Taylor Swift finally gave her big endorsement to Kamala Harris.
She joined a growing list of celebrities who are lecturing the public on politics.
And Taylor Swift was fuming when a rapper gave her this lesson about 2024.
Rapper tells celebrities to shut up about politics
Vice President Kamala Harris is the candidate of the entertainment industry.
She finally got the biggest celebrity in the country to endorse her after the Presidential debate.
Pop star Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala on social media citing her stances on abortion and LGBTQ rights.
Democrats acted like this was a game-changing moment in the campaign after Swift weighed in.
But there’s little evidence that celebrity endorsements make any difference.
Two-time failed Democrat Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had virtually every celebrity in the country endorse her in the 2016 Election when she lost to former President Donald Trump.
Endorsing a Democrat Presidential candidate is one of the safest things anyone in the entertainment industry can do.
But singer John Legend praised Swift for being stunning and brave with her endorsement.
“It was riskier for her to start speaking out about politics than it is for me,” Legend claimed. “I always respected the fact that she was willing to take that risk.”
Celebrities have been falling all over themselves to endorse Kamala.
Rapper and producer Pharrell Williams bucked the trend.
He told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview that he gets “annoyed” over celebrities’ willingness to be so public with their politics.
Williams was asked about his personal political views.
“I am much more of a federal employee,” Williams said. “I believe in merited civil service.”
He explained this meant that he was like a federal government employee who is supposed to be nonpartisan.
“You show up to work every day, you serve your country. I’m more of a humanitarian. I like people trying to help people. Not sure I’ll ever vote far Right,” Williams explained. “I won’t do that.”
Republicans buy sneakers too
Williams said that he was annoyed by how politics had become infused with entertainment.
“I don’t do politics,” Williams said. “In fact, I get annoyed sometimes when I see celebrities trying to tell you [who to vote for]. There are celebrities that I respect that have an opinion, but not all of them. I’m one of them people [who says], ‘What the heck? Shut up. Nobody asked you.’ When people get out there and get self-righteous and they roll up their sleeves and s**t, and they are out there walking around with a placard: ‘Shut up!’”
“So, no, I would rather stay out of the way, and obviously, I’m going to vote how I’m going to vote,” Williams continued. “I care about my people and I care about the country, but I feel there’s a lot of work that needs to be done, and I’m really about the action.”
NBA legend Michael Jordan was pressured to endorse a Democrat Senate candidate in his home state of North Carolina during his playing days.
Jordan declined and said, “Republicans buy sneakers, too.”
Celebrities love to spew hot air about politics but their influence is more limited than they realize.
