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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIf you were offended by Beyonce's performance last night...
...that was kind of the whole point.
YOU, whoever you are, were supposed to be offended so that others would enjoy it all the more. Beyonce was counting on it. After all, there's nothing particularly sexy about being inoffensive to absolutely everyone, and there's nothing particularly exciting about giving a performance so bland that absolutely no one says "Now hold on, Miss Beyonce Knowles! You've gone too far!" In other words, the fact that you're outraged means she did everything that was expected of her. She had a job to do, a persona to maintain, and she succeeded perfectly. And I say this as someone who's not a huge fan of her music.
But anyway, carry on with the naysaying. It's a thankless job in our culture, but someone has to fill the role.
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)Maybe they will have Barney and Pat Boone next year so as to protect .... somebody or other.
LeftInTX
(25,126 posts)In a high necked, long sleeved gown with gloves on, so we don't see her hands. She should also stand completely still.
Lasher
(27,537 posts)I must say I was disappointed.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)Their agenda is appallingly similar to the right wing puritans: anti-sex, anti-porn, word/thought police and tell people how to run their private life.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)You know the type.. those who hate popular culture and hate popular entertainment.
The type that in Shakespeare's time thought of his plays as bawdy and low-class, hated Bach and Shubert during their lives, thought Van Gogh was a hack and that the Beatles were no-talents.
I'm not equating Beyonce to the above, but it is the same principle.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)You'll find such people in run-down coffee houses (organic coffee, of course) with their Chomsky reader dismissing the rest of us as simps and fools.
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)because they don't watch television... too déclassé
( but will comment nevertheless )
October
(3,363 posts)Endless threads and arguing within the threads over opinions.
They can't seem to stop talking/writing/cursing about what they didn't like, but obviously kept watching.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)it's become more and more annoying seeing the anti-sex trolls and the "above it all" snobs battle or demean what the rest of us see as harmless fun.
"The Puritan hates bear-bating not because it gives pain to the bear, but because it gives pleasure to the spectators." -- Thomas
Babington Macauley
get the red out
(13,460 posts)and completely missed her performance. I just like puppies.
peace13
(11,076 posts)Miss B pretty much let everything but her nipple out and the act passes as ready for prime time. Just saying that poor Janet really got the rough side of the saw!
dipsydoodle
(42,239 posts)just completely indifferent towards it - she's a meaningless subject to me.
Hulk Smash
(51 posts)But our society is so screwy; she can basically simulate sex acts in front of 100 million people (or whatever) and that's fine with corporate America ... but let her say "shit" and they'd all come unglued.
we can do it
(12,169 posts)Especially after such groundbreaking acts in the past 10 years as Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Prince, Florida A&M University Marching 100 Band, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash, Madonna, LMFAO?
kstewart33
(6,551 posts)And welcome to DU!
ThomThom
(1,486 posts)they just left out the pole
snooper2
(30,151 posts)bvar22
(39,909 posts)Last night didn't change anything.
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)You have some impressive mindreading skills.
flamingdem
(39,308 posts)It would be more useful to spend the time critiquing a game that is so violent and leads to brain injuries rather than a dance spectacle, and yes a spectacle is supposed to be over the top.
TreasonousBastard
(43,049 posts)the longer the threads, the more trivial the topic. (Or, the discussion of it.)
flamingdem
(39,308 posts)It would be better just to dance it off
Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)And, announced that she was anti-abortion.
EastKYLiberal
(429 posts)1st world problems.
bluestateguy
(44,173 posts)The real world is not a graduate seminar in sociology.
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)Cleaning toilets for a living is a thankless job .. how much did Beyonce get paid$$ for shaking her ass ?
Lionessa
(3,894 posts)My opinion is I probably would not have liked it, and I would've turned away or left the room for a few minutes. BUT it's not my place to decide for others and just as I wouldn't have an abortion, but also wouldn't dream of telling someone else not to, I wouldn't have watched Beyonce and I wouldn't dream of interfering in someone else thoroughly enjoying halftime. It doesn't matter whether it's porn, or violent shows/games, or abortion, or a half naked woman singing at halftime, I believe in individual choice. My choice is to not like them and to turn away rather than be offended and allow others their choice.
Tumbulu
(6,268 posts)and sick of people confusing demeaning oneself with owning oneself.
MadrasT
(7,237 posts)Same old tired schtick where disrobing and gyrating is confused with "female empowerment" and/or "talent".
Common Sense Party
(14,139 posts)Funny. For several days BEFORE the SuperBowl, we get thread after thread about why we should avoid the hyper-sexualized, sexist, misogynist advertisements we were going to see during the game.
Now that the halftime show was racier than any of the ads, we're supposed to worship Beyonce and praise her for being such a strong, positive role model.
I'm confused.
bvar22
(39,909 posts)...instead of using HalfTime for the purpose it was intended:
going to the fridge to get some more beer,
pit stop in the bathroom,
freshen up the salsa,
and a bowl of fresh pop corn,
...all the while with some off key, unintelligible creeching masked by exploding fireworks emanating from the speaker of the upstairs TV until HalfTime was over.
Do people really watch that crap instead of doing HalfTime stuff?
[font size=1 color=gray]Psst. Did she really strip down nekked?[/font]
progressoid
(49,945 posts)I think the subtleties and nuance of this halftime performance will be debated for years. It was like the Mona Lisa of the modern era.
TheManInTheMac
(985 posts)commercial. It makes me chuckle knowing that silly shit offends people.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)I saw Beyonce in a nice tight outfit and her legs showing with Destiny's Child, but apparently I missed the part where she stripped naked and had hardcore sex on stage or something according to DU? Where can I find this? On The You Tube?
OKNancy
(41,832 posts)ProudToBeBlueInRhody
(16,399 posts)SB Halftime show switched to old rockers like The Stones and Tom Petty (which I personally loved) so they could avoid some young stud grinding on a scantily clad woman so as not to ruin the children like Janet and Justin did and now with Madonna and Beyonce they are moving back that way....my guess is Katy Perry will be shooting whipped cream from her bra in two years (next year will almost certainly be Bon Jovi at MetLife Stadium) and DU will be back to acting like Heather Wilson lickity split.