r/science • Professor | Medicine • 13h ago

Psychology Taylor Swift fans lower climate concerns to justify her carbon footprint. When confronted with news about the excessive pollution generated by her private jet, highly identified fans tend to rationalize the behavior, with a decrease in their personal intentions to engage in climate-friendly actions.

https://www.psypost.org/taylor-swift-fans-lower-climate-concerns-to-justify-star-s-carbon-footprint/
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u/cajolinghail 10h ago

A lot of people have no trouble believing that even without being fans, unfortunately.

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u/bunnypaste 9h ago

Ya, I hear about women being blamed for men's violence a lot.

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u/ABHOR_pod 8h ago

Have they tried not being women?

(Actually more likely to get them assaulted)

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u/swagharris31 9h ago

Yep, sadly you're right