Swift and Horace Mann School withdraw a contest for the singer to perform any institution in the United States
campaign full of irony Internet for Taylor Swift to perform at a school for the deaf has failed - but the institution will still receive a large sum of money.
4chan and Reddit users gamed an online contest to send Swift to perform in any school in the United States won the majority of votes in encouraging people to vote for Horace Mann School for the Deaf and hearing.
Swift, management and sponsors of the school competition out of the race by the way he got the votes, according to the headteacher, Jeremiah Ford.
- "Are we winning? Absolutely, "Ford told the Globe.
- The contest drew national attention in August when Reddit and 4Chan decided to take the competition. Some critics have accused the website of being insensitive to the Deaf community.
Swift, as well as sponsoring the event Chegg, Papa John Pizza, CoverGirl and American Greetings, has pledged $ 10,000 each school. VH1 Save the music program has also donated $ 10,000 to the instruments of the school, who analyzed the reactivation of its music program. Horace Mann students also receive tickets for the next local presentation of Swift.
Earlier this year, in line with the trolls Pitbull successfully sent to remote areas in the Walmart U.S. as part of a contest for the rapper to perform at any store location has been more people like Facebook. The journalist who started the campaign behind Pitbull joined her performance in Kodiak, Alaska - population 6256
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