Now That I See Your Brother as My Brother: A Response to the Jason Kelce Incident

 


The relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce was heavily broadcasted within the media this past weekend, instead now through an incident involving Kelce’s older brother, Jason Kelce, involving the use of a homophobic slur.

While in Pennsylvania to appear on ESPN’s “College Gameday” for a game Saturday against Penn State and Ohio State, Jason Kelce was surrounded by students when one student began to heckle him. The student followed Kelce while recording him and asked "Hey Kelce! How does it feel your brother is a f***** for dating Taylor Swift?" As a response, Jason Kelce turned around and spiked the phone and continued to walk away while responding to the fan “Who’s the f***** now?”

A majority of fans stood by Travis’ older brother for standing up to a fan who used the anti-LGBTQIA+ slur, some called the 7 time Pro-Bowler out for using the slur back. In a response while on the Monday Night Football broadcast a few days later, Kelce apologized for his actions saying that he is unhappy with the way he acted and that in a moment of anger, “I chose to greet hate with hate”. 

The Kelce brothers also discussed the incident on their New Heights podcast where Travis Kelce commended his brother for taking responsibility but also praised him for owning up to his choices. While acknowledging the word choices, Travis said “You reacted in a way that was defending your family and you might have used some words that you regret using.” After the discussion, Jason stated that he now wants to move on and “stop talking about the really stupid situation” from now on.

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