[plain talk]

"Curiously, the Super Bowl halftime show doesn’t pay, which makes it even trickier to book an A-list act. And while the viewing audience is undoubtedly enormous, the criticism over aligning with the NFL promises to ring as loudly. “Nobody wants to be associated with it,” says one insider privy to talks about the halftime show. (That statement also begs the question of who will deliver the National Anthem at the game’s start.)

“Regardless, it has to be diverse. That’s who the audience is and that’s the world we live in.”

Why does it have to be diverse?

[Williams]

Why would any liberal be adverse to the NFL, which allowed the protests and gave liberal groups millions of dollars? Now the NFL is racist?

[Chuckster]

Regardless, it has to be diverse.

What does that even mean?

[pepsi_junkie]

Why does it have to be diverse?

It didn't have to be diverse when Beyonce put on an all-black show complete with black panther outfits and black power salutes. That diversity rule only applies in certain circumstances, it turns out.