Louisiana lawmaker wants Super Bowl halftime show to clean up its act

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NEW ORLEANS – A group of 17 Louisiana lawmakers has sent a letter to two key organizers for Super Bowl LIX expressing “serious concerns” with the halftime entertainment being “less than family friendly” during the Feb. 9 broadcast from the Superdome. Sen. Valarie Hodges, R-Denham Springs, penned the letter on behalf of her colleagues and sent it Monday to Phillip Sherman, chairman of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation, and Robert Vosbein Jr., chairman of the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District, which oversees the Superdome.

Hodges cited previous Super Bowl halftime performances that she found objectionable. She singled out the 2020 performance in Miami of Jennifer Lopez, in which she “wore little clothing and was groped by male and female dancers on stage, while the performer made sexually suggestive gestures and performed on a stripper pole.” From the 2023 Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, Hodges was critical of Rihanna, who “was shown groping herself while she sang song lyrics that were so offensive that few Louisiana adults could read those lyrics before an audience without shame.” “We realize that these past vulgar performances may have been acceptable to the residents of those states where those Super Bowls were held but, in Louisiana, these lewd acts are inappropriate for viewing by children, objectify women, and are simply NOT welcomed by the majority of Louisiana parents,” Hodges wrote in her letter.

In addition to the state lawmakers, Hodges obtained signatures from 15 leaders of “pro-family” organizations in support of her letter. They included Tony Perkins with the Family Research Council, Gene Mills with the Louisiana Family Forum and Tony Spell, pastor of Life Tabernacle Church. The senator concluded her letter by acknowledging the contract to hold Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans was executed seven years ago, with terms long ago negotiated and finalized. She requested that any future contracts with the NFL include an assurance that “any performers’ conduct adheres to Louisiana’s community decency standards.”

https://www.rawstory.com/louisiana-lawmaker-wants-super-bowl-halftime-show-to-clean-up-its-act/

Are they all SAINTS in Louisiana?

Kendrick Lamar is this years entertainment. What do they think he's gonna do?

[Efilroft Sul]

1. Wait until she finds out how some women get beads during Mardi Gras.

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2. "Few Louisiana adults could read those lyrics"

period.

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3. The state that has Mardi Gras is complaining about lewd acts.

[Alliepoo]

13. I know!!

Seriously??🤣🤣🤣

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4. The state that has Mardi Gras is claiming moral purity over those other states.

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5. Kendrick speaks: ... this duality of him as a Black man operating in this society versus his celebrity.....

I thought this might interest some:




Jan. 24, 2025
They ‘not like us’: Why Super Bowl LIX headliner Kendrick Lamar’s music matters


https://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2025/they-not-like-us-why-super-bowl-lix-headliner-kendrick-lamar-music-matters


If you listened to the radio, Spotify, Apple Music or watched a sporting event this summer or fall, chances are you’ve heard Kendrick Lamar’s hit song “Not Like Us,” the first track in the illustrious rapper’s career to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Considered one of the best diss tracks of all time, “Not Like Us” was used by USA Basketball after an exhibition win over Canada leading up to the 2024 Paris Olympics, the Los Angeles Dodgers during their World Series championship run, and by several college football teams, including Grambling State University, a historically Black college in Grambling, Louisiana, and the University of Tennessee.

Portrait of Christina L. Myers.
Christina L. Myers, assistant professor in the Michigan State University School of Journalism, studies the intersection of race and media, with a particular focus on narratives about Black experiences in music, sports and news.

On. Feb. 9, “Not Like Us” will likely make it to one of music’s biggest stages, as Lamar headlines the Super Bowl LIX halftime show at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans — the fifth consecutive Black artist to do so. Beginning April 19, the song will grace stadiums across the U.S. and Canada as the 17-time Grammy winner embarks on the Grand National Tour, co-headlining with SZA. The tour comes to Ford Field in Detroit on June 10.

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Kendrick is so impactful and influential because when we listen to him rap, it’s as if we are reading the words from his own personal diary. He speaks about the human condition. He speaks about traumas and navigating success and what it looks like in this society: this duality of him as a Black man operating in this society versus his celebrity.

He also challenges this idea of his faith and what really grounds him and roots him in this space. He talks about police brutality. He talks about racial equity in such unique and beautiful ways that require us to hold up a mirror to who we are as a society and the daily struggles and things that we must contend with not only as individuals, but as Black people, and as a society overall........................

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7. That's got to be really scary for conservatives.

Worse than crotch grabbing.

I am looking forward to his performance at the SuperBowl.

[Harker]

6. Red, white, and blue burkas? n/t

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8. Somehow I doubt the Superbowl holds the interest of very many really young kids...

The older ones have already seen whatever is presented at halftime, probably daily, on Youtube or other internet/social media sources.

That said, I like good performances--even if less glitzy, somewhat less provocative, and perhaps a bit less high-tech--but that is just me. They are created for an enormous fan base so, "different strokes"... and all that...

[Paladin]

9. Me and my good taste usually skip Super Bowl halftime shows.

And if Tony Perkins and the Family Research Council have any say whatsoever this year, I'll do the same.

[Princess Turandot]

10. Hope no one tells her about the Tush Push...

... and how the O_Line all drop their pants when it's 1st and goal at the end zone...

Okay. Maybe not.

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11. ...

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12. Let's be honest

It's code speak for "Get rid of the WOKE crap"

[Mountainguy]

14. Bourbon street is still in Louisiana, right?

[Comrade Citizen]

15. Othering Women of Color

Our whole family watched the halftime shows and we were happy to see wonderful Boricua, Colombiana, and Bajan artists. We love JLo, Shakira, and Rihanna and appreciate their artistic vision for the shows. This country always wants to bring down Women of Color.