Taylor Swift Claps Back At Chiefs Fans Who Boo Her
Well, in case you didn't know, the New Heights podcast is all about sports, particularly football — since, yanno, both hosts are NFL stars. Jason Kelce was on the Philadelphia Eagles, and of course, Travis plays for the Kansas City Chiefs. And in case you've been living under a rock, Taylor and Travis have been dating for almost two years now.
KARMA IS THE GUY ON THE CHIEFSSSSSSS.
So the New Heights podcast's typical audience is mainly sports fans, not Swifties. This is a big switch-up from the type of content they deliver, since the episode is all about Taylor releasing her new album. Some Swifties have expressed disappointment over Taylor choosing to announce her album on their podcast for this reason, while others think it's really sweet.
But the group of people who I suspect may be the most upset with Taylor's New Heights appearance are the sports-fans-slash-Taylor-haters (a group of people who, in my opinion, are just opposed to happiness for whatever reason). Why would they be mad? I guess they just don't like seeing Taylor in sports-centric spaces, and would rather keep the podcast about sports.
I DON'T AGREE WITH THEM, BTW! I'm just trying to rack my brain for reasons people may feel upset by this.
Besides, it was clear the moment Taylor first started appearing at Chiefs games to watch Travis: Some football fans just don't want a whiff of Taylor in the NFL. Even though she's literally just supporting her boyfriend (and Swifties welcomed Travis with open arms at The Eras Tour), Chiefs fans have openly expressed their annoyance with Taylor.
For one, Chiefs fans booed her at the Super Bowl so loudly, she actually reacted. In a video posted to X in February, you can see her widen her eyes and turn to the camera, confused, once she came on the jumbotron and fans started booing her. The clip has since gone viral, since it was a hilarious and innocent reaction to getting a huge amount of senseless hate.
But aside from that small reaction, Taylor hasn't actually responded to the constant hate she receives from football fans. UNTIL NOW. Taylor is smart, and she knew that going on this podcast would probably annoy some sports fans. So she decided to address it in the most perfect way possible.
In a new clip posted by the New Heights podcast teasing the episode, Jason starts by introducing her and summarizing some of her accomplishments — including the numerous awards and records she's broken.
"She is the most awarded artist in the history of the American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, and iHeart Radio Music Awards," he says, to which Travis responds, "God dayum." "She has 14 Grammy Awards and is the only artist in the history to win Album of the Year four times. Last December, she wrapped up The Eras Tour, which spanned 149 shows across 51 cities, 5 continents, and was the most attended tour of all time," Jason continued. "Her last album, The Tortured Poets Department, set a record with 1.76 billion streams globally within the first week alone."
Jason wraps up with, "And as a fan of 'that guy on the Chiefs,'" — a reference to Taylor's "Karma" lyric change at The Eras Tour — "she has 19 wins, 2 AFC titles, and a Super Bowl. 92%ers, are you ready for it? Making her podcasting debut, the most requested guest in the history of shows, Taylor Swift!" Can't lie with the stats.
After the intro section, we get a snippet of Taylor speaking on the podcast — and she claps back at those Taylor-hating, spirit-crushing Chiefs fans in a simple, graceful way. "As we all know, you know, you guys have a lot of male sports fans that listen to your podcast," she begins, to which Travis responds, "Yeah."
"And, um, I think we all know that if there's one thing that male sports fans want to see in their spaces and on their screens, it's more of me," she says, looking at the camera with a big smile.
Now, if this isn't an absolutely genius response, I don't know what is. She perfectly addresses it, and adds a sprinkle of humour to (hopefully) help people realize how foolish their hatred is. I'm actually obsessed, and so are my fellow Swifties on the internet:
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