celeb news Taylor hangs out with MAGA Supporters at US Open - the megathread

[JJZAW]

Snakes don't have a backbone so

[Chemist]

1 hour ago, PoisonedIvy said:

Sorry it's mostly just that I'm inebriated

It's Monday Shannon

 

 

[surprisecentres]

2 hours ago, MissedTheTrain said:

When has she shown support for Trump?  I can actually show you many times she's shown hatred for him and slammed him.

She literally just as good as endorsed him

[The7thStranger]

She's a Democrat who doesn't keep good company. 

[TayDuaStan]

Good. Hopefully they unstan her and stop clogging the Ticketmaster queues! 

[greeneyedsoul]

[favorite crime]

2 hours ago, kexin said:

The selective outrage is interesting when she & Bey collabed with Post Malone earlier this year, who has openly supported Morgan Wallen (a racist)

Collaring with someone who has collared with someone who has said some racist things in the past really isn't the same as being friends with someone who is publicly backing Donald Trump.

[EnterTheAttic]

10 hours ago, YR. said:

I'm so glad twitter is down in Brazil so I don't have to read her stupid haters. Y'all are dumb and broke 

 

10 hours ago, YR. said:

You don't know the biggest singer in the world loser

Y'all are witnessing cult-like stanning here

[HASHTAGPOW]

Literally..  

 

[Klein]

The logic that Taylor is a Trumpie because she hugged a Trumpie is so weird to me. 

 

By that logic, is Beyoncé a Trumpie for showing support to Taylor who is supposedly a Trumpie? Is Lady Gaga a Trumpie for showing support to Taylor who is supposedly a Trumpie? Is Sabrina Carpenter a Trumpie for working and being friends with Taylor? What about Adele, whose shown nothing but love for her? etc...

 

Do I like seeing her being friendly with Trumpists? No, because people will start speculating and using her name to support Trump (and best believe that fighting tooth and nail to make her seem like a Trumpist to be able to gain stan war points only helps Trump in the end because some people will believe it and that might influence them). But she made her opinions on Trump very clear in the past, and I don't believe for a second she would do a 360 and be a Trumpist now (I mean, y'all drag her constantly for holding onto grudges from the past, but suddenly, when it's Trump, that wouldn't apply here?). 

[Filthy Pop]

43 minutes ago, TayDuaStan said:

Good. Hopefully they unstan her and stop clogging the Ticketmaster queues! 

Was this really the best line y'all could come up with ? so corny

[West Coast]

Mess

 

[Squall]

I hope this « story » finally helps us to get rid of these annoying fans on Twitter  

[TayDuaStan]

2 hours ago, Thor said:

She is literally "dating" a Trump supporter

The one whose actually dating a Trump supporter is Lana Del Rey 

 

Edited September 9, 2024 by TayDuaStan

[Filthy Pop]

And the voices that implore, "You should be doin' more"
To you, I can admit that I'm just too soft for all of it

 

She already told y'all. She tried to stick her neck out a lil bit in 2019, it didn't yield the commercial gains she thought it would and so now she's playing the fragile apolitical white woman card until it stops working (now). Expect a tepid neoliberal Harris endorsement in 3.....2.....1.....

[TayDuaStan]

14 minutes ago, Klein said:

Is Lady Gaga a Trumpie for showing support to Taylor who is supposedly a Trumpie? 

By their logic, Gaga is a Trump supporter cuz her father endorsed him 

[MonsterTown]

that one fan is bumping this thread non stop huh.

honestly not a good look on her with her fans,
her stans are checking her out. 

[Kern]

12 hours ago, réveuse said:

The excuses on here are insane, btw. If this was Katy Perry, JLO, Nicki Minaj, Camila Cabello, etc. doing this, they would have gotten dragged to back on this site. The double standard for this billionaire white woman is insane.

THIS!! It's crazy how selective this site is and how they will cancel anyone over anything except singers they stan. If that was Camila Cabello this site would EXPLODE 

[paperfectdelusion]

While it is just a hug and she definitely does not deserve the hate she been receiving, she kinda brought it on her own with all those "Hey check it out it's my new football bf!! I won't miss any of his games!!!""Swifties guess what this song is about hint hint scarf!!!!!" kinda parasocial act. It is always a double edged sword to be too close with fans.

Edited September 9, 2024 by paperfectdelusion

[Rv1709]

Is it not possible to have a different political belief within your friend circles? Her boyfriend is MAGA too.

 

[mael]

[TayDuaStan]

 

[Gelato]

Yes, I'm stunned Santa would associate with this Republican posse

[mael]

The damage has already been done, She does not need defending(get Her for me, THOTS)

 

[Slap]

Yeah this isn't a good look and I would genuinely be shocked if she isn't ambivalent about the dangers of another Trump presidency, I doubt she supports his social ideology but he certainly is beneficial to her as an incredibly rich individual. She embodies a lot of the facets of late stage white feminism with the moral outrage on issues that don't suit her during her career such as the significant misogyny she has faced, and an expectation to never be called out for when she is the one with the power making decisions that aren't so great and kicking the ladder down behind her. Feel sorry for my oppression but don't call me out for when I don't care about the oppression of others. But most celebrities are narcissistic and it makes sense they only care about themselves, their fans enable this dynamic and that's the point of American celebrity anyway.
 

The fact people are like oh no it's so difficult for her to not associate with or hug people like this because it's mildly inconvenient or awkward fails to recognize the power this woman clearly holds and treats her like she's not a grown woman who is clearly capable of walking away from situations and people she doesn't like to approve of (and putting them on blast in her music to great success). compare this to somebody from a minority without the money and power she has and how genuinely terrified they are of what another Trump presidency could mean for them. It's a lot worse than a slightly awkward interaction or her husband's performance in sport ball. 
 

I think the ideal situation is that people stop caring what celebrity's political views are and vote for themselves. Celebrities are all extremely narcissistic and wealthy and most wealthy people support candidates who reroute precious funds for healthcare and social security into massive tax breaks for themselves as well as maintaining the status quo of a very unequal society designed to allow people with money the ability to buy their way out of every problem. Bad PR for private jets and gouging your fans with ticket prices, just throw some money at your crew for a big heartwarming story. They are going to vote for themselves of course. The problem isn't them it's society listening to people who clearly only care about themselves and expecting them to care about others or to guide society to a better future for the collective good. 
 

if she was a regular person sure her ambivalence wouldn't really be a big deal, couple it with her money, power and celebrity and it actually is. Those things come with moral dilemmas and responsibilities and while we are accepting of most people shirking them or paying their way out of them, it's probably worth admitting that she is the most powerful woman in the world right now, she's pretty capable of managing her optics and choosing who she associates with. She's not a regular person, like, at all, so suggesting it's too much to expect her to choose her company more carefully (if it indeed matters to her) is just enabling and infantilizing a grown, very powerful woman.