Taylor Swift&#8217;s choice to give $5 million to the Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton recovery efforts has caused a great deal of controversy on the internet. 
The popstar, 34, donated millions of dollars to Feeding America earlier this week, the charity stated, enabling it to &#8216;assist communities in rebuilding and recovering&#8217; and &#8216;deliver crucial food, clean water, and supplies to families affected by the tragic hurricanes.&#8217;
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Taylor Swift&#8217;s choice to contribute $5 million to Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton recovery efforts has sparked intense debate on the internet.
One X, a former Twitter user, commented, &#8220;For reference this is the equivalent of me (a teacher) donating five cents so let&#8217;s not act like she&#8217;s making a sacrifice&#8221; in response to a post about her generosity.
While many applauded the singer for her &#8220;generosity,&#8221; others criticized her for not doing more, pointing out that $5 million was a tiny fraction of her $1.6 billion net wealth. Social media erupted into a contentious debate about the Cruel Summer singer&#8217;s gift shortly after the news broke online, with some even accusing her of doing so merely to get &#8220;good publicity.&#8221;
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Feeding America announced earlier this week that the popstar, 34, had given the organization millions of dollars so it could &#8216;help communities rebuild and recover&#8217; and &#8216;provide essential food, clean water, and supplies to people affected by the devastating storms&#8217;
&#8216;For context, this is like someone with $1,000 net worth donating $5. Or if you had a $100,000 net worth (owned a home, 401k, etc.) and you donated $500,&#8217; someone else pointed out. &#8216;In other words, not that impressive.&#8217;
&#8216;I wonder what she&#8217;s saving the other 99.97 per cent of her $1.6 billion [net] worth for. Something more important than poor people, surely,&#8217; read a fourth scathing tweet.
Some people also bashed Taylor for not giving to other causes, like the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
&#8216;But she cant donate to Palestine?&#8217; one person wrote on X.
&#8216;Very nice, but what about Lebanon? Calling for a ceasefire? Donating? We need whatever can be given so that we can survive,&#8217; said someone else.
&#8216;She can donate to that in a blink of an eye but ignores the children dying in Gaza?&#8217; asked a different user.
Another added, &#8216;Really glad that she is doing this when even the f**king government isn&#8217;t doing anything to help the victims of the hurricanes, but girl, where is this energy with Palestine?&#8217;
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And while many praised the singer&#8217;s &#8216;generosity,&#8217; others slammed her for not doing more. Destruction from Hurricane Milton is seen
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Social media erupted into a heated debate over her contribution, and some people pointed out that $5 million was only a small portion of Taylor&#8217;s $1.6 billion net worth
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Others accused the Cruel Summer songstress of only giving back because she wanted &#8216;good publicity&#8217;
Others even accused Taylor of using the charitable donation to look good in the media.
&#8216;Is it of good faith or just a publicity stunt?&#8217; one user wondered, while another quipped, &#8216;No thanks Taylor. We&#8217;d rather help ourselves than take your publicity money…&#8217;
&#8216;Publicity stunt,&#8217; someone else simply tweeted.
Many of her devoted supporters, however, had her back and were quick to defend her.
&#8216;Taylor Swift hardly needs publicity,&#8217; one of her dedicated fans fired back.
&#8216;She didn&#8217;t announce this, by the way, so don&#8217;t even try to say she is doing it for good publicity,&#8217; another added. &#8216;She has such a giant heart.&#8217;
&#8216;Taylor Swift&#8217;s generous donation is truly inspiring and will make a real difference for those in need,&#8217; gushed a different person.
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Some people also bashed Taylor for not giving to other causes, like the ongoing Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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Many of her devoted supporters, however, had her back and were quick to defend her
Another agreed, &#8216;She&#8217;s always on the right side of history and using her money well. That&#8217;s a true mother.&#8217;
&#8216;She could donate her whole net worth and y&#8217;all still wouldn&#8217;t be satisfied,&#8217; a different user stated in regards to the haters.
&#8216;Why are people trying to turn this into a bad thing?&#8217; asked someone else. &#8216;I swear to God, you&#8217;re all insufferable.&#8217;
&#8216;Why is there a discourse om this? She&#8217;s actually a very good person that does more than some politicians out there yet it&#8217;s always Taylor who is the one to blame,&#8217; a different post said. &#8216;Do you people ever get f**king tired?&#8217;
&#8216;You&#8217;re deeply unwell if you continue criticizing her for this this is a huge help that will save lives,&#8217; another X user fired back to the people who slammed her.

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