Taylor Swift Vs. The Gays.

Subtitled; "Operation: Saxon Needles; Month 5, Week 1, Day 3.”

Or, to put it another way;

"Oh yeah, the Super Bowl. Isn't it, like, the 53rd time America's tried to convince us that matters?"

The 2023 Super Bowl was supposed to be a huge event. My showbiz ex-wife Rihanna performed the Half-Time Show. Really twisting the knife about how much happier she is now we've broken up. She used her performance to announce that she was pregnant with her second child.

Then Miley Cyrus was supposed to release her comeback album. Which was absolutely, definitely going to do so much better than Rihanna's 2016 comeback album; "Anti." Rihanna's last album to date. Backed by the widely panned TV show; "The Idol" this pressure was supposed to continue on me until The 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. Then Miley Cyrus was going to release her second album of the year, along with a World Tour.

In the meantime there was supposed to be This Great Economic Recovery. Obviously it didn’t occur to anyone to actually stop prices rising unsustainably. However there was a definite promise, almost an; “Act,” that Inflation would, definitely, be Reduced.

All the while NATO was going to launch its long promised Spring Offensive. Which would see it goose-stepping and Sieg Heiling its way all across Ukraine, The Donbas Republics and into Russia's Red Square.

By the summer of 2023 everyone in America was left getting super into Taylor Swift. As Taylor Swift was the only America still had going for it. Well, it also had that; "Barbie" movie. Produced and starring Taylor Swift's equally Aryan chum Margot Robbie.

If a single movie or a single popstar's tour has even a detectable impact of the World’s Largest Economy. Then it’s not the World’s Largest Economy anymore. Unless it’s exploiting a global financial system adopted at the end of The Second World War (1939-1945)¹. Specifically designed to be rigged. To keep them on top, no matter how small the pile gets.

In a move that some would describe as; "Cynical & Calculating." At the start of the American Football season just gone Taylor Swift started dating Travis Kelce, star quarterback of The Kansas City Chiefs. Who have appeared in four of the last five Super Bowls. Winning last year, 2023.

Rather predictably. The Kansas City Chiefs have made it to the 2024 Super Bowl. Where The Kansas City Chiefs Are Representing Taylor Swift. Like all of America. That’s what they’ve been reduced to.

While the US was trying to console itself with Taylor Swift. The Muslim Brotherhood's rage was growing at America's failure to deliver for it.

The Muslim Brotherhood's rage boiled over on October 7th 2023 (7/10/23). When its Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) launched a Genocidal assault on Israel. Killing thousands and kidnapping hundreds. Starting the war which continues to this day.

Although it wasn't anyone's intention. This actually goes to the heart of an issue which has dominated American Football and American society since 2016. Colin Kaepernick's decision to kneel in protest during the playing of the American National Anthem. Something which is still epically offensive.

The reason why the National Anthem is played at major American sporting events dates back to The 1918 Baseball World Series. In 1917 the US finally joined The First World War (1914-1918). The 1918 Baseball World Series was the first major sporting event that occurred while America was fighting in that war.

With American troops fighting and dying over in Those Green Fields of France and Belgium there was a lot of debate over whether the 1918 Baseball World Series should be cancelled as a mark of respect. Eventually though everyone realised that people who are fighting in a war are already very much aware that they are fighting in a war. What they need are things like entertainment and big sporting events to give them some relief, momentarily distracting them from the fact that they're fighting in a war.

So the 1918 Baseball World Series went ahead. Only with the military pageantry including the National Anthem. In order to set the subdued and respectful tone. Then in 1919 it continued to show respect for the returning veterans. Since then America has been having a major war every decade, expect for the 1980's², so the tradition sort of stuck.

Those are the people that the spoiled, entitled multi-millionaire Colin Kaepernick continues to disrespect. Personally I think he should just be grateful. For every day that his head isn’t knocked off his shoulders.

Obviously, no US troops are currently fighting for Israel against Hamas. However America's current political leaders do seem to be utterly incapable, of staying out of it. While no-one wants to spoil America's fun. I don't think any Americans seriously want their bit of fun to be the thing that starts The Third World War.

This year The National Anthem was performed by Reba McEntire. On a war-footing turning up and not dying is really all you can expect. However Reba McEntire is considered something of a queen of Country music. Rather like Dolly Parton, the godmother of Miley Cyrus. Taylor Swift originally started out as a Country music artist before switching to Pop music.

Taylor Swift transitioned to Pop music with her 2014 album; "1989.” At around the same time Rihanna released the love letter to me; "Four, Five Seconds." Alongside Kanye West and Paul McCartney. Technically this was inspired by Celtic Punk/Folk. Specifically the song; "Forever" by the Dropkick Murphys. However as the joke at the time went;

"Taylor Swift's gone Pop. Just as Rihanna's gone Country.”

Of course. Mentioning myself, Rihanna, Kanye West and, by extension, his ex-wife Kim Kardashian. Her half-sister, Kendall Jenner, she’s just all Horses & Anxiety. Mentioning any of that within the context of a Super Bowl.

Surely that’s just rubbing salt into any one of America’s multitude of wounds. Particularly now I’m off doing my Military Intelligence Officer thing again.

Like Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus Reba McEntire has also done some TV & Movie work. Including a small role in; "Young Sheldon."³ A spinoff from; "The Big Bang Theory" telling of the formative years of the; "Sheldon Cooper" character in Texas. With his High School American Football coach Father.

If I had to nominate a fictional Reba McEntire super-fan. Then it would be; "Cameron Tucker" from; "Modern Family." The gay High School American Football coach from a farm in Missouri, just outside Kansas City. American Football and, particularly, the Super Bowl is how he bonds with his old fashioned Father-in-Law. 

I think the finale of the entire show involves Cameron returning to Missouri to become the American Football coach at Missouri State University. The first openly gay coach in College American Football.

Perhaps not being typical of an American Football coach. If Cameron takes a sleeping pill his family need to hide his phone, his barbeque tongs and his Reba McEnitre wig. Otherwise he will sleepwalk and order food while performing his Reba McEntire Drag Routine.

Modern Family was originally broadcast in the UK on the subscription based Sky network. However I didn't get access to the Sky network until they were on their fifth or sixth season. Rather than starting there I kept waiting until the early seasons became available of the catch-up, streaming service. They never did.

Modern Family has now arrived on the free-to-air Channel 4 network in the UK. Giving it something of a new lease-of-life. In case any of the cast were wondering why the paparazzi have suddenly started turning up again. Even if the residual cheques haven’t.

As is typical of Channel 4, they are completely screwing up their showing of Modern Family. I think it's currently airing Season 1, Season 4 and Season 9. All mixed together.

This isn't much of a problem with the adult characters. Or the; "Hayley Dunphy", "Alex Dunphy" and "Manny Delgado" characters. We've always had a pretty good sense of what they were going to look like as adults. Thanks to the actress Callie Thorne we already know what Sarah Hyland is going to look like in 20 years.

It is though more of a problem with the; "Luke Dunphy" character. While the; "Lily Pritchard-Tucker" character is a complete continuity disaster.

One minute the neurotic new parents are rushing their baby to hospital worried she's banged her head. Then they’re talking about adopting another baby, to find out how much of their teenage daughter's troubling personality is their fault. Then it's straight back to Her First Period, at Kindergarten.

Which adds a whole new sense of jeopardy to Modern Family. The suspense of which Lily Era we’re going to be exposed to this time. Well it does in my head, at least.

I suppose though all that does give us an opportunity to talk about those very special feelings we all seem to harbour. For actors and, particularly, actress’ we've watched grow-up on screen. Something which you might want to write down, set it in Stone. In case it appears on a test, somewhere.

Although I suspect that even Reba McEntire has accepted by now. Miley Cyrus is never the answer¹³⁴.

I've not really had much time to watch Modern Family on Channel 4, let alone ponder the finer points of the syndication contract. However I get the impression that Channel 4's rights to catch-up streaming are severely restricted. Due to the whole show having being brought up by Disney's subscription based streaming service.

On a related note, mindful of the strikes in the US TV & Movie industry over the past year. I'm also somewhat looking forward to watch, for the very first time, Season 3 onwards of; "The Americans."

The first two seasons of this were broadcast in the UK on the free-to-air ITV network, at around the same time they were broadcast in the US. However for Season 3 ITV decided to use it to launch its, at the time, new for the UK, subscription based streaming platform. This was such a big part of their strategy they seemed to spend a lot of money to control all of the UK rights to The Americans. Including DVD rights, which they chose not to exercise.

The problem was that their subscription based streaming service had nothing else worth watching on it. It was also ridiculously overpriced - around $30 per month. No-one was going to pay that much money just to watch The Americans. So ITV essentially paid a huge amount of money to ensure that no-one in the UK could watch The Americans. An inadvertent Catch & Kill sort of deal.

ITV's subscription based streaming service shutdown shortly afterwards. Then re-emerged as a free streaming service. Along with an ad-free, subscription based streaming service. Despite the fact the only ads on the free service being adverts for the ad-free subscription based streaming service.

Let’s all take a moment to admire their wild optimism. In putting adverts at the end of the show.

Of course now that Paramount Studios has launched its own subscription based streaming service. It looks like quite a few other subscription based streaming services might also be shutting down. It seems Paramount Studios make everything, so own everything.

“America The Beautiful” was performed by Post Malone who is a very big American Football fan. He's released a line of merchandise with his team, The Dallas Cowboys. Apparently he's also been accepted into the player's WhatsApp group. So he was always going to take any chance to go to any Super Bowl.

It must be said though that Post Malone does seem far too delicate and sensitive for a war-footing. He's certainly lost a lot of weight since announcing, in 2021, that he was having a baby. To which we all responded, as one; "And we all just thought he was fat!"

Lift Every Voice and Sing was performed by Andra Day. Who played Rihanna in the 2021 Oscar nominated movie; “The United States Vs. Billie Holliday.” She also released the 2016 song; “Rise Up.” Which sounds suspiciously like the 2001 Ani DiFranco song; “Subdivision.” In much the same way TLC’s 1999 song; “Unpretty” sounds suspiciously like the 1998 Ani DiFranco song; “As Is.” Although, at this point. I might just be off on my own little tangent now.

The Fly-Over was performed by The US Air Force's Thunderbirds. The dedicated squadron  the US Air Force always uses for this sort of thing. Using the aircraft and pilots they always use for this sort of thing.

Recently there have been growing signs that people are getting fed up with Taylor Swift. Or maybe they're just getting fed up with being a country where Taylor Swift is the only thing they've got going for them.

One of the early signs of this backlash against Taylor Swift was the January 2024 article in the New York Times by Anna Marks

Taylor Swift has something of an unusual relationship with her fans. Rather like a cult leader she sets them homework, which they dutifully do?! Taylor Swift hides clues, which she calls; "Easter Eggs, in her work. Her fans then have to use these clues to uncover some great secret. The sense of a shared secret giving them the illusion of power. Rather like a cult.

I gather than in modern online dating terms this is known as; “Breadcrumbing.” Giving the disasters a little something on their phones, every once in a while. Even though you know they’ll never be getting what they dream of.

Anna Mark's Opinion Piece looked at all the times Taylor Swift has given clues to her support for the gay community. She speculated that the secret mystery is that Taylor Swift herself is gay.

This was written in the full knowledge that Taylor Swift isn't gay. The intention being to force a denial from Taylor Swift that she is gay. A denial that would confirm that she has simply been; "Queer-Baiting." Exploiting the gay community to boost her own wealth, fame and power.

Although I'll concede that the Super Bowl is perhaps not the gayest event on Earth. Queer-Baiting is really a cliché rather than news at this point. It's something you see all day, every day in mainstream American culture.

It is very much the formula of how to make money from tha t latest illiterate teen swearing along to a drum machine. Each new singer makes a big show of how supportive they are of the gay community. Certain sections of the gay community make for some very loyal, fans. So you can just milk them, milk them and milk them. Then milk them some more.

So Taylor Swift's opponents at this Super Bowl were The San Francisco 49'rs. Those famous diggers of gold. In America’s gay capital, San Francisco.

Which is certainly less controversial than the team the 49'rs beat in the National Football League (NFL) play-off. The Detroit Lions, from the State of Michigan. Represented by Rashida Taliba. THey do tend to bring pictures of Adolf Hitler with them, wherever they go.

@ around 06:10 on 12/2/24 (UK date) I’ll have to continue with coverage of the Half-Time Show later. However the booking was made after Oct.7. It was certainly made after Taylor Swift booked her place. Frankly. It sounds like it’s just telling people to quietly take their seats.

 

Edited at around 15:20 on 15/2/24 (UK date) to add;

¹The World Bank, IMF, GATT/WTO. Established at the Bretton-Woods Conference, Mount Washington Hotel, New Hampshire, 1944.

 ²In which they had two small wars. Along with a proxy war against the Soviet Union in the Afghanistan. It went great!

 ³Iain Armitage. Reagan Revord. Will Wheaton! Kayley Cuoco. Alyssa Milano. Ariel Winter. Rico Rodriguez. Noah Gould. Aubrey Anderson-Eammons. Selena Gomez. Nick Robinson. Taylor Spreitler. ¹³⁴You'll find her buried somewhere. Sean Giambrone. Troy Gentile. Hayley Orrantia. Sam Lerner. AJ Michalka. Stephanie Katherine Grant. Hudson Yang. Forrest Wheeler. Ian Chen. Luna Blaise. Prophet Bolden.Trevor Larcorn. Evan Hannemann. Dash Williams.

 

 

15:45 on 15/2/24 (UK date).