Taylor Swift and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce are probably the most popular power couple on the planet right now, which leads a lot of people to have opinions on them and their relationship. But unfortunately, one columnist wrote a particularly scathing article about Swift and her relationships – Kelce included – this week.
In a recent column titled “Taylor Swift Is Not a Good Role Model” published by Newsweek, a writer by the name of John Mac Ghlionn had some horrible criticism for Swift and Travis Kelce as he claimed that she is not a role model to young girls and women because she is unmarried and childless at 34 years old – as if being the most successful woman on the planet is not enough.
“At 34, Swift remains unmarried and childless, a fact that some might argue is irrelevant to her status as a role model. But, I suggest, it’s crucial to consider what kind of example this sets for young girls. A role model, by definition, is someone worthy of imitation. While Swift’s musical talent and business acumen are certainly admirable, even laudable, we must ask if her personal life choices are ones we want our sisters and daughters to emulate. This might sound like pearl-clutching preaching, but it’s a concern rooted in sound reasoning,” Ghlionn wrote.
Ghlionn also called out Swift for her dating “record” as he suggested that he does not think her relationship with Kelce will last very long.
“While it’s true that young men need better role models, the same is equally true for young women. Swift and Kelce may last, and I hope they do. But, judging by her record, the odds aren’t great. Swift’s talent for sparking conversations, driving engagement, and raking in profits is commendable. Yet, admiration should not blindly follow. Her life, meticulously managed by a PR machine, represents a filtered façade rather than genuine reality. What young girls truly need, perhaps without fully recognizing it, are role models who provide both authenticity and actual depth, rather than artificial narratives and superficial glamor,” Ghlionn wrote.
Needless to say, this is some pretty horrible criticism. But Swift is used to dealing with critics, so it’s unlikely it will bother her all that much.
[Newsweek]
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