Al Michaels is getting bodied for comment about Taylor Swift during TNF
By Amy Kaplan
Al Michaels is getting bodied for comment about Taylor Swift during TNF.
Oh, Al Michaels. No. Bless your heart.
During Thursday Night Football the broadcaster insulted a major demographic of one of the most robust and loud fanbases in all of music – Swifties.
Swift shared a teaser of her 10-minute “movie” aka “Midnights” with the Amazon Prime audience during the thrid quarter of the New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals primetime game.
But Michaels put a big ole foot in his mouth when he said only teenage girls were interested in Swift’s music.
whining like this is super boring but i'm going to do it anyway: the "teenage girls must be so excited!" nonsense is so dull and embarrassing and uninformed. boo.
— Nora Princiotti (@NoraPrinciotti) October 21, 2022
AL THERE ARE PLENTY OF SONS OVER THE MOON AS WELL OK.
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) October 21, 2022
Al Michaels thinking Taylor Swift is most popular among teenage girls doesn’t know we’re all 30 now
— krob (@kkristenrob) October 21, 2022
I’m not convinced Al Michaels knows who Taylor Swift is
— Hacker In Harrison 🐗 (@hackerhog) October 21, 2022
Al Michaels -- "you have sons, so you wouldn't know, but if you had daughters they'd be over the moon about Taylor Swift's new album."
— JeffElJefe (@JeffKCollins) October 21, 2022
My dad: pic.twitter.com/OJvrTLMakM
al michaels: “well, that was cool … FOR GIRLS”
— Adam London (@_adamlondon) October 21, 2022
As a male Swiftie, I also cringed at this Al Michaels comment https://t.co/mJ6YR3mhvx
— Richie Flores (@RFlores91) October 21, 2022
We need an Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit pop culture podcast like we've never needed anything before.
— Stephen Douglas (@Stephen_Douglas) October 21, 2022
Actually, according to Audiense, almost half of Swift’s fanbase are men (55.28 percent are women, 44.72 are male) and only 18.8 percent are aged teenagers (between 13-17).
We hope you have hired extra security to escort you to your car tonight.
Next. Watch Taylor Swift’s TNF teaser for ‘Midnights’. dark