r/Music • u/ebradio • 1d ago

article Taylor Swift sparks chart-blocking accusations with new “Patient Zero” alternate versions

https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/taylor-swift-sparks-chart-blocking-accusations-with-new-patient-zero-alternate-versions
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u/lrrssssss 22h ago

People get so angry because it’s the opposite of her purported image. She feigns activism, being in touch with _____, calls out billionaires but then acts exactly like them.

Plus overexposure. We all had enough of her around 2017

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u/tikstar 22h ago

Well there are CEOs that make you pay for insurance and then deny your claims. Are we grouping the behavior of insurance ceos with Taylor Swift?

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u/lrrssssss 21h ago

Taylor swift flies in a private jet between cities that are 20 minutes away. Just bc the damage is indirect (to the earth that we rely on for sustenance) doesn’t make it less harmful.

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u/JarlBalllinnn 22h ago edited 22h ago

She is neither an elected official nor using her money to influence public policy so I don’t see the point in getting angry at a musician for a lack of accountability. 

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u/lrrssssss 21h ago

Humans should all be accountable to each other. And those who are the most prominent among us, doubly so.

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u/JarlBalllinnn 20h ago

100% agree with you! I just don’t think that “chart battles” are a reasonable mechanism for this 

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u/kajohansen 21h ago

When did she call out billionaires? She has always been out of touch and has never claimed to be an activist.

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u/lrrssssss 21h ago

Hahaha okay. reads the lyrics to that song where she complains about how easy men have it.

That’s activism. Or at least performative.

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u/digitalboom 21h ago

I’m still waiting for the song “I was the problem all along” since at least half her catalogue is hit pieces on exes.

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u/alllyyce 19h ago

The one where she says “I’m the problem” isn’t enough for you?