to think Vernon Kay is a misogynistic idiot...

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I mean... it's very clear poor old Vernon 'professional northerner' Kay is not the sharpest tool in even the most meagre box. But I am really fed up with him on Radio 2 constantly referring to Taylor Swift only by reference to her fiancé Travis Kelcie (an American football player for anyone that doesn't know).

He keeps doing it (today an eg) - clearly gets complaints - but dismisses these in the same misogynistic tone as "daft Taylor Swift fans". His excuse is basically, “that’s how I know her, thats my field” — as if a radio DJ somehow doesn’t know the name of the most successful artist in the world. I mean I get he has no music background and is a minor TV presenter not an actual dj but still ...

It just feels misogynistic and really derogatory. He wouldn’t talk about a male artist through the lens of who they’re dating.

It makes him look ridiculous and really grinds my gears (as a feminist rather than any particular TS super fan).

Interesting too that he focuses on the clearly less famous male partner of a very high profile woman too. Wonder why that could be....

But I am really fed up with him on Radio 2 constantly referring to Taylor Swift only by reference to her fiancé Travis Kelcie (an American football player for anyone that doesn't know).

What do you mean?

He follows American Football - a lot.
You don't like him. Not sure what an actual d j is though if it isn't someone who plays records on the radio. Maybe because I'm older I think he might not get everything right but he isn't misogynistic like you think he is.
Also (and this is me) I wouldn't have thought Taylor Swift is the most successful artist in the world so maybe to 50something vernon kay she doesn't take the headspace that Oasis and the Verve appear to (he mentions them and lot).

So her song The Fate of Ophelia is played constantly at the moment and he will introduce it as "and that was Travis Kelcie's fiance who is a (blah bah) for the kansas chiefs with fate of Ophelia. And then some bloody waffle about some american football game at the weekend.

Clearly a very minor thing to be annoyed about but its so irrelevant (at best). He is so stupid he doesn't even realise he is being misogynistic. I've heard him do it a few times and today he did it again - and then said - ah I get complaints about this from the Swifties but this is my field and how I know her. Every single time. Its not a radio show about american football you a**hole.

this is my field and how I know her.

What is his field? American football? Surely he knows her as the artist making the records he’s playing?

Obviously she wouldn’t know him, but might perhaps be told, he’s a bloke that plays your records on some English radio show.

Yeah I get he likes american football which is great for him. He should get a poscast to talk about it then. Once, referring in passing to Travis is fine. Not every single time. He is clearly trying to diminish her in doing it - 100%.

Seeing as she’s so famous in her own right, he is clearly joking, isn’t he..? Just to wind people up?

It's a reference to the many in America who follow American football and had no idea who Swift was before she hooked up with their hero

Its a joke, a self deprecating one at that, given he, Kay, is a failed gridiron player who follows the game avidly

He’s messing about OP!

He is joking

because Taylor is so obviously more famous than him, it’s a bit of silly banter

whoosh… over your head though

It's a joke ffs.

It’s like when Barack Obama used to frequently be introduced as the husband of Michelle!

I feel 😳 for you Op as you must get on your high horse about so much

and then realise…. Ooops you got the wrong end of the stick!

He really isn’t that clever.

Thank you for introducing me to the song though. Love the video! She must have such fun.

There was quite a shift in demographics for football games as her fans started to go to games

Sales of Kelsey's team shirt increases by 400%

There was a lot of weird self deprecating jokes flying around... she's only with him because he's rich and famous etc

Kay is part of that. That's all

It's daft but it's daft aimed at himself, which is his schtick - as a professional Northener...

I turn the radio at work down when he comes on because I think he’s a shit presenter and I can’t stand how he constantly says “sunsheeeiiiinnn”. I get it’s an oasis reference but it’s fucking annoying that he can’t say that word without saying it that way.

Nah - it's really not a joke. Don't worry I've got a highly developed sense of humour and sarcasm detector. Once, perhaps - repeatedly - nah.

There's an edge to it. Coming from a bloke whose past behaviour around women and treatment of his wife suggests he may struggle somewhat with the idea of powerful women.

I think his full name is Vernon Sext Pest Kay.

That’s how I’ve heard of him anyway, oh any the husband of Tess Daly. Maybe he’s just a bitter as he’s also the lesser successful partner.

But the fact it is “repeatedly” is the joke!!

You lost me at “professional Northerner” - that chip on your shoulder must be making you very grumpy OP

He cheers me up on a boring workday whilst listening to radio 2.
I will have nothjng bad said about him 🤣

He clearly says it with humour - because she is so much more famous. It, to my ears, is quite clearly a joke. An in joke, like lots of these shows have.

Yeah - he's a real gent. This is only what he has been caught doing. The repeated behaviour and minimising is astonishing.

"Some years after they married, the couple were rocked by claims that Vernon had been sending saucy messages to four other women as well as glamour model Rhian Sugden. He and Tess had been married for seven years at the time and had their two young girls at home.
Tess was obviously heartbroken by the shocking news and what followed were several grovelling apologies from her husband as he desperately tried to save his marriage. In an interview with The Sun at the time, he confessed: "Tess is extremely upset about this and we're working through it... I've been stupid and daft but I'm not a sex pest. I've only done this with four or five girls and I've known them all well – they've been friends or work colleagues.

"I know a single guy can get away with things like that but I'm married and I understand this is off limits." Following the explosive 2010 revelations, the couple were able to eventually put the drama behind them and move on with their romance.
However, five years later it was claimed that Vernon and Rhian had been exchanging messages once again. Vernon was forced to publicly address the claims and denied that there had been anything "inappropriate" about their messages. He insisted the pair were merely discussing information about the 2010 incident."

OK

You've made up your mind

We none of us know him. Any one of us could be right or wrong

You might want to brush up on your own biases though... professional northerner etc.

Vernon Kay who had such respect and regard for his wife that he was caught exchanging explicit text messages with several other women and his excuse was that he'd "been an idiot". That Vernon Kay?

This.

Taylor Swift is the most famous person in the world currently. Vernon follows American Football so he knows Travis Kelce. So he jokingly refers to her as Travis Kelce's fiancée.

Jesus what a barrel of laughs you are OP 😐