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Kelly Clarkson Loses Twitter Followers After Endorsing Ron Paul

Reminds me of the Dixie Chicks drama.
 
Funny, I never even once stopped to wonder what her political views were in the first place. Most good musicians have bad politics.
 
Why musicians flatter themselves into thinking it's important to others what they think about politics is rather mystifying.
 
^Kelly didn't do anything different than dozens of posters here do on a daily basis, or what millions of normal people her age do on twitter/facebook every day. IMO, the people who complain about celebrities voicing their political opinions simply feel threatened by it.
 
^Kelly didn't do anything different than dozens of posters here do on a daily basis, or what millions of normal people her age do on twitter/facebook every day. IMO, the people who complain about celebrities voicing their political opinions simply feel threatened by it.

I could care less what or who CC endorses. It will not impact me in any way. But when you're a celebrity you are naive if you think fans all agree with you politically. There's plenty of precedent to that. As you mentioned, see Dixie Chicks, So if you choose to go public, acting surprised when there's backlash is pretty silly.
 
But her sales for her new CD increased 192% on Amazon.
 
I kind of wondered why a pop star would endorse a candidate and who would care, but to each their own.
 
Whoever stops becoming a fan of a musician they like because of their political views is an idiot.
 
I had to look up who she was:
Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.

So - obviously I didn't care about her before.

Still don't :)
 
She's a good musician. I quite like her.
 
I could care less what or who CC endorses. It will not impact me in any way. But when you're a celebrity you are naive if you think fans all agree with you politically. There's plenty of precedent to that. As you mentioned, see Dixie Chicks, So if you choose to go public, acting surprised when there's backlash is pretty silly.
If you read the link you realize she wasn't complaining...
"Man, my eyes have been opened to so much hate tonight," Clarkson wrote. "If y'all ever disagree with something I say, please don't feel the need to attack me. I will listen to what you say and any articles or viewpoints you have when you say it with respect. Being hateful is not a healthy way to get people to see or hear you."

"If you don't agree with me simply unfollow me," she added. "It's really that easy."


I kind of wondered why a pop star would endorse a candidate and who would care, but to each their own.
No different than anyone here "endorsing" a candidate. I openly support Huntsman, so that is essentially an endorsement.


Whoever stops becoming a fan of a musician they like because of their political views is an idiot.
Barring severe extreme views, I've never understood why people let a musician's political view influence what they listen to. One person I particularly like is way too liberal for my tastes, but that just tells me we'll cancel each other's vote. I still like his music, though.
 
I'm not really into Kelly Clarkson's music, but I really admire her for being her own person. In both her personal and professional lives she does not bow to the status quo. She states and does what she believes, without being over-the-top or obnoxious about it.
 
My favorite Kelly songs:





And back in the old days... :)

 
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I liked her before and I still like her. I like Lady Gaga a bunch after seeing her stand up for gay rights constantly and stand against bullying. She's amazing.
 
I'm not really into Kelly Clarkson's music, but I really admire her for being her own person. In both her personal and professional lives she does not bow to the status quo. She states and does what she believes, without being over-the-top or obnoxious about it.

I agree. I think she's a genuine person and she's talented. I don't like all her music because I am not a country fan, but I watched the first American Idol and cheered for her the entire time.
 
But her sales for her new CD increased 192% on Amazon.

I also don't think she lost followers but gain 10k followers from it. Win-win
 
I kind of wondered why a pop star would endorse a candidate and who would care, but to each their own.

I guess the people who "follow" her care since some of them have stopped "following" her. SMH.
 
I'm not really into Kelly Clarkson's music, but I really admire her for being her own person. In both her personal and professional lives she does not bow to the status quo. She states and does what she believes, without being over-the-top or obnoxious about it.

Exactly. The fans that are "tripping" are probably the ones that tout the "have an open mind"-"live and let live" motto. She didn't even cite specifics, or go into detail.
 
Kelly Clarkson Loses Twitter Followers After Endorsing Ron Paul

Kelly Clarkson Loses Twitter Followers After Endorsing Ron Paul - Yahoo! News

Who gives a ****...Jesus Christ. Kelly Clarkson is a wonderful singer and she produces great music. Same with the Dixie Chicks. People need to stop caring so much about what celebrities say or believe politically. It's not like any of them are political scientists or policy experts.

People in this country take celebrity **** too seriously.
 
Maybe some of those fans found something more productive to do than follow an artists' 140 character posts.
 
People in this country take celebrity **** too seriously.

Personally I don't enjoy it when artists start in on politics when I'm at a concert. Even if they share my views. I go there to listen to music. And that's what I am paying for...not a lecture.
 
Personally I don't enjoy it when artists start in on politics when I'm at a concert. Even if they share my views. I go there to listen to music. And that's what I am paying for...not a lecture.

And this didn't happen at a concert, it's not like she was injecting politics into a musical event where spectators pay to see her perform

This was on her TWITTER feed ffs.
 
And this didn't happen at a concert, it's not like she was injecting politics into a musical event where spectators pay to see her perform

This was on her TWITTER feed ffs.

I understand that. I was just sayin.
 
Personally I don't enjoy it when artists start in on politics when I'm at a concert. Even if they share my views. I go there to listen to music. And that's what I am paying for...not a lecture.
Agree completely, though I will admit Ted Nugent was entertaining if only for his honest extremism.
 
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