What's something you used to do/see/say but don't anymore because you don't feel it's right?
Me personally? I've become much less tolerant of sexist humor. Back in the day, cracking a joke at women's expense was pretty common when I was a teen. As I've matured and become aware to the horrific extent of toxicity and bigotry pervading all tiers of our individualistic society, I've come to see how exclusionarly and objectifying that sort of 'humor' really is, and I regret it deeply.
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I was a huge Taylor Swift fan until she knowingly started dating a racist, sexist dirtbag. Dating someone with such views means you excuse those views. I was and am not willing to financially support someone with those views.
I also used to fly a whole lot. Probably once or twice a month on average. I developed a bad conscious about it and just stopped. I allow myself to fly if I absolutely have to (has happened twice so far), but otherwise I only travel by train or bus. My vacation destinations have changed quite a bit, to say the least.
I wish there were destinations for me to go to by train...
And people still say she's "politically neutral"? BS.
Thatās where you drew the line? Not the fact that she capitalises off of LGBT+ and Black culture but stays silent regarding issues those communities face, despite her massive audience and the influence she has over them. Or the fact that she literally flies constantly, which is awful for the environment, but also rents out her jet when sheās not using it.
While you are making a good point, at least there was a line and they caught on.
Fair enough
What do you mean by ācapitalizes off the cultureā?
She has used LGBT and BIPOC representations and culture (and has stereotyped and downplayed issues in some cases) in her videos and concerts that make her millions of dollars annually, and yet never uses her platform to truly advocate for these groups she claims to care for greatly. It doesn't help that she has been called out for racial insensitivity, and faux posturing of "helping" groups, over, and over, and over.
I don't expect any celebrities to be active voices for causes I believe in or hold dear for me to enjoy / consume their work. I never paid attention to anything she did apart from her music. If I hadn't been on Reddit I probably wouldn't even have learned about the whole ordeal which lead me to stop listening to her.
She's a billionaire American. She and I have nothing in common. She wrote lyrics I connected with, with beats I could enjoy.