Taylor Swift’s Sold-Out Lightning Bolt Necklace Sparks New Conspiracy Theory

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00:00Taylor Swift just dropped a major announcement on Good Morning America but that's not what the

00:04internet is talking about. According to reports, Taylor revealed her upcoming six-part docuseries

00:09The End of an Era and a concert film capturing the final show of her record-breaking Eras tour

00:15streaming on Disney Plus this December. Fans rushed the comments on Good Morning America's

00:20Instagram to show their excitement for what should have been Taylor's big moment but on

00:24threads her merch is at the center of a brewing firestorm. The merch in question includes a

00:29silver-toned necklace featuring eight lightning bolts accented with clear cubic zirconia crystals,

00:34an opelite star charm, and a Taylor Swift charm packaged in a mint green glittery box.

00:40But now online, critics claim the lightning bolts resemble Nazi SS symbols. According to the

00:46Holocaust Explained, the SS were Hitler's elite parliament force chosen for a quote racial purity

00:51and blind loyalty and enforced Nazi ideology through terror. Now some online say Taylor's

00:57necklace design echoes the SIG rune used by the SS during Nazi Germany, accusing Swift's team of

01:03ignoring potentially racist undertones in her merch and music. But Taylor's fans think this is reaching,

01:09pointing out the lightning bolts appear frequently in her lyrics like quote dancing through the lightning

01:13strikes. The recent debate is also pulling in Swift's past, like criticism around racial microaggressions

01:19and accusations of right-wing dog whistles, which is fueling the current discourse even more.

01:24So far, Swift's team has not issued a statement or pulled the necklace. So whether this fades past

01:30moral panics or explodes into a full PR crisis remains to be seen. One thing is clear, Taylor Swift's

01:36Disney Plus moment has been completely hijacked by an online storm about symbolism, perception,

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