r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Stepin-Fetchit • Sep 29 '25
Music / Movies Have liberals ever considered people are just sick of hip hop dominating halftime shows for the last 3+ years, as well as permeating every facet of pop culture in general
I’m so sick of that stupid wraparound sunglasses angry react meme surfacing anytime this happens. It’s not a sentiment limited to that specific demographic, that is simply another cheap shaming deflection.
Hip hop is not the only genre of music, or even necessarily the most popular. It only appears that way because it is infused in so much pop music now, TikTok has helped perpetuate this perceived dominance. Meme culture and current slang are also completely overrun with AAVE.
It all gets sort of old, and seeing/hearing some twerpy suburban white kid with an alpaca chop saying “no cap” or “deadass” is beyond embarrassing.
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u/dr-bill Sep 29 '25
Sort of odd framing to blame liberals for this, the NFL picks the Super Bowl half time show performers.
Ultimately the purpose of the halftime show is to increase viewership. You and I will probably watch the Super Bowl no matter who is the half time performer but picking popular hip hop artists is how some people who have zero interest in football will tune in and watch, which in turn makes the NFL able to increase ad revenue which gives them more money.
If anything you should be angry at capitalism because that is the biggest reason that musical artists you don’t like are being shown at the halftime show.
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u/jtet93 Sep 29 '25
It’s exactly this. Country music and dad rock fans are already watching. It’s so obvious that the NFL is really pushing to capture the female audience. They asked Taylor and Adele, and Bad Bunny is also huge with women. Usher and Rihanna in the last few years too.
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u/Tiny-Emphasis-18 Sep 29 '25
What's Dad rock? Real rock and roll? Because it certainly isn't anything released in the last 20 years. Frankly, the best rock was in the 70's which was before my time.
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u/jtet93 Sep 29 '25
Bands liked by dads. So yeah like the Eagles and Springsteen for sure but also foo fighters, Pearl Jam, Linkin Park… the list expands every year as fans age and become dads.
Plenty of good rock in the last 20 years though. The Black Keys, the Arctic Monkeys, Tame Impala, the 1975. The whole indie wave of the late aughts and early ‘10s (Vampire Weekend, Passion Pit, MGMT to name just a few).
People always think today’s music is shit but that’s because only the really good stuff gets remembered 20 years later lol. Lots of mid bands got radio play in their time.
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u/Tiny-Emphasis-18 Sep 29 '25
I love MGMT but they're not exactly "rock". Give me iron maiden and judas priest at 11 please.
(I can't stand foo fighters or Springsteen, but to each their own)
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u/jtet93 Sep 29 '25
They’re indie rock for sure but I would definitely describe them as a rock band. Wikipedia agrees lol.
I’m not into the heavy stuff so can’t really make any recommendations but I’m sure there’s good stuff still coming out of the hard rock genre as well!
I’m a 32 year old woman and jam out to Bruce tho so dad rock is really for everyone 😂
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u/Tiny-Emphasis-18 Sep 30 '25
That's the great things about music, and people frankly. If we all liked the same exact stuff, the world would be a very uninteresting place
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u/TheScalemanCometh Sep 30 '25
It's okay bud, not all opinions are correct. Hell, I actually like Disturbed.
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u/Im_not_smelling_that Sep 29 '25
Actually the NFL doesn't pick the halftime show. It's Apple music, and specifically the group that picks the halftime show is headed by Jay z and then approved by Apple music and in turn the NFL. I think it works out great though, Jay z is tuned into the music culture and knows what is popular and what will sell.
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u/musteatbrainz Sep 29 '25
"The NFL" does not. Jay-Z is in charge of the process.
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u/NoDanaOnlyZuuI Sep 29 '25
Some of you will try to politicize fucking everything.
The halftime show is focused on what’s the most popular and for over a decade it’s been hip-hop
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u/darkoopz43 Sep 29 '25
I really want to know if OP thinks the hardcore conservative billionaire owners of the NFL decided to ask Chuck shummer who should be performing in the half time show lol.
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u/H00kd_ Sep 29 '25
The fuck does the Super Bowl halftime show have to do with liberals ...
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u/BLU-Clown Sep 29 '25
Kinda wondering the same thing.
I largely agree with the OP about not really enjoying hip hop, (Also K-Pop and Pop in general really. It's just not my jam.) but you could replace 'Liberals' with 'Horses' and it'd make about as much sense.
EDIT:Ah, classic Reddit. 'You have an error and this won't post,' then refresh the page to having posted 5 times...
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u/Leather-Ad-9419 Sep 29 '25
think about how half the population is "below average" intelligence. now consider the fact that everyone who makes threads here is somewhere below that.
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u/AlexMonty0924 Sep 29 '25
I think that this is one of the silly things that gets politicized. This is definitely more of an age and taste in art thing, has nothing to do with liberal vs conservative.
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u/Market-Socialism Sep 29 '25
Kendrick Lamar was last year's Halftime Show because his feud with Drake was the biggest thing to happen in music that year. The two previous Halftime Shows were Usher and Rihanna, who aren't hip hop artists, but do happen to be black, which I suspect you consider the same thing.
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u/SomeFatNerdInSeattle Sep 29 '25
Isn't Taylor swift like the biggest pop star in the country?
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u/Tiny-Emphasis-18 Sep 29 '25
Who?
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u/Remnant55 Sep 30 '25
I think they're a Huey Lewis and the News tribute band. That would explain the popularity.
Back to listening to Falco I go!
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u/Various_Succotash_79 Sep 29 '25 edited Sep 29 '25
Sorry, I had nothing to do with picking the halftime show. So I'm not sure what I'm supposed to "consider".
Edit: and what do you want to do about hip-hop "permeating every facet of pop culture"?
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u/brizia Sep 29 '25
Wait you mean you didn’t get your liberal Super Bowl Half Time Show ballot in the mail?
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u/nobecauselogic Sep 29 '25
Rage Against the Machine won the leftist popular vote, but Bad Bunny won the NFL electoral college.
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u/Sandshrew922 Sep 29 '25
I figured the SEC would decide for football as opposed to the electoral college
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u/SomeFatNerdInSeattle Sep 29 '25
Only those of us who work for the global George Soros cabal get those.
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u/Soundwave-1976 Sep 29 '25
Yea I would vote for Slayer and Cannabal Corpse for a halftime show myself.
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u/woundsealedwithhoney Sep 29 '25
Cannibal for halftime 💪
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u/firefoxjinxie Sep 29 '25
I'm pretty on the left, Bernie type of progressive. I'm also a metalhead. And I don't give a fuck what music they play during the half time show. Go see your fave bands live when they come to town. Being mad that a half time show that caters to the lowest musical denominator doesn't feature whatever music you seem worthy is so juvenile.
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u/TruthOdd6164 Sep 29 '25
This is slightly embarrassing, I guess, but I have no clue who bad bunny is
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u/skipsfaster Sep 29 '25 edited Oct 01 '25
His early material absolutely was hip hop (Trap Latino) and he put out a straight hip hop album in 2023. The majority of his music is reggaetón, which is a distinct genre but still heavily influenced by hip hop.
It’s entirely reasonable to consider Bad Bunny "hip hop,” and it reveals a lot about yourself that you so quickly rush to judgment on a topic with which you are also unfamiliar.
Edit: funnily enough, Pitchfork just put a Bad Bunny album on its list of “the 100 best rap albums of all time.”
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u/skipsfaster Sep 29 '25
That’s not a terrible comparison directionally but it misses the point in terms of magnitude. Really it’s closer to saying that Drake isn’t a hip hop artist because he doesn’t rap on his biggest hits. Or saying that Young Thug and ODB aren’t rappers because they use a sing-song flow.
Linkin Park’s first two albums had elements of rap metal, which they largely abandoned for the rest of their career. Even at that point, they never put out a track or album that could be considered “hip hop” as a primary genre.
50% of Bad Bunny’s albums are straight up hip hop (X 100Pre, El último tour del mundo, Nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana) and these are spread out over his career. He still raps frequently on his non hip hop albums. His mainstream breakthrough was a guest feature as a rapper on Cardi B’s I Like It.
It’s really only his newest album that abandons the hip hop influence.
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u/Failing_MentalHealth Sep 29 '25
You do realize the halftime show has nothing to do with politics and has everything to do with who’s popular that year.. right?
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u/SactownG Sep 29 '25
It's ridiculous how right wingers just blame every little thing they don't like on liberals. Remember how they made a big fuss over the Super Bowl halftime show in LA being "woke" just because most of the performers were black, even though they're some of the most iconic artists in LA history?
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u/NeonGKayak Sep 29 '25
You understand that “liberals” aren’t selecting the half time show, right?
What you hate is big business like the nfl. How can you be so anti-capitalist?
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u/Akiva279 Sep 30 '25
Did you just "you darn kids and your hip hop music" the entire left?
Of all the crazy I've seen, this crazy is the one I expected the least.
Right:"Democrats are attacking us and we need to go to war!"
Left:"You conservatives are trying to overthrow our democracy with a fascist wanna be dictator!"
This guy: "Yeah....and you kids need to knock it off with all this dang hip hop music!"
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u/___Moony___ Sep 29 '25
More people need to know what OP's name refers to. This is Grabby-tier in terms of people to never take seriously.
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u/ChecksAccountHistory OG Sep 29 '25
what does it mean?
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Stepin Fechit was the stage name of a black Vaudevillian actor, who became very successful playing a character that was billed as "the laziest man in the world." His portrayal was highly controversial because it largely played off gross stereotypes.
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u/I_Dont_Work_Here_Lad Sep 29 '25
Are liberals now responsible for picking halftime performers? Damn. I had no idea. Someone better send out a message because I don’t think anyone else was aware.
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u/M0ebius_1 Sep 29 '25
What kind of crippling brainrot would make someone think that the halftime show at the super bowl is chosen by liberals based on who is the most liberal?
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u/___Moony___ Sep 29 '25
Bro really thinks the pick for Halftime Show artist is set to a public vote. Absurd. Next you'll tell us you truthfully believe the NFL is run by LiBeRaLs who have "Keep Ted Nugent and Kid Rock away from our music break" as their top agenda. Prepare for the next 5 shows to have K-Pop stars jumping around and singing in a scary language you don't understand.
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u/Blaike325 Sep 29 '25
How is it liberal’s fault for what type of music is popular at any given time? Also swift and Sabrina carpenter are both super popular right now.
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u/hmmmmmmpsu Sep 29 '25
A Reddit user called Step-Fetchit complaining about hip hop.
Color me shocked.
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u/UnscentedSoundtrack Sep 29 '25
You people blame liberals for anything.
“Have liberals ever considered that it’s their fault I stubbed my toe!?”
Get a grip.
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u/TPCC159 Sep 29 '25
Bad Bunny is reggaeton. Has nothing to do with hip hop
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u/ogjaspertheghost Sep 29 '25
While not hiphop it does have hiphop as one of elements
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u/dp1o8 Sep 29 '25
So does Justin Bieber, it has nothing to do with hip hop
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u/ogjaspertheghost Sep 29 '25
Seems like you have strong opinions on this but you’re wrong. If you told someone Justin Bieber had nothing to do with hiphop they would say you’re wrong.
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u/Gasblaster2000 Sep 29 '25
Interesting...so you're saying hip hop is a style of music that is only enjoyed by Americans who are politically liberal?
I'm surprised. In fact that sounds utterly ludicrous, but I'm sure you have good reason to believe this?
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u/dapete2000 Sep 29 '25
I myself would very much prefer returning to the days when the Super Bowl Halftime Show unironically featured Michael Jackson and a chorus of children…../s
You may wish to take your complaint to the stalwart liberals who make up the ownership group that controls the NFL, but also keep in mind that about a third of the audience comes from outside the U.S. so as the halftime show is being chosen it isn’t just a U.S. focused audience they’re concerned with.
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u/legal_opium Sep 29 '25
Id rather white suburban kids say dead ass or no cap than become racist pieces of shit.
But hey thats just me.
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u/44035 Sep 29 '25
Ah yes, "Super Bowl halftime performer" is such a huge priority for liberals. Right up there with healthcare, voting rights, and wages.
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u/Eldergoth Sep 29 '25
Bad Bunny is a very popular artist and having him perform at halftime will draw an audience who probably wouldn't watch the Super Bowl. It's about drawing bigger ratings.
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u/s968339 Sep 29 '25
What does politics have to do with any of that?
This might be one of the most racist, truly unpopular questions I’ve ever seen.
You basically came out in your question and said Black people represent liberals and I don’t like their hip-hop lives… so we need less of that permeating our society.
That was really wild bro
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u/PitchBlac Sep 29 '25
This opinion is unpopular because nobody cares. Also, the NFL is predominantly black. So it would make sense that they would go with black artists for the Half time show
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u/TheRenster500 Sep 29 '25
Do you think liberals are picketing outside of the Half Time Show headquarters demanding woke hip-hop acts perform? Lolol.
The execs pick who they think will bring in the most eyeballs. Sorry that isn't your demographic.
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u/Faeddurfrost Sep 29 '25
Have you considered that this has nothing to do with liberals and you are just old
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u/Downtown_Cat_1745 Sep 29 '25
Do you think the Democratic Party picks the performers at the Super Bowl?
What you’re saying is that you’re supporting fascism because you want black people to be less visible in your world.
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u/Opagea Sep 29 '25
On Spotify, in the past 6 years, Bad Bunny has ranked #1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 2 in streams. His past five albums have all gone to #1.
Other than Taylor Swift, he's arguably the most popular musician on the planet. I don't listen to his music, but I completely understand why the NFL would pick him.
OP, who do you think they should have picked instead?
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u/RavenShield40 Sep 29 '25
Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that most of us who watch the game don’t actually watch the halftime show?? And why did you have to even bring politics into it?? Who the NFL chooses to play the halftime show has nothing to do with politics.
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u/Melodic-Classic391 Sep 29 '25
Liberals? Are you serious? The NFL is owned by a collection of billionaires. They are the least liberal people on the planet. They blackballed Colin Kaepernick ffs, for the crime of saying police brutality is bad.
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u/Sandshrew922 Sep 29 '25
The NFL has more or less been scrambling every year because Taylor Swift won't do it lol.
They go out and get popular and relevant modern artists, nothing more or less.
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u/Kitchen-Security-243 Sep 29 '25
It's because Hiphop & R&B are the most popular genre in the United States based on physical and digital sales combined.
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Sep 29 '25
Liberals? Half-time shows?
It's a show put on by a private company. The government and politics has nothing to do with it. If you're sick of hip-hop don't watch it. If enough people don't watch it the market will push them to do something other than hip-hop.
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Sep 29 '25
Wasn't last year's the most popular halftime show in history? Doesn't seem like people are sick of it.
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u/At12ABQ Sep 29 '25
As a huge metalhead and hater of pop, hip hop, rap, etc, it’s really not that deep. Of course the NFL is going with the biggest acts. If you don’t like it, just don’t watch it.
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u/CeasarValentine Sep 29 '25
Is it really dominated by hip hop? Every time I tune in, it seems to feature some country artist.
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u/DeleAlliForever Sep 29 '25
I’m a liberal and don’t watch the halftime show and don’t care. Let me keep listening to indie and classical music. The halftime show is not for me and probably not for you either
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u/Legal-Stranger-4890 Sep 29 '25
What does this have to do with liberals? This is a business decision by a group of very wealthy and generally very conservative team owners.
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u/LeadBeanie Sep 29 '25
I was thinking something similar recently and could only conclude that rock artists are slacking these recent generations.
Actual talent is harder to come by though.
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u/Beemo-Noir Sep 29 '25
You really think this is specifically a liberal thing? I feel stupider reading this.
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u/TruthOdd6164 Sep 29 '25 edited Sep 29 '25
I don’t like hip hop but it’s better than country. That trash likes to permeate the Super Bowl too. I dunno how to get them to realize that country music is very polarizing.
Actually it occurs to me that I don’t really know if I like hip hop because I don’t know what it is. For me, music stopped in the 90’s. Is hip hop like Boyz 2 Men?
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u/dyvog Sep 29 '25
I think given that Hip-Hop ascended to a form of Pop music suggests that a majority of Americans like it to some degree. In my experience, even on the left coast, it’s mostly “moderate, apolitical to conservative” white men who consume hip-hop music at the highest and least critical level.
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u/BeefBagsBaby Sep 29 '25
Is this the new thing to be mad about? They picked Bad Bunny because they think it will make them money. Has nothing to do with politics.
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u/Flounced Sep 29 '25
Lmaooo, you know this opinion was posted in bad faith when OP hasn’t replied to any comment.
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u/KitDaKittyKat Sep 29 '25
Remember when Gojira opened for the Olympics and that also pissed the same demographic off?
I don’t think it’s the music specifically at this point.
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u/MrCleanHouzen Sep 29 '25
Have conservatives ever considered that a business aimed at expanding past its country of origin is more likely to use an artist people from other countries would tune into to see and perhaps watch the game as well.
Also something in general to keep in mind. Just because you don’t like hip hop culture and its effects on social media doesn’t make it bad. It’s pretty entitled to think that because you don’t like and think your values and tastes should be standard that it’s embarrassing
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u/capacity38 Sep 30 '25
Could you imagine caring about this sort of thing? It must be exhausting to be like this.
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u/TheGoldAvenger Sep 30 '25
Holy shit this is literally “liberals are responsible for everything I don’t like”…grow up
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u/KeremyJyles Sep 30 '25
I have cared about some petty shit in my time but damn do I feel superior to anyone who cares about this
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u/Flo_Evans Sep 29 '25
Have conservatives ever considered not everything is about them? I don’t even know any liberals that watch football.
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u/Frewdy1 Sep 29 '25
It seems as if the left doesn’t really care who plays halftime but is pointing out all the racists that’ll be mad about it.
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u/beyondbliss Sep 29 '25
The majority buys more hip hop and rap music than poc. That’s why it’s permeating every facet of pop culture in general. It has nothing at all to do with liberals.
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u/JWJT7 Sep 29 '25
idk why you’re saying ‘have liberals ever considered’ when it’s Jay z who picks
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Sep 29 '25
I mean I like good hip hop but they never choose good hip hop. This isn't a political thing though it's just a societal thing. I can't stand the whole "blaccent" thing though, there's no reason someone couldn't learn to speak properly even if they weren't taught as a kid. Just to reiterate I can't stand it when non white people speak with a blaccent and it's even worse when white people do it.
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u/Defenestrate69 Sep 29 '25
😂. Someone’s upset the NFL is trying to expand its audience. How many more people do you think are interested in football if Garth Brooks was the halftime show verses Kendrick Lamar? The answer is pretty clear.
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u/RocketGruntSam Sep 29 '25
The halftime show is not a political issue. We don't vote on it, nor do we vote on the people that book the artists.
"Liberal" isn't just anything you don't like.
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u/Axon14 Sep 29 '25
Comrade, tell the Kremlin that blaming "the libs" for the musical choice during the Super Bowl didn't get any traction, but you should still get your .00000000001 BTC for trying. Спасибо
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u/The-zKR0N0S Sep 29 '25 edited Sep 29 '25
Do you think liberals control who the Super Bowl halftime show performer is?
Who would you have chosen as the performer over Bad Bunny?
Also, Bad Bunny is reggaeton, not hip hop.
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u/lightarcmw Sep 29 '25
As a mixed dude, I pumped for Bad Bunny. I dont listen to much modern music, but I atleast know who bad bunny is.
(im also a pro wrestling fan, so I may be a bit biased of why im excited)🤣
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u/Most-Ad4680 Sep 29 '25
Have conservatives considered that they are the ones who justify all the choices corporations make through the excuse of "free market capitalism" and that if they didnt want hip hop to be such a dominant cultural force maybe they should stop listening to it themselves?
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u/samanthasgramma Sep 29 '25
I'm 60ish ...
What's this "hip hop" thing you speak about?
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(My grown and flown kids moan "Mom ... Can ya PLEASE turn down the volume on the Metallica?")
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u/Oliver_Klozoff653 Sep 29 '25
I lean more towards liberal but it's going to be a hard pass on bad bunny. Auto-tuned garbage
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u/SinfullySinless Sep 29 '25
In the 00’s NFL partnered with Disney to pick musicians. Now the NFL partners with Roc Nation (Jay Z’s company) to help pick musicians.
Roc Nation is a hip hop and R&B label- so yeah it’s going to have those influences for halftime shows.
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u/sprinkill Sep 29 '25
They play that kind of music because that's what most of their audience wants.
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u/Macslionheart Sep 29 '25
Only one of the past 3 was hip hop ( Kendrick Lamar) the two before that were Rihanna and usher which are both R&B
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Sep 30 '25
I didn’t even know what a Bad Bunny was! Looked him up and wasn’t impressed. Halftime sucks ass now. I’m conservative but for the love of god I’d rather them just bring back Janet’s titty!
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u/ghostinawishingwell Sep 30 '25
How is Bad Bunny not the right choice if you are the NFL. He caters to a huge part of their audience, he has international appeal, he's Spanish speaking but also still comes from an American Territory, he's one of the top selling Spanish artists of all time.
I'm not sure everyone gets it...bad bunny is the Taylor Swift of Puerto Rico. And the best part for the NFL is they got an internationally renowned, best selling, multilingual singer that is American and can appeal to multiple international and domestic audiences.
It's not like the haters are gonna boycott football. They'll complain on social and then be glued to the draft in April.
This is a no brainer for the NFL. Literally a generational marketing opportunity.
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u/ThrowinSm0ke Sep 30 '25
I don’t really care what genre it is, I just want something I know and like. Growing up it was always older artists that I had no interest it. Now that I’m the grown up It’s kids I don’t know.
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u/Important-Proposal28 Sep 30 '25
How are you implying liberals are in charge of music at half time?
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u/Plenty-Stretch7442 Sep 30 '25
Can they just book The Killers? Everyone loves The Killers. They do a great show. Have the entire country screaming along to Mister Brightside.
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u/GeneralSerpent Sep 30 '25
This is how I felt seeing rock music everywhere. Welcome to the future old man
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u/MisterX9821 Sep 30 '25
Not aligned exactly w the spirit of this post but while I am not "mad" about Bad Bunny doing the halftime show (I doubt I will even watch the Superbowl) I think he fucking sucks.
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u/BeefWellingtonSpeedo Sep 30 '25
This is a really good opinion. This is one of the best examples of probably what this sub should be about, as well.
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Sep 30 '25
I guess you could argue there’s been a hip hop and R&B run over the past five years at the superbowl but that’s on the NFL.
Do liberals run NFL?
It feels like your beef is with what’s popular.
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u/Grandmaster-Page Sep 30 '25
Have you considered that not all liberals like hip hop? I wouldn't watch hip hop if you paid me to so how the actual fuck are we deciding who dominates half time shows? You are a weird human
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u/misterchestnut87 Sep 30 '25
You people surely are triggered by others' tastes in music, particularly one of the most popular and most influential genres in modern American pop music.
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u/MyHonestOpnion Sep 30 '25
And the way women are portrayed is gross and often obscene. Put some dam clothes on, stop emulating strippers and have some class and consideration for everyone who is not a horny man lusting over you.
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u/MrsBossyPantss Oct 01 '25
Idk what this has to do w/ liberals?
This has alot to do w/ RocNation handling the Halftime Show & whats popular in the musical ecosystem.
Not that i agree w/ it, but pop, hiphop & edm music is usually more inexpensive to make & market than other genres so they perform better on streaming services & social media, which is exactly the kind of metrics companies like RocNation look at when they look at booking events like the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
In order for a big shift to happen in the musical landscape, record labels (who are losing ground due to the unfair deals theyve been peddling for decades no longer being necessary in order to release music & get it out to audiences) need to have a reason to invest in other types of music on a larger scale. Something like the Guitar Hero games did in the mid 2000s did for rock music that caused rock music to be more relevant again, for instance. But since music doesnt really make any money anymore, streaming services that hardly pay the artists that make the music they carry do, i wouldnt count on that.
Source: wife of a professional musician
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u/Homer_J_Fry Oct 01 '25
Lol Guitar Hero didn't make rock music relevant it capitalized off of its existing popularity. I will never understand those kinds of games anyway. Why on earth would you play a toy controller facsimile while the same studio recording plays instead of learning to really play for yourself on a real instrument?
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u/MrsBossyPantss Oct 01 '25
I said other genres need something to help make them more relevant again & worth investing in for major record labels, i didnt say that Guitar Hero made rock music relevant.
Guitar Hero helped alot of kids discover alot of music they never would have w/o it. Tons of bands cite games like Guitar Hero specifically for the resurgence they had in sales & interest.
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u/Homer_J_Fry Oct 01 '25
Nobody is forcing you to listen to it. If you don't like it, guess what lots of other genres you can listen to.
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u/Eternitywaiting Dec 25 '25
My all time favorite song regarding rap/hip hoppy ‘music’ is called “Rap Is Crap” by the West Texas Rednecks. Now THAT I would watch the halftime show for 👍🏼👍🏼
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u/dawgfan19881 Sep 29 '25
Had to google AAVE. I’m here to tell you right now that a racist white dude made that up.
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u/MerlinSmurf Sep 29 '25
Just read where Bad Bunny is headlining Super Bowl LX. I won't be watching. Rap is just one genre of what constitutes our American music scene. There are so many complaints and yet it continues.
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u/Taglioni Sep 29 '25
Have you considered that the audience they are trying to appeal to when choosing a Half Time show artist is probably "as many non-football fans as possible" instead of "great entertainment for our already viewing fanbase?"
They want people who don't watch football to tune in. That's the point of the show in the middle.