Superbowl halftime - scantily dressed women and very covered up men

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ultimate halftime show:

Barbara Streisand with Bette Midler

Who’s with me?

Betty White is that you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ultimate halftime show:

Barbara Streisand with Bette Midler

Who’s with me?

Betty White is that you?

DCUM women unite!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Overall the show was fine - good even. Entertaining. Loved Shakira. JLo would have been great if she had just toned down the sex. Shakira just did the sexy thing in a more classy way. Plus she had a little skirt. It seemed like showing off the body was JLo’s top priority.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hated it. The last thing I want my daughters to think is that what is 'empowering' for women is to dance half naked in sexual ways for the enjoyment of men. That has been happening for generation and generation in strip clubs. I don't particularly think it is all that empowering. It that is what others want for their daughters - great. Teach them to take their clothes off and pole dance and shake their bodies and simulate sex for men's enjoyment. We don't look to strip clubs as our model for female empowerment.

As someone said we don't teach boys to take off their clothes and use their bodies for women's enjoyment.

I dunno. I loved the show. My 8yo daughter watched it—she’s a gymnast who can shimmy to the top of a rope, so she had some idea how physically difficult it is to do what JLo did.

I truly think this thread reflects some WW pearl clutching at JLo’s performance. I think they are disturbed by a curvy non-white woman gyrating, tbh. I thought overall it was great. And great that my brown daughter 1st gen daughter could see this performance by Latinas as representative of the future America, a multicultural America.

FTR, I'm the PP from the first page who said the show was fantastic and followed up with a post applauding bringing out the PR flag. I'm a middle aged white woman. Can we stop making assumptions about people's race?

PP here. I've bolded a key word here. Not racist. Also, I'd guess most (not all) of the women offended are older.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids asked why they were lipsynching. Is the halftime show about the music or dancing? Fair point.

My two cents: point to another country that would exclusively feature bilingual singers/bilingual show at such a national event. You can’t. Despite everything, we are a melting pot.

Kids are dumb. Explain to them that it’s extremely hard to sing live and dance while entertaining a crowd.

Gaga did it.

No she didn’t. She wasn’t dancing as hard and she did a slow song. And I love Gaga.

[Anonymous]

https://www.elitedaily.com/p/is-pink-lip-syncing-the-super-bowl-national-anthem-heres-what-we-know-8086551

Pink doesn’t lip sync. She’s been scrutinized, cleared, and applauded for NOT lip syncing when performing—including at the Grammys during her aerial performance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids asked why they were lipsynching. Is the halftime show about the music or dancing? Fair point.

My two cents: point to another country that would exclusively feature bilingual singers/bilingual show at such a national event. You can’t. Despite everything, we are a melting pot.

Kids are dumb. Explain to them that it’s extremely hard to sing live and dance while entertaining a crowd.

Gaga did it.

I wouldn't call what Gaga did dancing by any stretch of the imagination. She stands still or SITS, does a little hop, and waves her arms...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hated it. The last thing I want my daughters to think is that what is 'empowering' for women is to dance half naked in sexual ways for the enjoyment of men. That has been happening for generation and generation in strip clubs. I don't particularly think it is all that empowering. It that is what others want for their daughters - great. Teach them to take their clothes off and pole dance and shake their bodies and simulate sex for men's enjoyment. We don't look to strip clubs as our model for female empowerment.

As someone said we don't teach boys to take off their clothes and use their bodies for women's enjoyment.

I dunno. I loved the show. My 8yo daughter watched it—she’s a gymnast who can shimmy to the top of a rope, so she had some idea how physically difficult it is to do what JLo did.

I truly think this thread reflects some WW pearl clutching at JLo’s performance. I think they are disturbed by a curvy non-white woman gyrating, tbh. I thought overall it was great. And great that my brown daughter 1st gen daughter could see this performance by Latinas as representative of the future America, a multicultural America.

FTR, I'm the PP from the first page who said the show was fantastic and followed up with a post applauding bringing out the PR flag. I'm a middle aged white woman. Can we stop making assumptions about people's race?

PP here. I've bolded a key word here. Not racist. Also, I'd guess most (not all) of the women offended are older.

What’s older?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ultimate halftime show:

Barbara Streisand with Bette Midler

Who’s with me?

Betty White is that you?

DCUM women unite!

I would never unite with DCUM women. At least the bitter ones posting on this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The performance was artistically weak. No creative concept. Just sex. Really the artists and their team are capable of more. They could have truly moved the needle forward for women in an industry of hypersexuality and age discrimination. Instead, they chose the low road. Choreographically, they are geniuses and did not unleash any real worthwhile stuff. I was hoping for a new iconic piece (think Rythmnation). Nope, just direct camera shot to JLo's a$$.

Disgusting, isn't it, Karen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The performance was artistically weak. No creative concept. Just sex. Really the artists and their team are capable of more. They could have truly moved the needle forward for women in an industry of hypersexuality and age discrimination. Instead, they chose the low road. Choreographically, they are geniuses and did not unleash any real worthwhile stuff. I was hoping for a new iconic piece (think Rythmnation). Nope, just direct camera shot to JLo's a$$.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hated it. The last thing I want my daughters to think is that what is 'empowering' for women is to dance half naked in sexual ways for the enjoyment of men. That has been happening for generation and generation in strip clubs. I don't particularly think it is all that empowering. It that is what others want for their daughters - great. Teach them to take their clothes off and pole dance and shake their bodies and simulate sex for men's enjoyment. We don't look to strip clubs as our model for female empowerment.

As someone said we don't teach boys to take off their clothes and use their bodies for women's enjoyment.

+1000

I agree. It was a great performance but it was a bit too sexual. It looked like a big orgy below jlo when she was on the pole. I loved it when the kids came out and also thought the dancing was superb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Overall the show was fine - good even. Entertaining. Loved Shakira. JLo would have been great if she had just toned down the sex. Shakira just did the sexy thing in a more classy way. Plus she had a little skirt. It seemed like showing off the body was JLo’s top priority.

+1000

I agree with this statement.

[Anonymous]

Not discusting. Just weak and uncreative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I hated it. The last thing I want my daughters to think is that what is 'empowering' for women is to dance half naked in sexual ways for the enjoyment of men. That has been happening for generation and generation in strip clubs. I don't particularly think it is all that empowering. It that is what others want for their daughters - great. Teach them to take their clothes off and pole dance and shake their bodies and simulate sex for men's enjoyment. We don't look to strip clubs as our model for female empowerment.

As someone said we don't teach boys to take off their clothes and use their bodies for women's enjoyment.

It’s past your bedtime.

I agree with pp 100%.
Women's empowerment, my ass.
This was objectification of women.

Completely. Total objectification of both women. Clearly they don’t have a lot of musical talent to offer if they have to sell their bodies like that. The show was pathetic and trashy. I think it’s so sad that women with millions of dollars think they should get up on a stage and act like that.