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In reply to the discussion: MAGA Melts Down Over Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Performance [View all]Alice B.
(730 posts)45. As a white woman, I know it wasn't created "for me" but it's art which is an invitation for all of us to sit, think, and
...learn.
Post by @senkforeversmiles View on Threads
?xmt=AQGzmHjyty1WogxVLQ2IBDwy4ZVh-vPzVszHVHSMlbPCeg" target="_blank">Here's one explainer from Threads of all the symbolism.
As music for pure enjoyment, it wasn't my thing either but it forced me to look things up and read through posts from Black users on Bluesky and Threads. That was good for me and I appreciated it. There were some serious layers and that performance was a real act of defiance.
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MAGA Melts Down Over Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Performance [View all]
SunSeeker
Feb 2025
OP
A lot of people don't like rap, but didn't have a meltdown over it like MAGA did.
SunSeeker
Feb 2025
#10
I loved it when he said like, the revolution will not be televised, you chose the right time but wrong guy.
scipan
Feb 2025
#5
Write an EO order banning performances with "political messages" at Superbowl games
LeftInTX
Feb 2025
#11
When it hit the end of the show with Lamar shouting over and over 'turn off your tv'
AZJonnie
Feb 2025
#7
Well, you may have a point there, lol. He was picked for the halftime in September.
SunSeeker
Feb 2025
#8
I wasn't a fan of the performance until a bunch of MAGAs started bitching so I ultimately loved it!
OrlandoDem2
Feb 2025
#9
I wouldn't say top 5, but he's up there. His mic was low or something though
Prairie Gates
Feb 2025
#38
'diss tracks between rappers often include exaggerated truths and unsubstantiated rumors for dramatic effect.'
SunSeeker
Feb 2025
#47
I saw some guy (close to home) saying he came up on Limp Bizkit, then critique the "musicality"
Prairie Gates
Feb 2025
#37
I had closed caption on but it was going by really fast and I just didn't get it.
milestogo
Feb 2025
#46