here are some hyper-polluting individuals:

  • the Rolling Stones’ Boeing 767 (5,046 tonnes of CO2)
  • Lawrence Stroll (1,512 flights)
  • Thirty-nine jets linked to 30 Russian oligarchs – (30,701 tonnes of CO2)

relevant quote:

But I will say this, a movement can’t get along without a devil, and across the whole political spectrum there is a misogynistic tendency to choose a female devil, whether it’s Anita Bryant, Hillary Clinton, Marie Antoinette, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, or J.K. Rowling [or Taylor Swift]. And there’s always gonna be people who seize on any opportunity to be misogynistic. So I would advise trans people and our allies [or environmentalists] to keep in mind, that J.K. Rowling [Taylor Swift] is not the final boss of transphobia [anti-environmentalism]. She’s not our devil. The devil is the Republican Party, the Conservative Party.

—Natalie Wynn (emphasis and bracket text mine)

edit: if you can’t respond to this without using the c*nt expletive it is not helping your case lmao. mods are we okay with this? in any case, please don’t feed the trolls.

edit 2/FAQ: “but why did she threaten legal action against that college kid though?” still shitty, but refer to this comment for a good explanation of the context behind that decision.

She only threatened legal action since those memes started before when her flight movements got the attention of the right in an attempt to make her less credible of a voice speaking out against trump. And knowing how batshit insane trump cultists can be and how she’s basically the single most hated person of his base I’m not surprised that she feared for her security. Those records were public for years but the legal action only happened after someone created that meme and even fox news suddenly cared about plane emissions…

and another good comment

[…] For Swift, this is legitimate fear. I don’t know if you’ve ever experienced actual fear for your life, but it’s crippling, and it effects your psyche. To experience that on a daily basis because of an app? You bet your goddamn ass I’m going to talk to my lawyers about what my options are.

sources/timeline for the above:

  • Skyrmir@lemmy.worldEnglish
    401·
    10 months ago

    Pretty sure it’s a campaign message. Throw lots of ‘oh look Taylor is destroying the environment with her jet’ noise around the interwebs to try and discredit her voice against Trump. It’s a PR campaign designed by toddlers.

    • Geobloke@lemmy.world
      18·
      10 months ago

      Put a carbon tax on jet fuel and use the proceeds to build better carbon neutral public infrastructure and she can fly as much as she wants for all I care

    • starman2112
      11·
      10 months ago

      The venn diagram of people concerned enough about the climate to dislike Taylor Swift and people who would ever vote Trump are two distant, distant circles

      • Stovetop@lemmy.world
        5·
        10 months ago

        It’s not about Republicans caring about the climate, it’s about delegitimizing Swift’s statements against them. They can paint her as a hypocrite and drown out anything she has to say, basically.

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        4·
        10 months ago

        And yet, Trump voters just love the owner of an electric car company.

        They care more about attacking than consistency.

    • stanka@lemmy.ml
      111·
      10 months ago

      Unfortunately the target audience is also toddlers, so it is very effective.

    • spujb@lemmy.cafeOPEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      every day i wake up and am sad that we live in a world where PR designed by toddlers works :(