A little known women’s fashion magazine attacks the singer for being apolitical
I am not a Taylor Swift fan but I have to admire her for not joining Alec Baldwin, Barbara Streisand, Rosie O’Donnell and other Trump-hating celebrities.
According to to news.com.au, last month, Swift’s lawyers threatened to sue a blogger for online magazine PopFront over an article which suggested the 27-year-old was “an icon of white supremacist, nationalists and other fringe groups” and described her relative political silence as a “subtle encouragement” of the far right.
MARIE CLAIRE is a little known women’s fashion magazine. In a November 14 article, the magazine attacked Swift for being apolitical. The writer Kayleigh Roberts said:
Fall of 2016 saw a slew of celebrities get vocally and visibly involved in the political process, supporting candidates and encouraging their fans to get out and vote.
After a period of complete silence about the election, Taylor did post on Instagram about the fact that she was voting:
Some people interpreted her sweater as confirmation that she was casting a vote for Hillary Clinton (see this post by Lena Dunham for explanation of the theory), but that's a far cry from stating her political stance outright. Taylor is not required to be open about her politics, of course, but it's also fair to question her decision to remain silent in what was a particularly contentious and consequential presidential battle.
Just this month, the ACLU released a statement admonishing Taylor for what it saw as an attempt to silence constitutionally protected free speech after the singer's legal team demanded that a blogger retract a post about Swift's status among white supremacists. Whether she likes it or not, Taylor's politics (or her perceived political apathy) are a part of her reputation, and a song addressing or at least acknowledging that (even if the song did not address her personal politics) would have been impactful.
Then the Magazine then tweeted:
We’re still waiting for an explanation of Taylor Swift’s decision to remain apolitical during the 2016 election.
Swift does not owe that little feminist magazine or anyone else an explanation for why she hasn’t joined other celebrities in bashing Donald Trump.
Alec Baldwin may be funny at impersonating Trump on SNL but he has expressed his hatred of Trump on several occasions. And didn’t Streisand and O’Donnell say they would leave the country if Trump got elected ….. why are those two still here?
Swift could be either a Trump-hater or a supporter of Trump, and that is her right, but she does not have to go public with her beliefs.
I hope Swift sticks to her guns and keeps doing what she does best … sing! She should ignore MARIE CLAIRE and other Trump-haters by remaining apolitical.
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Zealots are like that, especially liberal zealots.
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