テイラー・スウィフト、中間選挙での投票を受賞スピーチで呼びかける

先日、政治的な発言を解禁したテイラー・スウィフト（Taylor Swift）が「American Music Awards 2018」（以下、AMAs）の「Artist of the Year」受賞スピーチで11月6日に予定されている中間選挙での投票を促す発言を行いました。

テイラー・スウィフトが米中間選挙での投票を呼びかける

テイラー・スウィフトは「この賞をありがとうございます。この賞を含めて、今夜授与された全てのアワードは人々の投票により存在するものであることを言わせてください。」と発言。

さらに、「そして、その他に人々の投票によるものを知っていますよね？　中間選挙が11月6日にあります。出かけて投票しましょう。」と投票を呼びかけました。

Taylor Swift Wins Artist of the Year – AMAs 2018

テイラー・スウィフトは「Artist of the Year」、「Tour of the Year」、「Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist」、「Favorite Pop/Rock Album」を受賞。“I Did Something Bad”をパフォーマンスしています。

テイラー・スウィフトが今まで避けてきた政治的発言をする理由を説明

テイラー・スウィフトは中間選挙で民主党候補への支持と共和党の候補者マーシャ・ブラックバーン（Marsha Blackburn）への不支持を表明。

これまでは政治的な考えを公にすることを避けてきたが、様々な事情で考え方が変わり自らの考えを明かすことにしたと説明していました。

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I’m writing this post about the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, in which I’ll be voting in the state of Tennessee. In the past I’ve been reluctant to publicly voice my political opinions, but due to several events in my life and in the world in the past two years, I feel very differently about that now. I always have and always will cast my vote based on which candidate will protect and fight for the human rights I believe we all deserve in this country. I believe in the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG. I believe that the systemic racism we still see in this country towards people of color is terrifying, sickening and prevalent. I cannot vote for someone who will not be willing to fight for dignity for ALL Americans, no matter their skin color, gender or who they love. Running for Senate in the state of Tennessee is a woman named Marsha Blackburn. As much as I have in the past and would like to continue voting for women in office, I cannot support Marsha Blackburn. Her voting record in Congress appalls and terrifies me. She voted against equal pay for women. She voted against the Reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, which attempts to protect women from domestic violence, stalking, and date rape. She believes businesses have a right to refuse service to gay couples. She also believes they should not have the right to marry. These are not MY Tennessee values. I will be voting for Phil Bredesen for Senate and Jim Cooper for House of Representatives. Please, please educate yourself on the candidates running in your state and vote based on who most closely represents your values. For a lot of us, we may never find a candidate or party with whom we agree 100% on every issue, but we have to vote anyway. So many intelligent, thoughtful, self-possessed people have turned 18 in the past two years and now have the right and privilege to make their vote count. But first you need to register, which is quick and easy to do. October 9th is the LAST DAY to register to vote in the state of TN. Go to vote.org and you can find all the info. Happy Voting! 🗳😃🌈

Taylor Swiftさん(@taylorswift)がシェアした投稿 – 2018年10月月7日午後4時33分PDT

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