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In reply to the discussion: Frankly, I'm sorry that many of us failed to realize what occurred at the Super Bowl last night [View all]Puzzledtraveller
(5,937 posts)185. Tina Turner FTW!!!
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Frankly, I'm sorry that many of us failed to realize what occurred at the Super Bowl last night [View all]
MrScorpio
Feb 2013
OP
I noticed that there were only women on stage the moment that I was watching it
MrScorpio
Feb 2013
#130
Brandeis: The solution to bad speech is more speech not censorship (paraphrased)
Bernardo de La Paz
Feb 2013
#180
The costume she was wearing covered at least as much as those of many professional skaters and
Dollface
Feb 2013
#199
Right! I mean, this is Beyonce's thing. It's what she does. It's not what I would do,
Chorophyll
Feb 2013
#203
Let me chime in for just a moment as a white guy who is a professional performer to say I have to
Bluenorthwest
Feb 2013
#25
Absolutely, popular music is full of codes and far more complex due to cultural status
flamingdem
Feb 2013
#83
Too bad he wasn't more active politcally before he was ripped away from us
nightscanner59
Feb 2013
#169
More creepy than the guy in his skivies was the reaction of the ladies of Facebook to whose comments
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#106
Hey, I get sick of watching Frank Gore's bulky door knocker flop around as well. Desency is gone.
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2013
#87
oh for god's sake. there have always been rich powerful women in entertainment. beyonce is one
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#6
all this orwellian bullshit frankly sickens me. 'embrace your sexuality by showing off some skin
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#126
ridiculous post demonstrating that you have no argument whatsoever. to say that beyonce is
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#112
Does anyone realize the superhuman stamina required to dance like that and sing?
flamingdem
Feb 2013
#14
do you realize the superhuman stamina needed to load bricks 8 hours a day, 5 days a week?
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#55
No it doesn't. The coordination of all of that is more taxing than a repetitive task nt
flamingdem
Feb 2013
#59
'more taxing'? bullshit. a repetitive task is more taxing because it uses the same muscle groups
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#76
complex is not more physically taxing nor does it require superhuman strength, which was the
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#84
plenty of people can pull it off. we pulled it off in my high school musical productions. broadway
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#92
no, my HS musicals weren't at that level -- but broadway productions are -- and more.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#98
why are you talking to me? i agree, professional dancers do grueling work. but beyonce is not
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#197
no, i respect the skill and athleticism of working dancers. but beyonce isn't that. she's a
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#214
For 90 to 180 minutes. Without a studio repaired track, and they do it well.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#217
And that is a fine critique. I think that is fair. Others have gone way over the top.
NCTraveler
Feb 2013
#36
So traditional dances where women shake their stuff are just about kissing up to men?
flamingdem
Feb 2013
#17
This was a powerful statement! For many years, I hated Madonna. As a woman, I thought
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2013
#54
Women own 1% of property? In the US women own $8 trillion in investible assets.
FarCenter
Feb 2013
#30
Everywhere I'm looking now, I'm surrounded by your embrace...I can see your halo, halo, halo... :)
mother earth
Feb 2013
#43
I'm not a Beyonce fan at all, but as an African American woman, I couldn't be prouder.
Liberal_Stalwart71
Feb 2013
#44
I think Alicia Keyes was great, I think Jennifer Hudson was great I think Beyonce had
dsc
Feb 2013
#47
No, the message is that Janet Jackson was not young, talented, strong or African American
jberryhill
Feb 2013
#52
Exactly when and where was this "pole dancing" that certain people keep harping on?
Number23
Feb 2013
#121
Oh, I see. I'm in Australia and that show doesn't come on here, I don't think
Number23
Feb 2013
#166
Damn, RuPaul has not aged a SINGLE day!! What the hell does he do to himself to look like that?!
Number23
Feb 2013
#168
Kids know more about their chosen role models than just what they do on stage.
Dollface
Feb 2013
#208
not a Beyonce fan .. not a professional sports fan .. it's all about $$$ .. it's BS
YOHABLO
Feb 2013
#62
You must have a really big TV and excellent vision. All I saw were some serious tights/support hose.
Dollface
Feb 2013
#202
Wow. I think what I really got her from her performance is that she wanted me to
Evoman
Feb 2013
#82
Oh stop it. Beyonce is an average talent who has been packaged as a pop superstar
Maven
Feb 2013
#85
and many equally or more-talented black women who *don't* have 'mega-successful careers'.
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#99
That girl TORE IT UP. And she KNEW it. So sorry that so many here would seem to prefer the corpse
Number23
Feb 2013
#100
I don't like the 'message' of that weave but what really annoys me is that as gorgeous as she is
Number23
Feb 2013
#117
Please explain what you mean: "No one has the right to diminish that."
Common Sense Party
Feb 2013
#118
Someday, we will be able to criticize a musical performance based on its merits...
Buzz Clik
Feb 2013
#119
Being different doesn't diminish that which one differentiates from. I'm not slut-shaming anyone.
patrice
Feb 2013
#134
Logical fallacy: the "fact" that these people who may, OR MAY NOT, be pseudo feminists "didn't"
patrice
Feb 2013
#204
When you sing at the inauguration and headline the Super Bowl halftime you are American royalty.
dkf
Feb 2013
#152
Talent? Give me a freaking break. I just returned from an orchestra rehearsal
BlueStreak
Feb 2013
#155
"Black folks bring disgrace upon themselves when they celebrate the wrong people"
Number23
Feb 2013
#170
I sometimes think I'm the only person on Earth that likes football for football
Johonny
Feb 2013
#192
I'm kind of disappointed that people are being called "pseudo-feminists" if they disagree with you.
patrice
Feb 2013
#205
If she's upset because she's not the most awesome performer we've ever seen...
cherokeeprogressive
Feb 2013
#215