If I cared any less about the NFL, it would take effort. I get that it’s massively popular, and for some of its fans, “I like football” is their entire personality. Good for them. Sincerely. It’s just not my thing.
But! I love and admire Taylor Swift, which is the only reason I know that the Chiefs had some kind of huge comeback against Detroit and they are going to the Superb Owl against a team I can’t remember and don’t need you to identify. (EDIT: whoops. I mixed up the two playoff games. I still don’t care.)
I still don’t care about the NFL or the game, but oh my god do I love love love love love how outraged and furious and unhinged all these toxic right wing idiots are about Taylor Swift and her boyfriend the football guy. I love it so hard. I love how it’s waking them up at night, I love how they’re just so goddamn angry about it they feel sick. I love how self-inflicted it all is, and how they keep punching themselves in the dick about it, howling with what they think is righteous outrage, but sounds an awful lot like a toddler having a tantrum.
But the thing I love more than anything, the absolute best part of all of it, is watching a political party, under the complete control of the weakest, most pathetic, tiny little man, discover a new and novel way to alienate millions of voters they desperately need, while they push away countless voters who may have been open to their message, if only it wasn’t … this. LOL.
Republicans have already made it crystal clear that they hate women and want to have absolute control over every single thing a woman does. Voters have responded to that with record turnout to codify laws that protect women, and to replace as many misogynist lawmakers as they can.
So please join me in a robust round of mocking applause for whoever made the choice to attack and vilify and attempt to terrorize the most popular and influential woman of her generation, who polls more favorably than their entire party and all of their candidates.
Just a huge, roaring, standing ovation for whoever decided that the party of angry, toxic, predatory, authoritarian men will *absolutely* increase their support among a demographic they can’t afford to lose by picking a fight with their Joan of Arc.
Outstanding work, gentlemen. I have never seen a group of people slam their dicks in the door so beautifully and successfully. I wish you all the worst as you stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror.
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My glee at the right wing freakout has only been doubled by the amazingly heartfelt stories out there of the non-toxic football dads that are so amazingly happy that, because of Taylor, their daughters have really gotten into football and has given them another way for them to bond and have shared experiences.
Taylor Swift’s music does nothing for me, but at least she seems like a decent enough human being. At most, I feel a mildly positive indifference toward her. But everything else about this is pure ambrosia. Please, shitty basement fascists, alienate a huge swath of the electorate by attacking a remarkably popular entertainer simply for having a boyfriend. Please for the love of all that is good in this world, shoot yourselves in the collective tiny mushroom dick so that you get yourself voted the fuck out of power for the rest of your miserable lives. Keep at it, and I hope you destroy yourselves like Red Rush trying to pummel Omni Man in Invincible.
A funny side note. When I drank, I watched football at the bar. Then I sobered up and found it the most boring thing. 3 hours to play an hour long game, Geesh.
I’ve been reading stories that the former president has been comparing his ratings to Taylor and saying he is more popular than she is! His weakness and snowflakiness (is that a word?) filters down to his followers who get all butt hurt if someone doesn’t tow the line.
Every time another person (conservative or not) hates on Taylor, I love her even more. ❤️ Thanks for this post. I love hearing that you enjoy her work too.
I saw a post somewhere on social media today stating how interesting it is that the same group of people who ‘boycotted’ the NFL over players kneeling are now having a meltdown about Taylor Swift attending NFL games.
Well said Wil. I am hoping beyond hope that the Republicans and Trump look back after the election and regret that they alienated millions of voters because of their disdain of women, especially powerful women like Taylor. I am also hoping beyond hope that Taylor expends some effort to motivate her fanbase to just FUCKING VOTE, no matter their preferences.
I don’t want them to regret it. I want them to double down and alienate as many people as possible for as long as possible.
With all the things going on in the world, why do Republicans suddenly give a crap about who Taylor Swift is dating? So she gets to attend Kansas City football games. If it makes her happy, so be it. Not harming anybody. Must be very desperate to stoop so low as making a musician’s love life a political stunt.
Hey Wil. Though I’m in KC gotta say I don’t care much for football either. Anyway gotta go off topic here cause I don’t know where else to post. Back when you first started this blog I somehow was able to email you, and you replied. That meant a lot, got me through another day, and I just wanted to say thanks. So, thanks man.
With every sentence I agreed more and more with you. Then you capped this post off in the best way you possibly could.
Standing Ovation
Out of all the things that could be and should be costing Trump the presidency, if absolutely nothing else will do it, I hope that this is the thing that ends up torpedoing his campaign.
The thing that really brings this into ludicrous WTAF territory is that these numbskulls apparently believe that Taylor Swift is supposedly a “Pentagon asset” and that her having a sportsball boyfriend is a “psyop” designed explicitly to hurt Trump in the election. Somehow. Go figure. But then, these are the same bozos who believe that Trump is ostensibly the world’s only hope against pedophiles in underground pizza parlors, so… I guess this tracks, too.
i love this! as someone who doesn’t understand football and loves taylor swift, it’s very relatable.
This. It is so beautiful to watch the RNC rage machine freakout over Taylor and the Swifties, and it will cost them so dearly.
Likewise, I had zero interest in seeing the Barbie movie. But it got the RNC buffoons’ panties into such a bunch that I had to see it. And I absolutely loved it! It’s been some time since I laughed so hard at a movie. So thank you, RNC buffoons, for turning me on to such a wonderful movie. chef’s kiss
A similar dissection that resonated for me was that their relationship distills the failed fantasies of many young men – to be a professional athlete or a rock star. By personifying the very dreams of many, those who are angry and bitter that life did not deliver on their dreams (or more likely, they were unwilling to devote the time and commitment to achieving them) this couple generates levels of outrage among the former President’s followers.
I couldn’t be more happy for them. Auguri!
Who’s playing this year? The Packers and the Dodgers or something? The Painters vs. the Poopsies? The Libs vs. the Magas?
I have the Super Bowl happening just a few miles from my house and ya know what? I couldn’t care less.
Correction: I do care. I care about the influx of rabid Red-Bull and Bud swilling fans who will soon rush forth in their soaked gluttony and turn my wonderful city into some weird NFL version of “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome.”
Your American football is my association football (or soccer, as Americans call it). Rugby Union is the only true football, am I right? 🙂
But yeah… I really just don’t understand America any more. Ok, I don’t live there, I mostly only hear about the latest WTF moments on Mastodon or occasionally Reddit, but the whole Taylor/football guy/”OMG we are so angry about Taylor Swift and our football guy!” is just… bizarre!
Before my BFF took me to her concert movie, I couldn’t have named a single Taylor Swift song if you threatened my original copy of Dead Kennedys’ Frankenchrist, complete with Giger poster. It turned out I knew like half a line in one song about one girl being a cheerleader and the other being in the bleachers or something. I was not magically converted into a Taylor Swift fan. I did not particularly connect with her music.
But before that, I knew who she was, and admired her as a celebrity/public figure. I didn’t care about her music, save that millions of people enjoyed it, but I sure did (and still do) like what she did with her fame, her massive platform, and her ability to influence millions of people. She’s one of the (if not the) biggest American star in the world, and we got soooooo lucky to have an ambassador as thoughtful, intelligent, poised, and decent as she. Also, she makes sadboi heads a-splode. All hail Taylor. \m/
I don’t care about any of that drama. I don’t get worked up over meaningless things like this. It’s silly that this is even a topic with mainstream media. Really?
I’m not a football fan and not really a Swiftie, but I cannot tell how disturbingly captivated I am by the imagery of the Republican leaders “beautifully” slamming their dicks in the door.
I firmly believe that what really bothers them is that Taylor Swift is a successful, popular, rich young woman without any need for a man! In fact, the pairing is doing more to enhance his life/reputation than hers! How very dare she.
Among the many weird things about their reaction– it’s a heterosexual relationship between a traditionally “manly” man and a very feminine-presenting woman, and it involves a football player and someone who started out in country music, so you’d think it would check a lot of their boxes! But yep, it’s an incredibly successful young woman who has made her fortune through her own efforts, so we can’t have that! Even without all the left-leaning politics, pro-vaccination stances, etc.
They also have a paradox of hating “elites” but loving rich businesspeople… but maybe only rich businessMEN. I dunno, I don’t get any of it…..
Oh my! I had no idea! I thought it was just about the chicken wings and Chile.