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Taylor Swift has called for statues which “celebrate racist historical figures” to be removed.The award-winning singer said that monuments in the US state of Tennessee show two men who were “despicable figures in our state history and should be treated as such”.She added that the statues, of newspaper editor Edward Carmack and slave trader Nathan Bedford Forrest, make her "sick", adding that "villains" do not deserve to be celebrated.Her comments come as statues around the world have been pulled down during protests about racial equality, including in the US and UK.

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Taylor Swift says ‘despicable’ Confederate statues ‘make her sick’ and calls for them to be torn down

TAYLOR Swift has called for Tennessee's "despicable" Confederate statues to be torn down. The hitmaker took to Twitter and said the monuments "celebrate racist historical figures who did evil things", adding, "it makes me sick".

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Taylor Swift opens up about racist monuments making her feel sick

"As a Tennessean, it makes me sick that there are monuments standing in our state that celebrate racist historical figures who did evil things. Edward Carmack and Nathan Bedford Forrest were DESPICABLE figures in our state history and should be treated as such," she tweeted, reports deadline.com."Taking down statues isn't going to fix centuries of systemic oppression, violence and hatred that black people have had to endure but it might bring us one small step closer to making ALL Tennesseans and visitors to our state feel safe – not just the white ones," she said, adding, "We need to retroactively change the status of people who perpetuated hideous patterns of racism from ‘heroes' to ‘villains'.

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Taylor Swift Calls On Tennessee to Remove Statues Symbolizing "Hideous Patterns of Racism"

Taylor Swift called on Tennessee politicians to take down statues that she said symbolize "hideous patterns of racism." In a statement posted to her Instagram account on Friday, the pop star asked the Capitol Commission and the Tennessee Historical Commission to "please consider the implications of how hurtful it would be to continue fighting for these monuments," some of which commemorate the work of members of the Ku Klux Klan and Confederate soldiers, according to The Tennessean. "As a Tennessean, it makes me sick that there are monuments standing in our state that celebrate racist historical figures who did evil things," Swift wrote.

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Taylor Swift calls for all statues of 'racist historical figures' to be taken down

Taylor Swift has issued a statement demanding that lawmakers in her native state of Tennessee take action to remove statues of historic figures linked to racism.

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Taylor Swift urges for removal of 'racist historical figures' in Tennessee: 'Villains don’t deserve statues'

Taylor Swift is once again using her social media platform to make her voice heard. On Friday, the 30-year-old musician and Tennessee resident took to Twitter to advocate for the removal of "racist historical figures" in her native state.

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Taylor Swift Can't Stand 'Racist Historical' Monuments in Tennessee: 'Villains Don't Deserve Statues'

Taylor Swift sounded off in a Twitter thread today (June 12) about the state of two specific Confederate monuments in her home state of Tennessee.

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Taylor Swift calls for the removal of all 'racist' statues in Tennessee

Taylor Swift is sounding off on authorities in her home state of Tennessee for continuing to honor "racist historical figures" with statues, and she's calling for them all to be removed.The pop star unleashed on Twitter on Friday afternoon, zeroing in on two specific statues — one that was recently toppled, and the other still standing."As a Tennessean, it makes me sick that there are monuments standing in our state that celebrate racist historical figures who did evil things. Edward Carmack and Nathan Bedford Forrest were DESPICABLE figures in our state history and should be treated as such," she began her lengthy and fiery thread of tweets.

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Taylor Swift Pleads With Tennessee Historical Commission To Remove Statues Of Racist Historical Figures

Taylor Swift is calling on the Tennessee Historical Commissions board for change.

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Taylor Swift advocates for statues of racist historical figures to be removed: ‘It makes me sick’

Taylor Swift has made her position on racial issues clear as day after she slammed those fighting to save statues of racist historical figures.The singer – who has been more vocal about her political opinions in recent years – spoke out about the behavior she was witnessing in her home state of Tennessee.The Blank Space singer tweeted: ‘As a Tennessean, it makes me sick that there are monuments standing in our state that celebrate racist historical figures who did evil things.‘Edward Carmack and Nathan Bedford Forrest were DESPICABLE figures in our state history and should be treated as such.

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Taylor Swift calls for monuments to ‘racist’ historical figures to be removed

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