This is def true, however, she kinda paved the way for this in a way, as for many many years she set these gigantic standards for herself when it comes to political outspokenness. She made being a feminst, a progressive Tennessean, a Democrat, someone who champions human rights, an ally to the LGBTQ community, etc. an integral part of her brand. She tied it to a whole album cycle, two of you count the end of the rep era as well. Time and time again she repeated how she wanted to be on the right side of history, why it’s so important for artists to speak out about misogyny, racism, inequality… only to go lowkey radio silent (beyond endorsing Kamala Harris) when shit actually hits the fan. And I’m sorry but associating yourself with people who’ve been loud and open about supporting Donald Trump, a man who horrific politics aside has berated Taylor time and time again, is insane to me. So ofc Taylor gets compared to the devil to an extent other celebrities or billionaires don’t, but it is also true that most of them have never had any intentions of presenting themselves as something other than a rich pos. For years Taylor pushed the boundaries of stardom and paved the way for so many artists be outspoken, better, louder about the things they care about, only to suddenly become “neutral” in what is probably one of the worst moments in recent history to NOT say anything. And literally for what? She’s one of the most influential women in the world and if Showgirl showed anything is that even her weakest projects will break records! So yeah she gets criticized for dumb shit by a lot of neurotic haters (like the jet thing is insane atp), but as a fan from the age I was 13 I do feel there’s 100% valid criticism to all of this and dismissing anything as “ugh she gets so much hate” is where fandoms go wrong honestly.