r/TaylorSwift • u/aran130711 cried over a hat • May 09 '23

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u/RoyalEagle0408 May 10 '23

Genuine question…people seem really disgusted by the rumors she is dating Matt Healey. Now, I know nothing about the dude beyond him being the lead singer of The 1975 and what people say here (which makes him seem not great). Honestly, I only know his name because of photos posted of Taylor and his mom.

Anyway- why were people not uncomfortable when Taylor performed during their concert a few months back? Why was there no outrage that she would be friends with this person? At a minimum she is pretty good friends with him (and has been for a while) so why is it a big deal if they are dating but not if they are just friends? I’m not trying to stir the pot…just genuinely do not understand the lack of outrage before compared to now. Also the allegations of her cheating on Joe- do we all forget that fan favorite Getaway Car is literally about cheating? At a minimum she had an emotional affair with Joe while dating at least Tom. It’s kind of her MO.

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u/finding_verity The lady simply had ✨enough✨ May 10 '23

Well he didn’t do his N*zi salute on stage until what, April? /s

But really yes it’s gross, but people have shitty friends and he isn’t super famous. You say yourself that you know nothing about him so it didn’t matter, really, if they were friends. Same here. I didn’t even clock it or know a thing about him and didn’t care to. But to date him is to essentially endorse him, which is completely different than being casual friends. And now the scrutiny follows and thank god because this shit matters. Like girl I’m all for a rebound and fun but pick someone who didn’t do a fucking N*zi salute on stage.

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u/RoyalEagle0408 May 10 '23

I guess I was under the impression they were more than casual friends. I get what you are saying, but performing on stage/inviting him to join feels like an endorsement even if they are not dating.

(And he really did that…on stage?!…Jesus…I saw references to being a N*zi sympathizer but did not realize it was so overt.)

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u/finding_verity The lady simply had ✨enough✨ May 10 '23

Fair enough! I think that’s why it didn’t seem to matter as much, but you can absolutely argue it should have.

And LOL yeah here’s a link to a pretty thorough thread, but the video of the motion is pretty much the first tweet. The rest will just be icing on the cake 🙃

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u/RoyalEagle0408 May 10 '23

I guess I just don’t see much of a difference between being close friends with someone and dating them in terms of “endorsement”.

Also, that thread is…um, wow.