Popsugar Entertainment Twitter Reactions Tweets About Taylor Swift's "You Need to Calm Down" Song Taylor Swift Gets Political in "You Need to Calm Down," and Fans Are Freaking Out 17 June 2019 by Kelsie Gibson First Published: 15 June 2019 Image Source: Getty / Kevin Mazur Taylor Swift is showing her support for the LBGTQ+ community in her new song, "You Need to Calm Down." While the lyrics read like "Mean" 2.0 as she sings about dealing with the naysayers and internet trolls, it's the second verse that has fans freaking out. With references to GLAAD and Pride Parades, the singer is clearly taking a political stand with her new music. Not to mention, she chose to release the pop song during Pride Month. In the past, the singer has kept quiet about politics, but that all changed when she posted a passionate Instagram about voting in October 2018. This year, she has continued to use her platform to help the LGBTQ+ community by making a $113,000 donation to the Tennessee Equality Project and urging her fans to sign her Change.org petition that supports the Equality Act. If her new track is any indication about what's to come, we're in for a whole new era of Taylor Swift music when her seventh album, Lover, comes out this August. The fact taylor Swift dropped her new song on Trumps birthday & it’s all about how hiding behind the internet & focusing on being rude is a waste of time and how everyone should be accepted and not shading them is ICONIC #YouNeedToCalmDowm pic.twitter.com/8QFivoS8Yt— Alla (@allakmiller) June 14, 2019 1 / 19 Taylor Swift really went out there and tackled bullying, homophobia and pitting women against each other in the span of 2 minutes and 51 second. Can someone say ICONIC?— Brandon “LOOK AT YOUUUUU!” (@brando_swift) June 14, 2019 2 / 19 Haters: “TAyloR SwifT ONLy wrITEs soNGs abOUT heR ex BOyfRieNdS.”Taylor in 2019:#YouNeedToCalmDown pic.twitter.com/LbabpNqSoq— 4.26 Fan account since 2010 (@Swiftness13) June 14, 2019 3 / 19 Taylor Swift really just called out everyone sending unnecessary petty hate on twitter, in a song. This is my new anthem. pic.twitter.com/m4ONvzzpYx— 💜 Iris 💜 (@irisvicencio) June 14, 2019 4 / 19 Taylor Swift (2017): Is this the end of all the endings? My broken bones are mending..Taylor Swift (2019): ..and snakes and stones never broke my bones!! pic.twitter.com/7rPuRLjDup— B (@TS7Track3) June 14, 2019 5 / 19 Trump: It's my birthday !Taylor Swift: damn. you need to calm down— m. // fan acc (@slaylegend_13) June 14, 2019 6 / 19 hearing Taylor swift sing SHADE NEVER MADE ANYBODY LESS GAY has added several thousand years to my life I am now immortal— Jemima Skelley (@jemimaskelley) June 14, 2019 7 / 19 I am ADDICTED to Taylor's new song! We needed this SO SO BAD! All the dragging and toxic waste that spews from stan Twitter, this is such a breath of fresh air and it tastes just like cotton candy. YES! 👏💗🎉 @taylornation13 @taylorswift13 #YouNeedToCalmDown pic.twitter.com/AZ5iaBtPtK— ᴄʜʀɪꜱᴛᴀ 💞s Taylor ᵁⁿᶠᵒʳᵉˢᵉᵉᵃᵇˡᵉ ᶠᵃᶜᵗᵒʳ (@caticornsRreal) June 14, 2019 8 / 19 did @taylorswift13 just -- pic.twitter.com/MkfkkBComN— GLAAD (@glaad) June 14, 2019 9 / 19 “see you over there on the Internet, comparing all the girls who are killing it”Stop comparing Women#taylorswift #YouNeedToCalmDown— Acetaminophen 500mg (@TheFakestAlfred) June 14, 2019 10 / 19 When you think you heard Taylor Swift say “Shade never made anybody less gay” and you rewind and realize she really did just say that. pic.twitter.com/ML6QMIXXXV— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) June 14, 2019 11 / 19 Honestly though, #YouNeedToCalmDown talks about self-expression, bullying, double standards, being gay, AND it's an 80s synth-esque bop. Thank you, @taylorswift13. pic.twitter.com/zjNgLqcAxH— Ryan Schocket (@RyanSchocket) June 14, 2019 12 / 19 TAYLOR SWIFT REALLY SNAPPED THIS TIME#YouNeedToCalmDown pic.twitter.com/omBiGjoQF9— jaz (@waydamneedy) June 14, 2019 13 / 19 but @taylorswift13 writing a song like #YouNeedToCalmDown a phrase men use primarily against women who are outspoken, and spinning it to tell the men to calm down instead. We have to stan. pic.twitter.com/qQZe1FheyU— ABAGAYIL HATT (@AbagayilHatt) June 14, 2019 14 / 19 SNAKES AND STONES NEVER BROKE MY BONES.Omg @taylorswift13 go OFF.— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) June 14, 2019 15 / 19 here’s a picture of Taylor Swift after writing the future GRAMMY-winning bop #YouNeedToCalmDown pic.twitter.com/B7lDkn3l9v— Oscar Gracey (@oscargracey) June 14, 2019 16 / 19 TAYLOR: You Need To Calm DownEVERY SWIFTIE RIGHT NOW: #PREORDERLOVER @taylorswift13 @taylornation13 pic.twitter.com/mnbTbLRbOg— swiftiedreamer15 (@swiftiedreamer1) June 13, 2019 17 / 19 “- Cause shade never made anybody less gay so”TAYLOR SNAPPED!!! SHE DID IT #TaylorSwift #YouNeedToCalmDown pic.twitter.com/Fu3XHX4R28— Sister of the beauty gang🌹 (@herrera_angel99) June 14, 2019 18 / 19 #YouNeedToCalmDown is a pride anthem for the #PrideMonth plus, she also empowered both the women and the gays in just one freaking song. Moreover, the song also tackled the crucial issues like double standards and bullying. @taylorswift13, I can't calm down.— Vince Chester (@VChesterG) June 14, 2019 19 / 19 Twitter ReactionsTaylor SwiftMusic