The difference in scrutiny received by Travis Scott and Taylor Swift for deaths of fans at their concerts is stark. While many more died at Travis Scott’s concerts and he also fostered a very aggressive atmosphere in his fan base, both had control over the circumstances which ultimately led to the deaths of their fans and instead chose profit over humanity.
Travis is definitely more at fault for his incident especially given his pattern of acting out and getting the crowd too riled up.
Taylor’s responsibility is more of a negligence thing partly from poor planning.
I absolutely feel Travis Scott’s situation had many factors that he deserved scrutiny for:
1. Repeatedly goaded* his fans to be aggressive with security and cross boundaries when it came to safety
2. The design of the actual festival layout trapped his fans and thus the aggressive nature of his fan base created an even more dangerous situation that resulted in more deaths
HOWEVER, both Taylor and Travis were given information before and during their shows which provided them the opportunity to stop their shows and save lives. They both chose not to. Taylor did NOT get the same public scrutiny for similar choices, period.
And what’s even more strange is what both of them did AFTER those deaths.
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u/MileHighSugar May 03 '24
The difference in scrutiny received by Travis Scott and Taylor Swift for deaths of fans at their concerts is stark. While many more died at Travis Scott’s concerts and he also fostered a very aggressive atmosphere in his fan base, both had control over the circumstances which ultimately led to the deaths of their fans and instead chose profit over humanity.