Tell your kids these are the real Avengers. #HalfTimeShow #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/AYjt6fd2Ny
— Akbar Gbajabiamila (@Akbar_Gbaja) February 14, 2022
Almost as entertaining as the halftime show itself: the reactions on social media.
When the NFL announced that Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Kendrick Lamar, and Eminem would perform at this year’s halftime show, I was getting my popcorn ready.
Not because of the show itself. I am talking about social media.
Many folks were hoping for Eminem to take a knee in combination with Dre’s famous line, “Still not loving the police.”
Eminem! Please kneel please kneel
— Elephant Journal (@elephantjournal) February 14, 2022
And the two legends did not disappoint. They created an iconic image (that could easily become an NFT worth millions of dollars).
During the Super Bowl halftime show, Eminem took a knee and held his head after performing “Lose Yourself,” his anthem about self-determination from the movie “8 Mile.” An NFL spokesman said the league was aware that he was planning to kneel. https://t.co/KXct7QISz4
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 14, 2022
Speaking of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and crypto, how do you feel about all these ads?
It’s safe to say that Coinbase won the simplicity award for their commercial that was basically just a QR-code. Unfortunately, they seemed to have some issues with their app shortly after the millions of potential new investors tried to set up their accounts.
Coinbase just spent $14 million for a color-changing QR code to bounce around on the screen for 30-seconds during the Super Bowl…
And the website crashed.
— Joe Pompliano (@JoePompliano) February 14, 2022
But that wasn’t the only technical difficulty. What happened with the playback at the beginning of the halftime show?
Who is more nervous right now? Rams Defense or sound engineers responsible for #HalfTimeShow?
— Robert Busch (@RealRobertBusch) February 14, 2022
But besides the advertisements, an entertaining game, and a killer halftime show, I was looking forward to Conservatives reacting to all of this.
So, apparently, Charlie Kirk was not happy because he felt the show was a bit too sexy. Not sure how his friend and colleague Matt Gaetz feels about this statement.
Is Charlie okay? pic.twitter.com/gjDJbuRWKl
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) February 14, 2022
But he was not alone. Kirk got some unexpected support from our favorite mindfulness community.
After stellar opening Dr. Dre, Snoop, of course it’s Fiddy Cent bringing the objectification Patriarchy back
— Elephant Journal (@elephantjournal) February 14, 2022
We have never been that close to Charlie’s message, but I am sure not for the same reasons.
And this brings me to my personal shocker of the evening: I agreed with Candace Owens. Wow! If you’d asked me what I don’t expect to happen in 2022, this would have been my answer. But here we are:
Never thought that I could agree with Candace Owens. But here we are. https://t.co/IxcNGLTuFM
— Robert Busch (@RealRobertBusch) February 14, 2022
I almost dropped my vegan wings when I saw her tweet. I can’t wait to see other Conservatives reacting to this. But maybe, they won’t have any time to start a sh*tstorm because they are busy ordering electric cars? Let’s hope so.
2022: the year when Super Bowl car & truck ads went electric ⚡️
— Elephant Journal (@elephantjournal) February 14, 2022
I am still undecided on how to digest this evening full of entertainment, powerful messages, and advertisements for unknown products and QR-codes.
Old people during the @coinbase commercial #SuperBowl pic.twitter.com/LH3xiCOaM2
— Josh (@therealJVO) February 14, 2022
Maybe you can help? What’s your take on this year’s Super Bowl and everything surrounding it? Please share your mindful perspective here.
But before you do that, don’t forget to check out Waylon’s take:
The most mindful Super Bowl commercial of 2022: https://t.co/wuMppk98Dv #superbowl #SuperBowlCommercial @salesforce @McConaughey #planetearth #bezos #elon
— Elephant Journal (@elephantjournal) February 14, 2022
May it be of benefit.
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