Taylor Swift Secretly Made a Game Out of Changing Strangers’ Lives Online, Says Ruby Rose

Taylor Swift has shown remarkable generosity with her fortune over the years. In 2020, after tornadoes devastated Tennessee, she donated $1 million to the region’s emergency response fund. During the Eras Tour, Swift awarded huge bonuses to her touring staff. One report claims that the Grammy-winning singer gave over $55 million in bonuses to the tour crew. Despite many instances of her compassion and charity, her billionaire status tends to get her in hot water. Recently, a friend came to Swift’s defense, sharing a wildly generous game she used to play online.

Is Taylor Swift exploiting her billionaire status?

Swift often faces criticism for promoting consumerism through her album variations, limited edition vinyls, and merchandise. Some argue that due to her extreme wealth — the “Opalite” singer has a reported net worth of over $2 billion — the constant push to buy her products comes across as exploitative and tone-deaf. Add inflation, recession worries, and economic inequality to her critics’ concerns, and some think this is hard to justify.

Others think being a billionaire changes the expectations of how generous or socially conscious one should be. When people see Swift spending huge sums, like buying back her masters, they ask whether she could use her money more visibly for change.

Additionally, rumors continue to spread that Swift is aligned with MAGA politics. Some people interpret recent changes in her image, her lyrics, or her social associations as hints. Her relationships with Patrick and Brittany Mahomes strengthen this argument for some. The 35-year-old has been seen with “MAGA influencers,” like podcast hosts Taylor Lewan and Will Compton. She’s also enjoyed time with Trump-supporting celebrities like Wayne Gretzky.

Ruby Rose jumps to Taylor Swift’s defense

Ruby Rose recently responded to the MAGA rumors. The Australian actress called them “rage bait,” saying that anyone believing them is falling for propaganda. A social media user posted on X, writing, “Im currently arguing with somebody, claiming Taylor doesn’t deserve to be a Billionaire AND refusing to believe she Donates a lot of Money, all because she is still a Billionaire. Unfortunately, people are indeed turning against Taylor… just like Trump wants. RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.”

Rose responded, “Lol. She used to scroll go fund me like a social media app. Clicking ‘reach their donation’ like the ‘like’ button.” The Orange Is the New Black actress continued, “As someone who has spent many nights discussing the world, social injustice and life, with The Show Girl herself. I refuse to say her name in the same sentence as the hate group, Wackadoodles, are conspiring to attach her to. But what I will say is this –“

“Given her public position against Trump, and his against her. If you are falling for the propaganda ‘Trad wife,’ ‘X,y,z’ claims, you are most definitely walking into the biggest man made, rage bait, black hole. Stop it. It’s not true, and it’s incredibly stupid. It’s also embarrassing and hurtful to see energy put into this. Keep that energy and let’s take it where it’s necessary and needed.”

Many fans agree with Rose on Reddit. One commented, “The GoFundMe thing is cool, even though we should really have a much better social safety net. (And I’ve always appreciated how most of her donations are so quiet).” Another wrote, “Yeah that is really cool billionaire behaviour. It’s the kind of shit I dream of being able to do.”

Taylor Swift loved to scroll on GoFundMe

Indeed, many stories exist of Swift donating to individual fans on GoFundMe. She’s helped cover medical bills, tuition, cancer treatments, and more. In fact, the crowdfunding site reports that Swift donated $50,000 to help an 11-year-old leukemia patient. The platform’s cap at the time was $15,000. So she had to make numerous transactions, causing GoFundMe to raise its donation limit.

In 2020, two moms faced unemployment and started GoFundMe fundraisers to raise money to support their families. Swift donated $13,000 to both, commenting on one of their pages, “I’m so sorry for everything you’ve had to go through this year and wanted to send you this gift, from one Nashville girl to another.” Another example: Swift and her mom, Andrea, covered the cost of service dog training for a boy with autism’s new best friend. The program cost $13,500.

Regardless of who she votes for or how she approaches opportunities like GoFundMe, Swift’s billionaire status magnifies the idea that with great wealth comes expectations of social responsibility. Some people believe that if you have massive platforms and money, and support progressive values, you should also be visibly putting your money, image, and associations in line with those values.