there’s absolutely no reason that our sadness and fear needed to turn into anger towards someone who’s feeling the exact same way!!! but knowing that requires seeing her as a person which some of you are incapable of for whatever reason #ErasTourTaylorSwift descriptive transcript: me, a white woman with dark red hair and green eyes sitting in front of a green cropped screen screenshot of taylor swift’s instagram caption that reads “Walking onstage in London was a rollercoaster of emotions. Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating. The reason for the cancellations filled me with a new sense of fear, and a tremendous amount of guilt because so many people had planned on coming to those shows. But I was also so grateful to the authorities because thanks to them, we were grieving concerts and not lives. I was heartened by the love and unity I saw in the fans who banded together. I decided that all of my energy had to go toward helping to protect the nearly half a million people I had coming to see the shows in London. My team and I worked hand in hand with stadium staff and British authorities every day in pursuit of that goal, and I want to thank them for everything they did for us. Let me be very clear: I am not going to speak about something publicly if I think doing so might provoke those who would want to harm the fans who come to my shows. In cases like this one, 'silence' is actually showing restraint, and waiting to express yourself at a time when it's right to. My priority was finishing our European tour safely, and it is with great relief that I can say we did that.” i say, “the fact that Taylor had to address and defend her decision to protect hundreds of thousands of lives because her own fans were mad that she didn't tweet exactly what they wanted, when they wanted it, is absurd. people who actually like Taylor as a person never questioned her motives or actions because her character, work ethic, and devotion to her fans is and has always been clear. but people who like Taylor because she's a chart-topping pop star have always assumed the worst in her because they don't actually like her. this [gestures to caption] was painfully obvious to everyone except people who are actively looking for the worst in her. and it doesn't matter that she has canceled only a few shows in the almost two decades that she has been touring, all for extenuating circumstances, because the second the government canceled these shows, you all jumped to question her motives. and the fact that she literally had to explain to you all that she is also a person, with real feelings, and there are people questioning if this is malicious. if you want somebody that you can control, and who can appease you at all times, go play the Sims.”