Shania Twain Apologizes! Trump don’t impress her much

Lots of anger about her original praise of Trump

We know.

Who's buying any of her music these days anyway. Not me.

This is just going to piss off her deplorable fans too, not endear her to liberals

Damage is done Princess on multiple fronts. Its not just “discrimination” it is his full assault on Democracy. Something your Country believes in also. Second front is - this is what people will remember about you, a subconscious slip of the tongue. Yr Done.

Plastic bitch is getting older now. 52.

Fuck her.

She must think everybody is as dumb as she is.

She tweeted:

'I was trying to explain, in response to a question about the election, that my limited understanding was that the President talked to a portion of America like an accessible person they could relate to, as he was NOT a politician.

I wondered if that was what she might have meant. There's truth to that.

Has been says what?!

Uhm again she said her words were taken out of context. Perhaps something got lost in translation as she does speak french you know (as Canada is a Bilingual country)

Those french country songs were hot R11. SMH.

Why does anyone care what a Canadian singer from the 90s thinks about American politics in 2018?

Can’t they interview her about, oh I don’t know, music?

What does Anne Murray think of Trump? How about Alanis? I need to know what Avril Lavine thinks about Trump.

R13: Exactly! I'd love to hear Shania talk about music.

Didn't she say that she would have voted for Trump? It doesn't sound like she was able to backtrack from that.

R15 if she was speaking in her native french, maybe something got lost in translation

She's an English speaker from English Canada (Timmins, Ontario), she's not Celine Dion. What she was trying to say was she might have voted for him at the time because crude as he was he seemed like a straight shooter. She realized it was a hasty answer to an unexpected question that she probably should have declined to answer for a lot of good reasons.

Settle down. She's not Roger Stone. Pick your fucking battles.

None of the Canadians I know had a hard time seeing Trump was a con man and Hilary was the only sane choices.

[quote] She's an English speaker from English Canada (Timmins, Ontario),

Canada is a BILINGUAL Country where the official languages are both french and English

oh ffs

R18, yeah, you fucking riptard, but do you actually think the whole country is fluently bilingual?

[quote] None of the Canadians I know had a hard time seeing Trump was a con man and Hilary was the only sane choices.

Tell that to Doug Ford

Timmins isn't a French town, R19. Jeez.

R21 how do you know Shania doesn't speak french?

R23 french is a required subject in high school

Shania never seemed very smart or well-informed

She's not a native French speaker. Why would she have problems being understood in English?

Has she learned nothing about neutrality by living in Switzerland?

She was born in the mid 1960s and learned French after the birth of her child.... in 2001. It's safe to say English isn't her first language.

But I suppose it makes perfect sense she sat down to do an interview with The Guardian, an English newspaper, and did the interview in French because.

She's fluent in retard.

The "Canada is bilingual so Shania must have been speaking in French" troll is honestly the dumbest thing I've seen on DL in a long time.

Eileen has a long shady history. She is not very bright but she knows how to lie. In English. Most of her backstory is a fabrication. She hasn't many friends in Northern Ontario. no sir.

Look, R25, R24, you fucking idiot troll. Timmins is not a French town. The majority of people there speak English as a first language. Shania speaks English as a first language. I have no idea whether or not she took French in school. There would be no reason as to why she would be giving a French language interview to a British newspaper. Please go away or come up with a new angle to try and defend her.

[quote]The "Canada is bilingual so Shania must have been speaking in French" troll is honestly the dumbest thing I've seen on DL in a long time.

I'm so hoping I got trolled because otherwise the stupidest person on earth is posting here. Scientists should be informed.

R31 are you disputing the fact Canada is not a Bilingual country?

It is not a fact that Canada is not a bilingual country.

[quote] I have no idea whether or not she took French in school.

French is a required subject in all schools in Canada

If Shania Train leaves Chicago travelling at 230 miles per hour, man, does she feel like a woman?

[quote] It is not a fact that Canada is not a bilingual country.

So you are saying French is NOT Canada official language?

Canada is officially French, English bilingual. Do you have any idea as to what that means, you stupid idiot, R39?

R40 tell that to R36

Give it up, apologist idiot @R35. Shania Twain is from Timmins, ON, where the number of native French speakers is probably 0.01% or something like that. Given that her education is marginal at best, I highly doubt she speaks that much French at all.

BTW, teh only province that is bilingual is New Brunswick. Quebec is largely French, outside Montreal and the rest is solidly Anglophone.

R42 there are pockets of Alberta that is 100% francophone

In addition some Native reservations (which Shania is a band member of one) are bilingual as well.

Read your post at R35, R39.

You're not even making grammatical sense. Your error is obvious to any able to tie their own shoe laces.

To hell with this cunt.

Clutching at straws much, R43? Give it a rest - she's exposed herself as an ignorant, bigoted idiot.

People on this thread are trying to downplay the mosaic of francophone culture in Canada. Must be Conservative supporters.

Meanwhile, the Widow Angélil refused to perform at Trump's inauguration soiree. Made me love her even more.

"Las Vegas hotelier Steve Wynn, a longtime friend of Trump’s who has worked with Dion before, reportedly promised to secure the singer for the big day. Alas, he’ll have to say au revoir to that idea—the Canadian chanteuse isn’t doing it."

Yeah, also Manitoba has a French speaking population too, R42 and must provide provincial government services in both English and French.

Not that it matters, Shania is not a French Canadian.

She should make a big donation to an LGBT charity to prove that she’s not a deplorable

[quote] Shania is not a French Canadian.

But she was in french immersion

Manitoba also has Icelandic speaking population. Doesn't make it any more relevant to the essence of the story.

What fucking difference does it make, R51? So fucking what? She gave an interview in English, to a British newspaper. There were no translation issues or language barriers.

R53 you don't know that for a fact,

Man! I Feel Like a Moron

OK, you're right, "Canada is a bilingual country" troll. I believe it's all an error. She gave the interview in Farsi, a language she just began studying last week. That explains the mix up.

Doesn't explain why she's apologized though.

[quote] a language she just began studying last week.

Google the words "French Immersion" in schools

What does French Immersion have to do with anything, R57?

I know good and god damned well what French Immersion is, btw.

I seriously doubt her words were mistranslated. But be aware Northern Ontario is far from exclusively Anglo. About 35% of Timmins have French as their first language, same for about 25% of nearby Sudbury residents.

I believe the problem is she gave the interview in English, but in her head she was thinking in French and in iambic pentameter... something was bound to go wrong.

^ LOL.

Whatever she was speaking, she is now engaged in damage control.

A simple Google search proves that she did not attend French Immersion, you idiot "Canada is bilingual country" troll.

Iambic pentameter is what the Illuminati use hypnotize Christians into being pedophiles.

Obviously, the big D is trolling here, trying to wave a shiny object to draw the imbecile's attention away from the real issue.

Va te faire enculer, connasse.

Eh! (Canadian!) Shania is yesterday’s news, and if she doesn’t have the good sense to know to hide her admiration for King Kumquat, however ill-considered, then let the bitch reap what she sows!

Merde!

Didn’t Shania spend some quality time in Alaska? She may be a Palin fan.

[quote]Va te faire enculer, connasse.

"Go fuck yourself, bitch" sounds so much classier in French.

Thanks, Google Translate!

Tabarnack!!

Too late bitch!

No one should attack or denigrate her because it makes her look like a victim; that doesn't mean you can't be critical of her. I went from indifferent to her to now disliking her because it's obvious she's a selfish person who lacks empathy.

[quote]She should make a big donation to an LGBT charity to prove that she’s not a deplorable

It would look like extortion. If she didn't do it before on her own as an altruistic person, then no one should want her money now which would scream "pressured into it."

Can we just accept that she’s a native English speaker?

She can clearly speak and understand English regardless of any other languages she may know.

She gave this interview in English and there were no translation issues.

That being said, she is not an American citizen, and she does not live in the United States.

Therefore, whoever asked her opinion about American politics is a stupid person, and got an equally stupid response from her.

R74, the person who asked did a good job because look how it spread like a wild fire.

What else would you expect from a country singer?

Her name is in the headlines and she didn’t have to spend a dime or lift a finger!

R76, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are big Democrats... so it’s not clear what you would expect from a country singer.

I think the real news here is that she’s a COUNTRY singer who has had to apologize for supporting Trump.

When I saw how many replies this thread had, I really did not think most of it would be taken up with a language debate. Lol.

I suspect that, living in Switzerland all these years, she just has no clue about how most Americans feel about Trump and doesn't keep up with his corruption, his disgusting Twitter feed, his right-wing policies, etc. She's just not invested in it at all.

It's not a battle, r17. It takes almost no time out of my life to make sure her vapid 90s songs are off my playlists.

She is bilingual now, but was not when she lived in Timmins.

It's really hard for people to stick to their principles when society around them is getting angrier and more conservative. It's got to be worse for spoiled rich brats who are sheltered and too dumb to just answer "I'm not American and not up on politics, so no comment."

Also, no one should expect some country pop tart to really mean it when she sings a "feminist anthem."

Why didn't see say something like,

"I'm not American nor living in the United States, So I'm not informed enough to have an opinion."

Because she's dumb.

[quote]The "Canada is bilingual so Shania must have been speaking in French" troll is honestly the dumbest thing I've seen on DL in a long time.

Yeah, it was a bizarre subject to bring up.

Shania is an Anglophone and speaks English, and she obviously would have been speaking English to a British newspaper.

So there was no French translation issue.

And although Canada has 2 languages, only a minority of Canadians are fluent in both.

For example, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is fluent in both languages. And so are some of the other Members of Parliament. But most Canadians are not.

OK, this is a parody account, but it's brilliant.

More native French speakers are fluent in English than the other way around, but Canada is a bilingual country. This has nothing to do with Shania Twain who went to school in the dive bars of the north. Plenty of French speakers up Timmins way though.

R40 you’re engaging a troll who is trying to get people worked up for his/her enjoyment. And it’s a successful troll at that given how many people are talking about this French bs.

Look at the way she worded her "apology" and her absolute avoidance in the word "Trump".

- "I do not hold any common moral beliefs with the current President". Um, why not say "I do not hold any common moral beliefs with TRUMP"??? - “My answer was awkward, but certainly should not be taken as representative of my values nor does it mean I endorse him.” Um, "him" should be replaced with "TRUMP". In fact that whole statement comes across like "maybe I do, maybe I don't support TRUMP". She could have easily been more straightforward herself and said "I don't endorse TRUMP, and I don't share any of TRUMP's moral views" - Telling us that is should be "clear" to US that we're misinterpreting her (dumping the blame on us for her stupid comments) because of an even more vague statement about the "choices" she's made and the "people" she's stood with.

Bitch please. She's trying too hard to have her cake with this and eat it too.

Will some other story bury the Shania/Trump story? Or will this embarrassing debacle linger and do real damage to what’s left of her career in the US?

Bump for the apology

I forgive Shania.

Shania Who?

Poor little backwoods Eileen Twain. Such an emotional singer....

She did have a nice (mono) tone to her v e r y limited voice at one time. Not any more, her lil one octave range was destroyed by ticks and fleas and mutt. Now no one wants to watch her lip sync for $39! I forgive a lot of people but not chicks who can't sing having the best selling lady album of all time. She can perform at Trump's 2020 inaugural. Some people don't know when to quit.

We still care about Shania and her thoughts on Trump and her apology

This story has legs!

R95 Why blame Shania for that? Call out the millions who bought the album in the first place.

She is a Norwegian Catholic.