Taylor Swift spreekt zich uit over de politieke toestand in de wereld. In haar post op Instagram spreekt zij zich uit voor het beschermen van mensenrechten, zoals voor ras, seksuele geaardheid en gelijke rechten voor man en vrouw.
“I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee,” Swift began in her letter. “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,” she continued. “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.”
24 uur na haar uitspraak blijken een kleine 70.000 nieuwe kiezers zich te hebben aangemeld. Dat is meer dan het aantal kiezers dat zich in de hele maand augustus aanmeldde: 56.669.
