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OT: Are You Watching Halftime Show? Also, TPUSA Show Expectedly Bombs

Will you be watching the halftime show?

  • Yes, I will watch and I am excited for it

    Votes: 49 10.0%

  • Yes, but I’m not necessarily thrilled about it

    Votes: 49 10.0%

  • Yes, I’m curious to see what he’s like

    Votes: 67 13.7%

  • No, I never watch the halftime show anyway

    Votes: 127 26.0%

  • No, I don’t care to watch someone sing in Spanish

    Votes: 177 36.2%

  • No, I incorrectly believe he is not an American

    Votes: 20 4.1%
  • Total voters
    489
.Hank

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nmerritt11 said:
my daughter is an international business major…I can promise she won’t be watching this halftime show.
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Anecdotal evidence?

I also can't imagine caring about politics enough to let it effect the music I watch/listen to. Could not care less the political affiliation/sexuality/religion/morals of an artist. If I enjoy their output, that's all I care about.

I probably won't watch the halftime show tonight, but that's because I usually don't. Artist has no bearing.
 
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nmerritt11 said:
@J.Greenbeans has it spot on…it should not be a political statement. It should be a show

the Super Bowl halftime show and all the commercials used to be the best and everyone looked forward to them

Having a dude in a dress refusing to sing in English is ridiculous. If it was my son singing in a dress in another language I wouldn’t watch

You think a European country would have a dude in a dress singing in Spanish at halftime at their biggest soccer match? Hell no…they’d have riots…this is embarrassing.
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I will not be watching the woke bowl. It has become way to corporate. Plus most of the commercials are stupid. Hard pass but I will cook up a great meal and watch a fun movie. We may put the woke bowl on the other channel, to see if any commercials look good enough to turn the sound up.
 
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Just the lunatic fringe we all desire to entertain us. Somebody should leave him a pistol in the green room and dare him to put himself out of his misery
 
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Dungeon09 said:
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is he in a dress or singing in another language? Nope…sure isn’t

Everyone knew he was bisexual and mainly gay but he don’t ever make his shows about that…tremendous performer. But he wasn’t pushing apolitical agenda…Bad Bunny is…completely horrible comparison

Dude in dress refusing to sing in English…when zero NFL teams reside in a Spanish speaking country. It’s the worst halftime show decision ever
 
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Dungeon09 said:
Swift outperforms him in the US but BB has been the most streamed artist globally 4 out of the last 6 years. Streaming is the predominant way people consume music these days. Swifties buy albums because it’s a cult but she’s an anomaly.

Don’t get it twisted, the same NPC’s in this thread kvetching about bad bunny would be re-installing their “Taylor Swift bad” programs if she was doing the halftime show because neurotic contrarianism and self victimization by everything in existence are their only personality traits.
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It should be noted that the question was asked, and the provided answer options were clearly meant to elicit these type of responses. So, the demographic you’re targeting didn’t just show up on the WZ with the intent of bitching about the halftime show.
 
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I can guarantee most musical artists all of you grew up liking were liberal. With the possible exception of country, but even more of those probably are than you would think.

If the bands of the 60s/70s had the platform of those today, you should would have heard more about it.

And they were certainly just as subversive to the conservative culture at the time as the ones are now.

If you are going to push boundaries artistically, you generally are in most senses.
 
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I’m passing on the Super Bowl as a whole, including the half time show. With the Olympics available on Peacock, I’m watching it. Pro football is OK but I don’t care for either team so I’ll pass. Outside of Prince, I haven’t seen a halftime show that’s been worth the hype. Count me out for the bunny guy.

Also, is there anything worse than pro football pregame shows?
 
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Dungeon09 said:
Streaming is by far the most accessible way to consume music now.

Taylor is a cultural phenomenon and her Eras tour did the industry equivalent of defying gravity. She’s an outlier in how much money she’s able to get her fans to spend and a lot of that has to do specifically with the social strata that she appeals to.

Streaming is the more egalitarian measure. It gives you a better picture of what people are listening to regardless of their ability to access the higher price point tiers of fandom (concerts, physical media). It’s closer to what the radio charts used to be because streaming has usurped FM radio as the consolidation in the radio industry replaced human DJ’s and request lines with algorithmic playlists and vertically integrated production to consumption business models. Radio play is more than ever about what the company that owns the stations want you to listen to, but the listener still has substantial control when it comes to streaming.
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I’m not arguing that I’m just saying that’s not the only merit for deciding most popular or biggest artist.
 
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Think Kidrock will play his song "Cool Daddy Cool?" Lyrics here:

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Classic Kid Rock pedophile stuff. And one more for good measure!



All of you who said you don't want to watch Benito because he "sings in a dress" and you're going to watch a proud pedophile instead are worse than hypocrites.
 
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I think it’s a little overdone. If there’s a chance someone is spewing division on either side I’m not watching à la Oscar’s. Ironically if these folks would just sing/say thanks/etc… I’d be great with it.
I wasn’t interested in Bad Bunny music even if he was a flag waver tho. Never heard of him. Don’t care to get up to speed. I would much rather NFL just select Journey or something in that vein.
 
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nmerritt11 said:
is he in a dress or singing in another language? Nope…sure isn’t

Everyone knew he was bisexual and mainly gay but he don’t ever make his shows about that…tremendous performer. But he wasn’t pushing apolitical agenda…Bad Bunny is…completely horrible comparison

Dude in dress refusing to sing in English…when zero NFL teams reside in a Spanish speaking country. It’s the worst halftime show decision ever
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Exactly those 2 are no where near each other. Freddie mercury was the man. Love me some queen.
 
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.Hank said:
I can guarantee most musical artists all of you grew up liking were liberal. With the possible exception of country, but even more of those probably are than you would think.

If the bands of the 60s/70s had the platform of those today, you should would have heard more about it.

And they were certainly just as subversive to the conservative culture at the time as the ones are now.

If you are going to push boundaries artistically, you generally are in most senses.
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I would agree with that. I am conservative in my views but believe mainstream music of the mid-60s and early 70s is the best over the last 60 years in terms of quality (originality, sophistication, etc. — as I mentioned previously ITT). Heck, my avatar gives that away….

For debate, though, I’d argue that mainstream music has regressed significantly since the early 70s. And that’s shaped by how much time and investment folks want to put toward actually listening…. My lack of interest is less about this BB character and more about the fact that mainstream music is painful across the board.
 
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bleedsorange01 said:
I would agree with that. I am conservative in my views but believe mainstream music of the mid-60s and early 70s is the best over the last 60 years in terms of quality (originality, sophistication, etc. — as I mentioned previously ITT).

For debate, I’d argue that mainstream music has regressed significantly since the early 70s. And that’s shaped by how much time and investment folks want to put toward actually listening)…. My lack of interest is less about this BB character and more about the fact that mainstream music is painful across the board.
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Would not disagree with you there. That's also my favorite era of mainstream music.

I couldn't name a single song by Bad Bunny. I'm 33 and generally not hip to the mainstream music, though that's never what I really listened to. Always been more on the indie rock/alternative side of things when it comes to modern music.
 
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Surveyingtiger73 said:
Exactly those 2 are no where near each other. Freddie mercury was the man. Love me some queen.
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yeah he was a bad arse performer...like I said above I had no clue who Bad Bunny was before all this. It is a political stunt. Queen and Freddie Mercury were legit artists. Dude was amazing and his lifestyle ended up killing him but man....that dude could perform.
 
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jonalexand1 said:
Who is shoving something in your face? Feel however you want, I’ve just never personally seen someone who has a different lifestyle, appearance, color, sexuality than me and felt in any way like it impacted my life even for a second.

As it pertains to halftime show…I don’t ever watch them. Will be restocking my plate and beverage and placing some second half bets. Can’t recall ever having any serious thoughts about a half time musical performer though.
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This post, for the most part, represents my thoughts as well. I have watched a show every now and then (Snoop Dog in 2022), but generally hate the crowd gathering around the stage doing that stupid arm waving. I feel the show takes away from the game itself.
 
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ClemsonInAtlanta said:
He actually said he doesn’t mind or expect people to learn Spanish, he just wants them to dance to his music.

He’s done nothing but spread positivity and he is receiving death threats for it. The “Christian” right has no limits when it comes to intolerance and hate.

The show should be great, and being proud of being a Puerto Rican does not equal hating America.

Some of the responses in here are despicable and truly evidence of how many southerners just follow marching orders when it comes to being told what to like or dislike.

I will be watching and I’m excited to see what he does, as someone who has been a fan of his since before he was even listed on Spotify.
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It’s stunning how many people are afraid to step out of their comfort zone and listen to something different. We live in a multicultural society
 
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ClemsonInAtlanta said:
He actually said he doesn’t mind or expect people to learn Spanish, he just wants them to dance to his music.

He’s done nothing but spread positivity and he is receiving death threats for it. The “Christian” right has no limits when it comes to intolerance and hate.

The show should be great, and being proud of being a Puerto Rican does not equal hating America.

Some of the responses in here are despicable and truly evidence of how many southerners just follow marching orders when it comes to being told what to like or dislike.

I will be watching and I’m excited to see what he does, as someone who has been a fan of his since before he was even listed on Spotify.
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Bring a proud Puerto Rican is the same as being a proud South Carolinian, I have not problem with it. No problem with Spanish. Is he wearing a dress? I would prefer he not do that.
 
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JAMCRACKER99 said:
This post, for the most part, represents my thoughts as well. I have watched a show every now and then (Snoop Dog in 2022), but generally hate the crowd gathering around the stage doing that stupid arm waving. I feel the show takes away from the game itself.
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Everything is a spectacle. Very little substance (without digging for it), and that’s been a societal trend for many years now. Not a surprise, either.
 
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.Hank said:
I can guarantee most musical artists all of you grew up liking were liberal. With the possible exception of country, but even more of those probably are than you would think.

If the bands of the 60s/70s had the platform of those today, you should would have heard more about it.

And they were certainly just as subversive to the conservative culture at the time as the ones are now.

If you are going to push boundaries artistically, you generally are in most senses.
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I would argue that the 60s and 70s bands were more countercultural than picking a political side. I never saw any of the rock artist that I enjoy listening to burning American flags on stage. Sure their were controversies, but they never took it that far. In my opinion, any artist that burns an American flag on stage should not be allowed to perform at America’s biggest party.
 
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It seems like I remember reading an article in the Clemson alumni magazine a few years ago about a woman Clemson grad that was over booking and producing the halftime show. Anyone else remember that?
 
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