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Post by B****BetterGetNOSL333P on Aug 21, 2016 21:53:35 GMT -5
Otherwise it could also be seen as a PR effort to help restore her image My 1st thought when I read the news Wow...she is really trying to cover up her lies etc with 1 million dollar donation
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Post by kmbgs on Aug 22, 2016 6:11:56 GMT -5
Yeah I think a lot of people are saying all of those donations also were for PR purposes. I don't know that I agree with that, but it's a valid question. I don't think it's a valid question at all, personally. Ever since Taylor Swift has had money, even as a young teenage girl, she has shelled out millions of dollars to fans, organizations, and victims of tragedies. That's not something anybody has to or is forced to do and that's a very pretty penny to pay for goodwill and PR. All Taylor really had to do for PR was to show up and maybe sing at a few charity events, maybe donate a few thousand dollars here or there. Taylor Swift might be a lot of things, but there's no doubt in my mind that Taylor Swift genuinely wanted to donate a huge amount of money to individuals and organizations over the course of her career because it was the right thing to do with the amount of money and power she has. Just because she is suddenly in a bit of a bad position with the general public (and really, as mentioned, she will go pretty much unscathed into her next era and score yet another multi-platinum album and a slew of enormous hits, let's be real) doesn't mean that everything she has donated to or stood up for throughout the past decade suddenly becomes negligible because two celebrities who live for drama decided to blow up her spot and her ex is bitter. Like I said, Taylor Swift might be a lot of things...and charitable is for sure one of them. I think she's charitable for sure and agree with you. However, let's not act like this woman hasn't used "drama" to her advantage either, OK? If anything, she got outplayed by two celebrities who live for the drama, too. She uses their playbook all the time.
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Post by Hefty Hanna on Aug 22, 2016 6:44:36 GMT -5
I don't think it's a valid question at all, personally. Ever since Taylor Swift has had money, even as a young teenage girl, she has shelled out millions of dollars to fans, organizations, and victims of tragedies. That's not something anybody has to or is forced to do and that's a very pretty penny to pay for goodwill and PR. All Taylor really had to do for PR was to show up and maybe sing at a few charity events, maybe donate a few thousand dollars here or there. Taylor Swift might be a lot of things, but there's no doubt in my mind that Taylor Swift genuinely wanted to donate a huge amount of money to individuals and organizations over the course of her career because it was the right thing to do with the amount of money and power she has. Just because she is suddenly in a bit of a bad position with the general public (and really, as mentioned, she will go pretty much unscathed into her next era and score yet another multi-platinum album and a slew of enormous hits, let's be real) doesn't mean that everything she has donated to or stood up for throughout the past decade suddenly becomes negligible because two celebrities who live for drama decided to blow up her spot and her ex is bitter. Like I said, Taylor Swift might be a lot of things...and charitable is for sure one of them. I think she's charitable for sure and agree with you. However, let's not act like this woman hasn't used "drama" to her advantage either, OK? If anything, she got outplayed by two celebrities who live for the drama, too. She uses their playbook all the time. That's fine and fair to argue, and I'm not saying that I disagree with that, but that's entirely irrelevant to the amount of money she has donated to so many differences causes over the years being questioned as a publicity stunt.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2016 7:04:50 GMT -5
I don't think it's a valid question at all, personally. Ever since Taylor Swift has had money, even as a young teenage girl, she has shelled out millions of dollars to fans, organizations, and victims of tragedies. That's not something anybody has to or is forced to do and that's a very pretty penny to pay for goodwill and PR. All Taylor really had to do for PR was to show up and maybe sing at a few charity events, maybe donate a few thousand dollars here or there. Taylor Swift might be a lot of things, but there's no doubt in my mind that Taylor Swift genuinely wanted to donate a huge amount of money to individuals and organizations over the course of her career because it was the right thing to do with the amount of money and power she has. Just because she is suddenly in a bit of a bad position with the general public (and really, as mentioned, she will go pretty much unscathed into her next era and score yet another multi-platinum album and a slew of enormous hits, let's be real) doesn't mean that everything she has donated to or stood up for throughout the past decade suddenly becomes negligible because two celebrities who live for drama decided to blow up her spot and her ex is bitter. Like I said, Taylor Swift might be a lot of things...and charitable is for sure one of them. I think she's charitable for sure and agree with you. However, let's not act like this woman hasn't used "drama" to her advantage either, OK? If anything, she got outplayed by two celebrities who live for the drama, too. She uses their playbook all the time. That's...missing the point? Or is merging a second point to the first. It's early and I can't tell. But the only point Hefty is making here is that Taylor has consistently donated to various causes, so her hitting a spot of bad publicity elsewhere shouldn't be seen as the main motivation for a positive action that she has always done. Nor should her love for drama be seen as related...there's not much dramatic about philanthropy. If you were only quibbling over that one line because you couldn't let a passing defense of her go by without making sure we're all aware that Taylor is Still Not A Good Person, that is so unnecessary/petty af and kind of makes you no better than she is... it's like you just can't live with the idea that there is a character trait about Taylor that is actually positive. Trust, there will plenty of topically relevant moments to shit on Taylor Swift without having to rain on the one defensible thing she's got going for herself right now.
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Post by kmbgs on Aug 22, 2016 7:38:57 GMT -5
I think she's charitable for sure and agree with you. However, let's not act like this woman hasn't used "drama" to her advantage either, OK? If anything, she got outplayed by two celebrities who live for the drama, too. She uses their playbook all the time. That's...missing the point? Or is merging a second point to the first. It's early and I can't tell. But the only point Hefty is making here is that Taylor has consistently donated to various causes, so her hitting a spot of bad publicity elsewhere shouldn't be seen as the main motivation for a positive action that she has always done. Nor should her love for drama be seen as related...there's not much dramatic about philanthropy. If you were only quibbling over that one line because you couldn't let a passing defense of her go by without making sure we're all aware that Taylor is Still Not A Good Person, that is so unnecessary/petty af and kind of makes you no better than she is... it's like you just can't live with the idea that there is a character trait about Taylor that is actually positive. Trust, there will plenty of topically relevant moments to s**t on Taylor Swift without having to rain on the one defensible thing she's got going for herself right now. If we can't be precise when discussing popstars on a Monday morning, when can we be?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2016 14:00:51 GMT -5
Taylor Swift is the greatest and sweetest.
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Post by cufan7 on Aug 24, 2016 15:33:06 GMT -5
Taylor Swift is the greatest and sweetest.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Aug 24, 2016 15:59:24 GMT -5
Taylor Swift is the greatest and sweetest. Take a picture of your shrine and post it :sip2:
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Post by Anticonformity on Aug 25, 2016 3:06:44 GMT -5
Taylor Swift is the greatest and sweetest. Take a picture of your shrine and post it :sip2: DON'T
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Post by Wavey✨️ on Sept 6, 2016 16:18:20 GMT -5
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Post by Az Paynter on Sept 6, 2016 16:30:47 GMT -5
TS7 confirmed! TS6 is reserved for Calvin
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Post by Glove Slap on Sept 6, 2016 16:59:12 GMT -5
Tinashe better be ready to recreate that whole towel dance scene from Superlove tonight.
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Post by Choco on Sept 6, 2016 16:59:50 GMT -5
What a surprise. (I don't think anyone expect it to last this long).
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Post by Oprah on Sept 6, 2016 17:28:33 GMT -5
She runs through men like I run through boxes of girl-scout cookies.
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Post by Linnethia Monique on Sept 6, 2016 17:52:44 GMT -5
I'm patiently waiting for her, "my vagina is a Nazi" statement like John Mayer.
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Post by wjr15 on Sept 6, 2016 18:07:20 GMT -5
"Got a long list of ex-lovers, they'll tell you I'm insane"
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Post by Active Aggressive on Sept 6, 2016 19:22:31 GMT -5
I'm patiently waiting for her, "my vagina is a Nazi" statement like John Mayer. Nah, she would open up for Drake faster than a liquor store in South Boston on St. Paddy's Day.
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Post by SHOOTER on Sept 6, 2016 23:31:35 GMT -5
She needs some black dick to change her life, plain and simple.
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Post by 🅳🅸🆂🅲🅾 on Sept 6, 2016 23:42:25 GMT -5
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Post by Anticonformity on Sept 7, 2016 2:34:33 GMT -5
She needs to cover Can't Be Tamed for this lyric alone
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2016 9:02:58 GMT -5
Je sais pas pourquoi, but I feel she will beg Adam to return to him
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Post by wjr15 on Sept 7, 2016 12:26:36 GMT -5
Je sais pas pourquoi, but I feel she will beg Adam to return to him I hope he is long gone, off collaborating with Katy for their next #1
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Post by surfy on Sept 7, 2016 18:02:06 GMT -5
idgaf, she can date whoever she wants to. just give me a quality album, and I'll renew my stan card.
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Post by KeepDeanWeird on Sept 7, 2016 19:56:45 GMT -5
You know for a 'quiet' period, she sure has been in the media a lot. Calvin rehashing, post-Middleton NYC gym sightings, etc. Might as well put out new music to go with all the free publicity.
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Post by ampersand on Sept 7, 2016 20:28:58 GMT -5
I admire her hustle tbh. She's just like, "Whatever" after each break up and then hops onto the next dick. Meanwhile, it takes me months to get over a passing fling.
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Post by kellyfan5 on Sept 10, 2016 23:14:42 GMT -5
You know for a 'quiet' period, she sure has been in the media a lot. Calvin rehashing, post-Middleton NYC gym sightings, etc. Might as well put out new music to go with all the free publicity. lol ....indeed is there new music coming? or maybe a red tour box set or bluray or greatest hits just in time for christmas?
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Post by areyoureadytojump on Oct 4, 2016 12:13:12 GMT -5
Is there a surprise Taylor Swift album coming out soon? www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2016/10/04/when-will-taylor-swift-release-her-new-album-we-may-have-cracked-the-code/When will Taylor Swift release her new album? We may have cracked the code.By Emily Yahr October 4 Taylor Swift (Mike Coppola/Getty Images) It’s finally October 2016, which is two years later than October 2014, which is when Taylor Swift released her fifth album. As observers know, she’s been on a strict two-year album release cycle since her eponymous debut album, which dropped in October 2006. The big question this year: When will Swift release her sixth album?! She always releases her first single in the summer, before a fall album release — but so far, she’s been radio silent. So it’s a question shrouded in mystery, not only for her fiercely devoted listeners, but also for the music industry. As the biggest pop star on the planet, Swift is one of the only artists who can sell a million albums in a week. Swift fans, meanwhile, are so eager for an album that they sometimes jump to conclusions: A couple weeks ago, country singer (and Swift pal) Kelsea Ballerini posted a Snapchat video of an audio clip that sounded suspiciously like Swift vocals on an upbeat song called “Roses.” The Swift fandom was in emergency mode until Ballerini cleared up the confusion herself. Kelsea Ballerini ✔ @kelseaballerini Y'all! I'm just as excited for some new T Swift jams, but I'm not involved with it!! Roses was a demo of mine. Crazy confusion! 💋 … 1:40 PM - 21 Sep 2016 As anticipation swells and Swift’s famous friends hint that she’s back in the studio, the album release date seems imminent; and I think I have a pretty solid guess: Oct. 23, 2016. After years of watching Swift operate her masterful image control — this summer’s Calvin Harris and Hiddleswift and Kim Kardashian disasters notwithstanding — I feel like I’m close to cracking the code. Follow along as I lay out this very important five-step theory: Step one: It’s going to be a surprise album. There’s no way it’s not going to be a surprise album, right? After a summer being mocked for her bizarrely fake-looking relationship with Tom Hiddleston and Harris’s tea-spilling tweets and that time Kim Kardashian made her look like a liar over the whole Kanye West/”Famous” lyrics incident, Swift needs to change the narrative. What better way than to pull a Beyoncé? Instead of Tidal, it will just happen through Swift’s preferred outlet, Apple Music. It’s unlikely Swift would want to go through the traditional press cycle of magazine covers and talk shows leading up to a big album release, especially when it will be impossible to avoid Hiddleston and Harris and Kardashian/West questions. As a bona fide superstar, she doesn’t really need that type of buildup. Step two: It will be an October release.Yes, Swift’s label president Scott Borchetta denied on Twitter that it’s happening in October — and then deleted his tweet. Would he actually tell the truth if he did know? It’s hard to imagine that Swift, who thinks so carefully about structure and significant dates, could really detour. Four out of her five studio albums have landed in October; the only exception was her second, “Fearless,” which nearly made it with a Nov. 11 drop date. Plus, the 2017 Grammy eligibility period ended on Sept. 30, which means that Swift won’t have to go up against Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” or Adele’s “25.” And fall albums mean big sales over the holidays. View image on TwitterView image on Twitter Taylor Swift Manila @tswiftmnl According to @scottborchetta, TS6 is NOT going to be released on October! (via @tswiftpr) 10:04 PM - 9 Aug 2016 15 15 Retweets 41 41 likes Step three: It will happen on a Sunday night.There’s no better time to dominate the entertainment news cycle than on Sunday night when people are facing the reality of another week and want a distraction. (See: All the important award shows on Sunday night.) Internet traffic typically spikes on Monday when people are back at work, and a story like this would certainly get all of the attention. In the past, she’s released albums on Monday or Tuesday, closer in accordance with when albums were traditionally released, before it shifted to Friday around 2015. But Fridays aren’t the best day to make a splash on the Internet, as everyone’s headed out for the weekend. And even though Nielsen SoundScan now measures album sales from Friday through Thursday, Swift’s album will be so popular that she won’t have to worry about sales numbers — she’ll be No. 1 regardless. [Taylor Swift just can’t help herself] Step four: It will have something to do with her 10-year music career anniversary. If you listen to her lyrics or follow her on social media, Swift is all about remembering specific dates, times, places and anniversaries. Her first album, “Taylor Swift,” was released on Oct. 24, 2006. That’s probably too big of a milestone to ignore. Swift hasn’t performed a concert since her final “1989” tour date in Australia last December. Her only concert date in 2016 will be at the Formula One U.S. Grand Prix in Texas on Saturday, Oct. 22. That does not feel like a coincidence. Step 5: It will have to do with the number 13.Come on, you have to know about Swift’s obsession with the number 13. You don’t? Okay, fine: It’s her lucky charm, and she used to paint the number on her hand before concerts. After all, she was born on Dec. 13; her debut album went gold in 13 weeks; her “Red” tour started on March 13, 2013 … the rest of the list is here. She’s very into 13-related symbolism. This is the mic drop for the guess we have for the album date, which again, is 10/23/16. That’s a Sunday night in October, right around the 10th anniversary of her first album’s release and the same weekend she has her first concert in nearly a year. And check out the actual date: Add up all the numbers (1+0+2+3+1+6) … it equals none other than 13. (Dramatic silence.) Convinced yet? Our backup guess is Sunday, Nov. 13, 2016, in case Swift wants to go postelection: It follows much of the criteria above, and 1+1+1+3+1+6 also equals … 13. Although Swift will probably outwit us all — you never know.
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Post by gbaby on Oct 4, 2016 22:12:21 GMT -5
Would loooooooove new Tay-Tay. #icon
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2016 1:01:42 GMT -5
I seriously doubt that article's theory. I'd believe it more if they said October 2017.
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