泰勒絲為何選擇發聲？

在 Instagram 查看這則貼文 I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives. Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway. So many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. But first you need to register, which is quick and easy to do. October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN. Go to vote.org and you can find all the info. Happy Voting! Taylor Swift（@taylorswift）分享的貼文於 PDT 2018 年 10月月 7 日下午 4:33 張貼雖然泰勒絲在過去幾年來不吝為女權發聲，外界也把她標榜為女性主義者，但泰勒絲始終未曾公開談論自身的政治傾向。在2012年受訪時，她解釋：「我不談政治是因為這可能影響到其他人，我認為自己所了解的，並不足以告訴人們該投給誰。」儘管川普（Donald Trump）曾多次對女性出言不遜，但力挺女權的泰勒絲卻一直對此保持沈默，更曾因此招致批評。在2016年美國總統大選投票日，泰勒絲發佈了一張自己排隊等待投票的照片，呼籲人們加入她的行列，結果「泰勒絲投給誰？」旋即登上Google熱門搜尋排行榜。談到為何選擇打破長久以來的沈默，泰勒絲在貼文中寫道：「過去我一直不願公開表達政治觀點，但由於過去兩年來發生在我生命和世界上的幾件事，我現在對此有非常不同的看法。」泰勒絲說：「一直以來，決定我手中選票的都是哪位候選人會去保護和爭取—我相信這個國家所有人民都應享有的人權。」她也提及，自己反對任何基於性傾向、性別和膚色的歧視，並稱種族主義是「駭人、令人作嘔又普遍的」，因此「我不能投給那種不願一視同仁．為所有美國人爭取尊嚴的候選人。」美國流行音樂女歌手泰勒絲首度公開表態，支持民主黨候選人。（美聯社）

2018會是另一個女性之年嗎？

根據《華盛頓郵報》報導，今年聯邦眾議院選舉中，女性選民及女性候選人將是決定性因素，共計有多達183名女性角逐眾議員，國家廣播公司（NBC）預估，明年將有30至40位新科女性眾議員進入國會，女性眾議員總人數可望突破100人。且在女性選民方面，大部分表示對指控大法官卡瓦諾（Brett Kavanaugh）性侵的心理系教授福特（Christine Blasey Ford）感到同情，而且女性向來是民主黨的主要支持者，卡瓦諾性侵事件可能因此為民主黨催票。上一次美國出現大量女性有意參選公職是在1992年：1991年老布希總統（George H.W. Bush）提名湯瑪斯（Clarence Thomas）出任聯邦最高法院大法官，湯瑪斯的前任助理、奧克拉荷馬大學（University of Oklahoma）法學教授希爾（Anita Hill）在聽證會出面指控曾受到湯瑪斯的性騷擾，當時台上14位清一色是白人男性的聯邦參議員輪番詰問希爾，這個畫面激怒了美國女性，美國的姐姐妹妹隔年訴諸行動，投入國會選舉，將數量破記錄的女性代議士送進聯邦參眾兩院，史家稱之為「女性之年」（Year of the Woman）。 1991年10月11日，希爾（Anita Hill）在聯邦參議院聽證會上作證指控準大法官湯瑪斯（Clarence Thomas）曾經對她性騷擾（AP）但《華盛頓郵報》也分析，雖然卡瓦諾事件恐衝擊共和黨的眾議院選情，卻可能鞏固共和黨在參議院席次，原因是參議院選舉的幾個主要戰場在2016年總統大選中都投給了現任總統川普，而卡瓦諾事件發酵激發共和黨主要支持者──白人男性──的憤怒情緒，使他們的投票意願與意向更加堅定。