
Some younger celebrities are beginning to realize that they have a tremendous amount of influence over the next generation. There are so many pliable minds. Heck, Taylor Swift finally came to that conclusion. She recently made a public commitment to become more politically involved, especially in 2020.
“I took a lot of time educating myself on the political system and the branches of government that are signing off on bills that affect our day-to-day life. I saw so many issues that put our most vulnerable citizens at risk, and felt like I had to speak up to try and help make a change,” she wrote in ELLE.
“Only as someone approaching 30 did I feel informed enough to speak about it to my 114 million followers,” she continued. “Invoking racism and provoking fear through thinly veiled messaging is not what I want from our leaders, and I realized that it actually is my responsibility to use my influence against that disgusting rhetoric.”
“I’m going to do more to help. We have a big race coming up next year,” she added.
Just great. I can’t wait for her to grace us with her infinite political wisdom. //sarc.
Swift isn’t the only one getting political. Ariana Grande is too. While she hasn’t pledged to get heavily involved in upcoming elections (yet), she’s encouraging her generation to vote by allowing people to register at her concerts.
Her initiative, #ThankUNextGen, allows fans to register to vote at her concert or simply by texting ‘ARIANA’. She took to Instagram to post a photo of the registration booths at her tour stops, complete with a sign that reads “You like my rights? Gee thanks, just voted,” punnily referencing her smash hit, “7 Rings.”
That sign kinda gives her bias away. It’s always liberals accusing conservatives of wanting to take their rights away, which is actually the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard in my life. Who is it that wants to essentially eradicate the Second Amendment again? OH YEAH NOT US.