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Oh boy. Where to start? The lead up to the Super Bowl included reports that Eminem was told not to kneel during the Halftime show. Well, Marshall Mathers did, in fact, kneel as a gesture of solidarity toward Colin Kaepernick. Surely, you’ve seen the moment by now, but just in case you haven’t, it goes down here (shortly after the 11:00 mark), and this was obviously too much for conservatives to handle. The same goes for the entirety of the Halftime show that included Dr. Dre, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Bilge, Snoop, and an upside down 50 Cent.
None of this would stand for conservatives, including activist Charlie Kirk, whose tweet genuinely looked like parody (but it wasn’t). “The NFL is now the league of sexual anarchy,” Kirk wrote. “This halftime show should not be allowed on television.”
AOC (who once called conservatives “creepy weirdos” for their apparent fixation on her looks) had a swift response: “Like I said, weirdos.”
And from there, “sexual anarchy” inspired a ton of comebacks.
Maybe it’s just me, but “sexual anarchy” sound kinda awesome, right?
— Jo (@JoJoFromJerz) February 14, 2022
Yep, the far-right also seemed steamed about Eminem’s presence in general.
The real reason conservatives hate Eminem is because as a middle aged white working class man who pulled himself up by his bootstraps, he's everything they love to fetishize, and yet politically he's quite vocal about loathing everything they stand for.
— Kathryn Brightbill(@KEBrightbill) February 14, 2022
And as lawyer Ron Filipkowski joked, “MAGA is upset that the NFL didn’t bring out more ‘wholesome’ entertainment like Kid Rock and Ted Nugent.”
Is it a joke, though, if MAGA people really want this to happen?
Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, and Lee Greenwood would put on a better Halftime Show than these hoodlums.
— Nick Adams(@NickAdamsinUSA) February 14, 2022
And from there, the Kid Rock-related comebacks poured in because, as one person pointed out, “The distance between Eminem and Kid Rock as white rappers from Michigan could not be greater.”
Due to “blacklash,” next year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show will feature Ted Nugent, Kid Rock, Hank Williams Jr, Travis Tritt and Chachi singing the “Happy Days!” theme song.
— Kenny BooYah!(@KwikWarren) February 14, 2022
Eminem has 15 Grammys, Kendrick Lamar has 13 Grammys, Mary J. Bilge has 9 awards from 31 nominations and Dr. Dre has 7 Grammys.
Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, Lee Greenwood together have 1.
Excuse me, but who are you?
— Any Doubts(@ma_makosh) February 14, 2022
A whole lot of pearls will meet their maker over this one. Is it time for the next Super Bowl yet? Asking, uh, for a friend who enjoys chaos.
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