Those sly smiles was because he knew what he was doing and he knew it would take America time to catch up, if they ever did. I even had to watch it over again, consider his audience, and his intentions. Kendrick is a BRILLIANT rapper. He hid messages in plain site.
There were so many level to it, especially when you consider the Super Bowl halftime act doesn't get paid to do it (that's why a number of acts turn it down) - they get a huge budget to put it on, but that's it so Kendrick gave us performance art in many mediums - layers upon layers of symbolism.
Kendrick knew his audience. Brilliant rappers drop lines so ahead of their time, it takes a while to catch up. A Minor wasn’t just for Drake—it fit some 1 else in that room too. Add that to Sam Jackson’s "That’s what America wants, nice and calm"—that line wasn’t for Drake. He went over their heads!
More than that. #KendrickLamar's lyric,"Tryna strike a chord and it's probably A Minor," plays on dual meanings. "A Minor" refers to the melancholic chord but also sounds like "a minor," alluding to accusations of interest in underage kids—parallels could be drawn to Trump & his ties to Epstein
I feel like im missing all sorts of context about this. I didnt watch the super bowl cause i dont like sports. Can someone explain? I tried looking it up on youtube but i can barely make out what he is saying.
Ok while that was an interesting read i still feel a bit lost. But i guess its a gotta be a fan to get it thing or something. I just like hearing that maga is pissed but idk anything about kendrick or his music.
It always does!!! You can spell this shit out for them and they are still confounded asf. Well the base is at least. The architects of the maga chaos sit back and laugh.
Kendrick Lamar is brilliant! And all those that were a part of putting it together and in it! Love Sza, Serena and the dancers and Sam Jackson! Brilliant!
My children both in mid-late 30’s watched it and understood all the underlying meanings. They were texting with friends and cousins all night comparing notes.
While I had to use closed caption to understand the words(as most raps are way too fast for my ears) I, too, understood. Tale as old as time
The Tangerine Tariffeer and his sideshow of travelling freaks and University of life dropouts may have the wit to fool those who need a champion, but they couldn't point out wonderful art in the Louvre.
I’m not sure anointing a petty egomaniac as a hero in a fight against a petty egomaniac is going to be super effective.
The problem isn’t that the show didn’t reach maga. Of course it didn’t. What would? It’s that it’s not much of a rally cry for the good 50% of the country. More identity siloing.
I have to admit that I had trouble hearing anything he was saying to where I just went and did other things. I'm betting it was amazing... but it's not for me. :/
Yeah, I'm not a fan of rap at all - but I watched the whole of that performance and thought it was bordering on genius.
Really clever stuff well executed.
I loved it. Those who found fault totally missed the message in my opinion because of their particular privilege. Very telling of the division in America.
DEI is just the affirmative action bs they've been hocking for years. It's just rebranding. And we all know that the affirmative action bs was just racism held over from the dixiecrats
My MAGA father was so bored with the halftime show that he fell asleep. He asked me “what was all that about” and I just said “I don’t know, Dad, it’s not my aesthetic so I don’t get it…” 🤣🤣🤣
I'm trying to tell people to start growing some damn vegetables and I'm not even joking!
I don't even want to hear any shit about apartments and what not, there are so many ways nowadays.
I'm for this 100%.
besides, better quality better prices from local!
🤘🤘🤘
#RESIST
#Trumpistyranny
Don't grow indoors in your main house though. Spores can be poofed into the air and grow in any nook and cranny, often taking off drywall in sheets as they grow behind it. It happened to me in a house I bought and the guy didn't disclose what the back house was used for...it was like The Last of Us!
Lots of folks in California are converting their yards and shared green space into gardens. Our backyard is small but we have fruit trees and container vegetables and herbs and share with our neighbors - kind of a green version of a little library.
Everything's going over their heads, but then, they tend to not look in the right direction because the finger of distraction is where it's at for them...
While I will be the first to admit that I didn't care for the show (I'm just not that into rap), the symbolism was fantastic! It's no surprise that it went over some people's heads.
The folks who get it, got it. But I highly doubt the ones who it was meant for did. It’s tough to sell the blind a picture book, no matter how big and bold the pictures are.
They chose the most popular artist of the most popular genre to sing to the his most popular songs. I’m a Boomer and the genre is not my thing, but I appreciate the fact that it’s the most popular genre regardless.
What can you expect of fascist MAGA Nazi Republican "Christians" of ANY color and/or sexual preference.
Remember, all of those racists, bigots and self-hating white supremacists believe in a wildly fictitious blonde, blue-eyed hateful and hate-filled white Jesus.
Lol DEI went over there heads😂😂😂they think it doesn’t include white women or white men they never understand sometimes the immigrant has two parents w three jobs each and they themselves work while putting themselves through college and get good grades and they are better qualified
I'm not MAGA and it went over my head. If you're going to call out "the man" then do it! Don't come with subtleties. The only part I sort of got but in a cringy way was Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam. I guess art like is supposed to make you uncomfortable so success? Most of the rest was a bore.
I read all of the explanations on it. I shouldn't have to read explanations on something like this. He had billions of eyeballs for an audience - beat them over the head with it.
Not a time for subtlety. IMHO
My perspective seems to stray from the norm in that I have boycotted the half time show for over 2 decades now. I was there for the game, not some show. I am no longer a fan now and don't care either way. I still hope to move out of KCMO as soon as possible. #RainbowWarriors #BlueCrew #Chimpanion
FB#1: If you didn't get the message, it wasn't for you.
FB#2: Why would the NFL send a message that wasn't for the majority of their viewers?
Darlin', do you know how many POC watched SB? Last year, 75% of Black and 70% of Hispanics said they were Somewhat or Very likely to watch. Only 65% whites.
Almost all of those MAGAs are too uneducated & too indoctrinated to have any sort of independent thought in their head. I might not be a rap fan in general, but I saw the performance for the important message it was trying to send. :3
Of course it did because the creation Kendrick presented was brilliant, truthful, simple and a clear message directed at the small minded ones who only see this type of thing from a place of fear.
You can't forget that 30% of young black men voted for Trump. So, let's not lump all white people together. We are not all MAGA. So, not sure what part of America Kendrick was preaching to.
Isn’t it interesting “DEI” performance and Eagles won? Don’t let up on the resistance folks. Karma sending signs to us. FYI NFL booked the show. And booked Beyoncé in December. It couldn’t be that $$$ made from ads and sponsors have any impact on performers chosen? Irony and hypocrisy
I remember the meltdown with Shakira and Jlo. MAGA are soulless, boring, joyless stick up their butt assholes. Imagine actually living your life as one of them.
And yet somehow @joncaramanica.bsky.social and @nytimes.com couldn’t see anything but a diss track and some dancing. Such cultural depth of field at the “paper of record”, which keeps its comments section likewise sparkling clean… ❄️❄️❄️
George these MAGA people are not really clever, insightful or intelligent to begin with. They think they’re also smarter than anyone black when in reality they’re the dumbest people I’ve had to displeasure to experience on this planet thus far.
Really wanna piss of Magats? Inform them how African Americans had a hand shaping what the world now knows as country music. The staple of country music, the banjo, was derived from an African instrument.
I can't imagine America Culture without the massive contribution of the Black community clearly in the Music and entertainment industry AND of course on the football field! Yet Republicans/Trump continue to attack the Black Community with vile hatred with their war on woke---a war on the truth!
Or infectious diseases, or firefighting, or structural engineering, or ....
These are people too stupid to comprehend how much they don't know about almost everything. Who think their 10 hours per week of Facebook "research" > 10 years of full-time medical training.
I think more of them “got it” than they want to admit. It made them uncomfortable. They had to look at the truth. Good! Let’s continue to make them uncomfortable!
I know you know this, Mr. Takei, but Casey McGaw isn't one of those who failed to get it. The critique of MAGATs not getting the message next to a screen cap of her post initially made me think you were talking about her, but her comments made it clear that she got it.
The ones trying to undermine the credibility of the free press & elections while supporting the ruling party are forever & always, 100% the fascist motherfuckers who will be trying to shove you in an oven a few years down the road .
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The ones who needed to get it, got it.
The ones who needed to get pissed off, ARE.
So win-win here 😁😁😁
We needed it.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8YUTRWy/
While I had to use closed caption to understand the words(as most raps are way too fast for my ears) I, too, understood. Tale as old as time
The problem isn’t that the show didn’t reach maga. Of course it didn’t. What would? It’s that it’s not much of a rally cry for the good 50% of the country. More identity siloing.
Really clever stuff well executed.
Let's not overthink it.
These are the people who think "born in the USA" is about patriotic jingoism.
Of Mr. Badass Motherfucker if he doesn't like you. 😁😆
I don't even want to hear any shit about apartments and what not, there are so many ways nowadays.
I'm for this 100%.
besides, better quality better prices from local!
🤘🤘🤘
#RESIST
#Trumpistyranny
Thank You!
never thought about that lol. if I grow me some shrooms I'm definitely doing it separate.
They're in prison right now 😭
pretty sure we're talking about the legal ones but I'm open for all ideas.
https://blackfarmersindex.com/
Racist scum.
Damn it
Using ‘tasteful’ to describe anything MAGA does… the irony 😭
100% 🎯
Remember, all of those racists, bigots and self-hating white supremacists believe in a wildly fictitious blonde, blue-eyed hateful and hate-filled white Jesus.
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5135981-kendrick-lamar-super-bowl-halftime-performance-serena-williams-drake-not-like-us/
Not a time for subtlety. IMHO
FB#2: Why would the NFL send a message that wasn't for the majority of their viewers?
Darlin', do you know how many POC watched SB? Last year, 75% of Black and 70% of Hispanics said they were Somewhat or Very likely to watch. Only 65% whites.
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People who enjoyed and recognized the symbolism in his performative art
And
The people that his message, music and art went over their heads or refused to see.
I truly believe art is what builds a persons intelligence and emotions.
https://time.com/5673476/ken-burns-country-music-black-artists/
These are people too stupid to comprehend how much they don't know about almost everything. Who think their 10 hours per week of Facebook "research" > 10 years of full-time medical training.
She's one of the good ones.
She is shoveling dirt for the right but framing it like a concern troll.
Jesus Motherfucking Christ, indeed.
The ones trying to undermine the credibility of the free press & elections while supporting the ruling party are forever & always, 100% the fascist motherfuckers who will be trying to shove you in an oven a few years down the road .