Taylor Swift has never before voiced her political views up until now and the result is a backlash of hate and love from fans who no longer support her, fans who support her, and fans who prefer her to stick to music.
In the past Taylor has insisted on not revealing which political party she supports because as a public figure she did not want to influence the young minds of her fans to follow a party simply because she supported it.
Recently that has changed. Taylor made a post on Instagram which voiced her opinion by stating the following:
“In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions. 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 colour is terrifying, sickening and prevalent.”
The response to the post has received backlash from rightwing fans. As posted in the Guardian:
“Oh yay! Another literally retarded celebrity the left can fawn over while we make fun of her and them for being retarded,” wrote one poster on the often-controversial online message board 4chan.
“Taylor swift just ended her entire career lmao,” [sic] another poster wrote.
A third chimed in: “Guys I think those f* cultists who torment [sic] us killed Taylor Swift and replaced her with a brain dead [non-playable character]. Those f*s have gone too far this time. I will defend the honour of my lady Taylor Swift and find a way to return her to normal.”
Even Donald Trump joined in by saying, "Let’s say that I like Taylor’s music about 25% less now, OK?”
Thankfully she did receive support from the Democratics:
Bredesen thanked the pop star, tweeting: “I’m honoured to have your support and that of so many Tennesseans who are ready to put aside the partisan shouting and get things done. We’re ready for it.”
