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senseandsensibility

(26,092 posts)
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:53 PM Yesterday

Lost in all the Taylor Swift wedding hoopla

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.

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Lost in all the Taylor Swift wedding hoopla (Original Post) senseandsensibility Yesterday OP
Unlike a number of famous people... some_of_us_are_sane 23 hrs ago #1
Getting married in Madison Square Garden displacedvermoter 16 hrs ago #30
If there is a plus side to this whole thing... Initech 14 hrs ago #33
Totally!!! For ONCE, Trump is pushed off the top of the headlines! calimary 11 hrs ago #37
Seriously! The nonstop coverage of him is getting to the point where I wish I could collectively keyword block him! Initech 5 hrs ago #49
The news begins "President Tru....". I say, "Alexa, stop." NoSheep 3 hrs ago #57
I'm not patronizing Jeff Bezos either. Initech 3 hrs ago #58
Our nation.... some_of_us_are_sane 5 hrs ago #48
Good point GopherGal 3 hrs ago #56
I wish them the best twodogsbarking 23 hrs ago #2
One of the good things about living abroad Old Crank 22 hrs ago #3
Celebrity hoopla makes me ill. Dr. T 22 hrs ago #4
I seem to be avoiding celebrity "news" effortlessly somehow, lol. ShazzieB 6 hrs ago #46
Same here. tavernier 5 hrs ago #50
Dolly Parton is a National Treasure! 🇺🇸 Unrepentant Fenian 22 hrs ago #5
And a lot of idiots on Threads are criticizing them, saying the donations spooky3 22 hrs ago #6
People are sure generous with other people's money MIButterfly 21 hrs ago #8
Exactly. And how much have Musk, Thiel, the AI boys, and others, who have far more spooky3 21 hrs ago #11
And she works extremely hard for her money! colorado_ufo 12 hrs ago #35
Yes she does. calimary 11 hrs ago #38
A lot of idiots on Threads (and elsewhere) have zero understanding of the phrase "net worth" ms liberty 7 hrs ago #44
I hope at least they are all Dems or Progressives, voting for higher taxes on the wealthy. RandomNumbers 5 hrs ago #47
I don't know anything about Taylor Swift. Tom Dyer 21 hrs ago #7
Great story! senseandsensibility 21 hrs ago #9
That's great 👍 MustLoveBeagles 20 hrs ago #16
senseandsensibility.......... Upthevibe 21 hrs ago #10
Imagine if ALL wealthy people did that TVguyCards 21 hrs ago #12
It's the equivalent of pennies to them. Blue Full Moon 21 hrs ago #13
Travis is worth $52 million so his half of the 26 (13 million) questionseverything 19 hrs ago #17
Now they have 2,052,000,000-20,000,0002,032,000,000 Blue Full Moon 15 hrs ago #31
Honestly...that sounds like what MAGA haters would post Bengus81 2 hrs ago #59
This is exactly what I hate angrychair 21 hrs ago #14
Your comment might be justified if this was the one and only time that she gave. colorado_ufo 12 hrs ago #36
lost is that shes a billionaire who pumps co2 into the atmosphere SamuelTheThird 20 hrs ago #15
Gimme a break! oasis 18 hrs ago #23
There are over 100,000 commercial air flights per day worldwide. Perhaps you are focusing a little too much on the Whyisthisstillclose 18 hrs ago #24
ok... SamuelTheThird 14 hrs ago #34
Hater. nt. druidity33 10 hrs ago #40
Very intelligent rebuttal SamuelTheThird 5 hrs ago #52
Remember your comment the next time you get into a car Prof. Toru Tanaka 6 hrs ago #45
Youre comparing her using a private jet constantly SamuelTheThird 5 hrs ago #51
Can you imagine the chaos that would ensue if Swift used public transportation? Prof. Toru Tanaka 4 hrs ago #54
she used her jet so much this year SamuelTheThird 4 hrs ago #55
TS has given away more than $230m sarchasm 19 hrs ago #18
What are you talking about? senseandsensibility 19 hrs ago #19
I think they meant to reply to someone else's post? synni 18 hrs ago #21
My apology senseandsensibility... sarchasm 5 hrs ago #53
Okay thanks for the explanation senseandsensibility 2 hrs ago #60
The people on here complaining about the size of this particular donation from Taylor Whyisthisstillclose 18 hrs ago #20
Those are the kind millionaires I like. oasis 18 hrs ago #22
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. 3Hotdogs 17 hrs ago #25
K&R spanone 17 hrs ago #26
I read a headline where they donated to a Nashville Ilsa 17 hrs ago #27
The donation to Dolly has been seen on BS vapor2 16 hrs ago #28
Did she get married? Kelce? OAITW r.2.0 16 hrs ago #29
Good tidings to the happy couple. Xipe Totec 15 hrs ago #32
THANK YOU. betsuni 11 hrs ago #39
not lost.... markie 9 hrs ago #41
TS has been a huge advocate of artists' rights vs AI LSparkle 8 hrs ago #42
She makes a lot of charitable donations COL Mustard 8 hrs ago #43
"Haters gonna hate!" MorbidButterflyTat 2 hrs ago #61

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,872 posts)
1. Unlike a number of famous people...
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:35 PM
23 hrs ago
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

(5,262 posts)
30. Getting married in Madison Square Garden
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:14 AM
16 hrs ago

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

Initech

(109,738 posts)
33. If there is a plus side to this whole thing...
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:50 AM
14 hrs ago

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

calimary

(91,592 posts)
37. Totally!!! For ONCE, Trump is pushed off the top of the headlines!
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 04:32 AM
11 hrs ago

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?

Initech

(109,738 posts)
49. Seriously! The nonstop coverage of him is getting to the point where I wish I could collectively keyword block him!
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:10 AM
5 hrs ago

NoSheep

(8,398 posts)
57. The news begins "President Tru....". I say, "Alexa, stop."
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:53 PM
3 hrs ago

Yeah, I have an Alexa so I can listen to NPR in my kitchen. I unplug her when the dealer gets here. 🤣
Happy what’s left if our independence day

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,872 posts)
48. Our nation....
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 10:36 AM
5 hrs ago
thanks her. Every LITTLE BIT of aggravation, raised blood pressure and stress on the abused arteries of America's version of Adolph Hitler is greatly appreciated.

SHE should get a medal.

GopherGal

(2,980 posts)
56. Good point
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:49 PM
3 hrs ago

... and allow me to express my gratitude for the pressure on the arteries of all his voters, as well.

Old Crank

(7,454 posts)
3. One of the good things about living abroad
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 05:30 PM
22 hrs ago

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

(841 posts)
4. Celebrity hoopla makes me ill.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 05:57 PM
22 hrs ago

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

ShazzieB

(23,119 posts)
46. I seem to be avoiding celebrity "news" effortlessly somehow, lol.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 09:54 AM
6 hrs ago

I had to google just now to find out who the hell Taylor Swift was about to marry. I didn't even know she and Travis Kelce were still a couple, and now I see the event happened yesterday. Congratulations and best wishes to the happy couple from the cave I've evidently been living in!

tavernier

(14,590 posts)
50. Same here.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:13 AM
5 hrs ago

I knew who her boyfriend is, but I knew nothing about a wedding this weekend. I’m kind of proud to say that.

spooky3

(39,041 posts)
6. And a lot of idiots on Threads are criticizing them, saying the donations
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:11 PM
22 hrs ago

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

MIButterfly

(3,569 posts)
8. People are sure generous with other people's money
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:39 PM
21 hrs ago

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

(39,041 posts)
11. Exactly. And how much have Musk, Thiel, the AI boys, and others, who have far more
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:46 PM
21 hrs ago

Than do Swift and Kelce, donated?

ms liberty

(11,469 posts)
44. A lot of idiots on Threads (and elsewhere) have zero understanding of the phrase "net worth"
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 09:13 AM
7 hrs ago

It's kind of infuriating to see it and phrases like that (i.e. "what they're worth" )because it puts a spotlight on some people's ignorance and gullibility.

Net worth is assets minus liabilities. What you own minus what you owe. It is NOT available cash on hand. To realize the figure known as her net worth, TS would need to sell everything she owns. Then, after paying any and all outstanding loans, invoices, and other liabilities, only then would she have access to an amount of cash equivalent to her net worth.

RandomNumbers

(19,369 posts)
47. I hope at least they are all Dems or Progressives, voting for higher taxes on the wealthy.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 10:31 AM
5 hrs ago

It is depressing that helping kids, seniors, and the poor in this country depends on private charity or kowtowing to religious organizations.

If the people bitching that they gave too little at least have the consistency to vote for higher taxes on the wealthy, there's some consistency there.

But I'm betting a bunch of complainers are "lower my taxes" types who just don't like the couple's politics.

Tom Dyer

(394 posts)
7. I don't know anything about Taylor Swift.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:37 PM
21 hrs ago

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.

Upthevibe

(10,292 posts)
10. senseandsensibility..........
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:41 PM
21 hrs ago

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

(104 posts)
12. Imagine if ALL wealthy people did that
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:53 PM
21 hrs ago

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.

questionseverything

(12,229 posts)
17. Travis is worth $52 million so his half of the 26 (13 million)
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 08:56 PM
19 hrs ago

Would be a quarter of his worth

That is significant

Bengus81

(10,642 posts)
59. Honestly...that sounds like what MAGA haters would post
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:35 PM
2 hrs ago

I gave $20 to the Reflecting pool guy to help with his legal bills. My house alone is worth $300K,so is my contribution to him worthless?

angrychair

(12,590 posts)
14. This is exactly what I hate
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 07:00 PM
21 hrs ago

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

(6,272 posts)
36. Your comment might be justified if this was the one and only time that she gave.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 04:06 AM
12 hrs ago

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

(1,502 posts)
15. lost is that shes a billionaire who pumps co2 into the atmosphere
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 07:29 PM
20 hrs ago

with her privileged constant private jet use. ITs disgusting

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

24. There are over 100,000 commercial air flights per day worldwide. Perhaps you are focusing a little too much on the
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 10:18 PM
18 hrs ago

negative? LOL

SamuelTheThird

(1,502 posts)
34. ok...
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:58 AM
14 hrs ago
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

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(2,995 posts)
45. Remember your comment the next time you get into a car
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 09:37 AM
6 hrs ago

and turn the ignition key.

Or turn on the A/C or heat in your residence.

Or turn on any electrical device.

We all contribute to carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere.

SamuelTheThird

(1,502 posts)
51. Youre comparing her using a private jet constantly
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:20 AM
5 hrs ago

To me taking the public bus? Reductio ad absurdum. Her carbon footprint is 1000x mine , at least

Prof. Toru Tanaka

(2,995 posts)
54. Can you imagine the chaos that would ensue if Swift used public transportation?
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:30 AM
4 hrs ago

And I am certain your carbon footprint extends beyond using the bus. By the way, I do think your use of public transportation is a good thing.

SamuelTheThird

(1,502 posts)
55. she used her jet so much this year
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:14 PM
4 hrs ago

it was more travel than during her entire eras tour. it is obscene and indefensible.

I dont think anyone deserves such privilege, but some people still put others up on pedestals and make excuses for billionaires.

and again, comparing my footprint (with me not even owning a car) with her jet travel, not to mention all the merchandising she does and all the fans traveling on planes to her shows is laughable. the argument boils down to emotions for her and granting some people special privileges to harm the environment

sarchasm

(1,321 posts)
53. My apology senseandsensibility...
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 11:22 AM
5 hrs ago

Thank you for your post, my reply wasn't directed at you, and I'll try to be more considerate when posting, Sometimes I reply as a comment, and wanted to point out her gifts during and since the Eras tour. I work in the music business and I'm extremely proud and inspired by her generosity.

senseandsensibility

(26,092 posts)
60. Okay thanks for the explanation
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:47 PM
2 hrs ago

I was really confused, but I get confused very easily these days.

20. The people on here complaining about the size of this particular donation from Taylor
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 09:29 PM
18 hrs ago

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.

3Hotdogs

(15,782 posts)
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.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:04 PM
17 hrs ago

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.


Ilsa

(64,788 posts)
27. I read a headline where they donated to a Nashville
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:23 PM
17 hrs ago

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

Xipe Totec

(44,604 posts)
32. Good tidings to the happy couple.
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 01:16 AM
15 hrs ago

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

markie

(24,127 posts)
41. not lost....
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 06:38 AM
9 hrs ago

just realizing how broken the system is

fortunately, a few people with money try to do the good and proper thing... it is just that help for those in need should not be dependent on a few good people... the gov't (we the people) should be helping each other

LSparkle

(12,260 posts)
42. TS has been a huge advocate of artists' rights vs AI
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 07:48 AM
8 hrs ago

She has had the power to change the music industry for the better, turning the tables on her corporate bosses and standing up for talent in ways no other artist could. If I had a daughter I’d be happy if she were a Swiftie — she’s a great example of working hard, giving back and breaking the rules when they NEED breaking.

COL Mustard

(8,502 posts)
43. She makes a lot of charitable donations
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 07:55 AM
8 hrs ago

Under the radar. She’s been very generous for a long time, and it just shows her character.

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