This half time has to

[dez1978]

Lol

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

How do they do that when Eminem was likely the biggest star there?

Well they’re purposely blind because it doesn’t fit their narrative. But they are claiming this all over social media.

But you really think Eminem was the biggest star there?

 

[leeniewdw]

It's a matter of perspective. Eminem won an Oscar so perhaps he would be more known than some of the others to a subset of people who would never listen to rap but watched the Oscars?

They are all big stars, someone could do revenue or record sales or merch or whatever, but it's kind of pointless. One of the biggest stars singing a song that was probably more familiar to the broadest of audiences was white... I think that's the point.

 

[AustinTink]

I loved it! Gen-X represents and yes, this is a hill I will die on, millennials

Prince still is the best one, but this was definitely up there.

Word.

 

[AustinTink]

Another Gen X'er in the house and I enjoyed it. I agree with the other poster who said Prince will always reign supreme but this halftime show had me boppin.

 

[JamesWinston]

Well they’re purposely blind because it doesn’t fit their narrative. But they are claiming this all over social media.

But you really think Eminem was the biggest star there?

He’s the top selling rap artist of all time and it isn’t even close.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Wow, it's been a long time since I started a thread with almost 300 replies in less than 24 hours!

It was just my very personal opinion, that the show was the worst, (probably the worst) of the many I have seen over many, many past years, for me. And for many the same reasons written here in this thread.

My opinion should certainly not, and was not meant to say that the show should not have been performed or that it should not have appealed to many here and around the world. Just not for me. As for suggestions to turning it off or not looking at it, I did take the opportunity after posting here last night to take a needed restroom break, so I did miss the latter part of the show, which was fine for me.

I do appreciate everyone's viewpoints here, that's great. That's what makes the world go around, that's what makes us a community here.

 

[Colleen27]

Unless something has changed in the past couple of years, football participation is declining...

https://www.statista.com/statistics/191658/participants-in-tackle-football-in-the-us-since-2006/

That decline isn't even across demographic groups, though. Mostly it is middle/upper class families that have reacted to the CTE headlines by discouraging or forbidding their boys to play football, but that's not where most NCAA recruits and pro prospects are coming from anyway. So I think the sport as a whole is likely to endure despite the declines, because in lower-income and lower-education communities both rural and urban the dream of playing D1 or pro ball is still alive and well.

MTE. I hate country and anything that resembles country (except for some Johnny Cash). But I wouldn't trash the show or the people because it's not my taste.

Same. I might comment on a snooze-inducing show - among people in my FB circle who hated this year's show, there's a meme of George Strait circulating with the caption "When you're ready for a real halftime show, give me a call" or something like that, and I cannot imagine a worse idea than a country crooner putting the fans to sleep at halftime. The game is boring enough most years.

How do they do that when Eminem was likely the biggest star there?

Because he was the only white guy on the stage. One black artist on the stage with four white artists is diversity and inclusion; one white artist on the stage with four black artists is not diverse or inclusive enough.

 

[Kitty 34]

Wow, it's been a long time since I started a thread with almost 300 replies in less than 24 hours!

It was just my very personal opinion, that the show was the worst, (probably the worst) of the many I have seen over many, many past years, for me. And for many the same reasons written here in this thread.

My opinion should certainly not, and was not meant to say that the show should not have been performed or that it should not have appealed to many here and around the world. Just not for me. As for suggestions to turning it off or not looking at it, I did take the opportunity after posting here last night to take a needed restroom break, so I did miss the latter part of the show, which was fine for me.

I do appreciate everyone's viewpoints here, that's great. That's what makes the world go around, that's what makes us a community here.

Well said, Dan. I have yet to watch the halftime show. Just curious whom would you like to entertain during halftime.

 

[Dan Murphy]

Well said, Dan. I have yet to watch the halftime show. Just curious whom would you like to entertain during halftime.

I posted on another half time thread, for next year.

 

[Planogirl]

Well they’re purposely blind because it doesn’t fit their narrative. But they are claiming this all over social media.

But you really think Eminem was the biggest star there?

I do but only because of my past experiences. More recent hits, a movie, notoriety... DS who is in his 20's thought so too along with Kendrick Lamar.

 

[Planogirl]

That decline isn't even across demographic groups, though. Mostly it is middle/upper class families that have reacted to the CTE headlines by discouraging or forbidding their boys to play football, but that's not where most NCAA recruits and pro prospects are coming from anyway. So I think the sport as a whole is likely to endure despite the declines, because in lower-income and lower-education communities both rural and urban the dream of playing D1 or pro ball is still alive and well.



Same. I might comment on a snooze-inducing show - among people in my FB circle who hated this year's show, there's a meme of George Strait circulating with the caption "When you're ready for a real halftime show, give me a call" or something like that, and I cannot imagine a worse idea than a country crooner putting the fans to sleep at halftime. The game is boring enough most years.



Because he was the only white guy on the stage. One black artist on the stage with four white artists is diversity and inclusion; one white artist on the stage with four black artists is not diverse or inclusive enough.

Eh, the Weeknd was alone last year and I thought he was great. That is all the inclusion I need.

 

[Minnesota!]

Absolutely one of the best. Only Prince ranks higher for me....

The nostalgia was high, of course, as they WERE my teenage years, but they still sound (and look ) so good.

Snoop could sing me the phone book and I would give him all my money.

Em, too, honestly.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

Why do you have loosely included here?

Because when it comes to certain kinds of music, it’s not enough to just say you don’t care for it. You also have to deny that the people behind the music are artists or that they have any talent. There’s clearly no talent involved in performing, singing on pitch, playing a piano, rapping 7 words per second, winning Grammys, having multi-platinum records, staying relevant in a career that has spanned decades, or being one of the most successful music producers of all time. If you don’t think the music is good then clearly the people can’t be good either.

Kind of how since I don’t like country music, I always make broad claims that country singers are trash, and none of them can sing well, and it doesn’t take any skill to play a guitar… Oh wait, I’ve never done that. I’ve somehow figured out that just because I don’t like a particular genre of music doesn’t mean the people who make it are bad at what they do.

 

[JamesWinston]

Because when it comes to certain kinds of music, it’s not enough to just say you don’t care for it. You also have to deny that the people behind the music are artists or that they have any talent. There’s clearly no talent involved in performing, singing on pitch, playing a piano, rapping 7 words per second, winning Grammys, having multi-platinum records, staying relevant in a career that has spanned decades, or being one of the most successful music producers of all time. If you don’t think the music is good then clearly the people can’t be good either.

Kind of how since I don’t like country music, I always make broad claims that country singers are trash, and none of them can sing well, and it doesn’t take any skill to play a guitar… Oh wait, I’ve never done that. I’ve somehow figured out that just because I don’t like a particular genre of music doesn’t mean the people who make it are bad at what they do.

There are terrible and untalented musicians in every genre, just like the ones that played last night.

 

[AustinTink]

Snoop could sing me the phone book and I would give him all my money.

I love that his bestie, Martha Stewart, was in the house to watch him perform.

 

[DisneyJamieCA]

There are terrible and untalented musicians in every genre, just like the ones that played last night.

Their careers completely counteract your opinion. Especially Dr. Dre.

 

[JamesWinston]

Their careers completely counteract your opinion. Especially Dr. Dre.

There’s no accounting for taste.

 

[AustinTink]

Especially Dr. Dre.

He's got a billion dollars to prove it.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

There are terrible and untalented musicians in every genre, just like the ones that played last night.

I’m glad you can look at it fairly and judge musicians based on individual talent instead of automatically writing them off because of who they are or what you think they represent. I look forward to hearing your open-minded critique of next year’s halftime show featuring Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion.