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Blue_Adept

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15. so you're telling me that teenage girls don't have the emotional maturity to understand what happened?

Mon Feb 12, 2024, 01:31 PM

Feb 2024

Shocking!

Good on educating the kids, but that's what these experiences are. Ways for them to learn and grow. Most won't happen right away but they'll look back in years to come and realize how wrongly they viewed the situation.

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Travis Kelce and teenaged girls' reactions [View all] Sympthsical Feb 2024 OP

When I saw North Shore Chicago Feb 2024 #1

I think people are reading too much into it. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2024 #2

Both Coach Reid and Travis laughed it off later. Football is a tough violent game played by tough people. Botany Feb 2024 #29

Thanks, I was just about to post the same thing. gab13by13 Feb 2024 #38

+1,000,000. I posted an article about that in another thread that was overreacting to what happened. highplainsdem Feb 2024 #44

I saw a clip on Youtube Jarqui Feb 2024 #37

This. If it happened off the field different story redqueen Feb 2024 #72

John McEnroe comes to mind. He's a good guy. Atheletes applegrove Feb 2024 #80

He is a jock. multigraincracker Feb 2024 #3

It was just sideline talk. Captain Zero Feb 2024 #61

Bad things about Democrats. Kingofalldems Feb 2024 #4

I wish she'd re-think that whole relationship NJCher Feb 2024 #5

She'll be shit-talking him in her lyrics TheProle Feb 2024 #16

Do you usually reject humans because they "might" have suffered an injury? Maru Kitteh Feb 2024 #21

Really? Texasgal Feb 2024 #84

I am flat out saying NJCher Feb 2024 #86

So physical attributes are more important than mental attributes when choosing a life partner? KS Toronado Feb 2024 #89

My post clearly says NJCher Feb 2024 #91

Sorry don't see "Mental is most important." in post #86 KS Toronado Feb 2024 #92

I don't teach college level English anymore NJCher Feb 2024 #93

. KS Toronado Feb 2024 #94

I get what your saying in some sense.. Texasgal Feb 2024 #98

Rule One in Life NJCher Feb 2024 #99

Whoa! My spouse and I both had brain injuries and damage before we met mentalsolstice Feb 2024 #95

The Coach has repeatedly joked abut the encounter. DURHAM D Feb 2024 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Feb 2024 #10

Fined by who/for what? DURHAM D Feb 2024 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Feb 2024 #22

Hmmm.... DURHAM D Feb 2024 #26

I think your knowledge of football may be limited? NoRethugFriends Feb 2024 #30

On the sports field a heat of the moment reaction... Historic NY Feb 2024 #28

Learning That Lesson RobinA Feb 2024 #7

Really? getagrip_already Feb 2024 #13

I honestly dont get the hate over this... getagrip_already Feb 2024 #8

Get a grip already mountain grammy Feb 2024 #25

It's being mis-analyzed, for sure. blm Feb 2024 #77

Live Tetrachloride Feb 2024 #9

Interesting responses so far Sympthsical Feb 2024 #11

I think it was situational, but if it occurred anywhere other than the heat of the moment in football hlthe2b Feb 2024 #12

Much ado about nothing WalkerinSC Feb 2024 #14

This isnt 1960 BannonsLiver Feb 2024 #68

Dang lol WalkerinSC Feb 2024 #79

so you're telling me that teenage girls don't have the emotional maturity to understand what happened? Blue_Adept Feb 2024 #15

Oh yeah, they're nipping that in the bud Sympthsical Feb 2024 #23

Fourteen year old Andy Reid would kick Kelce's ass FHRRK Feb 2024 #17

Football players (especially the star players) and coaches yell at each othee in the heat of game. SYFROYH Feb 2024 #19

That was a good discussion to have... Think. Again. Feb 2024 #20

Do you have any indication that he is like that outside of sports? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #24

That's an ancillary point Sympthsical Feb 2024 #32

But do we know that was abusive behavior? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #34

C'mon Sympthsical Feb 2024 #36

Well I am sure Fox news covered it. Kingofalldems Feb 2024 #40

Speaking of teenage girls--how about this behavior? Kingofalldems Feb 2024 #42

Which has nothing to do with anything Sympthsical Feb 2024 #55

And I don't care. I had three brothers who played football...the games can get intense... Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #46

I get it; it was shitty. But we don't know that it means he's abusive in his life. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2024 #48

I'm not worried about what he does in private Sympthsical Feb 2024 #59

He surely knows if they break up, she will devote a whole album to songs about their relationship. LonePirate Feb 2024 #27

I agree with your brother. Docreed2003 Feb 2024 #31

Those same highly situational perceptions have been on full display here at DU in recent months. Mister Ed Feb 2024 #33

Kelce isn't the first emotional football player mzmolly Feb 2024 #35

Any gender should say, Fuck yeah - that's how you get things done on the athletic field. Don't underestimate females, AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2024 #39

With you. MuseRider Feb 2024 #41

I played Field Hockey in Connecticut...That was the girls sport then if you were to short for Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #50

This message was self-deleted by its author WarGamer Feb 2024 #43

Why be sorry for your opinion? And besmirching someone's reputation w/derogatory unfounded predictions is not nice. nt AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2024 #52

If by WT you mean "white trash" then you should know more about these athletes you're trashing: highplainsdem Feb 2024 #56

I'll take back half of that... but I hope Taylor and her family are looking out for her best interests... WarGamer Feb 2024 #58

You really underestimate the intelligence of Taylor and her family, and the Kelces. highplainsdem Feb 2024 #62

First of all what gives folks the right to sit in judgement over other people's lives? And Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #45

I say give me a jock with that kind of passion MOMFUDSKI Feb 2024 #47

Rec...I agree Mom. Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #49

So many boys are taught shit ideas about women, Oneironaut Feb 2024 #51

I have a wonderful husband who had a weak MOMFUDSKI Feb 2024 #65

I wish you would update the title it sort of sounds like inappropriate stuff with teens which is Demsrule86 Feb 2024 #53

Yes, I agree. nt AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2024 #57

That's fair. I can do that Sympthsical Feb 2024 #60

"doesnt have a great history behavior"? Has he ever been accused of violence? oldsoftie Feb 2024 #54

Some even endorse the behavior rictofen Feb 2024 #63

Nope, I wouldn't. Way overblown. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2024 #64

I'm reading this post as an elderly female athlete. There's sexism here. I view Taylor Swift's boyfriend's AnotherMother4Peace Feb 2024 #66

Even before the swift fans knew who he was. BannonsLiver Feb 2024 #67

Known for his temper Sympthsical Feb 2024 #69

He's 35 and getting a bit long in the tooth BannonsLiver Feb 2024 #71

Part of the reason for the blow up, in a way Sympthsical Feb 2024 #73

I think that's exactly right BannonsLiver Feb 2024 #74

As with all interpersonal communication Zeitghost Feb 2024 #70

God, I'll be SO HAPPY if I never hear the name Taylor Swift or Travis Kelce choie Feb 2024 #75

The assumptions about the moment are understandable but, offbase. blm Feb 2024 #76

I Believe The Parents Handled This Situation The Way They Should - It Was A Teachable Moment...... global1 Feb 2024 #78

Curious I find myself less attached to the Travis-Taylor applegrove Feb 2024 #81

This would be about the 1,038,578th time a pro athlete got in his coach's face in American history . . . hatrack Feb 2024 #82

Dude punched his own teammate RANDYWILDMAN Feb 2024 #83

Last I checked Andy Reid is not a woman jcgoldie Feb 2024 #85

I agree with your brother NorthCountryLib Feb 2024 #87

How do you feel about women who are physically abusive to their partners? KS Toronado Feb 2024 #90

Prism elighdom Feb 2024 #88

The hilarious thing is that is doesn't bother Pete Carroll ripcord Feb 2024 #96

Very interesting example of tribalism. yardwork Feb 2024 #97