F you, Taylor Swift!” shouted Megyn Kelly, “and f all of the people who want to see these children have body parts chopped off.”

For those not fluent in Republican crazy-speak, Kelly’s meltdown was triggered by Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris the night before, barely one hour after Trump all but face-planted on the debate stage. Kelly was especially triggered by Swift highlighting her appreciation for vice presidential nominee Tim Walz’s support of LGBTQ+ rights.

Other right-wing commentators, like Ben Shapiro, took another approach: making fun of Swifties. “Note: if you vote for a particular candidate because your favorite singer is doing so, please don’t vote. You are too stupid to vote,” wrote Shapiro on X. Meanwhile, Elon Musk, the richest man on the planet, threatened to impregnate her.

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[–] 126 points 2 years ago (1 child)

... Ben Shapiro accusing other people of not being smart enough to vote.....

He should practice what he preaches and not vote, himself.

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  • [–] 47 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

    He should vote, because everyone should vote.

    Fuck Ben Shapiro, he's some combination of idiot and willing stooge, but voting only works when everyone gets to vote. Unlike these right-wing fuckwits, I'm not willing to disenfranchise voters just because I perceive them as being less intelligent than me.

    EDIT: I am shocked that supporting a fair and equal democracy seems to be at least sort of controversial around here. If you genuinely believe a given category of people should be disallowed from voting, please reconsider your values.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Lol you vote for more dog food available, they vote people to die. Same same.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This is not a "both sides are the same" argument. Only that if you start to discuss who should and should not be allowed to vote, you are no longer creating a democracy. That is a dictatorship with extra steps.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Yes, because telling someone to practice what they preach is disenfranchising them.

    C’mon, now.

    Voting is his right, it his obligation. If he wanted to show he’s not a total fucking liar and hypocrite…. He should chose to not vote because he’s definitely stupider than the vast majority of swifties.

    To be fair, most rocks have enough intelligence to be smarter than him… and they’re inanimate.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No, but telling someone they shouldn't be allowed to vote is saying you believe they should be disenfranchised.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Again.

    You’re saying things I did not say.

    At no point did I suggest he should he not be allowed to vote.

    I’m saying if he truly believes that stupid people should not vote…. then he should not vote himself.

    This is substantially different that disallowing him to vote.

    Tl/dr? I’m just calling him stupid.

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