Taylor Swift & The Society of the Spectacle

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Welcome to Episode Thirteen of the Middle Ground Podcast. In this episode brother Dawud Aleman (GBLevate) and myself discuss the phenomenal of the psy-op better known as celebrity culture. We ask questions such as “why is Taylor Swift everywhere?” and “why do they want us to pay so much attention to her?”As usual, we discuss all topics in light of the Qur’ān and statements from the Prophet, ‎ﷺ.

Other references in this episode:

• Sunan Abī Dāwūd no. 3331: “A time is certainly coming to mankind when only the receiver of usury will remain, and if he does not receive it, some of its dust will reach him”;

• Sūrah al-Naḥl v. 63: “If you are grateful, I will certainly give you more”;

• Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord;