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Teeny bopper music. This isn’t the 30 year old version of Taylor is it? If so… lame |
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I don't think he has Rock-level charisma, and I don't think the relationship with Taylor helps with that. A somewhat hard to comprehend aspect of the Taylor Swift phenomenon is that Swift is not that charismatic either. I'm not sure why. There's a stiff awkwardness to her. She knows her audience and gives them exactly what they want, and her team if like military levels of efficient about it. But she's never been good in an interview chair, her acting career (which she's been trying to make happen for actual decades) has never taken off because Taylor comes off as extremely uncomfortable and sometimes disingenuous whenever she's in an actually vulnerable position. She works best with performative vulnerability, which her music does a good job of creating, but that's it.
The Eras tour is the apex of her performing career. She will not be making a turn towards acting. She and Kelce are not going to become a hyphenated power couple. She needs to pivot towards producing, quickly, and he should be aiming for sports-adjacent entertainment jobs (commentary, announcing, maybe some kind of hosting gig -- but he's not going to be starring in action movies or voicing Disney characters). The lack then warmth and dimension for that kind of career. I hope they are self-aware enough to see that. If not, the crash and burn will be spectacular. |
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Annoying gets media. People like being annoyed and complaining. Taylor’s Schtick is annoying people and then faking being devoid of humor and vengeful when confronted with it. Her music is not iconic and she knows it so it’s all a scripted media operation. |
You don't care and yet here you are |
I would add there’s no way she would procreate with Kelsey. The chance that her children would age and potentially look like that Wildebeast in the booth next to her is too risky. |
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I guess those who thought it was just a PR relationship are going to continue to believe that ....forever?
Life must be hard for those who are so bitter and cynical, and distrust everything. I appreciate people like Taylor and Travis who've used their talents to entertain and bring joy to people. They seem well-matched and I hope their relationship lasts, even when every week brings some new rumor attacking them. |
I mean some of the attacks are a little mean spirited, but using talents to bring joy to people can apply to prostitutes more than a football player. Teams win and lose and fans feel an array of emotions just joy. The individual players are not really about bringing joy, they are cogs in the NFL machine. Taylor’s talent was bought for courtesy of her parents and their PR skills, so you should be thanking them more for your “joy.” At this point the entertainment business is not all about joy and is intact an industry and one of the USAs largest exports. Thinking about it as “bringing joy” seems trite. |
Gosh I wonder why none of the smart rich people here in DCUM wanted to make a billionaire pop star. Surely any kid can do it! |
Most parents are not obsessive stage parents. Some people want their kids to lead relatively conventional lives because we think there is a greater chance of happiness and fulfillment down that path. If my kid wanted to be a music star, I'd happily buy her a guitar and lessons, encourage her to look at colleges with good music programs, and support her emotionally if she chose to pursue that path after college. I would not move the family to Nashville when she was 13, work a second job as her manager moving her demo and meeting with producers to get her a big break, and sacrificing my existing life and that of everyone else in the family in order to go all in on a dream of my kid being the next Taylor Swift. I also do not dream for my child to marry a professional football player, even one towards the end of his career. That's not a lifestyle I'm eager for my kid to be a part of. Again, if it's something she chose for herself, I'd support her, but I'm not going to make it my personal goal for her. |
It’s a hard life- just look at anti-hero. I wouldn’t want that for my kid at all. Too lonely and famous people often struggle with being normal and understanding who to trust. Taylor spelled it out in anti-hero she is too big for normal and can’t take it back. I wouldn’t wish that for my kids. |
I’ve always thought the worst thing in the world would be to be not feeling well and then having to give a 2plus hour concert singing dancing and entertaining. It’s humiliating and pitiful. You might be making money but you’re still just a court jester or minstrel. Plus these days the recoding makes no money and you have to tour over and over for the income. |
Apparently you're not a fan of Taylor's music. She's actually a very talented songwriter. And her Eras concert shows her to be a pretty talented performer - you know that each show is about 4 hours long, right? No helicopter parenting and PR can explain or compensate for that level of talent and just plain hard work. I'm curious, what music do you listen to? |
plus one. I don’t care what kind of stage parents someone has but without talent, you won’t develop Taylor Swift |