway, what you say is true, but I believe we need to be discerning with respect to our political influences and sources. I don’t think it’s necessarily wrong to consider the opinions of others (pop star or not), but it should not have the weight to sway our voting one way or the other
If only people were more logical and calm, like men! /s
Your political movement is impotent if it can’t seduce. Here’s an underrated short tube essay on the political power of bimbos: https://youtu.be/FeRIE6JDhCQ
I love the focus on the ‘childless cat lady’ line.
I think that line epitomises the pointless spite that characterises MAGAism. The constant bullying and insults are entirely unnecessary to their agenda but they just can’t stop themselves, and if we end up post-November with them wondering how things might have gone had they not insulted tons of voters this way then I’ll find that delicious.
I suppose the counterpoint is that the insults and bullying might well be necessary, that their ‘othering’ and painting opponents as lesser, more ridiculous, less human enemies is a core part of how such populist fascist movements gain traction. “The cruelty is the point,” as some say.
It’s totally the point. The problem is they are running out of “outsider” groups they can demonize effectively so they have turned towards their own potential voters (mainly women).
As much as they want to turn transgender people into the new jews, most people just don’t have that much of a problem with them.
IMHO it’s harder to demonize a group that might include your son or daughter. Their racism persists because there are no white people who discover that they’ve actually been black their whole lives.
Although, I bet if those racist assholes took DNA tests many of them would find they did have some African-American blood, especially if they were from the South.
The constant bullying and insults are entirely unnecessary to their agenda
The constant bullying and insults are the very core of fascist strategy.
Now the Biden administration needs to follow through and declare election day a federal holiday.
Isn’t that power assigned to Congress?
Average Americans and thinking the President is all-powerful, name a more iconic duo.
Average americans and thinking that a national holiday means anything. I’ve worked the majority of the holidays for the past 10 years. They don’t even count for overtime unless the policies (sort of contract) of the employer state they do.
Yes, it happens, but the majority of American workers still had Labor Day off this year.
It would have a measurable impact on voter turnout.
The people who can get holidays off are generally the people who have the means to vote otherwise.
Until the last few years, the only time I had holidays off were if I could get someone to switch with me, meaning at least someone was working that day.
Labor day didn’t mean shit to me working at fast food, and retail has sales instead of closing.
Walmart ain’t closed on labor day and neither is McDonald’s.
That’s the first and second largest employers in the world, not respecting the holiday literally made for their employees.
Yeah, I sorta think people who have to work on Labor Day might eclipse people with office jobs.
True, however worst thing they could do is impeach him and make Kamala President.
Some folks here really seem to think that her fans don’t have any political opinions without her. This is actually as much about her politically engaged fan base wanting her to use her platform for good, than it is about swaying people who might be very young or unsure about voting.
Lots of swifties are millenials who lean left and liberal and some have criticized her in the past for not speaking up or for leaving her views ambiguous in a way that left room for the right to coopt her image. This is not about silly pop fans needing to be told what to think. People aren’t ignorant. It’s exactly because she’s powerful and very wealthy, that it’s important for her to use her power to be very clear about where she stands. Especially in light of the ai thing and the Brittany Mahomes weirdness.
obviously a lot of them are engaged, but the US is famously bad at actually voting, so this might make a significant difference in who votes.
I really hope that it does.
Good news!
https://x.com/ElenaMMoore/status/1833936170301960507
NEW: A General Services Administration spox tells NPR that as of 11 a.m. ET today there have been 306,422 visitors to http://vote.gov referred from Taylor Swifts’s URL she shared on Instagram last night
damn holy shit, big if true.
She did it in 2023 and I’m not one for bets. :) https://www.npr.org/2023/09/22/1201183160/taylor-swift-instagram-voter-registration
Heck yeahh
ideally it should, we saw something similar after kamala harris took over biden.
and some have criticized her in the past for not speaking up or for leaving her views ambiguous in a way that left room for the right to coopt her image.
This seems important to her, especially considering her timing – she mentioned that the right has been circulating deep fakes of her falsely claiming she endorsed trump.
Dear Trump
We, are never ever ever, getting back together.
Sincerely, The White House
Been waiting for this since Trump decided to attack her and her fanbase, and misuse her image without her permission.
Go on, you MAGA idiots, start shouting at Taylor Swift. I dare you.
Why on earth would he poke that bear?
Taylor Swift absolutely can drive voter registrations at levels that would easily supersede the 10-20k that swing states will be decided by, just based on her word. And her fanbase spreads across multiple demographics.
I’d be shocked if her announcement alone doesn’t drive 100k registrations nationwide in the next 48 hours.
Instead of posting a screenshot and a link, they posted a broken Instagram embed instead. Come on.
Hey it’s a small indie publication cut them some slack.
It’s gonna be brutal when she’s one-upped by er … Kid Rock.
No! Wait, Ted Nugent.
Yeah, suck it Swifters.
Nail, here is the coffin.
Friendly reminder - don’t stop and go vote.
“Kamala, obviously.”
my queen
So I’m going to go out on a limb and say this debate went better for Dems. Bold, I know.
Seriously, though. Wow. At least I’ll be able to sleep tonight.
“Billionaire endorses politician” 🙄
lol
haha
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