“I used to love Taylor Swift’s music,” Kelly said on her show. “But after this, I can’t in good conscience support someone who attends an event that indirectly sides with a regime that promotes terror. We need to send a message that we won’t tolerate celebrities using their platforms to push divisive political agendas.”
Kelly’s call for a boycott comes at a time when cultural and political tensions over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have grown more pronounced in American discourse. She urged her listeners to stop supporting Swift’s music, purchasing her albums, and attending her concerts as a form of protest against what Kelly perceives as Swift’s misguided political alignment.
The Reaction
Kelly’s remarks have ignited a firestorm of debate on social media and across news outlets. The hashtag #BoycottTaylorSwift began trending on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), as both supporters and critics of Kelly’s call-to-action took to the internet to express their views. On one hand, some conservative commentators and supporters of Israel have echoed Kelly’s sentiment, arguing that celebrities should be more careful about the causes they endorse, especially when it involves sensitive geopolitical issues.
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