Should Taylor Swift “Stay in Her Lane?”

A reader comments:   Unless Taylor Swift is paying for your gas and groceries, you shouldn’t care who(m) she endorses. Nor should you care who(m) any celebrity endorses. They are not keeping my lights on, my kids safe or my family fed.  No one cares who(m) you endorse. You live in fantasy land. Your job is to entertain me. Stay in your lane.

We’ve all heard this argument, though ironically, it usually comes from free speech advocates, who generally are loath to tell anyone what they can and cannot say.

I’m a progressive, but I’m OK with celebrities who support Donald Trump expressing their political viewpoints.  If you’re Kid Rock, Kayne West, or Elon Musk, go for it.

I remain impressed with Voltaire’s statement (attribution disputed), “I may disagree with what you say, though I will defend to the death your right to say it.”