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sexydeathparty · 2 years

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Eminem Takes A Knee In The Middle Of Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Show

Eminem sent a message by kneeling in the middle of the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on Sunday, after reports surfaced earlier in the day stating that the NFL would not allow the rapper to do so.

The Lose Yourself entertainer kneeled during the end of the show, after performing alongside Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J. Blige.

Articles published earlier on Sunday suggested that the rapper would be barred from kneeling “Colin Kaepernick-style,” and that Dr. Dre would be censored from saying his lyric “still not lovin’ the police,” while performing his song “Still Dre.”

But NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy denied that certain elements of the performance caught anyone off guard.

“It was no surprise to us,” he told HuffPost on Sunday. “We watched all elements of the show during multiple rehearsals this week and were aware that was going to happen.”

Eminem kneeling #SuperBowl#SuperBowlLVIpic.twitter.com/lC7c1KxA3s

— a (@reIapserefill) February 14, 2022

The NFL initially banned players and team personnel from sitting or kneeling during the national anthem, a policy that was approved by all NFL team owners, save for San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York, back in 2018. The policy stated that players wishing to protest could stay in the locker room.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the time that “on-field protests created a false perception among many that thousands of NFL players were unpatriotic.”

This policy, which was supported by then-President Donald Trump, also included the option to fine those who disobeyed it.

The NFL told Eminem he couldn’t kneel in support of Colin Kaepernick. He did anyway. They told Dr. Dre he couldn’t sing the lyric “still not lovin police.” He did anyway. Should be a fun day over a Fox News tomorrow lol. #HalfTimeShowpic.twitter.com/FPaySxgDMz

— Chuck (Taylor's Version) (@Jamie_Maz) February 14, 2022

Kaepernick first began kneeling in August 2016 to protest racial injustice and police brutality against Black people, setting off a civil rights movement and leading athletes of all sports to follow in his footsteps. Prior to kneeling, the former NFL quarterback protested by sitting during the national anthem.

It wasn’t until Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 after the police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor that the NFL admitted it was wrong for its treatment of players and personnel.

“We, the NFL, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all to speak out and peacefully protest,” Goodell said at the time, without mentioning Kaepernick’s name. “We, the NFL, believe Black lives matter.”

The NFL has repeatedly come under fire for its mistreatment of Black athletes and, more recently, its racist hiring practices as alleged in a lawsuit by former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores.

Prior to the start of the Super Bowl, President Joe Biden called on the NFL to exercise “generic decency” in relation to its hires.

“The whole idea that a league that is made up of so many athletes of colour, as well as so diverse, that there’s not enough African American qualified coaches to, quote, ‘to manage’ these NFL teams, it just seems to me that it’s a standard that they’d want to live up to,” Biden said. “I don’t know if there’s not a requirement of law, but it’s a requirement, I think, of some just generic decency.”

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junker-town · 7 years

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Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback win, as told by social media

If this is your kind of thing, welcome. If you’re not an active Twitter user, buckle up because it’s about to get weird.

Super Bowl 51 was a game for the ages. Having covered the game from so many angles, we’re going to mix things up a bit and look at the game from the standpoint of social media. With that, I present to you Patriots vs. Falcons as told by social media.

Pregame: Ray Lewis gives a pump-up speech to a garage

So. Many. Chills.@RayLewis unleashes epic pregame speech for the @Patriots. #SB51 https://t.co/hgWwpmXTSj

— NFL (@NFL) February 5, 2017

Lotta things going on in this video. Soon-to-be Hall of Fame linebacker giving a pregame speech for a hated AFC rival, inside a garage, using his inside voice.

So. Many. Chills.

Twitter had some fun with this, mocking the controversial linebacker and the NFL’s efforts to hype him up as one of the faces of the league:

The Super Bowl gets presidential

President Donald Trump picked the Patriots to beat the Falcons. One-for-one in his current tenure, congrats Donald!

football http://pic.twitter.com/HPAPqesk8O

— Trump Draws (@TrumpDraws) February 5, 2017

Trump’s historic streak of picking games is over, but the current president might just be the most talented sports better in the history of U.S. Presidents:

I picked seven Super Bowl winners in a row & would have been right last night had the refs thrown the flag.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 4, 2013

Yeah it’s an old tweet, but things like this re-surface all the time, especially during big games.

InfoWars delivers a huge scoop

InfoWars’ Alex Jones tweeted out “Lady Gaga To Conduct Satanic Ritual At Super Bowel LI” before the tweet was eventually deleted. (Spoiler: there will be a call-back to this tweet, as Jones may have potentially been the guy to figure out how Tom Brady and company would make the most improbable Super Bowl comeback of all time.)

Luke Bryan sings the national anthem

@LukeBryanOnline your biggest fan #lukebryan http://pic.twitter.com/dLTtE9LZPv

— Adrian Finley (@iheartthetide) April 4, 2015

This video deservedly got a bump when the country singer performed his rendition of the national anthem. Some loved it, some hated it and some couldn’t help but tweet about J.J. Watt and the troops:

Just took prop bet on wether JJ Watt will drive out ina ford truck filled w troops &papa johns garlic sauce 2 sing backup on natonal anthem

— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) February 5, 2017

The Super Bowl commences

Matt Ryan was listed on Fox's injury report with “Super Bowl nerves” https://t.co/XeWkJhuZAq http://pic.twitter.com/RtcVY67Gpi

— SB Nation NFL (@SBNationNFL) February 5, 2017

Maybe Matt Ryan just had a premonition.

Falcons jump out to early 7-0 lead

Huh. So a team was close to the goal line in the Super Bowl against the Patriots and RAN it in for a touchdown? Huh. cc: @Seahawks

— SportsPickle (@sportspickle) February 6, 2017

Saw that one coming a million miles away.

Falcons score again, extending that lead to 14-0

Stats nerds loved this, as it set up what would become a historic game.

This is first time a Tom Brady-led Patriots team went scoreless through 4 drives since 2014 Week 4 against the Chiefs, game they lost 41-14

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 6, 2017

Ah, the notorious “on to Cincinnati” game. As a Bengals fan, that moment still haunts me.

The largest comeback in Super Bowl history is 10 points

— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 6, 2017

This stat is perhaps the most mind-boggling number in Super Bowl history. Teams prior to last night’s Patriots team had really never been capable of making a sizable comeback.

Atlanta now has an 86% chance of winning, per ESPN. That's about the same Clinton's chances heading into the election http://pic.twitter.com/fNpBPSO8tJ

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) February 6, 2017

Political jokes! In all seriousness, this ended up as a really accurate tweet.

Julio Jones makes an unbelievable catch

YOU'VE BEEN STRUCK BY A SMOOTH CRIMINAL http://pic.twitter.com/qHWskSd6Y9

— SB Nation (@SBNation) February 6, 2017

This wasn’t even his best catch of the game.

A Brady pick-six turns into a 21-0 Falcons lead

FUN FACT: Tom Brady has more pick-six interceptions in his Super Bowl career than Blake Bortles.

— Big Cat Country (@BigCatCountry) February 6, 2017

Big Cat Country comin’ in HOT.

[kisses fingers] http://pic.twitter.com/Leqwkn2ra2

— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) February 6, 2017

Put it on a poster!

Lady Gaga knocks the halftime show out of the park

Spongebob did it first http://pic.twitter.com/k6WuqB1yXE

— Jack Dunlop (@CouRageJD) February 6, 2017

Shoutout to Spongebob, the real OG.

Aww Tom Brady got picked again during halftime http://pic.twitter.com/7Jd6W0dZpy

— SB Nation (@SBNation) February 6, 2017

Throwing a “Tweet of the Night” on that last one. Make sure to check out SB Nation’s halftime show coverage if you haven’t done so already!

Twitter doesn’t forget to stay woke after Gaga’s halftime performance

Remember that InfoWars callback? Here it is:

well there was the satanic ritual we were all waiting for

— Lana Berry (@Lana) February 6, 2017

There’s the first callback.

If that was a Satanic ritual then I guess I'm cool with Satanism?

— Jane Coaston (@cjane87) February 6, 2017

We’re getting woker ...

Turns out it was Belichick who performed the satanic ritual at halftime

— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) February 6, 2017

There it is! #StayWoke of the night goes to Stephen with a solid topical tweet.

Stranger Things Season 2 trailer drops, omg

INTERRUPTING FOOTBALL FOR A SECOND BECAUSE IT’S DUSTIN AS A GHOSTBUSTER http://pic.twitter.com/d7jvBoSV6f

— SB Nation NFL (@SBNationNFL) February 6, 2017

We have to wait until Halloween?!

Donald Trump left the game early, and threw the worst party of all time

Pool: Trump is done watching the game http://pic.twitter.com/I3MKmzZsXA

— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) February 6, 2017

And this party, well....

The first couple and @Reince's family at the Trump International Golf Club Super Bowl party http://pic.twitter.com/5jG3xzhCg8

— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) February 6, 2017

Julio Jones does Julio Jones things (again)

JULIOOOOOOOOOOOOOO https://t.co/dcyIkEMvD6 http://pic.twitter.com/Slt30ukcIx

— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) February 6, 2017

Here's why: http://pic.twitter.com/ccm9Zl3nfa

— SB Nation (@SBNation) January 30, 2017

Yes @Tmobile, we're into BDSM. Bigger coverage map, Devastating Speed, and Massive capacity.

— Verizon (@verizon) February 6, 2017

Whoops, no idea how that last tweet got in there ...

Julian Edelman’s catch breaks the Internet

THE MIRACLE CATCH! @Edelman11 completes one of the craziest plays in NFL history!#SB51 #Patriots http://pic.twitter.com/IfKxaqfcmQ

— NFL UK (@NFLUK) February 6, 2017

the immaculate gritcepton

— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) February 6, 2017

Best Super Bowl catch ever?

Saints have no chill

#SB51

— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) February 6, 2017

Ouch.

Patriots crush the Falcons’ dreams in OT

HOW DO YOU LIKE THEM APPLES, ROGER? http://pic.twitter.com/5O3ofMK5zm

— SB Nation GIF (@SBNationGIF) February 6, 2017

Shots fired at the Commish!

#RINGSBAE http://pic.twitter.com/6Jv98T8a9Y

— NFL Memes (@NFL_Memes) February 6, 2017

Topical.

The Patriots scored 31 straight points … 3-1 straight points … http://pic.twitter.com/fyjXRrcGUq

— SB Nation (@SBNation) February 6, 2017

Ooooh, that’s cold.

It was a game for the ages, and the excitement level was at an all-time Super Bowl high. We’ve already documented the frustration many Falcons fans have gone through, but this sequence of tweets from our own Jeanna Thomas really just goes to show how heartbreaking a loss this was for Atlanta fans:

I'm going to literally die RIP