Lamar filled the stage with performers, but none of them seemed to be white. While most may not even have noticed, some particularly upset users took to X to express their frustration.
“There’s no diversity in the half time show. DEI only goes one direction and this horrible halftime show perfectly represents why DEI needs to die,” a user wrote.
Was never an issue when ya’ll were pouring acid to get us out of the pool. Or when we couldn’t go to “white only” businesses. Or schools.
A white performer can have an entire stage of nothing but white dancers and they wouldn’t say boo, but the black performer does the same, suddenly they see it as unfair. 🙄
@2ugly2live @ByteOnBikes Yep! I think a big part of this is the visually organized aspect of it. It touches something deep in observers. Historically, choreography was related to military training. I think that racially uncomfortable people feel subconsciously threatened by large, well-organized performances by non-whites. I know that may sound dumb, but I really believe it.
The Superbowl has had such displays by all-white groups for many years, and who’s heard any noise about that?