Unpopular Opinion: Taylor is ultimately responsible for Ana Benevides' death

[u/SnappinTurluh]

I've always been downvoted to hell in other subs, but my opinion remains unchanged.

I believe Taylor is ultimately responsible for Ana Benevides' death from heat exhaustion at her Brazil show.

Yes, there is blame to share. I understand the venue didn't allow water bottles inside, etc. But the buck should always stop with the performer, and the fact that Taylor had to stop her show *multiple* times to ensure the fans passing out got water should have been a red flag to her and her team. Temperatures were above 100 degrees during the daytime. She's not stupid.

It's also bullshit how the statement put out by Taylor claimed Ana died before the concert when in reality, she died during the second song. If Taylor's team truly didn't know a fan died *during* her concert, she needs a new team because that's an entirely new level of ineptitude. (I actually believe she knew and intentionally lied about it for PR purposes.)

Additionally, Ana's family mentioned that no one from Taylor's team reached out for them for days, until ultimately public pressure forced Taylor to acknowledge them.

I've heard all of the excuses about her contract, the promoter, blah blah blah. I don't fucking care. If Taylor isn't calling the shots at her own concert, then who is? Swifties claim she IS the music industry, yet apparently isn't powerful enough to stop her own show when fans are passing out and dying? Get the fuck out of her with that bullshit. Oh, she was afraid of being sued? The billionaire who hands out millions in bonuses to her truck drivers was worried about getting sued for a few million? Again, GTFO.

When fans died at Travis Scott's concert, he was criticized for not stopping the show. Yet Taylor isn't responsible because it's always someone else's fault when it comes to her.

Here's what I think happened: Taylor didn't care that someone died. She hated Brazil so badly that she wanted to be done, so she pushed through it despite the risk to her fans. She wanted to cash that check and go home. The only reason she postponed the show was because of the bad press she was getting from Ana's death. It was actually *cooler* on the day she postponed than previous days.

Par for the course, Taylor. Par for the course.

RIP Ana. I'm sorry no one will be held accountable for your death because Taylor is untouchable. You deserved better.

Edit: Just found out an estimated 1,000 fans fainted that day. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK? Who in their right mind would still have a concert with a 139 degree heat index?!

[u/bev665]

Nope. As someone who's worked in production, the buck does not stop with Taylor. This is the venue's fault.

[u/SnappinTurluh → u/bev665]

Why shouldn’t it stop with her? She’s not in charge of the decisions made at the concert?

[u/LadyEncredible → u/SnappinTurluh]

Yes and no (and let me say, I can't STAND Taylor swift OR her fans, I know a Swiftie in real life and she is the most vapid, self centered, spoiled, grown ass brat and from what I've seen and heard, that's how the majority of Taylor Swift fans are and they suck, not all, but a HUGE majority). But the artist is only in charge of THEIR stuff, like the band, their musicians, their equipment, their set list, the staging (to some extent), etc. The venue is the one responsible for having vendors that sell water or setting the rules of the venue (the artist can ban cell phones and things of that nature).

HOWEVER, with all of that said, I do agree that Taylor and her team would've known the venue rules and Taylor could've either provided water, changed up her show do there was an intermission and people could go get water, refused to play because the venue was creating an unsafe environment for her fans, etc.