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we'll see if we can tip-toe around this without
getting PARFy.

In the entertainment industry, there is pressure for people
to side with those who control the media.

If someone goes against those beliefs,
they're less likely see any success or work.
At the very least their publicity will turn negative
or disappear completely.
If they side up with the power-brokers,
their careers get a serious boost.
I doubt even the naysayers can dispute this.

Take Dolly Parton for example.
She was a down to earth country girl who's career
had run it's course and faded into nothing.
Then she came out and embraced "the cause"
and she was suddenly all over the news, in commercials,
concerts, heck they even put her in at the super bowl.
Wow, overnight resurgence and sheep who hadn't thought
of her in decades were suddenly enamored with her.
As evidenced by some people posting even here baa baa.

Another is Cindi Lauper.
She was ready for the retirement home, working the
occasional "Native American" casino (on weekdays).
But, her support of the cause paid off and she was
in all sorts of commercials after a little nip and tuck surgery
(filmed from 50 feet with triple rose filters to cover up
how old she really looked).
baa baa.


James Woods was a featured guest on family guy,
they even named the local high school after him.
Until he publicly started supporting #45 and sending out
meant tweets.
Suddenly he was a pariah to be ridiculed on the same show,
before being cut out of the business altogether.

Even a middle of the road Clint Eastwood got on the wrong side
of them and fell out of favor for a while.

There are many others on both sides of that list.

Which brings up to Ms. Swift:
for a long time,
she played it straight and stayed out of this game.
She declined to talk about the subject to avoid
being shunned by the wigs.
And while she enjoyed great success by avoiding the subject,
it was only AFTER she "woke up" and proclaimed her position
of support, that she became a billionaire phenom
that was the very best ever at separating fools
from their money.
She is a total sell-out in more ways than one.

I don't care much for her or against her but I
hold in disdain those who are so gullible or morally "flexible"
as to be used as pawns in the rigged game.

As a side note, a while back I noticed a program about
her on Netflix and was curious,
mostly because I didn't know any of her work or
wondered why she was popular.
I watched about 15 or 20 minutes of the program.
By that time I had seem enough and had better things
to do but was left with an impression and more questions.

The impression was that she is obviously good at being a
marketing image but I did not see anything I regarded as real talent.

The questions are what the heck is wrong with people?
Is the FOMO and herd mentality really that strong?