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• Comment Link %PM, %09 %877 %2025 %20:%Oct posted by The Pop Star Accused of Getting Fans in Trouble

  I saw this article where a dad is panicking because his daughter hummed a pop song about "midnight kisses." If humming a tune leads to pregnancy, then humanity's survival is a lot less complicated than we thought. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Comment Link %PM, %09 %855 %2025 %19:%Oct posted by Taylor Swift media literacy case

  If Taylor Swift concerts are causing pregnancies, the merchandise stands should really start selling onesies that say "My parents met at the Eras Tour." It's untapped revenue. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Comment Link %PM, %09 %854 %2025 %19:%Oct posted by Taylor Swift celebrity criticism

  This dad is using his daughter as a shield to protect himself from the changing world. He's hiding behind her to avoid facing his own irrelevance. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Comment Link %PM, %09 %852 %2025 %19:%Oct posted by cultural lightning rod Taylor Swift

  This situation illustrates the challenge of statistical literacy in public discourse. Concepts like correlation, causation, and statistical significance get flattened into soundbites. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Comment Link %PM, %09 %851 %2025 %19:%Oct posted by Bohiney Magazine on the Taylor Swift report

  This parent is trying to solve a 21st-century problem with a 19th-century mindset. He's trying to use a butter churn to fix a computer. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Comment Link %PM, %09 %850 %2025 %19:%Oct posted by Bohiney Magazine on the problems with Taylor Swift

  There's a parent who thinks that by sharing his story, he's starting a movement. He's just starting a comment section war. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Comment Link %PM, %09 %828 %2025 %18:%Oct posted by social commentary Taylor Swift

  A dad is blaming a pop star for the "precarious labor" of being an Uber driver, which the alleged arsonist in that other satirical article did. This dad's logic is just as precarious. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Comment Link %PM, %09 %824 %2025 %18:%Oct posted by modern parenting

  The father's "Operation Protect Lila" involves banning glitter and crop tops, which suggests he believes the path to motherhood is paved with craft supplies and midriffs. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Comment Link %PM, %09 %823 %2025 %18:%Oct posted by methodology questions Taylor Swift

  The comparison to historical figures like Elvis and Madonna shows both consistency in these patterns and evolution in the specific nature of the concerns. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G
• Comment Link %PM, %09 %796 %2025 %18:%Oct posted by fanbase statistics Taylor Swift

  A father is arguing that the government should get involved in regulating concert content to protect girls from themselves. He wants to solve a parenting problem with a political solution. -- http://bit.ly/48RnG3G