Louisiana legislators call the Super Bowl half-time shows, “Labe” and “Offensive” in a letter demanding “family” acts before the championship next month in New Orleans-and have quoted past performances by Jennifer Lopez and Rihanna as “vulgar”.
Published Tuesday by Nola.com, the letter was sent on January 16 at the head of the Greater New Orleans Sports Foundation and Louisiana Stadium and Exhibition District, and was signed by 17 Republican legislators who declared that their voters had “serious concerns “.
The document argued that, although many people are “enthusiastic” with regard to the upcoming event, there are also workers taxpayers with children who have serious concerns about the fact that the past performance of The half-time of the Super Bowl were less than family. »»
The letter quoted Lopez carrying “small clothes” and being “tied by male and female dancers” during her performance in 2020 in Florida, and said that she “had made sexually suggestive gestures and played on a pole of Strip-teaser “, which” generated thousands of complaints from viewers. “”
Codied by Shakira, the program would have prompted some 1,300 FCC complaints – but was also considered by more than 100 million people in the United States, which suggests that less than 1% of people who listened to the need to contact the government agency.
The signatories also criticized Rihanna’s half-time show in 2023 in Arizona, which she interpreted during her pregnancy, to “grope while she sang words of songs so offensive that few adults in Louisiana could Read these words before an audience without shame ”. They refused to repeat the words they characterized as offensive.
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The Republicans also said that Janet Jackson’s half-time show in 2004 in Texas, remarkable for a “dysfunction of the wardrobe” which explained the singer-would have violated their laws on the obscenity of the ‘State, although this show did not take place in Louisiana and would have taken place over 20 years ago over 20 years ago.
“We realize that these past vulgar performances may have been acceptable to the (residents) of these states where these super bowls took place, but, in Louisiana, these obscene acts are inappropriate for the visualization of children, objective of women and are not Simply not welcome by the majority of Louisiana’s parents, ”added the letter.
The legislators argued that because Louisiana contributes financially to the Super Bowl Lix, taxpayers should have their say in the performance of the championship at halftime. Their letter was co-signed by 15 representatives of “pro-family” organizations.
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