Episode 980 • • 21:19 - 25:39
980: King Tide
Taylor Swift ACLU Legal Dispute and Alt-Right Allegations
The ACLU is representing blogger Megan Herning after Taylor Swift's legal team threatened a lawsuit over a post linking Swift's imagery to alt-right symbolism. Swift's lawyers assert she has no obligation to broadcast her political views, while critics target her for not denouncing Donald Trump. The hosts discuss the "new feminism" and the cultural pressure on celebrities to make political endorsements.