Many Taylor Swift Fans Are OUTRAGED About Her Political Stance, Some Support Her

By ghderoy on October 8, 2018

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As we reported earlier, Taylor Swift announced on Instagram that she would be voting Democratic in this election on November 6th, as is noted in her post below:

 

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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!

A post shared by Taylor Swift (@taylorswift) on Oct 7, 2018 at 4:33pm PDT

Many people have sparked outrage about her Instagram post:

Hey ⁦@taylorswift13⁩ before you endorse a candidate maybe you should learn something about the candidates

You have no idea what you are talking about

Marsha is a strong woman who will be the next US Senator from Tennessee. https://t.co/J27pRRJvJa

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) October 8, 2018

@taylorswift13 Bad move. Politics just ruined your career. You picked the wrong side. We are never ever getting back together. Unfollowed.

— EnchantedApril (@EnchantdApril) October 8, 2018

So @taylorswift13 has every right to be political but it won’t impact election unless we allow 13 yr old girls to vote. Still with #MarshaBlackburn

— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 8, 2018

So… Kanye is MAGA and Taylor Swift is endorsing Democrats in TN. This screening of Interstellar 2 is fascinating. Buy a lottery ticket. Anything is possible in this timeline.

— roxane gay (@rgay) October 8, 2018

But others have bolstered their support of the star:

Taylor Swift’s conservative fans are going ballistic. Huh. It’s almost like they’re surprised that the woman who sued a man on principle for sexually grabbing her might oppose the party that supports Trump and Kavanaugh.

— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 8, 2018

In 2009…Kanye West tried to silence Taylor Swift with a nonsensical, unhinged rant

Taylor rose up & embarassed him with her smarts, class & talent

In 2018…. not much has changed

— Stephanie Ruhle (@SRuhle) October 8, 2018