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:

  • thecrotch@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    9 months ago

    And if he, a much bigger star, can reguarly ride a public bus around Manhattan without being mobbed I am confident that Taylor Swift could handle going through VIP checkin at Laguardia surrounded by armed security just like scores of other celebrities do.

    Here’s a list of 8 of them.

    https://www.thethings.com/stars-who-fly-commercial/

    And here’s another list of 26 more

    https://www.tmz.com/photos/image_jpg_20231020_8da245f0707046bfbaf7ceb51208e721/

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      1·
      9 months ago

      Or she could charter a flight. I still don’t see what is so bad about chartering a flight. Do you think if she didn’t charter a flight, the thousands of other charter flights wouldn’t happen? This is like complaining about limousines.

          • Cataphract
            1·
            9 months ago

            In all of your fervent defending of a non-issue, have you ever wondered why people go crazy to cause a security issue? It’s because they all want to see their carefully curated bff tay-tay, an image created and maintained by Swift Inc. This is their own problem, and they do it to feed the fanatics that pour every penny they have into an imaginary persona. How the hell is everyone not realizing she’s a BILLIONAIRE, where do you think that money is coming from? It’s the same people that are now “security threats” apparently.

            This is like getting mad at the news for showing black friday purchase riots. You’re completely ignoring all of the situation to defend the poor companies being swarmed with customers.

              • Cataphract
                1·
                9 months ago

                Are you just a troll? Do you even check who you’re replying too? Lol after seeing the rest of your circular arguments on here I’m not getting into one of your repeat conversations.