Taylor Swift called out by Nine Inch Nails frontman for not being political enough

Mert & MarcusDuring the 2016 election, when many celebrities were supporting one candidate or another, some people were upset that Taylor Swift didn’t do the same, and merely encouraged people to vote.  Since then, though, she’s donated to the March For Our Lives campaign for gun reform.  It was also reported she gave $100,000 to the legal defense fund for victims of sexual harassment.  But that evidently isn’t enough for one particular rock star.

Speaking to the New York Times, Trent Reznor, Oscar and Grammy-winning frontman for alternative rock band Nine Inch Nails, says that in the ’90s, he was told that because he has influence, it’s his job to “call out whatever needs to be called out,” and he’s tried to do so.

“And I think about that today, because it seemed like it was a lot easier to just keep your mouth shut and let it go back then,” he continues. “You don’t hear a lot from the Taylor Swifts of the world, and top-tier, needle-moving cultural youth, because they are concerned about their brand, their demographic and their success and career and whatnot.”

Meanwhile, Taylor’s out on her Reputation World Tour, and is likely unconcerned about what Reznor thinks of her.