In case you hadn’t heard, megastar Taylor Swift doesn’t talk politics, something that has caused quite a bit of consternation among journalists. Outlets from The Daily Beast to Vice to Marie Claire have all published takes like this one:
We're still waiting for an explanation of Taylor Swift's decision to remain apolitical during the 2016 election. #Reputationhttps://t.co/s69OdERtc7
— Marie Claire (@marieclaire) November 14, 2017
Huh? Was Taylor Swift obligated somehow to weigh in during the presidential campaign? Now, Politico is asking essentially the same question:
One of the world’s biggest pop stars doesn’t want to talk about politics. Is that OK?https://t.co/QagtGsbGte via @politicomag pic.twitter.com/UIt0Ng4Z8a
— POLITICO (@politico) December 7, 2017
Is that OK? It’s great.
— Katie Pavlich (@KatiePavlich) December 7, 2017
Yes. Next question https://t.co/p0k42mt50s
— CTIronman (@CTIronman) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/CounterMoonbat/status/938850289825837058
— Ben Howe (@BenHowe) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/karanajitpol/status/938871527306661893
WHY IS THIS A QUESTION?https://t.co/IRpEdsOusQ
— Rachael Larimore (@RachaelBL) December 7, 2017
OK? It's demonstrably preferable. https://t.co/4gjpgk7OTn
— Rich Ruggiero (@ruggiero51) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/ChiliCheeseJay/status/938866366903476225
https://twitter.com/DepthTested/status/938848739216838663
https://twitter.com/AuthorLMendez/status/938849063008653312
YES IT'S OK. Can you festering carbuncles leave just one part of life unpoliticized? https://t.co/2u3c0vK06R
— Laura Curtis (@Laura_PH) December 7, 2017
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Goodness let's just poison everything with politics https://t.co/cdZYHwKA2L
— Scribbles (@AlainJulianLeon) December 7, 2017
I'm more concerned with the pop stars that won't shut up about it, tbh. https://t.co/eg0vBSDNdm
— Ed Morrissey (@EdMorrissey) December 7, 2017
Not only is it ok, but a welcome break. Are there people out there who actually want to hear celebrities' politics? https://t.co/C3rSN5te02
— Joe Wright ⚓️ (@realjoewright) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/Jev2DaMaximum/status/938871552317071360
People can do what ever the hell they want. Why is this even a question? https://t.co/v12db8sUhG
— Brandon (@anotherseminole) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/BrittanyJChapa/status/938873342085488640
https://twitter.com/veryjackie/status/938847570142679041
https://twitter.com/ryanfazio/status/938847496507482113
Crazy thing: Not every celebrity needs to shove their own personal political beliefs down everyone's throat. In fact, some of us are grateful for it. https://t.co/Fpn6VI3o2X
— Patriarchy Demon Under The Stairs (@DemonSymbiote) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/mrglenn/status/938846076097978370
What an idiotic, truly ignorant question. Maybe you will force her to bake a cake for you?
Idiots https://t.co/Q0MEkr1lMD
— RussComments (@RussComments) December 7, 2017
"She's been ridiculously popular and successful for too long. We've got to find a way to bring her down. Let's get her to instantly alienate half the audience, and we don't care which half." https://t.co/3s2JosPuAp
— Joel Engel (@joelengel) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/anthonyLfisher/status/938849732562169858
Why would she want to alienate half of her customers? It’s almost like people don’t understand how business works. Stop demanding everyone bend a knee. https://t.co/OotLQ2mFNV
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) December 7, 2017
Give her a break. She just endured a public trial about her own groping incident and helped launch this new era of public accountability. She’s not a trained seal who’s required to tweet on command. https://t.co/b1o8aEhcpE
— David French (@DavidAFrench) December 7, 2017
And let's be real: it's not about her commenting on politics…it's about her commenting *only* what they think is the proper stance on politics.
— Jodie Augustine (@jojojoaugustine) December 7, 2017
Also, why should anyone except a politician have to talk politics? She doesn’t want to alienate a portion of her fanbase.
— Vincent Morrone Author (@Vince524) December 7, 2017
I wish more entertainers would not talk politics.
— Vincent Morrone Author (@Vince524) December 7, 2017
“Person with a job that has nothing to do with politics doesn’t want to talk about politics” in shock exclusive https://t.co/5QWJ0mOM3F
— Matt Cowley (@matcow7) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/_coketown/status/938859854130700288
Imagine, someone who wants to keep their political views close to their chest. The horror. https://t.co/0p74uQgy5u
— Casey Ratlief (@caseyratlief) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/938863999743090690
Of course, it’s OK for Swift to keep her politics to herself, so why keep asking over and over?
I lost count of the number of pieces mad that Taylor Swift isn't vocally anti-Trump when it reached 10. That was months ago. https://t.co/HtvQJ8nlEb
— NeoN: Automataster (@neontaster) December 7, 2017
https://twitter.com/jrsalzman/status/938849195175194624
https://twitter.com/AngryPete11/status/938855925946859520
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