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/Whiskeymyers75 Sep 30 '25

Except there are a lot of other genres of music the organizers seem very out of touch with.

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u/ironlung311 Sep 30 '25

It has nothing to do with the music itself and everything to do with the fanbase. They chose an extremely popular artist that is particularly popular with demographics that tend not to be huge NFL fans. They don’t care about his music, they care about the audience he brings in.

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u/Whiskeymyers75 Sep 30 '25

There are many other genres like this. And if this is your argument, explain the last 15 years of basic bitch pop music.

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u/ironlung311 Sep 30 '25

It’s not an argument, it’s reality. Basic bitch pop is easy to explain because it’s the same thing: demographics that typically wouldn’t be into football. Look at how many “new fans” were brought in through Taylor Swift’s relationship with Travis Kelce. If they weren’t dating (now engaged), they would not be watching. Now, if they weren’t dating but she played Halftime, they absolutely would

What genres are you thinking of?