Because the web continues to debate Kendrick Lamar’s larger-than-life Tremendous Bowl halftime present, there’s one group of people who find themselves up in arms: white people. On Monday, The Root reported that MAGA supporters had been up in arms as Lamar’s essential messaging of America went over their heads.
Now, some white people are irritated that Lamar’s set featured Black dancers. It was apparent that the “GNX” emcee was uplifting Black hyphy tradition, which originated in his house state of California. Nevertheless, some viewers nonetheless felt racially excluded.
On X, one consumer who goes by the username @realtalkstruth, acknowledged: “I believed the message was to ‘Finish Racism.’ But, throughout Kendrick Lamar’s halftime present, I didn’t see a single white dancer on stage.”
In fact, he didn’t cease there. “I’m all for inventive expression, however shouldn’t inclusivity go each methods? What occurred?” he requested. Although Black people nonetheless stay vastly underrepresented in media, somebody named Cole Finkelstein stated that he felt slighted as properly.
“Not a single white man as a backup dancer for kendrick lamar, turned it off,” he wrote. Seeing as his submit solely obtained lower than 10 likes, it’s secure to say the web doesn’t care — however this stage of Karen-centering must be addressed.
In fact, different customers tried to make use of the Tremendous Bowl efficiency, which featured cameos from Samuel L. Jackson, SZA, Mustard and Serena Williams, as a second to level out Lamar being racist. One other on-line character, @falafelstain, solely confirmed their very own ignorance as a substitute.
“To not be racist or something however Kendrick didn’t have a SINGLE WHITE BACKUP DANCER LMAOOOOO,” they exclaimed. Nevertheless, Black people mocked their fake outrage.
“I haven’t seen whites this mad since Beyoncé’s final halftime efficiency… KENDRICK’S OFFICIALLY A LEGEND Y’ALL!” @youwereoffkey acknowledged. They weren’t the one individual to poke enjoyable on the scenario.
“Kendrick ain’t have a single white dancer on that stage with him, HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH,” @tasteoftavi remarked. It doesn’t take a lot to make white individuals indignant—Lamar’s present merely emphasised that.