There's a clip from a 1972 Elvis Presley press conference where he's asked for his thoughts on the Vietnam war, he responded by saying he was just an entertainer and didn't want to be thought of as trying to sway opinions or make the conversation about himself. We need to go back to that re celebs.

The White House have actually said they use the music of popular artists on purpose to get a reaction so that people will be talking about that and not the adnin's actions and policies. Everyone taking part in the discourse (including the artists themselves) are giving them exactly what they want.

And Trump and his cronies know this, it's exactly why they're employing their current strategy. Because then people are too distracted talking about popstars to focus on their vile actions. Too many people are falling for it hook line and sinker unfortunately.

speak about her compared to other artists and major celebrities does wind me up. She gets called out and criticised for things no one else does, so it's not actually about x/y/z issue, it's about people's personal dislike for Taylor. No one drags Beyonce for not speaking about politics, for example.

and not the issue at hand (the actions of ICE). It already has tbh, there's such a spotlight on her that anything she does draws headlines. I'm not a rabid Swiftie who defends her every action, she does stuff I don't like (the cash grabbing multiple variants). But the hypocrisy in how people +

Because I know I act irrationally and let my intrusive thoughts take over. But also therapy is expensive. If you're raising teenagers, please raise them to be kind and treat their peers with respect. I'm proof that the scars of bullying never truly fade, even decades later.

I'm 39 and did not receive an advent calendar from my mother, putting in an official complaint to her manager.

Do you think George Michael died on Christmas Day so you could avoid him? Grow up

I swear everything I've ever obsessed over in my life is just lying dormant in me like a sleeper agent waiting to be randomly reactivated. I found posts from one of the main creators in the fandom who ran the Livejournal community (yes I'm old) and got major nostalgia.