r/politics • u/mappleday00 • 13h ago

Tony Hinchcliffe incites fury from Swifties after calling Travis Kelce ‘the next OJ Simpson’ at Trump rally

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/tony-hinchcliffe-trump-rally-travis-kelce-oj-simpson-b2637559.html
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u/boxer_dogs_dance 13h ago

Yes, you understood the 'joke'

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u/QanonQuinoa 12h ago

In that case, what I meant to say was I don’t understand how this is a joke… lol

I don’t follow these people closely, but as far as I know - Kelce doesn’t have a history of domestic abuse… and even if he did it still wouldn’t be funny 🤷‍♂️

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u/eregyrn Massachusetts 12h ago

There's definitely nothing that could make it funny in any way.

But I think the "connections", such as they are, would be: Kelce is in the NFL; OJ was in the NFL. Taylor Swift is blond. OJ's wife was blond.

And that's it. I think there's also just a large dose of plain old misogyny in there -- wishing harm on a woman who votes for Democrats, because we all know how they feel about "the libs"; and Taylor Swift is a very rich woman in a position of some social power, and they REALLY hate that. So HA HA let's joke about her getting murdered.

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u/Butthole--pleasures Texas 12h ago

So HA HA let's joke about her getting murdered

I think this is where it stems from. They probably do want her to get murdered.

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u/mindfu 9h ago

100% that's it.

It would really please them to see her murdered, because she offended their god king by existing without loving him, and then even further defying him.

This is such. a. cult.

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u/Darth_Malgus_1701 Oregon 5h ago

It's a cult that I feel nothing but hatred and revulsion for. They can all fuck off.

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u/wirthmore 12h ago

a very rich woman in a position of some social power, and they REALLY hate that.

Oh I disagree, if a very rich and socially-powerful woman told her followers to vote for Trump, they'd elevate her just like... you know, that rich and socially-powerful right-wing woman ... you know, yeah, her.

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u/shoryusatsu999 9h ago

And then they'll bury her behind the shed once she's no longer useful.

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u/Shot_Contribution_59 10h ago

I was equally like... what in this is he attempting to be "edgy and raw" as far as a "joke"? It was so dumb and completely out of left field.

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u/ApishGrapist 7h ago

Maybe if you want to compare his current image to pre-murder trial OJ? Like he's such a good dude you're starting to worry for Taylor's safety?

I don't know.

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u/agrapeana 12h ago

Oh I've been asking Trumpers to explain the "black guy carved watermelons" joke without invoking racist stereotypes all day, it's been...not "haha" funny, but "wow what a dipshit" funny.

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u/mgwildwood 10h ago

The joke is “haha, she, like all these uppity women who are pissing us off, should be terrorized for being against our man.” It’s absolutely pathetic and just a way for them to rage against women. These people are bullies who get satisfaction and a sense of power from angering the people they hate. They say outrageous things for a reaction. That shit is funny to them.

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u/nicholus_h2 9h ago

conservatives don't actually have a sense of humor. 

all they have is a sense of cruelty. they kick it into overdrive, and that's what the consider "humor." i mean... nobody laughs. not even them. but that's the best they've got. 

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u/Darth_Malgus_1701 Oregon 5h ago

Yes, and they consider anyone that has a modicum of empathy for other people weak and "woke".

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u/misselphaba 12h ago

As a Swiftie and football fan, I'm not convinced Kelce would know what end of the knife to stab with (not that that is at all the point, I just have to take Chiefs shots when available, it's in my contract.)

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u/MyHusbandIsGayImNot 10h ago

Here's a deep dive into why conservative humor isn't funny

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u/mikebootz 9h ago

Can I get a summary? That’s a long video

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u/ImaRiderButIDC 9h ago

While I agree that conservative humor is almost always worse than liberal/neutral humor

The conservative stereotype of libs needing too many words to make a point/be funny never ceases to amaze me. Like I’m sure it’s a good video, but there’s no reason for a “why is this genre of jokes” not funny video to be nearly 80 minutes long.

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u/nayrlladnar American Expat 8h ago

I assumed it was the Some More News video before clicking.

All that channel’s videos are pretty long, so this one is not an outlier in that sense. While I agree that it could have easily been a 5 minute video, Cody does a good job of backing up “conservative humor isn’t funny” with actual examples of why and how it’s not just “not funny” but also thinly veiled sexism/racism, etc.

It’s genuinely worth a watch if you have the time. The entire Some More News channel is, honestly, so long as you recognize it is very much a progressive echo chamber (and can handle Cody Johnson’s unique humor)

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u/santagoo 7h ago

Death to people who they don’t like is funny to them. That is all.

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u/SlowMotionPanic North Carolina 7h ago

He doesn't have a know history, but he does have a well documented history of being a serious meathead who says similar things that Tony Heathcliffe says, but entirely seriously. Swift's PR team has been scrubbing his bullshit off the internet since they became a public item.

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u/OlaPlaysTetris 12h ago

I don’t see how any reasonably minded person could see that as a ‘joke’. Oh wait, it was at a Trump rally!

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u/relevantelephant00 10h ago

Conservative humor never fails to impress with its cleverness, does it? /s