As the world’s biggest superstar, every girl wants what Taylor Swift has, including the same type of partner.
Generation Z women have taken to social media to say they want a strong, robust ‘protector’ – like Swift’s burly American footballer boyfriend Travis Kelce – rather than a skinny, fashionable guy.
TikTok, the video-sharing platform preferred by teenagers, has been inundated with girls explaining that they are “joining the trend” of choosing “strong” men like Kelce.
Dubbed “America’s Golden Couple,” Swift, 34, and the Kansas City Chiefs player, also 34, have been dating since September, and their romance is very much in the public eye.
One TikToker said in a video that was liked 6,000 times: “We are now in an era where Generation Z, who used to like skinny guys, now gravitate towards men who can protect them.” Taylor Swift was a big part of this trend by dating Travis Kelce.
Generation Z women have taken to social media to say they want a strong and resilient ‘protector’, like American footballer Taylor Swift’s burly boyfriend, Travis Kelce.
Harry Styles and Timothee Chalamet, previously swooned over for their baby faces and skinny physiques, were known as the type of men Generation Z now rejects.
A video explaining the change said: “Throughout history, men were the warriors, the defenders, the cavemen. They hunted and fought but now they don’t really have the chance to do so.
‘This is in our primal instinct: males will fight other males and are more attractive to females if they win.
Harry Styles, once swooned over for his baby faces and wafer-thin physique, stood out as the type of men Generation Z now rejects.
“Even in animated movies we love the prince who fought for Sleeping Beauty and killed the dragon and didn’t even know her yet.”
One person commented on the video: “I think guys who know how to fight are the best in the world.”
The trend to choose stronger men arises from a phenomenon that has swept TikTok known as the ‘Twink Erasure’ theory.
Originally a term used primarily by the gay community, a ‘twink’ refers to men with a baby face and slimmer physique.
Trends in recent years have seen men who fit into this category hailed as the most handsome and desired by women.
But people on the platform now believe that ‘twinks’ are gaining weight to become more attractive to women.
A photo of Chalamet, 28, has gone viral, which according to users of the platform shows that he has gained weight and can no longer be considered a ‘young man’.
Taylor Swift pictured with her ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner, who fits the ‘Twink’ type
Videos arguing this is part of a wider ‘Twink Erasure’ have received up to 500,000 likes.
Swift is credited with starting the trend because her previous partners, such as actor Tom Hiddleston and The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, typically had smaller frames and were “artsy.”
Her boyfriend of six years, actor Joe Alwyn, 33, is 6-foot-2, three inches shorter than NFL player Kelce, and slimmer.
Swift and Londoner Alwyn shared a very private relationship, which ended in April last year.
The Shake It Off singer is now enjoying a highly publicized romance with Kelce. After Kelce’s team won the Super Bowl earlier this month, Swift ran onto the field and kissed him in front of a crowd of cheering fans.
It has seen a 20 percent increase in sponsorship after Swift began attending games.