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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2015 11:21:44 GMT -5
I find this interesting...
John Boehner uses Taylor Swift GIFs to attack President Obama’s education plan.
House Speaker John Boehner’s team took a page out of the Buzzfeed playbook to shake off one of President Obama’s new plans.
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Twelve GIFs featuring pop star Taylor Swift were posted to the Republican leader’s official website Friday, challenging Obama’s proposal to make the first two years of community college free for all Americans.
“Free?! Is he using magic money? Nothing is free. So we did a little math,” the blog post reads.
Boehner workers Caleb Smith and Mike Ricci, who put together the collection of GIFs, cited a Bloomberg report saying that Obama’s plan would cost $60 billion over 10 years.
“Not even all the Taylor Swift album sales in the world would cover that bill,” the duo write.
They argue that the president knows there is no blank space in the taxpayers’ checkbook and that it would be irresponsible to increase taxes on millions of Americans or dump more debt on the young people this proposal is intended to help.
Then they offer their solution.
“Wait, wouldn’t it be better if we just worked together to lower costs for folks across the board and improve our children’s education?”
To do so, Boehner’s team suggests five key points for resetting the nation’s economic foundation: reform the tax code, solve the spending problem, reform the legal system, reform the regulatory system and improve the education system.
Obama announced the new plan in a video recorded aboard Air Force One on his way from Detroit to Phoenix on Jan. 8.
He said everyone understands that education is the key to success for our kids in the 21st century and that everyone should be able to train themselves for improved jobs, wages and benefits.
“Put simply, what I’d like to do is see the first two years of community college free for everyone who’s willing to work for it.”
^^^I guess this is the face of someones reaction??? I don't understand this...is Taylor a Republican or Democrat?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2015 11:29:14 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2015 10:02:32 GMT -5
Michael,
So much loss in your life .....I'm glad fences were mended at your brother's memorial. It's a time of great sadness for all of you.
Religion and war are tough subjects and I know your feeling them both sharply right now.
For me personally, I was a pacifist in my teen years and into my early 20's. I've posted about this before ...but then came the time when I realized that my pacifism was possible because others stood up for me and did the heavy lifting.
I had a friend who had grown up in commune in Colorado. Went to an "open" school where each student decided what they were going to commit to learning that year and signed a personal contract to do so. A woman who believed, through two children and a man who cheated on her that when he went out and left her at home alone that it was a personal good for him and for their family because he needed to be free and blow off some of the pressures of life. By the time I met her, he was gone but she had a new boyfriend who beat her. Again, she said that she believed he had a lot of stress in his life and hitting her helped him relieve some of that pressure.
She lost her kids Michael. SRS stepped in and took them because they were in an abusive home. She also lost the baby she was carrying at the time.
I said goodbye to being a pacifist. I was thankful that we had a system of law enforcement and people who stood up for those who couldn't stand up for themselves.
My friend's choices were her own but her kids were innocents. I don't know to reconcile a worldview of pacifism with the protection of innocents. I didn't know thirty some years ago either so I moved forward.
As for who will find themselves before God ....I believe we all find ourselves before God. I live in the struggle, as we all do. I leave the rest to Him.
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Post by jeff2k6 on Jan 18, 2015 19:29:13 GMT -5
Haha Nash.. I've had that Tay addiction for ehh 8 years now? Some may view it as a problem, but me? I consider it a blessing haha a little droll or loss of bodily functions for a short spell is just.. another sign of love, right? Haha OKAY, maybe thats a tad extreme, but my LOVE for T runs deep and I embrace it.. just as you suggest haha
Seriously, loving that article.. probably the closest I'll be able to get to Cali from here!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2015 11:29:11 GMT -5
Michael, So much loss in your life .....I'm glad fences were mended at your brother's memorial. It's a time of great sadness for all of you. Religion and war are tough subjects and I know your feeling them both sharply right now. For me personally, I was a pacifist in my teen years and into my early 20's. I've posted about this before ...but then came the time when I realized that my pacifism was possible because others stood up for me and did the heavy lifting. I had a friend who had grown up in commune in Colorado. Went to an "open" school where each student decided what they were going to commit to learning that year and signed a personal contract to do so. A woman who believed, through two children and a man who cheated on her that when he went out and left her at home alone that it was a personal good for him and for their family because he needed to be free and blow off some of the pressures of life. By the time I met her, he was gone but she had a new boyfriend who beat her. Again, she said that she believed he had a lot of stress in his life and hitting her helped him relieve some of that pressure. She lost her kids Michael. SRS stepped in and took them because they were in an abusive home. She also lost the baby she was carrying at the time. I said goodbye to being a pacifist. I was thankful that we had a system of law enforcement and people who stood up for those who couldn't stand up for themselves. My friend's choices were her own but her kids were innocents. I don't know to reconcile a worldview of pacifism with the protection of innocents. I didn't know thirty some years ago either so I moved forward. As for who will find themselves before God ....I believe we all find ourselves before God. I live in the struggle, as we all do. I leave the rest to Him. Thank you so much for your kindness and incite Jo... Yes I lost the leader of our family our patriarch. I suppose the eldest male needs to grab the reins. One question that I have is... how have I became the eldest male for Christ sakes? Jo I know communes were rampant in Colorado when we were younger...We would actually skip school and catch the bus to Evergreen where they had an open school. We were amazed how tolerant they were...beanbags and popcorn...and even let you smoke outside...skip if you want. I wonder if they ever learned anything...heck I woulda loved going to a school like that...I think. Like you mentioned the story about your friend...sometimes the choices people make are so wrong... that they spend their whole life making bad choices just to prove that they are right. On a more personal level...a majority of crime goes unreported for a myriad of reasons. The police are our friend and a criminals worst dream...but it shouldn't be. The kids and the unborn are the true victims...and anyone close to them. When folks have their backs against the wall...they usually yell out for God...or the police. So ...I have invited my 4 nephews over sometime soon so that we can play army man. Am I too old to play Army man...hells no...I can probably take em all in 5 minutes! I am just very proud that I can continue leading these young men towards a brighter future. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2015 11:40:11 GMT -5
Haha Nash.. I've had that Tay addiction for ehh 8 years now? Some may view it as a problem, but me? I consider it a blessing haha a little droll or loss of bodily functions for a short spell is just.. another sign of love, right? Haha OKAY, maybe thats a tad extreme, but my LOVE for T runs deep and I embrace it.. just as you suggest haha Seriously, loving that article.. probably the closest I'll be able to get to Cali from here! Ha ha Jeffery...you look like me when I first started posting on forums. Except it was 2009 and Country Weekly forums was the place to be and Taylor was a hot topic. Kim...the one that runs this forum ran that one I think...but they did not run me off. It was just before the CMA awards when she won EOTY...I loved the heat that people had over that. So before Taylor became more popular than George...they shut it down...that's what I think anyway. So here we sit my friend...in the official middle of the survivors of CWO forums. Maybe if you learn how everything works here you can go anywhere in the whole wide world. Except Canada...they lost the internet or something...a few folks are MIA here. I do my best work when I am alone anyway...love this place! |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2015 11:45:21 GMT -5
I would like to offer you this coin photo if anyone could stump me on a Taylor Question...
Now I forgot the answer....
So here is a question...why do I care what she is doing this exact moment?
She is probably drinking coffee and skimming over the internet>>>just like me!
BTW good day Tay!   Next question...Is it me or does this photo kinda blind ya?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2015 10:58:04 GMT -5
In Defense of Taylor Swift and Why the Hate Is Just Plain Sexist
Swift is a successful young woman and a terrific philanthropist, so why so much unending hate?
A few weeks ago there was a hilarious skit on SNL. It was one of their classic faux commercials, this one for a drug called “Swiftamine.” The drug treats a new and growing health problem: "Realizing you love Taylor Swift has become the leading cause of vertigo among adults.”
What made the skit so LOL funny was just how true it was: Admitting that you don’t hate Taylor Swift or worse, that you really like one of her songs, or worst of all, that you really like her is anathema to coolness. Because Taylor Swift is such a girl and her music is so, you know, girly.
youtu.be/PAhAz7JU0dg
I mean, you can love Beyoncé even though she writes unsingable songs like “Drunk in Love” or catchy songs with a wtf message like “All the Single Ladies.” You can love Rihanna, despite some really disturbing lyrics and pairings with woman-hating misogynists like Eminem and Chris Brown. You can love Iggy Azalea and Tove Lo and Rita Ora , but you can’t admit to loving Taylor Swift or worse, her music.
Even as I write this, a Swiftian refrain from her mega-hit ”Shake It Off” is on a loop tape in my head: “haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate.”
Why can’t we love Taylor Swift?
Is it because those cool girls, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler dissed her at both the 2013 and 2014 Golden Globes and then told Taylor–less than half their age–to grow the f*** up when she objected in a subtweet? Is it because she didn’t throw a tantrum when Kanye West interrupted her speech at the 2009 VMAs (Swift was only 19 and accepting her first Best Female Video Award for “You Belong to Me.”) to say she didn't deserve it?
Is it because she’s made some bad love choices (who among us hasn’t?) because she’s still under 25 and much older guys like Jake Gyllenhaal and John Mayer have dated her because she’s smart and talented and adorable? (Meanwhile Fey and Poehler had joked that she was the predator for dating a guy all of two years younger than she.)
The disturbing reality is Taylor Swift gets negative press because she is smart, talented, adorable, funny, nice, an extraordinary philanthropist, an activist looks great in clothes from any era and unlike some of her peers in the music business (we're looking at you, Justin Bieber), has never been in trouble, except in song lyrics.
Sadly, it’s still not okay for women to succeed. And when young women succeed, it must be a fluke, like Snoop Dogg implied in his sexist takedown of Iggy Azalea. (He’s 43, she’s 24.) Or Eminem’s rape lyrics about Iggy Azalea (he’s 43 and she responded, “I’m bored of old men threatening young women.”) Previously, 22-year-old Charli XCX and Adele have taken heat, as has Miley Cyrus.
So Swift isn’t the only one–she’s just the one with the most awards, the most top singles and the most money.
I admit I’m not a huge fan of Swift’s music–there are some songs I like, but most aren’t in my musical wheelhouse, catchy though they may be. As for Swift herself, however, to paraphrase a line from Charli XCX’s hit she wrote for Iconapop–I don’t care, I love her. Swift’s massively talented, has one of the most highly developed senses of irony of anyone in current pop music and she’s about as real as it gets.
Swift’s also an amazing businesswoman, as evidenced by her recent decision to pull her music from Spotify. (Male musicians have already done so and it wasn’t a scandal when they did so, but this is Taylor Swift, so it made business and bash-Taylor news, although Sony used her as their rationale to rethink its deal with Spotify, and Spotify will still have to pay Swift more than $300,000 for its streaming of nearly 44 million plays of “Shake It Off” in October).
What does it mean that a 24 year old’s grace under pressure and ironic song lyrics have stood up to all the mean-spirited attacks from people twice her age?
It means we not only shouldn’t hate Taylor Swift, we should like, seriously, adore her. And the reason we don’t is pathetically, programmatically, stereotypically simple: Sexism.
Partly, it is Swift’s massive success across two genres, country and pop. There are few recording artists who have Swift’s resume. On Nov. 19 she actually bested herself, knocking “Shake It Off” off the number one spot in the country with “Blank Space,” both songs from her already-platinum album 1989. Swift is the first female recording artist to knock one of her own number one hits off the top of the charts with a different hit.
And then there’s the rest of it: Swift has seven Grammys, 15 American Music Awards, 11 Country Music Association Awards, seven Academy of Country Music Awards, 12 Billboard Music Awards and several Golden Globe nominations. Her songwriting has been honored by the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Last year Swift became the first woman and only the second artist to receive the Country Music Association's Pinnacle Award. She was named Billboard’s Woman of the Year in both 2011 and 2014, the first woman to win the award twice.
Rolling Stone named Swift “an immortal” in 2013 and wrote of her, “If Taylor Swift stopped producing hits right now, at 23, she could tour a killer oldies show for the rest of her life.” And according to RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America), Swift is the second best selling digital singles artist in America.
Whew!
There’s something daunting about a young woman who succeeds at everything she does, and that’s Swift. We’re conditioned to expect men to succeed. But when women excel to the degree Swift has, particularly without any actual scandal like substance abuse or public meltdowns or beating up paparazzi–the haters come out in droves. Tearing successful women down is a national past time. Just ask Hillary Clinton.
It’s also a past time we really need to stop.
When I first watched Swift’s brilliant music video for “Blank Space" I wanted to share it with every woman I know. So I posted it on Twitter with the comment that it was indeed brilliant. Because it is.
Some feminists gave me the thumbs up. But more responses came from the haters.
Oh come on–how could you possibly miss the oh-so-clever irony in both her lyrics and over-the-top video? You’d have to work hard to miss the genius in Swift’s send-up of not just the dissing and dismissing of Swift herself as nothing more than a boy-crazy “girl,” but of all women as hysterical, bunny-boiling, wardrobe-shredding Fatal Attraction-style lunatics. Lines like “Oh my God, look at that face/You look like my next mistake” or “Boys only want love if it’s torture/Don’t say I didn’t say I didn’t warn ya” are perfect in-your-face rejoinders to the Feys and Poehlers and everyone else focusing on what a girl Taylor Swift and her girly ilk are.
Yes, she’s a girl.
Yes, she writes about love and loss and bad break ups and her clever lyrics like “And he's long gone when he’s next to me/And I realize the blame is on me” or “I think that the worst part of it all wasn’t losing him/It was losing me “in “Trouble” strike such a chord with us, whether we’re 15 or 50, we need a strong dose of Swiftamine. Yet isn’t Swift writing those particular lyrics about the perennially self-obsessed John Mayer whose own lovelorn lyrics are considered oh-so-profound and angst-ridden?
Why the double standard?
Take a deep breath instead of the Swiftamine and think about what it is you’re slamming when you’re dissing Taylor Swift, because the only real argument anyone has against her is that she’s such a girl. Even asForbes–yes, Forbes–was focusing on her achievements on Nov. 19, they couldn’t help knocking her down a few pegs while doing so.
“Swift is now the only performer to secure two number one hits this year, though there’s still more than a month left, and anything can happen.” So–she’s achieved something no other performer, male or female, has, but there’s still a few weeks left in the year. Please, someone, knock Swift off her high-performing pedestal!
Sigh.
Then there’s the fact that she’s the first woman to ever knock herself out of the top spot with another one of her own songs (something even Beyoncé and Adele couldn’t do), but Forbes notes smugly that guys did it first. And who were those guys? The Beatles. Outkast. Usher. The Black Eyed Peas. Some of the top-grossing bands of all time.
And Taylor Swift is, after all, just a girl.
Heavy sigh.
Grudgingly, at the end of their screed about Swift, Forbes acknowledges that the sales figures (her album sold two million copies in less than three weeks) are “unprecedented, even for her.”
Oh–so she’s huge success, is she? Even for a girl?
What’s so bad about being a girl? What’s so bad about writing out the pain and excitement and drama of falling in love and having your heart broken? Isn’t that what the guys are writing about? Oh yeah–it is. No one says Ed Sheeran or Sam Smith or John Legend or Justin Timberlake or fill in the blank with a male artist is such a girl. And Billy Joel even said outright last week that he was tired of all the hating on Taylor Swift–he thinks she’s nice and he likes her songs.
First Lady Michelle Obama likes Swift too. She gave her an award in 2012 for all the work Swift has done to make the world a better place. FLOTUS–who has two young daughters, herself, as we know–called Swift a role model. But since Swift doesn’t trumpet her philanthropy with press conferences and press releases, people may not be aware that she’s given millions toward a host of causes and has been hands-on in many of those. Her philanthropy includes rebuilding efforts after natural disasters like Hurricane Sandy or tornadoes in various places, educational efforts for kids without books, literacy programs, music programs for schools and colleges, women’s issues, LGBT causes and a myriad of cancer causes for kids and adults. Swift has traveled to various hospitals to cheer up patients—from Walter Reed to visit wounded war vets to various children’s hospitals to visit cancer-stricken kids.
In fact, it could be said about her philanthropy what Rolling Stone said about her musical achievements: she’s an immortal. She’s done many of the things Bono has done and is poised to become another Oprah in terms of her philanthropy–she’s just a few decades younger than both of them.
The raw truth is, every time you hate on Taylor Swift, you’re hating on women. So maybe stop that. It’s not cool, but it is sexist. Just because we were trained to be that way doesn’t mean we should be.
As Swift says at the end of “Blank Space,” “They'll tell you I'm insane/But I've got a blank space, baby/And I'll write your name.”
Swift may be plagued with haters, but when she appeared on Good Morning America a few weeks ago, Times Square had to be shut down because the crowd to see her was so vast.
Swift topped Billboard’s 2014 Money Makers Rich List–exceeding sales of Beyoncé, P!nk, Justin Timberlake, even the Rolling Stones. So while the “haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate,” Swift continues to add fans to her repertoire. Maybe there aren’t that many takers for Swiftamine after all, and we should all just admit, “It’s a love story, baby, just say yes.” Because loving Taylor Swift? That’s loving the girl in all of us. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 23, 2015 16:43:57 GMT -5
I read recently where Billy Joel said he hasn't done any new music in so long because the public has enough of his private life. I do love Billy. Saw him in concert in Kansas City many, many moons ago. He took off his shoes and socks and danced on his piano. : )
How's it going with your family Michael?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 9:44:18 GMT -5
Thanks for asking Jo...problems have risen in my brothers estate...
His wife has an over 10 year expired drivers license...to get a new one you need a birth certificate...she can't find it. Everything is being held up. One thing at a time is what I have told her..
.she already gave away my brothers car...she said that she didn't need it.
Now what...you can walk to the store or have to be dependant on someone else?
I told her to slow down and don't make any rash moves...she isn't listening. She can't get a widows pension for some reason...I called several people to try to advise her but? ?
I have a feeling that she wants me to step in and take care of everything...I can't do a thing if she won't straighten up her strings.
This is a huge lesson to us all...If you love the folks that you leave behind...make your plans now...make it easy for them during their trial of tears.
Our eldest sister is still holding on to her grudge...and makes my brothers family angry...I told them to just let it go.
If they want to be helpful accept it ...but don't get into an internet spat.
For the most part I know that they will survive...I just want to help...not control...it works!
Anyway I am prepping for tile work on the extra bathroom...lots of work but I love it.
Strange I know...but a fresh coat of paint just makes me happy! 
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 10:05:01 GMT -5
The new found power of Taylor Swift...
Don't mess with Texaswift!!!!
Taylor Swift's army of loyal followers – aka "Swifties" – have a storied past of coming to the chart-topper's defense whenever she's faced criticism. Here's a look at three instances of T-Swift fan love.
Diplo v. Swift?
Mega-producer Diplo caught come flak for sending out some Tweets about the "Blank Space" singer's behind that were construed as body-shaming. Her fans took to social media to slam the DJ. Diplo – who was once linked to Katy Perry, with whom Swift reportedly has a feud – just spoke to GQ about the hullabaloo.
"The repercussions are really bad. Like, Taylor Swift fans are really crazy," Diplo told the men's glossy. "They threatened to murder me and stuff … They're the worst people in the world." (For the record, "worst people in the world" is probably just a euphemism for "loyal" and "enthusiastic" … right?)
"Literally, it was such a tongue-in-cheek joke," Diplo said. "I think Taylor Swift is such an impactful character, that it was because she was involved that it became really big."
Abercrombie & Fitch Release a T-Shirt Mocking Her Love Life – Swifties Shut It Down
In 2013, the chain released a tee poking fun at the singer's long list of ex-lovers, which said, "#more boyfriends than t.s."
Fans united, lashing out at the retailer, creating a Change.org petition and eventually getting the shirt pulled from stores. And the store's official Twitter eventually posted: "Hey #swifties we no longer sell the shirt. We <3 Taylor's music and think she's awesome!"
That Golden Globes Joke
At the 2013 Golden Globes, hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler made a joke about Swift's dating track record, advising the singer to stay away from Michael J. Fox's son because "she needs some 'me time' to learn about herself." Swifties were not impressed.
"I actually feel sorry for Tina Fey," Tweeted one.
"I hate Amy Poehler and Tina!" posted another. "Taylor is more beautiful than you."
"I'm never watching the golden globes again that's for sure I'm not about to watch my idol get shaded its disgusting you're a grown woman," said yet another.
Soon after, Swift spoke to Vanity Fair about the controversy, sharing a Madeleine Albright quote she heard from Katie Couric, simply saying: "There's a special place in hell for women who don't help other women."
As for the SNL alumnae, they say they meant no harm.
"It was a joke. It was a lighthearted joke," Fey told ET.
"Aw, I feel bad if she was upset. I am a feminist, and she is a young and talented girl," Poehler told The Hollywood Reporter. 
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Post by Deleted on Jan 24, 2015 17:07:29 GMT -5
And the drama continues....
Diplo Says Taylor Swift Fans Are The Worst People In The World
In a new GQ interview, Diplo addresses his controversial comments about Taylor Swift’s butt, the ones that inspired Lorde to tweet that he has a tiny penis. He starts out by saying that it was just a joke that got blown out of proportion because Swift is such a prominent figure in the media landscape:
Are you bringing up Lorde because of that thing that happened with her last year, where you tweeted something about Taylor Swift’s ass and then Lorde retaliated by calling you small-dicked? I have to ask.
No, I don’t care at all. It’s really dumb. So many great albums came out that week, and all people talked about, on all the big press, was Me vs. Lorde, and Kim Kardashian’s butt. No one covered any music. And it’s funny, because me and Lorde, we’re actually friends, and it was a funny, in-jest conversation. So many tabloids used it to make it story, when it was not. Literally, it was such a tongue-in-cheek joke on both sides. I think Taylor Swift is such an impactful character, that it was because she was involved that it became really big.
I wouldn’t say nobody wrote about any of the great albums that week, but fair point. He goes on to say that Swift’s fans are “the worst people in the world” and that he’s “scared for [his] life” among other things:
You’re a part of the tabloids now.
It sucks for me, because now I have to not be as crazy as I am on the internet. Which totally sucks, because it’s not going to be fun anymore. But the repercussions are really bad. Like, Taylor Swift fans are really crazy. They threatened to murder me and stuff. It’s really bizarre, and disgusting. They’re the worst people in the world.
You couldn’t pay me enough money to piss off the Taylor Swift fans.
Yeah. And I’m a pretty big fan. But they’re like “I wish your kids had Down syndrome.” They’re so evil. I dissed Lady Gaga before, and the gays were never even this mean. They’re funny. These people are like mean-spirited, evil human beings. I’m not a politician. I shouldn’t have to be under the microscope for people like that.
I just want to make sure that you know you have the option now, if there’s somebody’s butt you want to criticize here, we can definitely make room.
No. I think I definitely want to bring out positivity. Nothing good will come of it. Nothing positive comes out of that stuff anymore. But you know what’s cool? We’re having a very feminist, epic moment right now. There’s a lot of pro-feminist things. Which is really cool. I think that that’s cool. And I’m probably real easy to attack right now, because I am so booty-ish, and I have these funny quirky vibes on my Internet.
All things considered, if a million Taylor Swift fans got pissed off about that, it doesn’t totally matter.
She has like forty million Twitter fans. Forty million! Yeah. It’s crazy. I’m a fan though. Her powers — she’s big. She’s strong, bro. Taylor Swift is very strategic with her friends and enemies. And I know lots of secrets. I can’t divulge, but I know a lot of stuff about her. And she’s definitely, there’s definitely scary stuff going on. And I’m scared. I’m scared for my life.
You can read the full interview here. A couple points worth noting: (a) Diplo has been dating Swift’s nemesis Katy Perry on-and-off, so that probably colors his perspective. (b) When GQ published a preview with one of these quotes earlier this week — the one about Swift being strategic with her friendships and Diplo being scared for his life — it was removed and replaced with the less salacious quote about how all the media focus was on butts that week. It seems like somebody representing Diplo or Swift might have tried to squash the “scared for my life” quote, but it’s out there in the world now.
"All things considered, if a million Taylor Swift fans got pissed off about that, it doesn’t totally matter.
She has like forty million Twitter fans. Forty million! Yeah. It’s crazy. I’m a fan though. Her powers — she’s big. She’s strong, bro. Taylor Swift is very strategic with her friends and enemies. And I know lots of secrets. I can’t divulge, but I know a lot of stuff about her. And she’s definitely, there’s definitely scary stuff going on. And I’m scared. I’m scared for my life."
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