The internet is fiercely divided over Taylor Swift’s decision to donate $5 million to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton relief efforts.
Feeding America announced earlier this week that the 34-year-old pop star had given the organization millions of dollars so it could “help rebuild and recover communities” and “deliver essential food, clean water and supplies to people affected by the devastating storms.” ‘
And while many people praised the singer’s “generosity,” others pointed out that $5 million was just a small portion of her $1.6 billion net worth and criticized her for not doing more.
Shortly after the news hit the internet, a heated debate erupted on social media about her contribution, with some even accusing the Cruel Summer singer of only giving back because she wanted “good publicity.”
“For reference, this is the equivalent of me (a teacher) donating 5 cents so let’s not pretend she’s making a sacrifice,” wrote one X, formerly a Twitter user, while responding to a post about her donation.
The internet is fiercely divided over Taylor Swift’s decision to donate $5 million to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton relief efforts.
Feeding America announced earlier this week that the 34-year-old pop star had given the organization millions of dollars so it could “help communities rebuild and recover” and “provide essential food, clean water and supplies to people affected by the devastating storms’
“This isn’t even 0.5 percent of Taylor Swift’s wealth,” another person added.
“For context, this is the same as someone with a net worth of $1,000 donating $5. Or if you had a net worth of $100,000 (owned a house, 401k, etc.) and you donated $500,” someone else noted. “In other words, not that impressive.”
“I wonder what she’s saving the other 99.97 percent of her $1.6 billion [net] worth for. Something more important than poor people, for sure,” read a fourth scathing tweet.
Some people also slammed Taylor for not giving to other causes, such as the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“But she can’t donate to Palestine?” one person wrote on X.
‘Very nice, but what about Lebanon? Call for a ceasefire? Donate? We need everything that can be given so that we can survive,” said another.
“She can donate to that at a moment’s notice, but ignores the dying children in Gaza?” asked another user.
Another added: “Really glad she’s doing this when even the king’s government is doing nothing to help the hurricane victims but girl where is this energy with Palestine?”
And while many praised the singer’s “generosity,” others criticized her for not doing more. Destruction from Hurricane Milton can be seen
There was a heated debate on social media about her contribution, with some people pointing out that $5 million was only a small portion of Taylor’s $1.6 billion net worth.
Others accused the Cruel Summer singer of only giving back because she wanted “good publicity.”
Others even accused Taylor of using the charity donation to look good in the media.
“Is it in good faith or just a publicity stunt?” one user wondered, while another joked: ‘No thanks Taylor. We’d rather help ourselves than take your publicity money…’
“Publicity stunt,” someone else simply tweeted.
However, many of her devoted supporters supported her and were quick to defend her.
“Taylor Swift hardly needs any publicity,” one of her devoted fans responded.
“She didn’t announce this btw so don’t even try to say she’s doing it for good publicity,” another added. “She has such a huge heart.”
“Taylor Swift’s generous donation is truly inspiring and will make a real difference to those in need,” another person said.
Some people also slammed Taylor for not giving to other causes, such as the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict
However, many of her devoted supporters supported her and were quick to defend her
Another agreed: ‘She’s always on the right side of history and uses her money well. That’s a real mother.’
“She could donate her entire net worth and y’all still wouldn’t be happy,” another user said in regards to the haters.
“Why are people trying to make something bad out of this?” someone else asked. “I swear to God, you’re all insufferable.”
‘Why is there a discourse about this? She’s actually a very good person who does more than some politicians, but it’s always Taylor who gets the blame,” another post said. “Do you guys ever get fucking tired?”
‘You will feel deeply unwell if you continue to criticize her for this. This is a huge help that will save lives,” another X user fired back at the people who punched her.
