Admittedly, I’m not a fan of Taylor Swift’s music. I’ll take a main entree of rock and roll, with a side of blues and reggae. That doesn’t mean, however, that I do not respect and admire her talent and the ability to generate enthusiasm among her millions of fans. She’s the real deal.
And right on cue, she’s hated and feared by the MAGA cult.
Remember, this is the crowd that, at various points in time, has hated or called for boycotts on Disney, Dr. Suess, Bud Lite, and a host of other persons or corporations that happen to espouse an opinion or action that the cult thinks is woke. Woke to the cult means anyone who tries to advocate for a more inclusive United States of America.
That means if you’re anything other than white and straight in society, you might as well leave the country or barricade yourself in a hole somewhere. Anyone deviating from this view is nothing but a snowflake libtard.
And, if you’re someone like Taylor Swift, who singlehandedly implored her followers to register to vote, and which hundreds of thousands obliged, you become public enemy number one to the cult. She represents a threat to their exclusionary vision of America. And, in 2020, she had the nerve to endorse Joe Biden for president – another grievance that puts her at the top of a long list of folks they despise.
So essentially, it’s no surprise that her recent visits to Kansas City Chief football games have produced the sort of caterwauling you’d think would only be reserved for someone who did some questionable or reprehensible things in public, a crime, or hateful comments. But no, it appears the one crime the cult is indicting for her is to have started a relationship with the starting tight end of the Chiefs, Travis Kelce. The other crime is that the TV networks show her in a suite cheering for her boyfriend.
The nerve.
I’ve been a sports fan for over fifty years. I love watching the NFL, NBA, MLB, and many other sporting events. It’s one of my passions. In all those years, one thing has been a constant, at least when it comes to nationally televised games: The camera pans the crowd and shows celebrities. Shocking, I know.
You couldn’t watch a game when the Los Angeles Lakers of the NBA played and not see the great actor Jack Nicholson. Not only did Jack have a courtside seat every game, so you couldn’t miss him if you tried, but the camera would always show him individually in his seat, cheering his favorite team on. They would do it several times during the game.
You’d also see Spike Lee at New York Knick games; you still do. Spike has a courtside seat, and the camera always shows his reactions throughout the game. When the Dallas Cowboys play, their owner, Jerry Jones, is always shown in his suite, living and dying with his team’s performances.
You get the point. It’s simply not a big deal when networks show celebrities. Except now, that is. The proverbial heads of MAGA world explode whenever they show Taylor Swift on the screen. Why? What is the big deal?
As said earlier, she endorsed and voted for the other guy in 2020. In addition, her future Hall of Famer boyfriend happened to be on the side of getting a Covid vaccine. He does commercials for Pfeizer promoting them, of which weirdo and anti-vax New York Jet quarterback Aaron Rodgers derisively gave him the nickname Mr. Pfeizer.
So, while we don’t know who Kelce voted for or even whether he voted at all, we know where his girlfriend stands. The simple fact that Kelce would endorse a vaccine shows that the guy believes in science, as well as helping people stay alive – a non-starter as far as the cult is concerned. He’s an enemy, along with Dr. Anthony Fauci. Remember, many of them want Fauci tried and convicted. Of what, I’m still not sure.
How can a big, tough guy like Kelce be a seemingly empathetic guy? He most certainly has to be part of MAGA world. He’s the prototypical athlete – flamboyant and outspoken. He must be one of them. Except he’s not. And that bugs the living hell out of them. And his girlfriend voted for Biden.
Anti-American libs!
It’s so ridiculous that they’ve come up with an insane conspiracy theory that the NFL is conspiring and fixing games so the Chiefs not only make it to the Super Bowl but win it, apparently so they can maximize profits by getting millions of “Swifties” to tune in. A Fox “News” talking head even called it a Pentagon PSYOP (Psychological Operations). You cannot make this stuff up.
They fail to mention, of course, that the Chiefs are now playing in their 4th Super Bowl in 5 years. How did they do it without Taylor?
There’s so much hatred in the world these days. While you can’t lay it all on the disgraced ex-president, I will put much of it on him. Being a jerk is cool these days. Saying terrible things about one another is now the rule, not the exception. We’re divided by gender, race, and just about anything else you can think of.
As I said, I’m not a fan of Taylor Swift – her music, that is. As for Taylor Swift, the person? Absolutely. She took a chance when she endorsed Biden in 2020. It could have backfired. What was the result? She’s currently the hottest celebrity on the planet, reportedly worth a billion dollars.
She’s taken a stand on domestic violence and sexual assault. She’s pro-choice and an advocate for gender equality and LGBT rights. She’s also spoken out against racism. When you combine all of her stances on issues and her activism for getting out the vote, you see why she is MAGA world’s worst nightmare.
This Sunday, I will be doing what over 100 million Americans will be doing: Watching the Super Bowl. I’ll have some alcoholic beverages and pig out on some unhealthy food. I’m hoping for a good game; nothing more, nothing less. However, I hope that Taylor Swift makes an appearance. I hear she’ll be in Japan as part of her ongoing tour. So, it’s unclear what her plans are for the game.
If she somehow appears, I’ll raise my glass and propose a toast: Here’s to as many MAGA tears as possible! I also hope Travis Kelce has a game for the ages. A couple of touchdowns and several receptions would be lovely.
Because in our current world of discontent, hate, and, yes, war, a three-hour diversion of two teams going at it is just what the doctor ordered. And if we get some stomach discomfort and minds exploding from the cult, it will make it that much sweeter.
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