Do you like Taylor Swift?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is gonna dump Kelce. He’s old and very close to retirement. He’s no longer the reigning champ of the most viewed sport in America. Once he’s done playing there isn’t much opportunity outside of the football sphere for him. The only thing he could possibly use is his status as Taylor’s bf to book random gigs and being a podcast bro who shills cheap beer. She definitely doesn’t want some fat dunce leaching off her status to boost his own post-football career.

I do wonder about this. They seem so in love now, but they are on somewhat equal footing. Both high-profile, and when they started dating, he was at the top of his game. But now he's a year older, the wear and tear on the body is significant and I would not be surprised if he retired under the thought that he wanted to step away while he was still healthy. Then what? The fun of being a WAG is over and there's no more games, etc. for fun. To your point, can he make a second career out of being TS boyfriend (or even husband)? He could go into broadcasting like Jason - similar to the Manning brothers it would be fun to hear them call a game together. My initial thought was that she would see him as a leech on her fame but OTOH, she was with Joe Alwyn for six years, really wanted to marry him, and his lack of a meaningful career and money did not seem to be an issue for her. Her songs from that period, and the Joe-inspired ones on TPPD, show that she didn't care about money, she loved him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is gonna dump Kelce. He’s old and very close to retirement. He’s no longer the reigning champ of the most viewed sport in America. Once he’s done playing there isn’t much opportunity outside of the football sphere for him. The only thing he could possibly use is his status as Taylor’s bf to book random gigs and being a podcast bro who shills cheap beer. She definitely doesn’t want some fat dunce leaching off her status to boost his own post-football career.

I do wonder about this. They seem so in love now, but they are on somewhat equal footing. Both high-profile, and when they started dating, he was at the top of his game. But now he's a year older, the wear and tear on the body is significant and I would not be surprised if he retired under the thought that he wanted to step away while he was still healthy. Then what? The fun of being a WAG is over and there's no more games, etc. for fun. To your point, can he make a second career out of being TS boyfriend (or even husband)? He could go into broadcasting like Jason - similar to the Manning brothers it would be fun to hear them call a game together. My initial thought was that she would see him as a leech on her fame but OTOH, she was with Joe Alwyn for six years, really wanted to marry him, and his lack of a meaningful career and money did not seem to be an issue for her. Her songs from that period, and the Joe-inspired ones on TPPD, show that she didn't care about money, she loved him.

Travis has not shown a single red flag regarding Taylor's career. He's very supportive. If their relationship ends it won't be due to bitterness in his end.

[Anonymous]

I’m indifferent. Don’t care much for her music. I do like that she gave huge bonuses to support crew on her Eras Tour. I am a GenXer and a fan of Blur & Gorillaz but was disappointed when Damon Albarn criticized her for not writing her own music. It annoys me when people dismiss her or downplay her accomplishments. They do this a lot to women artists. So annoying!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m indifferent. Don’t care much for her music. I do like that she gave huge bonuses to support crew on her Eras Tour. I am a GenXer and a fan of Blur & Gorillaz but was disappointed when Damon Albarn criticized her for not writing her own music. It annoys me when people dismiss her or downplay her accomplishments. They do this a lot to women artists. So annoying!

Yes, but she gave it right back to him, which I was glad to see - and he apologized and acknowledged he was completely wrong.

“I was such a big fan of yours until I saw this,” Swift wrote to Albarn. “I write ALL of my own songs. Your hot take is completely false and SO damaging. You don’t have to like my songs but it’s really f****d up to try and discredit my writing. WOW.”

“PS I wrote this tweet all by myself in case you were wondering,” she added sarcastically.

Writing an apology on Twitter shortly afterward, Albarn said: “I totally agree with you. I had a conversation about songwriting and sadly it was reduced to clickbait,” adding, “The last thing I would want to do is discredit your songwriting. I hope you understand.”

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/25/entertainment/taylor-swift-damon-albarn-songs-scli-intl/index.html

[Anonymous]

I like some of her songs. But not enough to pay for concert tickets. I watched the movie for free at a home. I really don’t care about any of her relationships. Travis Kelce looks gross. She looks like a good human. She’s ok.

[Anonymous]

Everything about her irritates me and I think the whole “swifty” thing is cult-like and weird.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everything about her irritates me and I think the whole “swifty” thing is cult-like and weird.

Not to single you out, and you’re certainly entitled to your opinion, but I just can’t understand the concept of letting someone you don’t know, and who will never know you, irritate you. It is so simple to just avoid most of it. For example, don’t read articles, forums, and chat threads about her. Half the people commenting in this very thread seem to be haters, yet they are here, having sought out this place to say so, much more strongly than you did. That is just as weird as some of that swifty behavior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything about her irritates me and I think the whole “swifty” thing is cult-like and weird.

Not to single you out, and you’re certainly entitled to your opinion, but I just can’t understand the concept of letting someone you don’t know, and who will never know you, irritate you. It is so simple to just avoid most of it. For example, don’t read articles, forums, and chat threads about her. Half the people commenting in this very thread seem to be haters, yet they are here, having sought out this place to say so, much more strongly than you did. That is just as weird as some of that swifty behavior.

Thanks for allowing all of us to have an opinion!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Taylor is gonna dump Kelce. He’s old and very close to retirement. He’s no longer the reigning champ of the most viewed sport in America. Once he’s done playing there isn’t much opportunity outside of the football sphere for him. The only thing he could possibly use is his status as Taylor’s bf to book random gigs and being a podcast bro who shills cheap beer. She definitely doesn’t want some fat dunce leaching off her status to boost his own post-football career.

I do wonder about this. They seem so in love now, but they are on somewhat equal footing. Both high-profile, and when they started dating, he was at the top of his game. But now he's a year older, the wear and tear on the body is significant and I would not be surprised if he retired under the thought that he wanted to step away while he was still healthy. Then what? The fun of being a WAG is over and there's no more games, etc. for fun. To your point, can he make a second career out of being TS boyfriend (or even husband)? He could go into broadcasting like Jason - similar to the Manning brothers it would be fun to hear them call a game together. My initial thought was that she would see him as a leech on her fame but OTOH, she was with Joe Alwyn for six years, really wanted to marry him, and his lack of a meaningful career and money did not seem to be an issue for her. Her songs from that period, and the Joe-inspired ones on TPPD, show that she didn't care about money, she loved him.

Travis has not shown a single red flag regarding Taylor's career. He's very supportive. If their relationship ends it won't be due to bitterness in his end.

I really like them together and I think he could very likely be her end game. A lot of songs about Joe were focused on how much she loved him, but she also felt guilty for being TS in the relationship. Songs like Peace and Bejeweled really drives home how she gave up a lot and hopes what she can offer is enough for him. My DD and I saw her show in Arlington, TX. Turns out it was the first show after she and Joe broke up. She started crying, almost sobbing really, during Champagne Problems which led us to think she proposed and he said no - she just wrote it from the male POV. That was the weekend she did it with a broken heart. Travis however embraces being a Swiftie and understands that in the relationship, she is the catch!

[Anonymous]

I don’t know much about her except that she’s really rich and famous and has a cat named Olivia Benson. My niece likes her music and I keep meaning to ask her for her favorite five or ten songs so I can look them up. I don’t listen to the radio or anything so I don’t know if I’ve ever even heard one of her songs.

I think she’s a really unusual looking woman, and while I don’t mean good unusual, it is nice that she doesn’t look like every Instagram model.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything about her irritates me and I think the whole “swifty” thing is cult-like and weird.

Not to single you out, and you’re certainly entitled to your opinion, but I just can’t understand the concept of letting someone you don’t know, and who will never know you, irritate you. It is so simple to just avoid most of it. For example, don’t read articles, forums, and chat threads about her. Half the people commenting in this very thread seem to be haters, yet they are here, having sought out this place to say so, much more strongly than you did. That is just as weird as some of that swifty behavior.

Totally agree. I tend to avoid threads about subjects that irritate me. For instance, when Hamilton was all the rage, I couldn't bring myself to click on any of those threads because I had seen it and hated it intensely. So, I simply avoided any discussion of it. Simple. There are definitely people who seek out the very things that annoy them, making it much more of a "them" problem. Another example - the OP of this thread no doubt started it solely so she could rant about TS. Very transparent.

[Anonymous]

Love Taylor Swift. Favorite artist and something I can share with my 21yo DD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Love Taylor Swift. Favorite artist and something I can share with my 21yo DD

+1
She wasn’t my favorite artist until my 20 yo daughter kept asking me to listen to her more recent albums - Midnight, Folklore, Evermore, and TTPS. Wow, I was blown away by how much she had evolved. Now we share her too!

[Anonymous]

*TTPD

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything about her irritates me and I think the whole “swifty” thing is cult-like and weird.

Not to single you out, and you’re certainly entitled to your opinion, but I just can’t understand the concept of letting someone you don’t know, and who will never know you, irritate you. It is so simple to just avoid most of it. For example, don’t read articles, forums, and chat threads about her. Half the people commenting in this very thread seem to be haters, yet they are here, having sought out this place to say so, much more strongly than you did. That is just as weird as some of that swifty behavior.

Totally agree. I tend to avoid threads about subjects that irritate me. For instance, when Hamilton was all the rage, I couldn't bring myself to click on any of those threads because I had seen it and hated it intensely. So, I simply avoided any discussion of it. Simple. There are definitely people who seek out the very things that annoy them, making it much more of a "them" problem. Another example - the OP of this thread no doubt started it solely so she could rant about TS. Very transparent.

But you clicked on a thread that was started by a very transparent person who “no doubt started it solely so she could rant about TS”

That isn’t “simply staying away and “avoid[ing] threads about subject that irritate you.”

….. so your completely negated all your points.