In an article titled, “Why Taylor Swift Getting Booed at the Super Bowl was Even More Chilling Than You Think” the women’s magazine Glamour offered up the most liberal copout imaginable: misogyny and, of course, President Donald Trump.
Likely the word “chilling” did not come to anyone’s mind as competitive sports fans booed the pop star who is quite obviously linked to their opposing team. But for author Stephanie McNeal, all she heard was misogyny.
In her article, McNeal referenced a previous Glamour piece she had written, titled “Misogyny Is 2025’s Biggest Trend.” In that article she wrote:
Since Donald Trump took office, there have been several times I felt chilled by the rapid increase in misogyny seeping in our culture. But watching Taylor Swift at Super Bowl LIX booed by a crowd of thousands on Sunday night was a new low.
McNeal writes those who believe the boos were because “it was just a football game” or that it was nothing more than “rowdy Eagles fans excited to be at the biggest sporting event of the year” are wrong. The author designates herself as the official authority, because “I was there at the game.” She wrote:
But I was there at the game. When Swift’s face appeared on the Jumbotron, an almost instant — and distinctly male — dissent erupted from around me. Swift, of course, was there to support her boyfriend, and was far from the only celebrity in attendance. In fact, the screen showed a new famous person — from Paul McCartney to Anne Hathaway and Lady Gaga — nearly every time there was a break in the play with virtually no response from the crowd.
Did McNeal not just out herself as being completely full of it? She noted there was “no response from the crowd” when other women were shown on the screen. Nonetheless, McNeal laments that “it felt like the bros were winning.” Poor thing thought she was going to a Taylor Swift concert full of sparkles and friendship bracelets, when in fact, she was at America’s biggest football game full of beers and bros.
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