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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Why the fuck does someone as vanilla as Taylor Swift seem to upset extremists so much? She seems so generic and inoffensive that people would have a hard time being angry with her. Swift is so inoffensive pretty much everyone likes her, which offended them lol

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

In this case, I think it was more about the crowds being massive.

Possibly also because many of them would be underage.

[–] Zron@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

She is a face for modern femininity, not saying that that is her goal, but a lot of women do admire her.

So if you don’t think she’s a good role model for women, and you’re a complete lunatic, attacking her events to oppress women’s feeling of empowerment does check out.

[–] jwiggler@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This particular attack probably had nothing to do with any of this, but she could probably be described as offensive from the economic equality standpoint, because she is a billionaire, from the environmental justice standpoint, because she is a frequent private-jet user, and from the music scene standpoint, because she seemingly intentionally pushes out other female artists from billboard spots by re-releasing albums in specific locations/time periods during which her peers are releasing their albums.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah, I forgot about the whole jet-setting billionaire thing.

[–] Lojcs@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

Austrian authorities are reported to have received information about the Swift concert threat from U.S. intelligence, as Austrian law does not allow the monitoring of instant messaging apps, which the suspects had used to communicate.

Ugh

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They better keep him in solitary for his own protection. I wouldn't trust any prison to not be full of angry Swifties.

[–] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I thought the Iraqi government did not like ISIS why don't they just take them out?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

For one thing, I doubt Austria would take kindly to Iraq doing inside their country what Israel does inside nearby countries and take extraterritorial military action. Especially when Austria was one of the nations that didn't want an invasion of Iraq and formally protested it.

[–] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

just connecting the dots as it kind of seems ISIS is primarily in Iraq.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Sure. How would that have done anything about this bombing plot? Or are you suggesting that Iraq should have killed this 18-year-old when he was still a minor? Because killing children intentionally is a war crime.

[–] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

No but at that age they could have flipped him and give up others to take down. No needing to kill them or anything but just kind of put a dent in ISIS or get in one their plots and stop or warn people before they happen.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

What evidence do you have that they even knew this kid existed?

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

More like to protect them all those angry Austrian Swifties who got their concert canceled.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

That's what I'm saying. Helmut the Cannibal is going to eat his face for trying to kill the lady with the voice of an angel and refusing to Shake It Off.

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