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<blockquote data-quote="Kimberly Ricci" data-source="post: 4588"><img src="https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/em-tf-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=436&amp;crop=1" alt="Eminem Kneels Super Bowl Halftime Show" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Getty ImageOh boy. Where to start? The lead up to the Super Bowl included <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/eminem-not-allowed-kneel-super-bowl-halftime-show/" target="_blank">reports that Eminem was told not to kneel</a> during the Halftime show. Well, Marshall Mathers did, in fact, kneel <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/eminem-kneels-super-bowl-halftime-show-solidarity-colin-kaepernick/" target="_blank">as a gesture of solidarity</a> toward Colin Kaepernick. Surely, you’ve seen the moment by now, but just in case you haven’t, it <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsUKphmB3Y" target="_blank">goes down here</a> (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 <a href="https://uproxx.com/music/50-cent-super-bowl-halftime-show-upside-down-surprise-guest/" target="_blank">upside down 50 Cent</a>.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 <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/aoc-republicans-florida-trip-b1985118.html" target="_blank">called conservatives</a> “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.Yep, the far-right also seemed steamed about Eminem’s presence in general.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?And from there, the Kid Rock-related comebacks poured in because, as <a href="https://twitter.com/secretfakename/status/1493044672335425537" target="_blank">one person pointed out</a>, “The distance between Eminem and Kid Rock as white rappers from Michigan could not be greater.”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.<a href="https://uproxx.com/viral/super-bowl-halftime-sexual-anarchy-eminem-knee/" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kimberly Ricci, post: 4588"] [IMG alt="Eminem Kneels Super Bowl Halftime Show"]https://uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/em-tf-1.jpg?w=1024&h=436&crop=1[/IMG] [UWSL]Getty Image[/UWSL] Oh boy. Where to start? The lead up to the Super Bowl included [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/eminem-not-allowed-kneel-super-bowl-halftime-show/']reports that Eminem was told not to kneel[/URL] during the Halftime show. Well, Marshall Mathers did, in fact, kneel [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/eminem-kneels-super-bowl-halftime-show-solidarity-colin-kaepernick/']as a gesture of solidarity[/URL] toward Colin Kaepernick. Surely, you’ve seen the moment by now, but just in case you haven’t, it [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdsUKphmB3Y']goes down here[/URL] (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 [URL='https://uproxx.com/music/50-cent-super-bowl-halftime-show-upside-down-surprise-guest/']upside down 50 Cent[/URL]. 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 [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/aoc-republicans-florida-trip-b1985118.html']called conservatives[/URL] “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. Yep, the far-right also seemed steamed about Eminem’s presence in general. 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? And from there, the Kid Rock-related comebacks poured in because, as [URL='https://twitter.com/secretfakename/status/1493044672335425537']one person pointed out[/URL], “The distance between Eminem and Kid Rock as white rappers from Michigan could not be greater.” 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. [url="https://uproxx.com/viral/super-bowl-halftime-sexual-anarchy-eminem-knee/"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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