How the fuck is voting because an artist you like is saying that it is important, bad?
How is it any different that being told the same thing by your parents... or a friend of yours?
Why are some of you so anti-voting?
They’re not anti-voting, they’re anti Taylor Swift to the point that they would rather people not vote, lol. All of this feels very much like if another celebrity has said the same thing it wouldn’t be as big a deal to them and I think we know why.
Nice of you to assume but no. Indeed i’m not a fan of Taylor Swift, but the worshipping of any person, politician or celebrity, is strange. That exact rhetoric is how a bunch of loonies ended up storming the capitol a couple years ago.
Vote, but vote because you’ve done your research & reached a conclusion on your own, not because a billionaire celebrity who you put on a pedestal told you to.
But if someone with a huge platform says something… I would rather it be “hey register to vote” instead of a lot of the other insanity celebrities say.
Also I can tell you’re not a fan, haha, which is fine.
Well yeah, “go out & vote” is one thing , because it’s encouraging people to do the right thing whilst also keeping it open ended enough for individuals to make their own decisions
However Taylor literally said “I’m voting for Kamala Harris”. Celebrities like Swift need to understand publicly taking a position on something when you knowingly have millions of impressionable fans who will likely follow suit has consequences. She’s leveraged her fanbase to manipulate charts & ‘cancel’ people online before.
This isn’t any different, it’s manipulating uninformed people to make an uninformed decision & I believe that’s dangerous. It’s not only Taylor Swift, many celebrities with large followings are guilty of doing so.
I’m not a fan of either candidate quite frankly, but I reached that decision through watching the news & reading articles, not because my favorite celebrity told me what to think.
But that’s almost exactly what Taylor Swift’s message said, if you read it. She didn’t explicitly tell anyone to vote for Kamala, she explained why she was going to vote for Harris and then said that people should do their own research and should make sure to register to vote.
Well for one, you have a genuine connection with your family & your friends. Generally, they know you well enough to look out for your best interests. To an extent, their opinion should hold weight.
A relationship with a celebrity is parasocial. If you need the opinion of a celebrity who doesn’t care about you & doesn’t know you exist to make a major decision, then there’s something seriously wrong with that.
Nowhere does my comment indicate that i’m anti-voting. Rather, i’m anti celebrity worship. It sets a bad precedent going forward. “Oh well my favorite celebrity said x, so that’s what i’m gonna do!” In an age where influencers rule the world & AI has all the answers, the ability to analyze material & reach a conclusion on your own is more important than ever.
I wasn't aware that he was governor of California. Those same things apply to Arnold Schwarzenegger. They were both governor for 8 years. But Arnold was an actual star while Reagan was a B list actor.
Imagine voting because a teacher told you to. Imagine voting because your parents told you to. Imagine voting because X told you to? What's your point?? That people shouldn't get informed about the voting process from anyone?
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u/lyinggrump 6d ago
Imagine only voting because a celebrity told you to.