People Are Reacting To Olivia Wilde Posting Her Thoughts On Taylor Swift's Dating Choices, And It's Not Looking Too Good

It was a tweet that launched a thousand ships.

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Olivia Wilde recently shared her two cents on who Taylor Swift should date — and now, the internet is going wild.

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It all started when Olivia shared a tweet from Dutch actor Katja Herbers on her Instagram stories.

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Katja is an actor known for the series Manhattan, Evil, and Season 2 of HBO drama, Westworld.

The tweet read, "I wish Taylor Swift was in love with a climate scientist."

I wish Taylor Swift was in love with a climate scientist

— Katja Herbers (@katjaherbers) October 5, 2023

Twitter: @katjaherbers

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In the original thread, Katja continued, "Taylor would join her scientist at an end fossil fuels rally, and the world would be saved." Katja's Instagram bio shows she is a climate activist and an extinction rebel.

Instagram: @katjaherbers

But, of course, the fans mostly took notice of Olivia's retweet and began to speculate why she posted it. There were A LOT of mixed reactions.

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Most folks thought Olivia was joking because of all the attention Taylor's relationship with football player Travis Kelce is getting:

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I don’t think she’s critizing Taylor, I think she’s pointing out the attention we’re suddenly giving football and how great it would be if we channeled all that energy towards the climate crisis

— elizabeth (@lizripple25) October 7, 2023

Twitter: @lizripple25

Obviously it’s a joke y’all. Some ppl r taking it further than that. The point was that nobody is doing shit for the environment. And most definitely not celebrities.

— jennifer (@trashurchin) October 7, 2023

Twitter: @trashurchin

Agreed, Olivia! Taylor Swift's influence combined with a climate scientist's passion for change could make a powerful impact. Imagine the awareness they could raise together!

— Sunita 🇮🇳 (@Shaaanu08) October 7, 2023

Twitter: @Shaaanu08

I'm no fan of Olivia Wilde, but the number of people who don't understand the tweet she posted is crazy. It wasn't a Taylor dis. She's saying that if Taylor can make people who didn't care about football suddenly care about football, imagine what she could do for climate change.

— Andrew Ungvari (@DrewUnga) October 7, 2023

Twitter: @DrewUnga

I don’t think she’s criticizing Taylor. She’s referring to the media attention.

— KangtheConquerer (@conthekang) October 6, 2023

Twitter: @conthekang

Others had different thoughts about Olivia's comment:

They are literally saying Olivia Wilde uses feminism to gaslight people whenever they call her out for her toxic & abusive behavior, just like we've always been saying 😭
I LOVE IT HERE
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— Agathe 🥝 (@kmmwkindness_) September 29, 2023

Twitter: @kmmwkindness_

Same, Olivia! Maybe Taylor could write a catchy climate change anthem that'd make even Mother Nature groove!

— N (@Ichanpyaari) October 6, 2023

Twitter: @Ichanpyaari

i hate how celebrities nowadays brings up taylor when they need some attention

— Harsh (@ZettensLash) October 7, 2023

Twitter: @ZettensLash

When Jason Sudekis lay in front of her car, he wasn’t trying to stop her from going to see Harry Styles. He was trying to reduce her carbon emissions.

— Shamus McGillicuddy (he/him) (@ShamusMc1) October 6, 2023

Twitter: @ShamusMc1

I feel that but it’s just like wrong messenger lol.

— jennifer (@trashurchin) October 6, 2023

Twitter: @trashurchin

The good news is that Katja's original intention for the tweet is in full effect. New awareness is now being brought to the climate crisis.

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Check out this hilarious mockup of a Us Weekly cover by @weareyellowdot with Taylor dating Dr. Peter Kalmus. Dr. Kalmus is a climate scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory who uses "satellite data and models to study the rapidly changing Earth, focusing on biodiversity forecasting, clouds, and severe weather."

What do you think were Olivia's intentions in sharing the tweet? Share it in the comments below.

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