“No matter what happens in life, be good to people,” Swift said in 2023.  “Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.”

One person who recently wrote about Taylor on Facebook was sad and angry at the haters:

Your daughters, nieces, and your nephews are watching you run your mouth.  And they are seeing the world hate a woman who does so much good, simply because she exists in their line of sight.

Did you know that Taylor Swift quietly donates mass amounts of money to local food banks in every city she performs in?

And online reactions came swiftly …

She is amazing, generous and kind, not to mention getting people to sign up to vote and giving her drivers and staff large bonuses.

So self righteous you are!  Swift has become trashy adult entertainment not fit for your daughter or anyone else’s daughter to watch.

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So glad.  You could not have said it better.  Thank you.

Sick of hearing about her … me unfollowing you.

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She brings some joy to this sad world of negative people!!

She’s a molded image that her record label has created.  Period.

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I admire her for the good she has done.  She will leave a legacy of humanitarianism.  For that, I have a lot of admiration and respect for Taylor Swift.

Prove it.  You do realize she has publicists and spin doctors that form her image, right?  I’m not saying she doesn’t but I’m not going to blindly believe something about a person who has been molded into an image by her record label and publicists.  There are plenty of people behind Taylor Swift shaping her image like clay.

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Brilliant … in Gratitude for this statement today.

She is trashy adult entertainment. She is the opposite of a good role model.

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She is an amazing business woman who cares about human rights, equal rights, and children’s rights.  In addition, she is a brilliant songwriter.  Bravo to her!

Taylor Swift dates guys so she can write a breakup song about them.  I don’t think she’s dating for love – I think she’s dating for creativity. 

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I don’t know Taylor Swift.  I don’t know her music.  Whatever her gifts and deficits, she deserves a small, white candle, as do we all.

And one final quotation, appreciating the man or woman who originally posted on Facebook:

Never be silent in the face of oppression

The world needs us to express