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‘Disgusted’- Taylor Swift Fans Are Re-Assessing Travis Kelce After He Called Women ‘Breeders’.đ±
The Kansas City Chiefs player, 34, first made the remarks about starting his own family during a February 2023 episode of his and his brother Jason Kelceâs podcast, New Heights. The episode resurfaced after a source claimed to Yahoo Entertainment that Swift and Travis Kelce âhave talked about kidsâ within the next year.
In the episode of his podcast, the Philadelphia Eagles star asked his mother, Donna, which of her two sons she was ârooting for,â as the Eagles and Chiefs were preparing to play against each other in the Super Bowl at the time.
âYouâve said in the past to both of us that you root for me because Iâve given you grandkids,â Jason, who shares three children â Wyatt, four, Elliotte, two, and Bennett, seven months â with wife Kylie Kelce, said. âIâve always known that you root for Travis. So who do you actually root for?â
After Jason asked his mother again who she was rooting for, âif in a battle to the death,â Donna responded by asking who heâd pick to save if she and her husband, Ed Kelce, were stranded in the middle of the ocean. While Donna said she couldnât pick which of her sons to root against, Jason then joked: âRemember if you choose me, Wyatt and Elliotte grow up without a father.â
Travis then chimed in to joke about wanting to start his own family. âI gotta start breeding,â he said. âIâve gotta start breeding, to all the breeders out there.â
Jason then responded to his brotherâs remark with: âPlease donât,â before Donna advised: âWait until you find the right person. Find the right person.â
However, Travis still doubled down on his plan, as he quipped: âIâm gonna find a breeder, and Iâm gonna get kids so that mom can love me again.â
On X, formerly known as Twitter, fans have called Travis out for his seemingly sexist remarks and claimed that he shouldnât have been referring to women as âbreedersâ.
âForever grateful that Joe Alwyn kept to himself and is private,â one wrote, referring to Swiftâs ex-boyfriend of six years.âItâs what makes Travis Kelceâs statements from earlier this year about âfinding a breederâ cringe. You are free to say what you want but are not free from the consequences of doing so. Women are not objects.â
ââStart breeding,â oh this is just f***ing disgusting and itâs setting us back so much,â another added. âWomen arenât baby-making machines, women are more than the man theyâre dating, we are more than marriage.â
âAinât a Swiftie but donât have to be one to be weirded out about Travis Kelce calling women âbreeders,ââ someone else wrote. âThat ainât it dude.â
Many other people went on to criticise claims about Swift and Travis having children soon, since the singer is about to return to her Eras Tour until November 2024.
âWell I know for DAMN SURE that s*** about âhaving kids within the next yearâ is NOT coming from Taylorâs side,â one claimed. âSheâs got the Eras Tour booked all through next year, and sheâd rather die than cancel a show. But we do know whoâs been public about looking for a âBREEDER.ââ
well i know for DAMN SURE that shit about âhaving kids within the next yearâ is NOT coming from taylorâs side. sheâs got the eras tour booked all through next year, and sheâd rather die than cancel a show. but we do know whoâs been public about looking for a âBREEDER.â đ© đ©đ© pic.twitter.com/tTZNTQg1Ro
â đ§Łâïžđ (@treacherouscafe) October 28, 2023
âstart breedingâ oh this is just fucking disgusting and itâs setting us back so much
women arenât baby making machines, women are more than the man theyâre dating, we are more than marriage
The comments about Travis and Swiftâs romance came days after they seemingly confirmed their relationship. On 22 October, Swift made her return to Arrowhead Stadium to watch as the Kansas City Chiefs won their game against the Los Angeles Chargers. The occasion marked Swiftâs fourth time attending one of Kelceâs games, amid ongoing reports that they are dating.
Following the event, Chariah Gordon, the partner of Kelceâs teammate Mecole Hardman Jr, took to Instagram to share a snap of the singer and NFL playerâs sweet PDA moment. In the picture, Swift could be seen standing next to Kelce, reaching to kiss his cheek.
In addition to the kiss, the football star also had the perfect reaction to a fan calling him Swiftâs boyfriend. After a fan shouted: âLetâs go Taylorâs boyfriendâ while Kelce was waiting for an elevator, he responded with a small smile on his face and by pumping his fist into the air.
Aside from their appearances at sports events, Swift and Kelce have also been photographed together on other occasions, including a date earlier this month in New York City after their surprise appearances on the season 49 premiere of Saturday Night Live. At the time, sources alleged to Entertainment Tonight that, during the date, Kelce got a little too close to Swiftâs security personnel and allegedly told her bodyguard to step aside.
However, during an episode of his podcast, Kelce explained what he said to the security, and clarified that he didnât push the bodyguard. âI placed my hand on the gentlemanâs back to let him know I was behind him. If I would have pushed him, he probably would have turned around and tased me,â he said.
The Independent has contacted representatives for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce for contact.