Louisiana lawmaker wants Super Bowl halftime show to clean up its act [View all]
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?
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