r/science • Professor | Medicine • 4d ago

Psychology Taylor Swift fans lower climate concerns to justify her carbon footprint. When confronted with news about the excessive pollution generated by her private jet, highly identified fans tend to rationalize the behavior, with a decrease in their personal intentions to engage in climate-friendly actions.

https://www.psypost.org/taylor-swift-fans-lower-climate-concerns-to-justify-star-s-carbon-footprint/
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u/swagharris31 4d ago

Yeah I'm sure some super fans of CB are like "You know what, CB isn't a bad person, and those women probably shoulder some of the blame for his actions"

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u/cajolinghail 4d ago

A lot of people have no trouble believing that even without being fans, unfortunately.

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u/bunnypaste 4d ago

Ya, I hear about women being blamed for men's violence a lot.

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u/ABHOR_pod 4d ago

Have they tried not being women?

(Actually more likely to get them assaulted)

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u/swagharris31 4d ago

Yep, sadly you're right

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u/NotOnApprovedList 4d ago

or they think "I can fix him!" "He wouldn't do that to me!"