Posted on 06/19/2019 5:37:32 AM PDT by Cronos
Pop superstar Taylor Swift is doubling down on her new social justice warrior persona with the release of her latest music video, a full-blown LGBT anthem that depicts those who hold a Christian view of homosexuality and a bilogical view of sex as angry, dim-witted rednecks.
NBC News describes the video for “You Need to Calm Down” as a “vibrantly colored, surreal” trek through a “pastel-colored trailer park, with anti-LGBT protesters being faced down or ignored by the flamboyantly dressed stars” that “culminates with [sic] a massive foot fight.” Celebrity guests include Katy Perry, Ellen Degeneres, Ryan Reynolds, and Laverne Cox.
The video includes caricatures of anti-LGBT protesters as screaming rednecks with cartoonish hair and tattered clothes, bearing signs such as “homosexuality is sin” and a misspelled “get a brain morans.”
“You are somebody that we don’t know, but you are coming at my friends like a missile,” Swift sings. “Why are you mad? When you could be GLAAD?” (The official lyrics video spells the word “glad” with two A’s, a reference to the LGBT activist group.) The lyrics also tell the straw-man version of Swift’s foes that they “would rather be in the dark ages” and need to “control your urges to scream about all the people you hate, ’cause shade never made anybody less gay.”
The video ends with text exhorting viewers: “Let’s show our pride by demanding that, on a national level, our laws truly treat all of our citizens equally. Please sign my petition for Senate support of the Equality Act on change.org.”
The so-called Equality Act would add “sex,” “sexual orientation,” and “gender identity” to federal “non-discrimination” categories in “public accommodations,” expand the definition of “public accomodations” to include recreation, shopping, online retailers, health care services, and other kinds of establishments, and force anyone employing 15 or more people to recognize their claimed “gender identity” and mandate transgender “access” to opposite-sex restrooms, locker rooms, and dressing rooms.
“Taylor Swift is one of the world’s biggest pop stars. The fact that she continues to use her platform and music to support the LGBTQ community and the Equality Act is a true sign of being an ally,” GLAAD director of talent engagement Anthony Ramos said. “‘You Need to Calm Down’ is the perfect Pride anthem, and we’re thrilled to see Taylor standing with the LGBTQ community to promote inclusivity, equality, and acceptance this Pride month.”
For years, liberals attacked Swift for her relative silence on political and cultural causes. She gave in to the pressure last year, first by endorsing Tennessee’s former Democrat governor Phil Bredesen in his failed Senate race against Republican Marsha Blackburn. In April, the country-turned-pop star donated $113,000 to the left-wing Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) to combat a series of bills before the Tennessee legislature to protect private entities’ religious and conscience rights and reject state recognition of same-sex “marriage.” Swift and TEP dubbed the legislation a “Slate of Hate.”
It’s been rumored for quite a while that she’s closeted.
Yet another female who is clearly not a leader and definitely a follower.
Go go Girl Power or, like, whatever.
Thus endeth her career
Not such a surprise coming from the daughter of a banker in the Northeast. But it is disappointing.
Somehow I think the entire left took South Park’s “Not Without My Anus” as a documentary on a love story.
When Swift’s popularity wanes she will return to her core fanbase and they will dismiss her too. Witness the Dixie Chicks (who I never did care for). Music fans are fickle.
ok, now I went to glance at the video on youtube.
Musically it is a mess — nothing like her country or even her pop hits. Very little vocals or tune or melody.
The Video itself is jerky and irritating (even if I liked the message, which I don’t) and it’s in-your-face-anti-conservative.
The poor lass has jumped the shark.
This is why we don’t have TV (or cable or netflicks or amazon streaming or hulu or whatever) - dvds if at all (twice a month). This kind of filth aims to change our kids minds
She’s actually very lucky. There was a time when a fading music star had to die of a drug overdose in his or her 20s to revive their careers. :-P
Is she finally coming out? Most of the gossip sites routinely say that all her “boyfriends” are contract sham relationships. She’s such a phony.
Sorry, she may be able to write but she can’t sing. Apparently she can’t think either.
OMG, well there goes my attraction to Ryan Reynolds.
It wasn’t that strong anyway.
WTH are the REAL MEN IN ENTERTAINMENT?
Ya ... just go ahead and say it Taylor (along with Ana Kasparian of young turkeys):
“I’m xxfing better than you!”
https://youtu.be/zhwpvzc8pAE?t=51
“For years, liberals attacked Swift for her relative silence on political and cultural causes. “
Why do the Left do this ? Why is it not enough to be silent or neutral ?
I had a Taylor Swift channel on Pandora and “liked” everything from her. I also liked all her songs even on other channels. I really liked her songs’ arrangements.
When she entered the fray a few months ago, I unliked every one and dumped the channel. Same thing with Amazon prime music. In this world, we are all “Nielsen families”.
i.e. my effort actually matters, and I hope I am one of many.
Under six feet of earth or scattered at sea.
Hey, she’s got an new album to sell. She’s chosen her audience and now she’s promoting it. She knows this will generate millions of dollars worth of free publicity. The same thing Madonna is doing with her “Would Jesus tell woman what to do with their bodies” comment.
The video includes caricatures of anti-LGBT protesters as screaming rednecks with cartoonish hair and tattered clothes, bearing signs such as “homosexuality is sin” and a misspelled “get a brain morans.”
No black people? No POC?
So she’s a racist bigot too.
She has lost her appeal.
At least Madonna somewhat separates her political speech from her entertainment.
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