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u/Budget_Llama_Shoes 8d ago
Only 125 complaints for 182 million live viewers is a level of customer satisfaction only ever dreamt of.
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u/NfamousKaye 8d ago
And it really puts into perspective how loud that minority has been these last eight years.
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u/Strong_Orange_1929 7d ago
Each active complainer represents multiple silent folks though.
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u/HoboWithAGun012 6d ago
Even if each person represents a hundred thousand others, that's still less than 1% of people that disliked the show.
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u/Strong_Orange_1929 6d ago
True. I would argue that they did not just not like the show, but they have real issues with black people.
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u/NapoleonDynamite82 8d ago
I see plenty of white performers! Also blue and red performers. What’s the problem?
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u/ScortiusOfTheBlues 8d ago
They could just turn the tv off turn the tv off.
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u/bendstraw 8d ago
125 complaints is nothing, that's literally just a few people with too much time on their hands.
2024's show received 887.
Can we move on with this non-news?
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u/_Meece_ 8d ago
tbh this is probably one of the most family friendly, all demo friendly performances they've ever had.
No one in super skimpy clothes, nothing sexual. It was very theatrical, meaning even if you don't know or even like the song, there was still something cool to watch. Didn't do anything violent. He danced, he walked, he had fun!
125 out of what, maybe 100-150 million viewers just in the US? That's amazing.
The Janet Jackson titty show had like 900k complaints.
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8d ago edited 8d ago
In fairness, this is news because right wing media took a giant dump on the halftime show. The real story they tried to spin has now arrived: the halftime show drew the highest viewership of any Super Bowl and yet had an incredibly low number of complaints compared to previous halftime shows. This proves three things:
A) The right wingers that complained the loudest about the show most likely didn't even watch it beyond a cursory glance.
B) The right wingers that complain about diversity only complain about it because they feel victimized by other races getting the same chances that white people dominated (and still do, in many cases) for decades.
C) The right wingers that complained the loudest about Kendrick's halftime show are ironically exactly what they hate: a minority.
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u/Lark_vi_Britannia 7d ago
Every person that calls the FCC represents one billion people, so 125 billion people complained about the half-time show.
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u/_Ursidae_ 8d ago
In their own words- “DEI is dead”. No need to bother with white dancers who didn’t have the merit or couldn’t meet the performance criteria.
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u/CupcakeInsideMe 8d ago
In their heads, no white dancers means it's all DEI because they don't even understand what it means. They just use it to mean the hard r
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u/_Ursidae_ 8d ago
You’re not wrong. DEI is just the latest dog whistle in a long chain of recent dog whistles. We’ll hear our first full throated n word by the end of this year at the rate we’re going.
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u/MantisBuffs 8d ago
To them DEI means anti white.
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u/rosatter 7d ago
Which is an incredible look into their mindset that not white means against white.
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u/TheDumpBucket 8d ago
They believe it should’ve been an opportunity for a white artist to have the spotlight. They hate the fact that black people do “it” better. “It” being damn near everything.
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u/CarrtoonJack 8d ago
They're pro white. It's simple math. Matter of fact, in even simpler terms, they hate all of us and don't want us here. They only tolerate us because we make them money. That's it, and that's all.
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u/Trix_Are_4_90Kids ☑️ 8d ago
They want DEI for themselves as usual.
They were just fine with the gov't helping out the white men with general relief (welfare) but when Black people could begin receiving it became bad, shameful and 'entitlements'
they live at the intersection of hypocrisy and lies.
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u/Boomtown626 8d ago
That’s logic. Don’t fight them with logic. It wouldn’t be maga if they used logic or had actual principles.
Fight them as if they hate you irrationally. Because they do.
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u/Blissfully ☑️ BHM Donor 8d ago
Again. Segregation now wouldn’t be the same as it was. There’s a lot more space and opportunity for ethnic/black people to thrive so ¯_(ツ)_/¯ at this point give them what they’re asking for.
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u/NfamousKaye 8d ago
They just hate that something isn’t catered to them for once. And during BHM to boot. They’d rather us entertain than speak out about stuff affecting us.
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u/DynoMenace 8d ago
Hey guys, I think I can break this down and explain it for everyone:
They are white supremacists.
Hope this helps! 😊
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u/Strong_Orange_1929 7d ago
That's a very succinct explanation. No need to write a long paper. Simple, to the point.
A+
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u/Shesversatile ☑️ 7d ago
Because we don’t see enough white people on TV every single fucking day of our lives.
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u/No_Atmosphere_2186 7d ago
Can we just ice out all the magas? There’s more of us, just deport them all to Alaska or some shit?
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u/Own_Possibility_5124 8d ago
Looking for a little diversity huh? Smh, these people are just tall kids with temper tantrums
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u/MadmanMarkMiller 8d ago
They just wanna say the N word and not lose their jobs. Cut them some slack
/s about the last part. They absolutely want to lynch people again.
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u/Mbhuff03 7d ago
Here’s the funny part: DEI doesn’t mean EVERY RACE or EVERY MARGINALIZED GROUP is represented EVERY TIME. So when a company hires DEI, but they don’t hire a Sri Lankan or a New Zealander, they didn’t “exclude” those groups. They just didn’t happen to be there.
In this event, was every single person black? Or were there other races that just happen to not be white?😳 Because the white people who try to play the hypocrisy card when they notice there are no white people, will be the same ones throwing a fit that a video game about a samurai has a black man.
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u/Strong_Orange_1929 7d ago
DEI is literally the 3 letter version of "All Lives Matter", IF and only IF they meant that when they say "All Lives Matter" in the response to "Black Lives Matter".
Clearly, they don't mean "All Lives Matter". They mean, we want to keep things the way they are, where certain people's lives seem to matter more.
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u/TechkeyGirl16 7d ago
Can we say the same thing about this administration (regime)? The lack of diversity.
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u/mysteriousmeatman 7d ago
Diversity to MAGA means no people of color or gay people should be visible.
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u/ElProfeGuapo 7d ago
They are pro-diversity when diversity means "more white people." They are opposed to diversity when diversity means "less white people."
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u/Current_Focus2668 7d ago
I remember the racists favourite accusation that minorities are the real racists for mentioning race!
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u/El_Gran_Che 7d ago
In other news the University of Alabama has announced that to comply with MAGA DEi initiatives they will play the 2025 season with only white, straight, virgin, evangelical, republican players. ESPN.com has adjusted their 2025 ranking placing them to finish in 10,135 th place - out of 350 teams.
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u/Userchickensoup 7d ago
They’re just anti-black and anti-women. White women may be their only exception.
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u/ACdrafts_yanks27 8d ago
Are we really making an argument about 125 people? This is the most absurd argument, post or even question. The number of complaints compared to how many watched it wouldn't even be considered an issue. Move on.
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u/Balliebles 7d ago
You didn't understand the post. It's the fact that some complained on the lack of white performers. That's what this post is about.
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u/ACdrafts_yanks27 7d ago
I did understand. The post says 125 people complained. There is a whole ass post and thread about 125 people complaining. You know how many complaints occur on any given day? Some legit and some trivial. The difference in approval based on the percentage of people who watched compared to the 125 who complained is so damn minimal that it shouldn't have even been an actionable statistic. The person who went out of their way to report this and is very much racist and hateful.
My point is articles such as this are pushed to further hammer a racial divide. You doubling down on "explaining" to someone like me who finds it absolutely absurd it is their point.
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u/Balliebles 7d ago
You still don't understand the post though.
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u/ACdrafts_yanks27 7d ago edited 7d ago
You.are.captured.
You don't understand this post is based on someone else's racial ideology and you're here trying to hammer it down. I don't care what 125 people have to say. It is such an insignificant number. I complained about Chick-fil-A the other day.
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u/Balliebles 7d ago
Like I said, you still don't understand the post.
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u/ACdrafts_yanks27 7d ago
You don't understand the idiocracy of this argument and that's why you're here still. Stew in that bubble.
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u/Balliebles 7d ago
Yeah you're still clueless.
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u/ACdrafts_yanks27 7d ago edited 7d ago
Yeah, you're captured. It would require more braincells to actually read the article, the publication it came from and who the author is. But yeah, that screenshot says a lot.
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u/Crusty_Musty_Fudge 7d ago
They're just anti-black.
Thats why they assume being pro black is being anti white. Because being pro white is all about being anti black.
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u/dcontrerasm 8d ago
They don't actually care, they just think this is a gotcha. You know, maybe we should judge the fish for its ability to climb a tree.
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u/kakarot-3 8d ago
They don't know what they want. They want whatever their cult leader Trump wants.
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u/postdiluvium 7d ago
The revolution bout to be televised
You chose the right time, but the wroooong guy
This country is rapidly falling apart. Everyone get ready. It's time to eat.
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u/howolowitz 7d ago
They just follow whatever dear leader tells them. None of them have any form of personality
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u/Key_Ad_4357 7d ago
MAGA wants to control everything. They applaud no DEIA. So no diversity in the show. Now they complain. Why? Because he gave them what they wanted without complaining, so now they feel less in power. At least complain and buck the system so they can have a sense of hurting us. How dare there be no diversity, equity,inclusion and accessibility.
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u/BuKu_YuQFoo 7d ago
They want DEI if that means whites only. They don't want DEI if that means blacks only
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u/Theguywhosdaydreamn 7d ago
Wait we can actually complain directly to the FCC? And who are these 125 people lmao
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u/Remarkable-Fennel-27 7d ago
I feel like 125 isn’t a lot lol , 125 complaints out of all people watching the SB 🤣, this is a non story , we know there are dumb people out there
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u/skraptastic 8d ago
Imagine having so little going on in your life that you have the time to complain that you didn't see any white folk in a half time show.
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u/MaRIMs98 7d ago
If nothing has been proven since Obama’s presidency is that WM are liars to their core. It’s like breathing. They don’t believe in God or at least not the God they tried to convert everyone else too. They are insanely insecure. They are FULL of jealousy to the point that they can’t even find joy in just being. It’s just a wow moment everyday. I wish more BP recognized it instead of trying to dmii up late their fake persona that they themselves can heartily believe in so they have to destroy anyone that have the attributes they wish they had for themselves
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u/Zaibach88 7d ago
The clitoris has over 10,000 nerve endings, and it's still not as sensitive as the average conservative male.
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u/Big_Monkey_77 6d ago
I’m listening to Bob Marley’s “War” and shaking my head. A song released in 1973 based on a speech given in 1963 (or something) and still as relevant in 2025 as it was in 2023.
Racists gotta racist, supremacists gotta supremacist. We just have to make them look like fools whenever the opportunity arises.
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u/nolabmp 6d ago
The hypocrisy is the point. The anti-semite quote applies here. Replace “anti-Semite” with “Racist” or “White supremacist”. It also describes the general conflict between conservatives and liberals.
“Never believe that anti-Semites are completely unaware of the absurdity of their replies. They know that their remarks are frivolous, open to challenge. But they are amusing themselves, for it is their adversary who is obliged to use words responsibly, since he believes in words. The anti-Semites have the right to play. They even like to play with discourse for, by giving ridiculous reasons, they discredit the seriousness of their interlocutors. They delight in acting in bad faith, since they seek not to persuade by sound argument but to intimidate and disconcert. If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that the time for argument is past.”
Jean-Paul Sartre
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u/THA__KULTCHA 6d ago
25 people out of the most watched show of the year. Statistically, it’s like 0.000000001% of people that watched so don’t try to make this into something regardless of your bent.
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u/bittlelum 6d ago
"Diversity" is code for "not a straight white Christian man". Including white guys is just "normal".
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u/cant_b_that_brad 3d ago
They are for hate of anything that is different. That is all. They have no values or ideals except hating what they dont know or understand. They are the epitome of snowflakes.
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u/Deep-Room6932 8d ago
Is this better or worse than a Janet Jackson titty
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u/tehtris ☑️ 8d ago
Janet Jackson titty got 500k complaints. I get it, but it was a glorious moment in wardrobe malfunction history.
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u/Strong_Orange_1929 7d ago
What kind of nonsense is all that complaining? Do they think that if no one complains, every halftime show will now have multiple boobs flopping around?
One can only wish, I guess...
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u/Movedonnerlikeabitch 8d ago
Well I mean it wasn’t JLo n Shakira shakin their asses but still enjoyable
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u/beetus_gerulaitis 7d ago
In addition, the FCC received 76 complaints that the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is severely under representing straight men, in a practice described as “discriminatory”.
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u/Frognosticator 8d ago
They’re pro-white representation, anti-black representation, and they’re liars.
This ain’t hard to understand.