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senseandsensibility

(26,090 posts)
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 03:53 PM 8 hrs ago

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 8 hrs ago OP
Unlike a number of famous people... some_of_us_are_sane 8 hrs ago #1
Getting married in Madison Square Garden displacedvermoter 37 min ago #30
I wish them the best twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #2
One of the good things about living abroad Old Crank 7 hrs ago #3
Celebrity hoopla makes me ill. Dr. T 6 hrs ago #4
Dolly Parton is a National Treasure! 🇺🇸 Unrepentant Fenian 6 hrs ago #5
And a lot of idiots on Threads are criticizing them, saying the donations spooky3 6 hrs ago #6
People are sure generous with other people's money MIButterfly 6 hrs ago #8
Exactly. And how much have Musk, Thiel, the AI boys, and others, who have far more spooky3 6 hrs ago #11
I don't know anything about Taylor Swift. Tom Dyer 6 hrs ago #7
Great story! senseandsensibility 6 hrs ago #9
That's great 👍 MustLoveBeagles 5 hrs ago #16
senseandsensibility.......... Upthevibe 6 hrs ago #10
Imagine if ALL wealthy people did that TVguyCards 5 hrs ago #12
It's the equivalent of pennies to them. Blue Full Moon 5 hrs ago #13
Travis is worth $52 million so his half of the 26 (13 million) questionseverything 3 hrs ago #17
Now they have 2,052,000,000-20,000,0002,032,000,000 Blue Full Moon 9 min ago #31
This is exactly what I hate angrychair 5 hrs ago #14
lost is that shes a billionaire who pumps co2 into the atmosphere SamuelTheThird 5 hrs ago #15
Gimme a break! oasis 2 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 2 hrs ago #24
TS has given away more than $230m sarchasm 3 hrs ago #18
What are you talking about? senseandsensibility 3 hrs ago #19
I think they meant to reply to someone else's post? synni 2 hrs ago #21
The people on here complaining about the size of this particular donation from Taylor Whyisthisstillclose 3 hrs ago #20
Those are the kind millionaires I like. oasis 2 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 1 hr ago #25
K&R spanone 1 hr ago #26
I read a headline where they donated to a Nashville Ilsa 1 hr ago #27
The donation to Dolly has been seen on BS vapor2 1 hr ago #28
Did she get married? Kelce? OAITW r.2.0 55 min ago #29

some_of_us_are_sane

(3,866 posts)
1. Unlike a number of famous people...
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 04:35 PM
8 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

(5,256 posts)
30. Getting married in Madison Square Garden
Sat Jul 4, 2026, 12:14 AM
37 min ago

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

Old Crank

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

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

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

spooky3

(39,038 posts)
6. And a lot of idiots on Threads are criticizing them, saying the donations
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:11 PM
6 hrs ago

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

MIButterfly

(3,564 posts)
8. People are sure generous with other people's money
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:39 PM
6 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

(39,038 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
6 hrs ago

Than do Swift and Kelce, donated?

Tom Dyer

(394 posts)
7. I don't know anything about Taylor Swift.
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:37 PM
6 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

(10,291 posts)
10. senseandsensibility..........
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:41 PM
6 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
5 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
3 hrs ago

Would be a quarter of his worth

That is significant

angrychair

(12,587 posts)
14. This is exactly what I hate
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 07:00 PM
5 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.

SamuelTheThird

(1,496 posts)
15. lost is that shes a billionaire who pumps co2 into the atmosphere
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 07:29 PM
5 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
2 hrs ago

negative? LOL

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

(15,779 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
1 hr 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

(64,778 posts)
27. I read a headline where they donated to a Nashville
Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:23 PM
1 hr ago

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

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