Taylor Swift, who’s originally known for writing sappy country love songs, has largely stayed out of the political fray. That is, until the 2018 midterms.
Despite Swift’s efforts, Blackburn came out victorious.
Months later, Elle featured Taylor Swift in a piece called “30 THINGS I LEARNED BEFORE TURNING 30.” In it, she said she felt as though she had a “responsibility” to talk about politics.
“I’m finding my voice in terms of politics. 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,” she told Elle. “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. Only as someone approaching 30 did I feel informed enough to speak about it to my 114 million followers.”
“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,” she continued. “I’m going to do more to help. We have a big race coming up next year.”
Consider this an extension of those remarks.
Swift is hinting that her upcoming music will have “political undertones.”
“I definitely think there are political undertones in the new music I made,” Swift told the German outlet RTL. “I’m not planning to stop encouraging young people to vote and to try to get them to talk about what’s going on in our country. I think that’s one of the most important things I could do.”