Daniel Farias
Editor-in-Chief
daniel.farias@hawks.shorter.edu
With all this year’s Super Bowl had to offer, the halftime antics left much to be desired.
Let’s start with Lady Gaga’s performance. The pop sensation of our era opened the spectacle with “God Bless America” followed by “This Land Is Your Land,” according to cnn.com. Then, she transitioned into her signature song “Poker Face” and delivered performances of “Born this Way,” “Telephone” and “A Million Reasons.”
It was clear in her performance that Lady Gaga was trying to send a political message to those watching. The message was one of unity and inclusion for all people. It’s exactly what’s wrong with American pop culture.
Celebrities make political statements all the time and supporters applaud them. It seems that every famous person in Hollywood leans to the liberal left. If Lady Gaga disapproved of LGBTQ rights, I wonder how much support she would have actually received.
Not only does the political discourse continue to rise from Hollywood, but the halftime show itself has become a spectacle of America’s infatuation with bad costumes and superficial performances lacking any musical substance.
Lady Gaga’s performance was not legendary. It was the same-old, same-old from the music industry that is turning talented people like Lady Gaga into mere products of our substandard tastes in music.
