Super Bowl halftime show with Eminem’s kneel, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg ignites backlash
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Someone somewhere must be outraged by something.
At all times, it seems.
The NFL’s halftime show for Super Bowl LVI on Sunday was a throwback to the 1990s and 2000s hip-hop and rap heyday featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Eminem, among others.
The elaborate montage of songs and artists was filled with choreographed dancing, musicians and a couple of unannounced performances, including from 50 Cent.
The spectacle was beloved by many on social media, who felt a special nostalgia for the hits from their younger days.
Others, however, took issue with show, whether it was Dr. Dre’s family-friendly edited lyrics or Eminem taking a knee at the conclusion of his song, a symbolic gesture, some argued, to Colin Kaepernick.
The NFL told Eminem not to take a knee during the #SuperBowl halftime show.
He did so anyways.
pic.twitter.com/FNm9FRlArL— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) February 14, 2022
BREAKING: Rap superstar Eminem takes a knee during his Super Bowl halftime performance in support of Black athletes like Colin Kaepernick protesting police brutality — even though the NFL demanded that he not do it. RT IF YOU SUPPORT EMINEM’S BRAVE STAND!
— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) February 14, 2022
The NFL reportedly didn't want Eminem to kneel during the Super Bowl halftime show.
Eminem at the halftime show: pic.twitter.com/6xs241KpYl— Pigeons & Planes (@PigsAndPlans) February 14, 2022
Good on Eminem. And that halftime show was https://t.co/pP9DobXTku
— Joy-Ann (Pro-Democracy) Reid (@JoyAnnReid) February 14, 2022
In case you missed the halftime show, here’s the whole thing: pic.twitter.com/ohtVYng482
— Jay Morrison (@JayMorrisonATH) February 14, 2022
OMG!!!!!!!!! WOW WOW WOW!!!!!!!! THE GREATEST HALFTIME SHOW IVE EVER SEEN!!!
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 14, 2022
These songs are older than Joe Burrow.
— Matt Stoller (@matthewstoller) February 14, 2022
They have them literally dancing over Compton as the stage as they censor criticism of police from the performance. You could write a whole dissertation on this year’s Super Bowl
— We Can Build A Better World (@BreeNewsome) February 14, 2022
Eminem taking a knee for Kaepernick? pic.twitter.com/T4p3vOHBUC
— The Recount (@therecount) February 14, 2022
This Critical Race Theory halftime show is
— Bakari Sellers (@Bakari_Sellers) February 14, 2022
Conservatives angry about the Super Bowl halftime show is one of this country's oldest traditions pic.twitter.com/Z8DXi2zawk
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) February 14, 2022
Bless y’all’s heart
— Ande Wall (@AndeWall) February 14, 2022
The NFL is now the league of sexual anarchy. This halftime show should not be allowed on television.
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) February 14, 2022
