[twitchyzero]

came across this
:thumbs:
talk about down to earth :tears:

Taylor Swift is a fairy godmother to a teenage boy.

Kevin McGuire, an 18-year-old high school student from New Jersey who has leukemia, wanted to go to prom with the country-pop star.

The teen was concerned that his appearance after receiving cancer treatments would hinder his chances of landing a date for the special occasion that also coincides with his 19th birthday. However, his sister Victoria had an idea that would lift his spirits and make this event one he would remember forever.


While discussing potential prom dates, Victoria suggested that he ask Swift to accompany him to the prom, a feat that seemed impossible at the time, but within reach for the hopeful teen.

"Having a date like Taylor Swift would be amazing because I feel like she wouldn't make me feel [like I was] sick," the basketball and varsity football player said. "She would make me feel like an actual prom date and make my birthday even better."

After seeing a Facebook event titled, "Taylor Swift take KEVIN MCGUIRE TO PROM!" and receiving thousands of tweets with the hash tag "#TeamKevin, Swift declined the invitation to McGuire's prom and instead made a proposition of her own.

"Kevin, I'm so sorry but I won't be able to make it to your prom," the songstress wrote on her official Facebook page. "But I was wondering, the ACM Awards are coming up...Would you be my date? Love, Taylor."

Even though McGuire is currently undergoing cancer treatments at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, he responded to Swift's exciting offer saying, "I have cancer. Cancer doesn't have me. Taylor, I would love to go with you."

Taylor Swift invites teen with leukemia to American Country Music Awards | Up Beat - Yahoo! Music (http://ca.music.yahoo.com/blogs/upbeat/taylor-swift-invites-teen-leukemia-american-country-music-172614392.html)

[bengy]

Nice thread title fag. You should go work for the tabloids.

[cliffhanger33]

Sounds too sweet to be true. :tears:
At first, I thought Swift straight up rejected him publicly :heckno:, until I read her proposition. What a dramatic irony!

[MG1]

Justin Bieber did a similar thing.......... well almost.

Justin Bieber grants Avalanna Routh's Valentine's Day wish by 'marrying' her | Mail Online (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2101011/Justin-Bieber-grants-Avalanna-Rouths-Valentines-Day-wish-marrying-her.html)


I think it's a little over the top, but whatever.

[twitchyzero]

Nice thread title fag. You should go work for the tabloids. do you want me to type the cole's notes into the thread title? it takes a minute to skim the article..not to mention there's only so many words i can cram into to a title. people are so used to being getting spoonfed these days.

Sounds too sweet to be true. :tears:
At first, I thought Swift straight up rejected him publicly :heckno:, until I read her proposition. What a dramatic irony!

good publicity stunt yo

[Mr.HappySilp]

yup good for publicity.

However, her image does seem a lot better than most artist out there (what she does off camera is another thing). But at least she isn't turning little girls into whores.......

[bloodmack]

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/121/249/look-at-all-the-fucks-i-dont-give-theyre-just-falling-from-the-sky.jpg

[Gh0stRider]

Nice thread title fag. You should go work for the tabloids.

:rukidding:

:moderatorban:

[cliffhanger33]

good publicity stunt yo

:okay: fine

[twitchyzero]

yup good for publicity.

However, her image does seem a lot better than most artist out there (what she does off camera is another thing). But at least she isn't turning little girls into whores.......

exactly my thoughts. I can't think of any mainstream female singers in her age group that isn't annoying and does not have a slutty image.

[murd0c]

I can't wait till she fucks up and nude phone pics come out on her :troll:

[em1.ac]

http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/121/249/look-at-all-the-fucks-i-dont-give-theyre-just-falling-from-the-sky.jpg

Finally someone with a brain. Listen, I'm not putting down any actor, pop singer, artist. They have talents I do not. I understand that makes them different then the rest of the general population.

But for fuck sakes people, they are no different then you or me. They have a talent. I could care less for them. You know who I respect? People that have money and do something with it to help the "world" a little. The Sedins donated 1.5 million to BC Children's Hospital. To me that's respect. If anything, Taylor Swift is going to make "MORE" money from this. You can "fail" me all you want for my comments, I could care less but the people that are going to "fail" me for this are the ones who sit at home watching TMZ and cry when rapper P Diddy has to sell one of his mansions because his music sales are not so great this year.:accepted:

[Infiniti]

Taylor Swift..yum!

[SkinnyPupp]

I remember seeing her butthole a few weeks ago. Look for that pic!
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[twitchyzero]

so i get why people won't give a shit...but why click on the thread in the first place?

[butter_sashimi]

Finally someone with a brain. Listen, I'm not putting down any actor, pop singer, artist. They have talents I do not. I understand that makes them different then the rest of the general population.

But for fuck sakes people, they are no different then you or me. They have a talent. I could care less for them. You know who I respect? People that have money and do something with it to help the "world" a little. The Sedins donated 1.5 million to BC Children's Hospital. To me that's respect. If anything, Taylor Swift is going to make "MORE" money from this. You can "fail" me all you want for my comments, I could care less but the people that are going to "fail" me for this are the ones who sit at home watching TMZ and cry when rapper P Diddy has to sell one of his mansions because his music sales are not so great this year.:accepted:

A celebrity publically donating millions to a charitable cause is also a form of "making MORE money". It adds to their advertising, their good rep and of course to their net worth. You even get tax credits from donating. I wouldn't necessarily give full-on respect to these people.

If $20 bucks to me is equivalent to 1.5 million to them, then I deserve undeniable respect whenever I donate. =D

Anyway, besides, the news article is sweet. Not everyday someone gives a thought to the sick. Even if it was all for the money, both parties win. She gets her fame, he gets a happy moment in his potentially short life. The Vancouver sun as is has a whole lot of news that no one 'should' give a fuck.

[AzNightmare]

It's nice and all when rich people donate.
But if they do so, the best form of donation is when done anonymously.

It's all publicity when big celebrities donate 1-2 million dollars to charity,
when they make like $10mil/movie, multiple times a year.

Or when mega billion dollar corporations donate a huge 4million dollars.. or whatever.

[trancehead]

its a win win in this case
and of course a big lose for both sides if she declines

[Datsun]

Pretty sure having Taylor at prom will create a security nightmare. Getting him to go to a huge awards night def. makes more sense.

[bloodmack]

so i get why people won't give a shit...but why click on the thread in the first place?

Because I can.

[FishTaco]

It's nice and all when rich people donate.
if they do so, the best form of donation is when done anonymously.

It's all publicity when big celebrities donate 1-2 million dollars to charity,
when they make like $10mil/movie, multiple times a year.

Or when mega billion dollar corporations donate a huge 4million dollars.. or whatever.

So then how would we know who donated if it's anonymous? :rukidding:

Your theory is flawed. You want actors to donate anonymously, but get mad that you don't hear about it. :yuno:

[PiuYi]

i love taylor swift :ahwow:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlTfYj7q5gQ&ob=av2n

[b0unce. [?]]

After reading the title, this didn't seem like a stunt she would pull. I'm going to start a Facebook Page and twitter trend "I'm dying and the last person I want to push my meat into is Kate Upton."
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[BLUETIGER]

I can't wait till she fucks up and nude phone pics come out on her :troll:

you sure they're not on your phone?

[RRxtar]

why isnt this thread full of pics of taylor swift yet?


brb using imagination because no pics.

[MG1]

^taylor swift - Google Search (http://www.google.ca/search?q=taylor+swift&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=imvnsuol&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=0hpNT-bhMYixiQLB9LTHDw&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CBoQ_AUoAQ&biw=1547&bih=810)

Now pic your favourite and tell us why..........

[Gumby]

At 5'11", I bet Taylor Swift's taller than half the people in this thread.

And first Mila Kunis, then Justin Timberlake and now Taylor Swift. Who will be the first celeb to be a dick and turn down an invitation?

[rJZx]

^ :okay:

[7seven]

And first Mila Kunis, then Justin Timberlake and now Taylor Swift. Who will be the first celeb to be a dick and turn down an invitation?

Scarlett Johansson and Betty White both have turned down public invites to balls. Tim Tebow hasn't responded to his, and a number of others haven't responded either.

Honestly its getting out of hand, this is the new fad, regular people taking to Youtube/social media to invite celebs to their balls and proms, so many out there, its getting stupid. I've had several clients receive invites and honestly they are in a no win situation, you say yes to one, and you're opening up yourself to 1000s more invites and having to rearrange other engagements and shooting schedules, pissing off studios and other people on set, you say no and some fans/media will think you are an ass or something.

[MG1]

Now who do I want to invite to my balls.........

[Gumby]

Scarlett Johansson and Betty White both have turned down public invites to balls. Tim Tebow hasn't responded to his, and a number of others haven't responded either.

Honestly its getting out of hand, this is the new fad, regular people taking to Youtube/social media to invite celebs to their balls and proms, so many out there, its getting stupid. I've had several clients receive invites and honestly they are in a no win situation, you say yes to one, and you're opening up yourself to 1000s more invites and having to rearrange other engagements and shooting schedules, pissing off studios and other people on set, you say no and some fans/media will think you are an ass or something.
She's a lovely lady, but someone invited Betty White to a ball? :lol

Yeah exactly - it is getting out of hand, and it's a no-win situation.

[MG1]

She's a lovely lady, but someone invited Betty White to a ball? :lol

MILF, Cougar, Wildcat......... jebuz, would have to create new catagory for the likes of Betty White.

[spoon.ek9]

For the sake of clarity, I want to say this:

The Sedins wanted to donate anonymously. It was children's hospital that had to convince them into making the contribution public.

$750,000 each is NOT equivalent to $20 for them. I'm sure that comment was made in jest but its absurd too.
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[jpark]

not really relevant, but this story sort of reminded me of the girl that went to my highschool

she lied through the media saying she had cancer, even providing 'legit-looking' hospital documents that she paid someone to make proving that she was suffering from cancer. All this was to meet Chris Angel, and at one point he actually accepted her request and went for dinner with her etc in vegas. She lied to her friends saying she met him personally somewhere and became friends

and of course, couple days later everything was exposed, and she just stopped coming to school...

dumb bitch :fuckthatshit:

[Soundy]

For the sake of clarity, I want to say this:

The Sedins wanted to donate anonymously. It was children's hospital that had to convince them into making the contribution public.

$750,000 each is NOT equivalent to $20 for them. I'm sure that comment was made in jest but its absurd too.
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The other side of the coin is, if a celebrity - especially a well-liked and respected celebrity - donates publicly, the hope is that it may inspire others to do it as well - obviously this is what BC Kids was hoping for.

And while your average Hollywood debutante needs all the good press she can get, the Sedins don't stand to gain anything personally by making such a donation public. It doesn't affect their signing value or their ice time, so there should be no selfish motive.

[spoon.ek9]

^ very good point. Society as a whole is just way too cynical these days. People don't always have ulterior motives.

[AzNightmare]

So then how would we know who donated if it's anonymous? :rukidding:

Your theory is flawed. You want actors to donate anonymously, but get mad that you don't hear about it. :yuno:

When I mean donate anonymously, I don't mean leaving a duffel bag full of cash at the front door.
The only people that need to know are the giver and the receiver, with the media left out of it.
I never said I get mad when I don't hear about it. Why would I need to know about it?

[Soundy]

^ very good point. Society as a whole is just way too cynical these days. People don't always have ulterior motives.

And in the same vein, you only rarely see the photos of the players visiting BC Kids and Canuck Place, but the kids, parents and staff say it happens all the time - sometimes it's a planned visit with a number of players, sometimes a player will just stop by on his own time to visit a couple kids. Same thing - it's nothing that gets them brownie points at the contract table or anything, it's something they can do to give of themselves because it makes a difference.

And back to the Taylor Swift thing... you have to remember that these people probably get bombarded constantly by fan letters and tweets and such, everything from a simple "I love your work" to psycho stalkers. There's nothing that says they have to go out of their way for a fan the way she did for this guy... I can't speak for her, but I wonder sometimes if celebs who do these things would be just as happy if everyone DIDN'T know, so they can go out and enjoy a normal evening with another human being without being mobbed. Now she'll probably get a bazillion more "I'M DYING, PLEASE MAKE MY WISH COME TRUE" things. But knowing that, she still took time out for this guy.

Actually, I was kind of impressed when she did her song at the Grammys - not only did she kick ass, but she looked genuinely surprised when the crowd gave her a standing-O. With the years of success she's already got behind her, that's a sign of a truly grounded person.

Watch all the way through:

Taylor Swift at the GRAMMYs 2012 - YouTube

[kevin7352]

:fuckyea:

[b0unce. [?]]

isnt this what that make a wish foundation is for? do it through a organization so they can decide whether or not your dying illness or w/e is worse than the next kids :lol

Timmy: "i have leukemia and my dying wish is to meet nicolas cage."
Jimmy: "i have a large tumor lodged in the back of my head and my dying wish is to meet selena gomez."

Well sorry Jimmy, we can't grant your wish. Timmy's disease is much worse compared to yours. The celebrity he wishes to meet has made nothing good the last decade and is on a savage decline in the movie industry.

[RRxtar]

you know what a fun make a wish would be? to have EA Sports create you as a goalie in NHL09 with 100% attributes and dont tell anyone youre in the game so when RRxtar plays a full season and playoffs in solo mode and takes his team to the cup final he cant score on you and its too late to change the roster settings.

[twitchyzero]

MILF, Cougar, Wildcat......... jebuz, would have to create new catagory for the likes of Betty White.

:heckno: