Posted on 02/01/2019 5:05:38 AM PST by raccoonradio
Edited on 02/01/2019 8:11:49 AM PST by Sidebar Moderator. [history]
The US Super Bowl halftime show, one of pop music's most visible gigs, this year went from highly coveted to largely unwanted, leaving the NFL scrambling for takers as a cultural firestorm over social justice rages.
Prominent artists including Rihanna, P!nk and Cardi B reportedly turned down the offer to headline Sunday's championship game between the New England Patriots and Los Angeles Rams, amid the controversy over racially charged police brutality protests spearheaded by former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick.
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How about Clemson?
Right - put the TV on mute and renew the beer cooler and have some conversation time until second half kick-off. I dislike these modern entertainers anyway.
Will take both! Would have no problem with a Clemson - Alabama best 2 out of 3 over a 6 week period.
Then Alabama can do the halftime shows for each.
Along with Willie Nelson.
Now it's sounding like they might acknowledge the controversy. For heaven's sake!! Where more than the SuperBowl is it obvious that blacks have greater opportunities for success in the US than anywhere else in the world? On NBC "news" this AM, Gladys Knight gave a very classy and very patriotic explanation of why she's singing the National Anthem. It was so excellent that she wasn't questioned about it.
That's the way to do it. Shut the maniacs up with a clear, unwavering and indisputable message.
Maybe they could try something original-—like a good college or high school band?
“The Slave doesn’t dream of being free, he dreams of being Master.”
Let’s see. Super Bowl Halftime, that’s when America goes to the bathroom, freshens up their drink, gets some more spinach dip and wings, takes some of those little hot dogs out to dog in the backyard, and gets back to the game asking, “Did I miss anything?”. “Nope”
Whatever happened to marching bands?
The Super Bowl Halftime is for the chicks.
Even the wife, who never watches football, insists on watching the Super Bowl Halftime.
What aren’t the players boycotting the Super Bowl?
How about the gay cheerleaders?
Maybe Kaepernick can tryout for spot on the Rams cheer squad. Problem solved.
:o/
What is a Yoruba man(from Nigeria) doing telling us who should or shouldn't play in the Superbowl?
What is a Yoruba man(from Nigeria) doing telling us who should or shouldn't play in the Superbowl?
When I used to watch the SB, I muted the TV at halftime and did something else until the 2nd half...
(C)rap ain’t really music - it and the National Felon League are made for one another. Soon enough destined for the ashbin of history.
“Royalty” my ass. He is a street thug from New York
“I said no to the Superbowl/You need me, I don't need you,”
Um..no. The Superbowl may need Tom Brady. They sure as heck don't need Jay Z. Nobody watches football because of this fool. Ratings will be huge as usual this year, in part because of Brady and The Patriots.
Can the crappy entertainment, who needs it. Fans want to watch football. Fifteen minute half time to take care of business and back to the game.
No Superbowl for us. Our local company, TDS, is a fight with Nexstar over cable retransmission fees. We have been without over-the-air Fox and CBS since January 1. There are over 170 TDS cable outlets nationwide that have lost service due to the dispute, not all of which are CBS outlets. To view the game, you have to download mobile NFL/CBS apps, watch at a friend’s house with Dish or Direct TV, or at a local bar with satellite service. I may go down the street to a nearby Wild Wings after half time to watch the second half and enjoy a beer.
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