Singer Pink has come to Taylor Swift’s defense after frustrated NFL fans spent the 2025 season blaming the pop superstar for the Kansas City Chiefs’ on-field struggles—calling the criticism “sexist” and pointing out the obvious: Swift isn’t actually playing the game.
Throughout the 2025 season, a segment of football fans took to social media to scapegoat Swift for the Chiefs’ disappointing performances. Despite Kansas City’s Super Bowl victory in 2024 with Swift cheering in the stands, some claimed the “Bad Blood” singer had become a “jinx” or a “curse” following losses. Others bizarrely suggested her high-profile relationship with Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had somehow “ruined” the team’s chemistry.
The criticism reached a fever pitch as the Chiefs struggled through injuries, inconsistency, and ultimately saw quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffer a season-ending ACL tear—real football reasons for the team’s troubles that had nothing to do with the 14-time Grammy winner in the suite.
Pink wasn’t having any of it.
Speaking out against the unfair targeting, the “So What” singer slammed the narrative as “ridiculous” and rooted in sexism. Her blunt message was clear: Swift is a spectator, not a player, and blaming her for a professional football team’s performance deflects from legitimate on-field issues.
Pink’s defense has been widely praised as necessary pushback against the misogynistic tendency to blame women for the shortcomings of male-dominated institutions. By calling out the absurdity of holding Swift responsible for the Chiefs’ season, Pink reminded everyone that the only people who should be held accountable for what happens on the field are the ones wearing helmets and pads.
