- During the Super Bowl halftime show, Beyonce sang a new song that had anti-police lyrics and praised the Black Panthers and BLM movement.
- A protest is planned outside the NFL headquarters in New York for letting Beyonce take part in their show.
- Former Mayor Of New York was very critical of the singers performance calling for more wholesome family entertainment for the Superbowl.
- A counter-protest is planned to happen as well.
The NFL has been accused of various misdemeanours down the years, from ignoring head trauma to failing to control its players’ off the field activities. Now we can add another problem to the list: allowing hate speech to be disseminated during the Super Bowl via the medium of song and dance.
That, at least, is the view of a group behind an “Anti-Beyoncé Protest Rally”, which is due to take place on 16 February outside NFL headquarters in New York. “Do you agree that it was a slap in the face to law enforcement? Do you agree that the Black Panthers was/is a hate group which should not be glorified?” reads the group’s posting on Event Brite. “Come and let’s stand together. Let’s tell the NFL we don’t want hate speech & racism at the Superbowl ever again!” The group did not respond to the Guardian’s request for more information.
Beyoncé was the star of Sunday’s Super Bowl half-time show, appearing alongside Coldplay and Bruno Mars. She performed her new single, Formation, which referenced the Black Panthers and the Black Lives Matter movement.
The proposed rally is not the only dissent that has risen after Beyoncé’s performance. On Monday the former mayor of New York, Rudy Giuliani appeared to be particularly incensed by the reference to Black Lives Matter and described the performance as an attack on the police. “I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive,” he told Fox News. “And what we should be doing in the African American community, and all communities, is build up respect for police officers.”
Giuliani also believed the Super Bowl was the wrong platform for Beyoncé. “This is a political position and she’s probably going to take advantage of it,” Giuliani said. “You’re talking to middle America when you have the Super Bowl. So if you’re going to have entertainment, let’s have decent, wholesome entertainment. And not use it as a platform to attack the people who put their lives at risk just to save us.”
Beyoncé’s performance has also drawn widespread praise and one group has already planned a counter-protest in support of the singer. “When Black women affirm Blackness/Black womanhood, they are attacked and silenced,” the group said on Event Brite. “Sisters, dress in your “Formation” video/Super Bowl performance-inspired gear and make this a moment a joyous one! Allies and friends, show up and show your support! We have asked our biggest stars to get political and Bey went there. Don’t let anyone make her powerful statement about the value of Black life be overshadowed by those who don’t believe that our lives matter.”
The Super Bowl attracts a huge audience, and the halftime show is one of its highlights. Last year’s Super Bowl averaged 114.2 million viewers in the US. Beyoncé is yet to comment publicly on the halftime show.
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This was racist, can you imagine a white performer signing with people dressed like KKK and up lifting the KKK. The Black Panther is a known hate group and made statements to kill all white people and their babies. All racist stuff needs to stop, promote JESUS and his word!
They let the NIGGERS get away with all kinds of shit ,Are they afraid of them, I say kill them all
Because she supports MUSLIM TYRANT OBAMA WHO ALSO SPREADS HATE AND SHE AND ALL THE NIGGERS VOTED FOR THIS PIECE OF S_ _ T that is destroying America We have ZERO LEADERSHIP IN WASHINGTON AND IT IS GOING TO GET MUCH WORSE BEFORE IT GETS ANY BETTER IT WILL TAKE 25-30years to get America back before this DEVIL CAME INTO OFFICE!!!
This ethnic belief that cops are arresting and killing too many blacks and latins is another attempt by the idiot in the WH to create domestic unrest in the USA.
The reason there are so many blacks and Latins killing each other or being arrested for so many crimes is not about the police……HELLO!
Most of the murders and crimes in this country are caused by blacks and Latins. Think if the corrupt left would report this correctly, the root cause is the corrupted black and latin family structure. Over 70% of these families have no fathers and they commit 85+% of all the crimes in this country, so there is a reason most of the people in jail are these people. We hire police to keep order and protect the civilized people in our society. The blacks who are 0n 13% of the population commit over 55% of the murders and over 93% of those murders are blacks killing blacks. Now we have the idiot in the WH bringing muslims to this county with a diseased religion that tells them to kill anyone .
It is the corrupt nature of the black, latin, muslim society that causes them to be involved in and punished by police for the disproportionate crimes in this country.
Many od these minorities are not too intelligent and are just lashing-out at cops because they think it is what their kind want to see and think is vogue. They are not strong enough and or smart enough to focus on their corrupt cultures and not the police who are protecting all of us. like the ass hole in the WH, they do not want to address the real problem which is their cultural decay.
This singer is just part of the problem and offers no solutions.
These people are insane to hammer cops like this. Stop committing murders and crimes and the police will not have to arrest you. Are these people really this shallow and uninformed or does this just come with their corrupted culture?
Frankly if she wasn’t so sexy, and flaunting it why would people listen to her? HYPE is a major portion of her persona. The Super Bowl was a poorly played game, and the half time show, well, I’ve never watched one to be truthful.
And if the NFL doesn’t start ridding itself of the thug factor, it may find itself in the land of diminishing returns, most of the games I tried to watch this year were fairly boring. And devoid of nonstop action between commercials and instant replay it’s starting to resemble golf.
It was hard to make out all of the words. If the people in charge of this country do not feel there is something seriously wrong with what is going on in our country? Common sense and morals have to start being engaged. We hear we are against all of the killing, abortions, hate, segregation as long as it not us doing it. Just my opinion.
The NFL is totally responsible for the so-called entertainment they hire for their half time show and should be aware of what their performance is going to include. As soon as I heard who was going to perform the National Anthem and halftime shows, I knew I would not watch any of it. The NFL hired the worst people for their biggest game. The NFL owes the American people an apology for allowing the low life scum perform at the not so Super Bowl halftime. The NFL should be totally embarrassed.
BTW, how can black lives matter, when 55% of all murders are committed by blacks and 93+% of all those murders are blacks killing other blacks?
(For all those cultures in decay, BTW means by the way) (No black woman dancing in this message)
Any comment from the NFL? I do not watch the NFL anymore. Not since the 1970’s, when we had great coaches, like Tom Landry. Mr. Landry was class, and would not tolerate the garbage, that is the NFL today. Pathetic, simply pathetic!
With as much influence as she has she could use it for good. Instead she cast hate on our law enforcement and she will pay for that! She is protected by law enforcement and should be thankful for it! I do have have respect on anyone, no matter their color, who doesn’t appreciate our law enforcement men and women! She has destroyed her image to the public in my opinion!!!
She I a racist w a message of hate. Black panthers is all about black supremacy and killing innocent law enforcement personnel they are a terrorist group just like kkk
They must not be allowed to force that into spectators in a national or international event such as Super Bowl. The politics must stop in any sport that must be handled in our state or govt houses
It’s a disgrace that the NFL allowed this to happen. I m sure that this due to the tyrant Obama and his regime. He is dividing this country w hate and violence so he can also keep the democrats in power.
She I a racist w a message of hate. Black panthers is all about black supremacy and killing innocent law enforcement personnel they are a terrorist group just like kkk
They must not be allowed to force that into spectators in a national or international event such as Super Bowl. The politics must stop in any sport that must be handled in our state or govt houses
It’s a disgrace that the NFL allowed this to happen. I m sure that this due to the tyrant Obama and his regime. He is dividing this country w hate and violence so he can also keep the democrats in power.
She is disgrace to the role model of girls. In my opion she is disgusting looking parading around in a suggestive outfit that leaves nothing to the imagination. The NFL has stuped to the lowest point to get attention. Ugh!!!
If the NFL knew about the half time show and its content, than they are responsible for spreading hate. I believe they did just because of the interview with JB and commissioner of the NFL , where the race card was brought up. All you have to do is listen to beyonces music and you can tell she racist.
Stop putting a wedge between whites and blacks.
If it was someone spreading stuff like that about whites it would have been front page news. Black ok. Hate is wrong no matter whom it is directed at. WRONG.
she & her husband both are. They have caused their followers to raise up against whites, they have caused an unrest with blacks& their followers to become violent ,while we are trying to unite everyone to heal our country.
She showed that all lives don’t matter but black.We have never had so much rasial problems in my life since the pre we have now. He brought all this on. I also feel the police should be praised and get back to where this country stands for
Beyonce’s ego is so out of whack. She has to outdo Madonna and the like so someone told her she should get dressed up in a militant outfit. Her dance ensemble and their X symbolize all hatred for whites. I don’t think she was this bad until she became really famous and someone put it into her peabrain that she needs to do this for her brothers and sisters, etc.
More whites are killed my cops than blacks! Blacks kill more whites than whites do! The first slave owner was black in the USA! Blacks kill and comment more crimes than whites! They destroy cities over criminals with long rap sheets and cry how sweet and innocent they were! The list goes on and on! I am sick and tired of the back lash against white people! Don’t forget the knock out game! There are so many black men that have 5 or 6 baby mamas with kids that are on welfare from generation to generation. Welfare should be no longer than 2 years if you are’t sick and can work!
Cause I don’t think a simple song can be enough to change a mind, you got to be very weak in your mind or stupid to let a singer take control of your life through a “hate song”
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Why should she be allowed to spew hate when a white person would have been arrested for such vile actions!! The NFL and the TV station should be held accountable for their vile actions!!
Anti police, anti American………
blacks get to express any way they want no matter who they offend. If whites played the knock out game they would hunt them down like dogs. You don’t need to pack a 9 to go get a pepsi
Hell, Beyonce married a drug dealer and murderer for God’s sake!
Don’t believe nfl should be held responsible for the entertainers support for racism. She alone is guilty of that. Some blacks in my community are upset with her and doesn’t support blacks efforts. It’s just more hate speech by a entertainer nothing more. It’s to bad the real reasoning for shootings is they were all in criminal acts one way or another. Doesn’t brown, white and yellow lives matter too? Her cds have been distroyed here two radio stations have done so here in Hawaii.
Beyoncé is obviously a RASIST.All her succsess in this country and that’s not good enough for her.What does that tell you about what blacks are really up to.They are trying to take over this country.Be aware. They are secretly your enemy.
Your friendly Vietnam Vet
for obvious reasons!!!!
She shouldn’t have been allowed to berate the very officers (the image of the Police forces in general) who protect her and her husband. I say take away all law enforcement protection from her and Jay-z and let them fend forthemselves when thinks go wrong..
Yes, she is a racists, and Obama has fomented more racist unrest in the USA than any president in history.
The police are not the problem. The breakdown of the family and decency values are the problem.
Beyonce and her halftime BLM dancers obviously emulated Hitler’s Brown Shirts in the late-20’s-early 30’s to include the Nazi salute. The only thing missing was the verbal “Seig Heil”.
Most cops are trying to protect us from lazy low lifes that want to plunder and harm everyone
yes she is racist just like all of the others,they all are just alike they start all kind of bull s–t and then blame us for it what they do/done.send’em back where they came from if thats all they know how to do, and it looks to be true. from the top the obamanation down they are nothing but trouble makers(most of’em)racist ect.
She should have sang of love and respect for those in authority
She is very racism is that kind person and shows it most of time in every thing does. It was very bad to sing like at Super Bowl a lot of people have views on that blacks have got out hand because when black gets killed for what he or she have done. To them that is out raged they have a protest. Jim
Beyonce is a nigger not black with mind set of niggers running the united states we all need education to grow better together instead of making war
It was not a political rally, but a football game – disgusting performance!!!
Did the NFL not vet these people before they let them do the halftime show? This was a disgrace and should not have been allowed on prime time t.v. I will never watch a half time show again. Great move Roger! NOT