Hayley Williams blasts Mike Huckabee for Taylor Swift tweet
Taylor Swift broke her longstanding political silence yesterday with a message against Republican Marsha Blackburn’s run for a U.S. Senate seat. Now, Paramore‘s Hayley Williams has come to the pop star’s defense after former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee criticized the “End Game” singer’s hold on politics, saying her stance “won’t impact election unless we allow 13 yr old girls to vote.”
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“here we have a man in power mocking a woman’s value and impact out of what i can only assume is fear,” Williams tweeted. “not fear of an election result but fear of a powerful woman [whose] power he now realizes he can not benefit from.”
So @taylorswift13 has every right to be political but it won’t impact election unless we allow 13 yr old girls to vote. Still with #MarshaBlackburn
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) October 8, 2018
It’s just the latest blowback from democracy-minded artists as they stand in disgusted awe of the far right’s meltdown over Swift’s explicit endorsement of Democratic candidates for Senate and House positions representing Tennessee.
“So [Taylor Swift] has every right to be political,” Huckabee says in his pro-Blackburn tweet from Monday. “but it won’t impact [the] election unless we allow 13 yr old girls to vote. Still with #MarshaBlackburn”
????and here we have a man in power mocking a woman’s value and impact out of what i can only assume is fear. not fear of an election result but fear of a powerful woman who’s power he now realizes he can not benefit from. https://t.co/erPofnsFcS
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) October 8, 2018
Of course, all of this follows the gross confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court following a farce of an FBI investigation into sexual assault allegations against the judge that was limited from the start. So why should we be surprised that Republican politicians are no longer even attempting to veil their contempt for women?
Hayley followed her initial comment with some more tweets: “and who in their right mind underestimates a 13 year old girl anyway?!!” she asks. “who publicly mock a woman’s political standings by dubbing an entire generation powerless?”
and who in their right mind underestimates a 13 year old girl anyway?!! who publicly mocks a woman’s political standings by dubbing an entire generation powerless? you don’t know the impact you have with your words… what fires you’ll start. use ‘em wisely.
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) October 8, 2018
read it/weep, ya old saltines. artists like @taylorswift13 & hell, even my band… we’ve all worked hard to build community using our music & our voices since we were 16. many ppl who support us grew up WITH us.
for instance, i’m almost 30. so are a shit ton of @paramore fans. https://t.co/kKbjR8uh2F
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) October 8, 2018
maybe that’s enough twitter for a monday morning. hope you all have a blessed day. pic.twitter.com/WqL9373AfK
— hayley from Paramore (@yelyahwilliams) October 8, 2018
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