Soon after Beyonce’s Superbowl performance ended, my Facebook and Twitter feeds began filling up with commentary from folks declaring the songstress’s halftime show to be nothing more than “soft core porn,” “sexist,” and “a half-naked display of everything that’s wrong with our country”.
Another commenter wrote, “I don’t want my kids seeing that filth.”
Yes. Beyonce’s performance was sexy. Did you expect it to be unsexy? While sex appeal is certainly not Beyonce’s only “it” quality, it’s definitely become of her identity as an entertainer. But last night’s show was not simply sexy. It was also powerful, entertaining, fun, inventive, and included parts where Beyonce’s true vocal talent shined bright.
It also reminded us just how unbelievable a dancer Beyonce is.
Was Beyonce’s performance humble? Not in the least. But that’s the Superbowl, right? I mean, nothing about the Superbowl is particularly humble. Most of it, from start to finish, is a gross display of corporate $elf-gratification.
The more I thought about the online buzz surrounding the halftime show, the more questions I had. For instance, would we be having a conversation if Justin Timberlake or Usher or Justin Bieber had been the performer? Perhaps. But I bet it would be a very different conversation.
And secondly, if the halftime show concerned you, why doesn’t the rest of the 4 hour-and-forty-five-minute display concern you?
Because let’s face it. There’s nothing particularly holy and true about the Superbowl. In other words, if we want to get picky, we could point out a host of “sins” that got committed during yesterday’s big game. For starters, the Superbowl glorifies a sport that is violent and leaves many of its players with longstanding head injuries. It also puts athletes on pedestals to be idolized and worshiped. It accentuates and sexualizes some of America’s greatest vices: alcohol, fast food, commercialism, narcissism, among other things. It glorifies pride, humanism, other “worldly concepts”. And I could go on and on…
I mean, really, if we’re going to start talking about what’s wrong with the Superbowl and why it might not be the best choice of programming for us or our 10 year-olds to view, what Beyonce did on that stage last night might be the least of our worries.
My point is this: if your goal is to protect yourself or your kids from seeing, experiencing, or being affected by potentially unChristian ideas, you likely shouldn’t be watching or letting your kids watch the Superbowl. Maybe for you, it should be considered adult entertainment.
Ridiculous? Maybe.
But to put the halftime show in a special “porn” category while indulging in the rest of the experience without issue is inconsistent because you’re cherry picking judgments to suit your own likes and dislikes. And then displaying those judgments in holier-than-thou fashion for your friends to read on Facebook. Talk about a disgusting display of everything that’s wrong in this country.
But I realize that sex is a serious pitfall for some. Seriously, if Beyonce’s performance (or any artist’s halftime performance) bothers you because of your faith, then just turn it off and leave it at that. Don’t brag about your decision on social media. Don’t passive aggressively proclaim your disgust, either. Because doing that only makes one look like a self-gratifying tool who’s bragging because they turned off Beyonce and now they’re on Twitter telling everybody why, hoping that their personal convictions will receive positive feedback and make them feel better about themselves. And too, that person also comes off as a hypocrite. Because if one is that worried about what Beyonce might make them think or do later when they’re alone in their bathroom, shouldn’t he or she likely be just as concerned about all of the other ideas that get celebrated and put on display at the Superbowl?
Because as far as I’m concerned, the only soft core porn on display last night was the orgy going on between America and it’s favorite professional sport.
But let’s not go there. Because most of us liked it. And want to do it again next year.
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