why are celebs staying silent about politics? esquire editor answers own question by naming and shaming posted at 7:53 pm on october 26, 2016 by brett t. share on facebook share on twitter 




as twitchy reported, cameras were out in force on campus last weekend to capture some door-to-door vote canvassing by young celebrities like nasty woman katy perry, 32, and miley cyrus. 




it<u+2019>s no surprise both were trying to coax millennials to vote for hillary clinton. but what about taylor swift, asked no one? hang on one second; someone did ask. in a piece published by esquire wednesday, editor matt miller asks , <u+201c>why are influential celebrities remaining silent this election?<u+201d> taylor swift has 156,147,879 social media followers. why is she remaining politically silent? https://t.co/srqu5kno1r 




<u+2014> john hendrickson (@johnghendy) october 26, 2016 




why do these select entertainers get to keep their political opinions to themselves? <u+201c>maybe these artists are protecting their brand?<u+201d> miller posits, adding, <u+201c>fuck that! if their brand means to sacrifice the very values that make them human and a contributing member of this society, then they live a sad, hollow life.<u+201d> 




before making some remark about taylor swift being a singer and not a politician, consider this: taylor swift is not a private citizen. her opinion matters to more people than paul ryan's opinion ever will. 




<u+2014> john hendrickson (@johnghendy) october 26, 2016 




someone<u+2019>s living a sad, hollow life. though miller wrote the piece, esquire deputy editor john hendrickson took most of the heat for it after publicizing the article by tweeting quotes from it. @johnghendy @esquire because she's a pop star and not a political pundit? what do i win? 




<u+2014> randy wortinger (@randicus79) october 26, 2016 maybe because she wants to sell music to both sides, you simpleton. @johnghendy @esquire 




<u+2014> yes, nick $earcy! (@yesnicksearcy) october 26, 2016 @johnghendy @esquire because this is one of the most divisive elections of all time and she doesn't want to alienate 1/2 of her audience.
why are celebs staying silent about politics? esquire editor answers own question by naming and shaming
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