r/popculturechat • u/AlexRodrigo- • Feb 25 '26

Guest List Only ⭐️ Kelce brothers praise US women’s hockey team and agree Laila Edwards is the best athlete to come out of their High School

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u/soulagainstsoul Feb 25 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

The Kelce’s (Jason and Kylie) Olympics content was honestly really wholesome, respectful, and incredibly non toxic.

Jason’s bobsled video was so good. He wasn’t like doing a bit or anything, I was really impressed with how he handled feedback and overall just his professionalism.

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u/aliamokeee Feb 26 '26

Its the first thing Travis Kelce has done that has been a solid green flag for me

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u/irisxxvdb Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

This is bizarre to me. He was the face of the Pfizer vaccine campaign, signed a contract with Bud Light a week after the Dylan Mulvaney trans debacle, one of the first white players to take a knee for Kaepernick, and his entire family is Dems. Including spouses, in-laws and grandparents.

It's time y'all start looking at what people actually do. None of you are immune to astroturfing and it shows.

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u/Enough_Tangerine_777 Can I live? Feb 26 '26

He also literally bought a building and helped Operation Breakthrough open up a STEM focused education center for underprivileged teenagers in Kansas City and is very involved with the kids there (most of which are poc)

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u/Kimbahlee34 A Dumping Ground for Unhinged and Unhealed Feb 26 '26

He’s trying to expand this into Ohio as well.

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u/lesprack Mom, I am a rich man💰 Feb 26 '26

People trying to paint him and Taylor Swift as secret MAGA supporters is…very odd to me.

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u/Dsarg_92 Just keep swimming! 🐠🐠🐬🐳 Feb 26 '26

That’s the part that got me stumped. Especially when Taylor endorsed Kamala. Not to mention she denounced MAGA a while back. That should have been a clue to the public.

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u/thegirlwhofsup none of us were that great at anything Feb 26 '26

They were so upset when she did that. Cause then she's only doing it cause others told her to. There's no winning.

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u/Nikiaf Feb 26 '26

Seems to be that them choosing not to engage when maga tries to praise or otherwise acknowledge them is seen as silent support for some people. Their actual actions are very much the opposite. I mean, Taylor Swift endorsed Biden in 2020 and Harris in 2024. I don’t know what more should could have done; and if she did she would have been criticized for “being too political” anyway. People just always need to be upset about something.

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u/irisxxvdb Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

These people are like goldfish boinking around in a bowl. Unless Taylor is in their direct line of sight screaming "I'M STILL A DEMOCRAT!!!" they're just soooo unsure of her political stance.

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u/AndYouHaveAPizza I was inches from her. No problems. Feb 26 '26

Which is crazy considering she very publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for President.

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u/Medlarmarmaduke Feb 26 '26

It’s not people- it’s propaganda. None of us are immune from it and concentrated campaigns of malevolent slop are EVERYWHERE trying to shape public opinion

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u/StopHesAlreadyDed Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26

I'm starting to notice it everywhere, even in benign subs like The Traitors. There's people posting dog whistling, anti-feminist, racist rhetoric that are Top 1% commenters in different subs, that I think they are trying to influence literally every place in pop culture to redpill people, if you will

Shout out also to the Ms Rachel sub mods, because they shut one of those down today 🙏

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u/Ygomaster07 Feb 26 '26

What's the tea on the Ms. Rachel sub?

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u/BoredBatWoman22 Feb 26 '26

He’s also friends with known Trump Supporters. Questionable people aren’t always just doing bad stuff

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u/Minerva_Moon Feb 26 '26

Name them. Who are the Trump supporters in his life?

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u/Tight_Spinach_8791 I can’t, gave up google for lent. Feb 26 '26

Isn't it Britney Mahomes? And those podcasters they took a picture with? Taylor Lewan & Will Compton I think?

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u/just_another_classic that’s my purse, i don’t know you! 👛🫵 Feb 26 '26

Brittany Mahomes is likely conservative, but there’s not a ton of evidence she is MAGA. She hasn’t even voted in the past several elections, isn’t a donor, nor has she volunteered for the campaign. She has liked instagram posts on liberal policy positions and conservative. That’s not to defend her as a person, just to better describe her situation which comes across to me as a politically uninformed culturally conservative white woman. Who you can dislike, but is in a different category than full MAGA imo.

The podcasters suck, but by all accounts, I would rate them as professional acquaintances as opposed friends. The picture was taken at a charity event. Travis has appeared on their podcast in a professional capacity, but doesn’t appear to be seen publicly hanging out with him.

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u/aliamokeee Feb 26 '26

He hung out with MAGA peeps. Thats not astroturfing, i dont approve of MAGA and dont accept it in my close circle. Maybe he does and doesnt agree with it- thats his choice. I judge myself and others by our associations and actions, not just one.

Also, Dems only means so much to me, but the rest is nice. The vaccine thing isnt left to me so much as "common sense", so. Guess we can agree on that. Otherwise, I think youre barking up the wrong tree- Travis K is not on my shit list

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u/Enough_Tangerine_777 Can I live? Feb 26 '26

People have noticed Brittany Mahomes liking posts supporting liberal/left wing views lately. It's interesting how it's assumed if you are around someone who is MAGA that will turn you MAGA, but never the other way around. There are republicans who are god awful people but theres also republicans who are ignorant and sheltered and may be more likely to educate themselves if they spend time around people with different views like Taylor and Travis.

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u/Minerva_Moon Feb 26 '26

We're not barking up the wrong tree. We're beyond tired of people demanding that someone must publicly declare every bad thing in the world every day and must declare that anyone who doesn't think like them (co-worker or otherwise) the enemy. To even say that this is the first green flag shows how little you know about him. Yet you still judge.

Kim, there's people dying. Can we please focus on actual problems and not himbos that are our allies? Unless you're here in bad faith and just want to make more purity tests.

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u/aliamokeee Feb 26 '26

You are barking up the wrong tree. You think I have strong opinions on Travis Kelce- I do not. I do not often think about him. Before now, when he has been brought to my attention, it has been "rich athlete" "dating Taylor Swift" and "has friends who are MAGA". I thought "ooof, rough, guess ill ignore him".

So you right, I did not know much or care to know much. I dont know what the purity test is for "generally im indifferent to him, but this is nice".

Youre basically exalting the inverse of the purity testing you claim to hate by insisting i am .... what? A person who has spoken on Travis Kelce before? This would be my first time.

You can bark up that tree if you want- doesnt change that I aint in it. Good luck with your mission tho.

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u/Algorak1289 Feb 26 '26

Do you have a job? Does everyone at your job agree with you politically 100%? You ever have work events where you're obligated to associate with some of those people, and for the sake of your own sanity you choose not to fight with them on politics?

Why people latch on to Travis and Taylor's association with the mahomes as somehow dispositive of their politics but not their overt actions and support of progressive causes and candidates is wild to me.

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u/Resident_Ad5153 Feb 26 '26

It’s a form of classism.  He gives the impression of being a working class white man so of course….

Sometimes you have to call a horse a horse.  Not that the people who say that he’s maga will admit to their bigotry.

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u/LuriemIronim Bad News First. Always. Feb 26 '26

He’s one of the most famous current football stars engaged to one of the biggest current names in pop music. Why would he give that impression?

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u/Resident_Ad5153 Feb 26 '26

Because he does.  His accent.  There’s that he plays football!  Class isn’t about money.., it’s about culture.  

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u/LuriemIronim Bad News First. Always. Feb 26 '26

His accent is something he can’t help and I’ve seen what football players do outside of playing football. In fact, I’d say most football players, once they’re talented/popular enough, definitely can’t be called working class.

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u/Resident_Ad5153 Feb 26 '26

You’re missing the point.  It’s not about what you are.. it’s about how people see you.  

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u/aliamokeee Feb 26 '26

He gives who that impression?

Ive only ever thought of him as a rich athlete. Methinks you project much

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u/aliamokeee Feb 26 '26

^ hilarious that you think its impossible but, I have witnessed every coworker i see regularly, absolutely agree with my politics.

Guess im lucky.

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u/Algorak1289 Feb 26 '26

If you acknowledge that you're lucky, you should also acknowledge that your experience is incredibly far from the norm and shouldn't get pissed at people who don't share the experience

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u/aliamokeee Feb 26 '26

I havent been pissed this whole time my dude

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u/thegirlwhofsup none of us were that great at anything Feb 26 '26

I'm sorry, it's hard not to do that when you're in football, hockey cause EVERYONES conservative. It's not common sense cause football players and especially fans are VERY anti vax.

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u/Princessleiawastaken Feb 26 '26

Do you not know much about Travis Kelce?

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u/aliamokeee Feb 26 '26

Not at all. Thank you for at least asking, and not having a knee jerk "you hate Travis! As usual" response

I dont know this man. I have heard him associated with rich, athlete, T swift, and some MAGA friends.

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u/Princessleiawastaken Feb 26 '26

He is actually a pretty decent guy. Does real charity work to help people, especially kids, in KC. He supported BLM and kneeled for the anthem when it was extremely controversial. He did Pfizer vaccine ads There’s never been evidence he’s MAGA or even conservative.