Cupe Posted October 9, 2018 Posted October 9, 2018 For the first time ever, pop star Taylor Swift is speaking publicly about politics. With 112 million followers on Instagram alone, T-Swift is one of the biggest influencers on social media. While it’s a tool for primarily sharing photos and videos, the Tennessee resident is using the platform to voice her opinions on the upcoming midterm election on November 6th. “In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions,” Swift starts up. “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,” she says. “No matter their skin color, gender or who they love.” She goes on to express her strong disapproval of one candidate in particular. “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.” Swift says she’ll be casting her votes for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representative. She reminds her followers, “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.” Taylor Swift Talks Politics View this post on Instagram 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 Read every word of this message from @taylorswift13 If even a fraction of her 83.5M followers go to https://t.co/sbOmiO5pXF, register & VOTE we can restore checks & balances to the #GOP who control ALL 3 branches of gov't. https://t.co/KgQoTfhrru matters YOUR VOTE MATTERS! pic.twitter.com/CbUZy1uXG9 — Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) October 8, 2018 This article was first published on Your EDM. Source: Taylor Swift Speaks Publicly On Politics For The First Time Ever Source Quote
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