In this week's Pop is Not a Dirty Word, columnist Douglas Greenwood unpacks what it means for Taylor Swift to break her hardy political silence, and why it would've done her fanbase a world of good a few years back.Donald Trump and Taylor SwiftIf there’s anything Brexit and Trump’s rise to power has taught us, it’s that those who lurk in the background, opting to stay quiet, are often the ones that eventually bring everything crashing down. It’s true, too, of pop stars and celebrities. When you’re being given a gigantic public platform, silence can seem like complicity, […]The post Pop Is Not A Dirty Word: Taylor Swift finally got political. What took her so long? appeared first on NME.