As we embark on the annual fortnight slog in the culture that is the ramp-up to the Super Bowl (I’m not saying “The Big Game”, so sue me Goodell), this year promises to be even more unbearable, with the inclusion of the planet’s current reigning diva. The Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce relationship has already infected the broadcasts of Kansas City games, and once the KC Swifties qualified for the championship you knew it would devolve further into a Teen Vogue-level hype job.
What is playing out now is a cultural battle swirling around the pop star and the HOF TE. There are those on the right who have become everything from dismayed to outraged over her ascendancy, and now there is (supposedly) serious concern she could sway the upcoming election. Many in the press are jumping on the various reactions seen across the conservative media landscape, and the mockery has been…
