According to this article, Gay Twitter strongly came out in support of the performance. When I get some time I'll post this on the Facebook pages of all the LGBT crowd who criticized it. https://www.queerty.com/j-lo-shakira-took-everyone-queer-church-gay-twitter-religious-meltdown-20200203
On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 11:14 AM PGage <pga...@gmail.com> wrote: > I assume almost all of the Pearl Clutching is a sham to cover opposition > to JLo’s graphic reminder that Puerto Rico is part of the USA. The pole > dance sequence was a nod to Jenny’s popular and critically acclaimed movie > from the summer. The parent of any kid too young to see that and still > knows what it alludes has to ask themselves some hard questions. And, as > noted above viewers of the NFL regularly see as much or more sexually > charged material from cheerleaders and beer commercials. > > I think the Queer Community’s hostility to the show (the extent of which > is somewhat exaggerated) is related to a desire to prop up Gaga’s show. I > am not a huge fan of the music of either of the women this year (I > recognized 1 by Shakira and 2 by JLo), but in the terms that a show like > this is usually judged it was clearly successful, and far more so than last > two dreary attempts. > > On Wed, Feb 5, 2020 at 7:07 AM Tom Wolper <twol...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 9:29 PM Steve Timko <steveti...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I saw it live on a TV monitor with the sound low and visually it looked >>> great. I just watched it again on YouTube and listened on headphones. It >>> was less impressive. >>> JLo and Shakira looked great. Interest dropped considerably when they >>> weren't on camera. >>> Beyonce probably has the best halftime performances. But they've had >>> some real turkeys. I'm happy with this one. >>> Oddly enough there were two distinct factions on my Facebook timeline. >>> Those who liked it the most were 40+ females and straight white males. The >>> loudest boos came from the LGBT crowd. >>> >> >> I don't watch the halftime show and haven't for years. When I looked at >> Twitter during the third quarter the football writers were saying it was >> worse than Janet Jackson and referred to it as a pole dance. On Monday my >> feed divided the halftime show reactions into political camps with >> conservatives saying it was inappropriate for children and somebody needs >> to do something about and others saying that it was exactly at the level of >> what NFL cheerleaders do at every game. And we should also all know that >> this "controversy" has run its course and is ready to disappear forever. >> >> I watched the halftime show on YouTube. I have been to a Super Bowl and >> seen how rushed it is to get the stage put up and get everybody ready to >> perform. That favors small and simple acts and staging, so I admire them >> for their ability to pull it off with all the dancers. I was also wowed by >> Shakira's energy. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHmYwf1SGkR2RaVM5ZRqLybjOjJAs9_xq-_Nuqr1q-B9A%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAJE-FiHmYwf1SGkR2RaVM5ZRqLybjOjJAs9_xq-_Nuqr1q-B9A%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BZ%2B_B1pNS2uwdg%3DhZ84AGy%2B%3Dto%3DuhoFGf%2BZi%3D8Ccs8Cg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BZ%2B_B1pNS2uwdg%3DhZ84AGy%2B%3Dto%3DuhoFGf%2BZi%3D8Ccs8Cg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yzXn03_rfscvvENrpX7f2Jo1Mq3R%2BtBBn6hjpcD__Y-Zw%40mail.gmail.com.
