I used to be a way bigger Swiftie than I am these days and I can admit that. I used to love listening to Taylor Swift’s music day in and day out because I found her to be so honest and relatable.

I appreciated the vulnerability of her lyrics. But I have been feeling super disappointed and letdown recently at her complete and total silence with everything going on.

At least as of this publication, she isn’t speaking up for anything and hasn’t really spoken for anything since the 2024 election.

All that being said, Olivia Rodrigo is the first artist that is leading by example.

When this current administration used her song All American Bitch for the soundtrack of an Instagram video, Olivia wasn’t cool with it.

The video was a direct attack against immigrants, and Olivia responded in a comment writing, “Don’t ever use my songs to promote your racist, hateful propaganda.“

Her comment was removed, but plenty of screenshots were captured, and those screenshots went viral.

It’s not surprising that Olivia spoke out because she has always been on the side of human rights.

One of her biggest focuses has been on reproductive freedoms and a woman’s right to choose.

She’s been super supportive of Planned Parenthood and she’s donated millions of dollars to ending gender based violence, helping ensure access to healthcare, and education of young girls.

She’s also advocated for Palestinian rights, she encourages young voter participation, and she’s super supportive of the LGBTQ community and Black Lives Matter movement.

So again, it’s not surprising that Olivia clapped back at this administration’s use of her song.

But it is a little shocking that they chose to use a song from her, knowing where she stands because her stance has never been a secret.

At one point, Olivia‘s team was even handing out Plan B pills at her concerts, which, for those who don’t know, Plan B pills are known as emergency contraception.

She made it a point to hand those emergency contraceptions out because she knows they can be extremely expensive and difficult for people to get their hands on.

So she was trying to make life easier for young women.

The reality is that human beings are sexual creatures by design. People are going to have sex.

Every single time you have sex, you may not want that encounter to result in a pregnancy.

But sometimes, for even the most careful people who are using protection and using birth control, sometimes an unwanted pregnancy can still occur.

Olivia‘s willingness to step up by passing out those Plan B pills speaks volumes about where her heart is.

Olivia is outspokenness inspires me a lot, and it’s something I wish Taylor would learn from.