What does she have to gain from this? đ
The answer is money, connections, publicity and a beard.
I want to include that I donât think any of those reasons are evil. People come on social media suited up for war as if those things are evil and unethical. They are not. Everyone gets in a tizzy about being âlied toâ by Taylor. âShe wouldnât lie to usâ implying a different reality than what she is showing is interpreted as an admonishment of her character. As if youâre not a real fan because you know the difference between performance and truth. As if fans or the general public are deserving of every facet of her life.
Taylor has made a huge connection with NFL. She has unlocked new fans, brought her own fans into football which they wouldnât necessarily be into if it werenât for her. New fans and a different facet of society most likely a new facet of old fan group of white Christian conservatives. Which I do believe is a big factor as to why she is working with Travis as we get into an election cycle with a possibility of T*ump being on the ballot. Part of me believes she will be done with the Travis a few months after the superbowl. Another part wonders if itâll continue into next football season. Coinciding with the election.
I wonder if they offered to pay her to play the superbowl and she proposed a different alternative because she does not own all her music. This way is both beneficial to NFL and Taylor.
Now to the beard part. For whatever reasons that we are not privy to, the girls have decided to continue bearding. There are a lot of factors why this is but I wonât get into too much theorizing or âspeculationâ. When I am annoyed by this itâs because I donât feel itâs necessary for Taylor to beard at this time. As Iâve mentioned I do not know why they have decided this. I feel disheartened as a fan when she beards like this because it plays into this âwagâ narrative especially with white Christian conservatives. I want them to live in the light. I want Karlie to not be treated as she is by Taylorâs fans. I still dislike the betrayal narrative. Itâs contrived and silly. Because I donât know why they have chosen this current path and we can all speculate and theorize until the cows come home as to why itâs happening and how much longer this stuff will take, how ever many hints or sources theorize what will happenâŚthis is what is actually happening. So that is why when I share my thoughts itâs because I am living in the present of what I am being shown.
