TAY-TAY AND TRAVIS ARE DATING

[Hammock Parties]

MAKE. BABIES. WIN. TROPHIES.

EXCLUSIVE: Nearly two months after Travis Kelce tried to give Taylor Swift his number, a source tells The Messenger that the duo has indeed linked up https://t.co/uQOUsu4Ghe

— The Messenger (@TheMessenger) September 12, 2023

Nearly two months after Travis Kelce tried to give Taylor Swift his number, a source tells The Messenger that the duo has indeed linked up.

"Taylor and Travis have been quietly hanging out," the source said. "She saw him when she was in NYC a few weeks ago."

The Messenger has reached out to reps for Swift and Kelce for comment.

In July, Kelce tried — and failed — to pass his phone number to Swift ahead of a stop on the singer's record-breaking Eras Tour.

During an episode of the New Heights podcast with his brother, Jason Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end said he made a bracelet for the show with the digits of his phone number on the beads.

The two-time Super Bowl champ wanted to gift the homemade jewelry to the pop star ahead of her Kansas City show at Arrowhead Stadium in July, but unfortunately for him, Swift didn't take the bait.

"I was disappointed that she doesn't talk before or after her shows because she has to save her voice for the 44 songs that she sings, so I was a little butthurt I didn't get to hand her one of the bracelets I made for her," Kelce explained on the podcast.

As his brother laughed, Kelce added, "She doesn't meet anybody — or at least she didn't want to meet me, so I took it personal, but it was an unbelievable show."

The pairing comes after Swift and Matty Healy's whirlwind romance came to an end in June after weeks of dating.

"It was a whirlwind romance but Taylor and Matty are now not together. Taylor broke it off with him, and it happened fast," a source told The Messenger at the time. "They had a lot of fun together, and it moved really quickly, but ultimately Taylor wanted to move on and be single."

Swift was linked to Healy in May after she and longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn broke up in April. The 12-time Grammy winner is releasing 1989 (Taylor's Version) on Oct. 27.

[Katipan]

Wrong thread dammit

[AdolfOliverBush]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

i can guess the gender and political orientation of the author

Gender = gay

Political orientation - bundle of sticks

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush

Here's some Thursday stupidity for you:

Spoiler!

‘Tells You Everything You Need to Know About America’: Fans Call Out Racial Bias After Noticing NFL Doesn’t Give Simone Biles and Husband Jonathan Owens as Much Camera Time as Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce

Wed, November 1, 2023 at 1:11 PM CDT·4 min read
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Simone Biles showed up and out to support her husband on the sidelines at his football game in Green Bay, and while it was nice to see them together, some fans brought up the topic of why the couple hasn’t received as much media attention as Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift.

Biles met her husband Jonathan Owens on a dating app in 2020. Owens was supportive of Biles’ decision to pull out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to focus on her mental health. When the pair started dating, Owens was on the Houston Texans practice squad, and he was later signed to the main roster in 2021.

Some fans are saying racial biases are the reason why Simone Biles isn't getting the same amount of coverage as Taylor Swift.

While he was playing with Houston, Biles would support the defensive back, as she showed up in an NFL hype video for the 2022-23 season sporting Texans gear. But that has changed since Owens signed with the Green Bay Packers this year.

He and Biles got married in April, but time spent together has been cut short, as their careers have forced them to be in a long-distance relationship for the time being. On her Instagram story in July, Biles said, “long distance is tough and both being professional athletes is hard…for our schedules…”

In an Oct. 19 interview with “TODAY,” Biles said that her season ended and that she planned to spend her time off in Green Bay to support her husband. The most decorated gymnast of all time kept that promise as she made her first appearance at a regular-season Packers game to support Owens.

Fans say you wouldn’t know that if you saw the game because the televised broadcast did not bring much camera time to the Olympian at all. Some compared her coverage to the amount of screen time Swift has gotten over this football season just in the past few weeks.

The pop singer took over attention to the league after she was first spotted at a Kansas City Chiefs game on Sept. 24. The pair has had constant eyes and media coverage on them, from sports media and celebrity outlets, ever since they walked out of Arrowhead Stadium together hand in hand. The duo even appeared on “Saturday Night Live” after being seen together in New York.

Some social media users believe racial bias has played a factor in the difference, including one person who posted on social media, “I need y’all to go up for her like y’all do Taylor Swift. Let’s celebrate some black love and excellence. Representation matters.”

Another person said, “Tells you everything you need to know about America that Simone Biles is on the sidelines at every Packers game and you don’t hear about it a fraction as much as you hear about Taylor Swift doing cringe handshakes.”

Some fans have claimed that it is the media’s racial bias that has kept Biles and her husband from having the same spotlight as the pair dubbed “Traylor” — a combination of Travis and Taylor — while others blame Owens for having nowhere near as much clout as Kelce.

Owens is a solid defensive player on one of the worst teams in the league, while Kelce is a future Hall of Famer on a perennial Super Bowl-contending team.

One fan added, “Simone Biles would get the Taylor Swift treatment if she was with someone like Jalen Hurts or Dak Prescott instead of marrying a journeyman safety no one really knows.” Another wrote, “They keep talking about why she don’t get the Taylor Swift coverage, that n—a a scrub that’s why.”

Owens and Kelce will be going head-to-head on Dec. 3 as the Chiefs head to Lambeau Field, but that might not be the only marquee matchup. During her interview on the “TODAY” show, Biles let it be known that she will be in attendance, so there is a big possibility that fans will see Biles and Swift in the same stadium.

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...181113703.html

I'm just about to the point of blocking Yahoo in my Google News feed. It's rare I read anything there that isn't trash.

[AdolfOliverBush]

Originally Posted by Katipan

Moderately famous most decorated gymnast in history.

When it comes to fame in the USA, the most decorated gymnast in history = solid but unspectacular starter in the NFL.

[Bearcat]

Those cartoons are maybe the most boring, mundane cartoons I've ever read.

[Katipan]

We erected statues to Mary Lou.

[AdolfOliverBush]

Originally Posted by Katipan

We erected statues to Mary Lou.

A statue and five bucks will get you some Starbucks.

[Katipan]

Originally Posted by AdolfOliverBush

A statue and five bucks will get you some Starbucks.

Without a doubt we would have put Mary Lou on Starbucks cups. Good point.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Those cartoons are maybe the most boring, mundane cartoons I've ever read.

Impressively awful. And displaced posted it as if we should all be fans waiting with baited breath on what funny or clever thing it would say.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Katipan

We erected statues to Mary Lou.

you watch your language

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by Katipan

We erected statues to Mary Lou.

She was decent in Naked Gun.

[Katipan]

Pat Tillman has a statue.
So there’s always hope.

[Pepe Silvia]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

She was decent in Naked Gun.

Make a note, don’t invite Phil Donahue back here next year.

[AdolfOliverBush]

Originally Posted by Katipan

Without a doubt we would have put Mary Lou on Starbucks cups. Good point.

Yeah, for about 3 months after the Olympics. She would've quickly been replaced by Dan Marino or Marcus Allen.

[Zebedee DuBois]

Simone Biles is an incredible athlete at the top of her sport. She is as good at her sport as Mahomes is at his sport, possibly better - though it's foolish to compare individual vs team sports. However, the American Public do not pay nearly as much attention to gymnastics as they do to the NFL. Lots of things in life are inequitable, it turns out.

Taylor Swift is an incredible entertainer and at the top of her profession. She's a financial powerhouse in her industry. She makes way more money than Biles. Lots of things in life are inequitable, it turns out.

These two ladies' beaus are both football players, but one is at a Hall of Fame level.

Should both couples be getting attention? Maybe. Is it fair that one couple is getting more? Maybe, maybe not - but you can see why it might turn out that way.