Lost in all the Taylor Swift wedding hoopla

[senseandsensibility]

is the fact that the couple recently donated twenty six million dollars to various charities. One of the charities was Imagination Library, Dolly Parton's charity. Dolly recorded a funny thank you video in which she thanked the couple and said that she "wanted their firstborn" because he or she was sure to be a wonderful person.

to Taylor, her hubby to be and Dolly. Hope lots of people are helped by their donations.

[some_of_us_are_sane]

1. Unlike a number of famous people...

The publicity follows her not the other way around.

In fact, she's goes out of her way to try and carve a bit of privacy for herself and her soon to be husband.

[displacedvermoter]

30. Getting married in Madison Square Garden

on the 4th of July weekend is certainly a good strategy to avoid publicity, I will give her that....

[Initech]

33. If there is a plus side to this whole thing...

It takes the news off Trump! He's probably big mad that Taylor got bigger ratings than his Mt. Rushmore bullshit did!

[calimary]

37. Totally!!! For ONCE, Trump is pushed off the top of the headlines!

Sheesh, it can actually happen!

What a relief! What a PLEASURE!!!

Wonder how long it’ll be before we get another one of these breaks?

[twodogsbarking]

2. I wish them the best

[Old Crank]

3. One of the good things about living abroad

Is missing most all celebrity hoopla.
I dod find out about their gift to Dolly's library fund. That is very nice.

I try to ignore/avoid any and all celebrity goings on.

[Dr. T]

4. Celebrity hoopla makes me ill.

At the end of the day, they're just people. It's their fans that make them what they are.

[Unrepentant Fenian]

5. Dolly Parton is a National Treasure! 🇺🇸

[spooky3]

6. And a lot of idiots on Threads are criticizing them, saying the donations

Should have been larger. I’d like to see those idiots’ tax returns—charitable contributions were probably zero.

[MIButterfly]

8. People are sure generous with other people's money

Leave Taylor Swift alone. She's always donated generously to charity.

How much has DJT and his evil spawn ever donated? They collected money for charities and then kept every dime. Is that better?

[spooky3]

11. Exactly. And how much have Musk, Thiel, the AI boys, and others, who have far more

Than do Swift and Kelce, donated?

[colorado_ufo]

35. And she works extremely hard for her money!

[calimary]

38. Yes she does.

And it takes a LOT of work and focus and discipline to maintain that.

[Tom Dyer]

7. I don't know anything about Taylor Swift.

I’m 67. But she was playing in New Orleans in 2023?
I was on a flight that weekend from Panamá to MSY, and the joy on that airplane. I didn’t know it was a Swiftie weekend, but the pilot played her music. The flight attendant traded bracelets or whatever that deal was. The entire flight was hilarious and my favorite experience in the air ever.
It took me all these decades to really enjoy flying. And all these teens/ twenty something’s started calling me Grandpa, and it was SO the opposite of insulting.

[senseandsensibility]

9. Great story!

Thanks for sharing!

[MustLoveBeagles]

16. That's great 👍

[Upthevibe]

10. senseandsensibility..........

Thank you for posting

IMHO, these two are an amazing couple Not only are they at the top of their game in their respective fields (or have been), they are seemingly kind and generous people. It's heartening to see them be positive role models.

[TVguyCards]

12. Imagine if ALL wealthy people did that

This country would be such a better place. Sadly wealthy elites are very greedy and usually only "help" others including charities when it directly benefits them like say a huge tax write off. This is why we need to tax them under the same rates Eisenhower taxed them.

[Blue Full Moon]

13. It's the equivalent of pennies to them.

[questionseverything]

17. Travis is worth $52 million so his half of the 26 (13 million)

Would be a quarter of his worth

That is significant

[Blue Full Moon]

31. Now they have 2,052,000,000-20,000,0002,032,000,000

Pennies

[angrychair]

14. This is exactly what I hate

This billionaire adoration for the equivalent of throwing out their pocket change, is disgusting.

$26 million dollars is a fraction of a fraction of her wealth. She will literally make that money back and then some before her head hits the pillow the day she gave it a way.

All billionaires are scum.

[colorado_ufo]

36. Your comment might be justified if this was the one and only time that she gave.

She has given before and absolutely will be donating again in the future. She and her fiance have both worked hard for their money and have the right to select how it will be used.

More gratitude, less judgment.

[SamuelTheThird]

15. lost is that shes a billionaire who pumps co2 into the atmosphere

with her privileged constant private jet use. ITs disgusting

what she gives in charity is a small % of her multibillion dollar worth

[oasis]

23. Gimme a break!

[Whyisthisstillclose]

24. There are over 100,000 commercial air flights per day worldwide. Perhaps you are focusing a little too much on the

negative? LOL

[SamuelTheThird]

34. ok...

Her private jet usage amounted to an estimated 8,300 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2022 – that’s about 1,800 times the average human’s annual emissions, or 576 times that of the average American and about 1,000 times that of the average European.

and its A LOT more 4 years later. but shes special so she can do what she likes

[sarchasm]

18. TS has given away more than $230m

How much have you given?

[senseandsensibility]

19. What are you talking about?

My post is complimenting her.

[synni]

21. I think they meant to reply to someone else's post?

[Whyisthisstillclose]

20. The people on here complaining about the size of this particular donation from Taylor

are truly out of touch with what she has done financially for many charities and how much she means to millions of fans. Lighten up, Francis.

[oasis]

22. Those are the kind millionaires I like.

[3Hotdogs]

25. It Was maybe 15 years ago. Guy I worked with, his wife was.C.E.O. of a company that was promoting a T. S. concert.

She had backstage passes for herself, Mike and their 10 y.o. daughter. Taylor took time during the pre-concert preparations to spend a minute or two with Mike's daughter., making the child feel recognized and appreciated.

[spanone]

26. K&R

[Ilsa]

27. I read a headline where they donated to a Nashville

charity providing food in the US. I think it's called The Store, started by Brad Paisley and Kimberly Williams-Paisley.

[vapor2]

28. The donation to Dolly has been seen on BS

[OAITW r.2.0]

29. Did she get married? Kelce?

Sadly, I have no idea what her music is,

[Xipe Totec]

32. Good tidings to the happy couple.

May they know bliss and happiness.
May they feel the satisfaction of parenthood.
May they devote their attention to their progeny.