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Lamar filled the stage with performers, but none of them seemed to be white. While most may not even have noticed, some particularly upset users took to X to express their frustration.

"There's no diversity in the half time show. DEI only goes one direction and this horrible halftime show perfectly represents why DEI needs to die," a user wrote.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

Was never an issue when ya'll were pouring acid to get us out of the pool. Or when we couldn't go to "white only" businesses. Or schools.

A white performer can have an entire stage of nothing but white dancers and they wouldn't say boo, but the black performer does the same, suddenly they see it as unfair. 🙄

[–] [email protected] 94 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why are we still printing articles that quote nothing but tweets as if it’s real reporting on real human opinions instead of a psyop bot farm?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago

In the event you didn't know what to think, here's a large group of possibly real people who have maybe computer-generated opinions, that you can actually agree with, right now!

Look at how many there are, truly this is an accurate representation of your countrymen, and you... disagree with them? What's it like being on the outside, looking in, nerd?

Thankfully, media literacy is at an all time low. So we can just keep pumping out these open-source articles that masquerade as journalism. Now your relatives and coworkers can sound intelligent and well-informed when they come to talk, even though they may have only read the headline!

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 days ago (2 children)

For real. We need to ban these articles based on opinions from social media. They're pretty much never representative of a real person's opinion, and they're mostly impossible to verify if they've been said by a person.

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[–] [email protected] 196 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

They are using DEI with a hard "R"

[–] [email protected] 134 points 2 days ago

Don’t forget the companion piece!

[–] [email protected] 157 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wouldn't putting even one white performer in the show count as.... "Forced inclusion"?

[–] [email protected] 73 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No one ever accused these people of being smart.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Nah, I don't think it's about being smart or not. For them it was never about "logic" or "congruence", they are just hopelessly racist.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 days ago

Yeah you're definitely right. They're looking at an all black show and calling it DEI. So they don't actually care what DEI stands for, when they say DEI they mean "black". Or more accurately probably the other word. I guess we all already knew that though.

[–] [email protected] 102 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I watched it and thought Kendrick Lamar is awesome! Samuel L Jackson is awesome! Serena Williams is awesome! DJ Mustard is awesome!

I never thought oh they're all black...

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Oh I did. I just sat there with my hands tented together saying good...gooood over and over

Kendrick knew exactly what he was doing by having everyone be non-white. I was all for it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

Me too. I was like… ohh they aren’t gonna like this with a big ole smile on my face.

And they did not disappoint. ❄️

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

I spent the entire SB waiting for the halftime show for that very reason. I caught some of it, my environment was too noisy for some of it. But when I heard his opening line about the revolution being televised I knew it was going to be what I was hoping for.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I just found out DJ Mustard’s first name is Dijon

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

DJ Mustard will Poupon all the haters.

[–] [email protected] 85 points 2 days ago

Tell them it was all based on merit and watch their heads explode

[–] [email protected] 48 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I found this somewhere and thought it was a pretty good explanation for all the symbolism in his performance.

And even tho I'm not super familiar with his music, I do respect him and an artist and really enjoyed the show.

Edit: and Serena crip-walking on Drake getting called a pedophile on international TV was just the icing on the cake for me.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 hours ago

I think the stage was PlayStation symbols (play the game) - (game over)

There were four not three. Square, triangle, circle, X

[–] [email protected] 67 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Affirmative Action. Critical Race Theory. DEI. We fought a Civil War over this. People got lynched. There were protests. People got beaten, bitten by dogs and hosed with water over this. And for what? So it can be taken away with the stroke of a pen. It’s a shame.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

MLK called it. The biggest threat was the white moderate.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 2 days ago

It's very depressing how thin the veneer of progress has been proven to be. After all you mentioned.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago

I noticed. I intentionally checked. And when I saw there were no white people I chuckled to myself because I know this would make piss the racists the fuck off.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

I forget the part where the whites were forced to watch it. When did that part happen ?

Because listening to and reporting on the whites whining is not required, either.

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I can't fathom the logic but maybe that's because I'm not racist. The best thing here would be if people would just enjoy shit and shut the fuck up. I will straight up admit I didn't understand a fuckin word Lamar said on stage, but I also understand that my taste in music doesn't include whatever type of rap it is that he performs. But I cannot fathom sitting there watching that and the only thought on my mind is 'holy SHIT there's not a single white person on the stage ?!?!?!!' Just...wat.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

will straight up admit I didn’t understand a fuckin word Lamar said on stage

Closed Captions are your friend. KL writes excellent lyrics that are relevant to who he is and where he comes from.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

Honestly didn't think of this and I usually have subtitles on. Appreciate it!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago

Audio quality was terrible, i saw a clip online later that was much clearer on audio

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 days ago

"DEI only goes one direction" which means what exists when there is no DEI?

Take your time.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

X users are taking to the platform to complain amid the [Super Bowl].

Well that’s your problem, you got nazis in your platform.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 2 days ago

wtf is wrong with people. You watch a show and all you can think of if the race of the ppl dancing? Stop this obsession ppl!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago

That show was HORRIBLE! There was no DIVERSITY!

-Americans making DIVERSITY, EQUALITY, INCLUSION illegal!

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

I'm sure he's banned from ever doing another Superbowl

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

I thought we were going to be a color blind society based on merit?

[–] shutz 9 points 2 days ago

Are One Direction even still together?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

Kendrick Lamar's halftime show performance ... not having one white performer on stage

Heh-heh, excellent.

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