Thursday, October 11, 2018

THE GOP'S GONNA HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE

THE GOP'S GONNA HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE

Taylor Swift did a bold move the other day in coming out and claiming that she is a Liberal, or as GOP and other 3 yr old babies would say  "A libtard" or whatever. I mean, is that even an insult that warrants acknowledgement? I can't understand if it is or if I should just be sad for the person attempting to launch an insult they can't even handle or wrap their minds around. I just shake my head at that shit.

Anyhow,Taylor Swift took to Instagram to post the following;
I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.
I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives. Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway.
So many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. But first you need to register, which is quick and easy to do. October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN. Go to vote.org and you can find all the info. Happy Voting!

I will not deny that Taylor Swift has my heart. I mean, come on, you can't shake it off... shake it off.  But I'm really curious why this is career suicide. She's just stating her belief and if you can deal with her stating and airing the dirty laundry of her break ups, then why is any different than the TMI that she often unloads in entertaining fashion?

Oh, I see, it's because it's against the GOP, that's why. and anything against the GOP establishment is typically seen as anti-american anti-patriotic or just a bunch of snowflakes being snowflakes and getting butt hurt about something. I see now.

But seriously, was she supposed to go for the approval of these idiots? By creating this endorsement against a party that does not have her best interest in their mind as a woman, they could go fuck themselves. Shit, this is telling in itself;
Her endorsements drew much praise but also a fierce backlash. Some white supremacists who have formed an odd cult following around the singer cried betrayal, while some more mainstream fans said she should have stuck to her music.
On Monday, Donald Trump joined in, saying he now liked Swift’s music “about 25% less”.
Criticism is nothing new for Swift, whose political silence has drawn just as much vitriol as her decision to speak out.
Oh man, Trump likes her 25% less? Woah, sick burn there, homie. Also, why the fuck would anyone want their following to be from a cult of white supremacist. I would totally be feeling off if my fan base was all white cloaked fools who hate minorities. Good riddance.

I do have to hand it to The Onion for very quickly coming up with this response to the news.  Taylor Swift Breaks Political Silence To Throw Support Behind Restoring Shōgun To Throne Of Japan

Come on, now that's funny. That's how you critique something like this. Either way, I'm glad Taylor Swift stood up and fuck all those fuckers. Just makes me like her even more.


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