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just another week of Kendrick fighting himself on the chart

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I thought it was only me seeing this but the plot was literally explained to by "uncle sam", literally called Kendricks performance "too ghetto" and said the (yt) people want to see light hearted dancy shit. drake being a p*do is a side story here.

How many times does it have to be said "Y'all dont want to hear me talk you just wanna dance"

People want just black people to entertain them and don't care about anything we have to say. I swear to god any commentary on the black expirence just goes over people's heads (This is America touched on this too)

Its safe in their little bubble and they don't want to leave and face even the most palpable form of expression that doesnt align with their experience. The same people who play 3D chess with taylor swift lyrics can't see symbolism when its literally explained play by play.

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thank you for the amazing halftime show 💙❤️🥰

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Yeah, dunking on Drake is fun, but I don't see a lot of people talking about the rest of the halftime show.

The dancers emerging to form a divided American flag. Uncle Sam telling Kendrick he's "too loud, too ghetto" and that America wants "nice and calm." Ending the performance telling everyone to "turn the TV off." And the fact that all of this is being very deliberately done at the Super Bowl, the most televised yearly event in the country???

This show was a beautiful celebration of Black American culture, a clapback against racist anti-rap rhetoric, and another chance to clown on a rapist, but it was also a condemnation of the bread and circuses of media that the Super Bowl represents. People want to stick their heads in the sand and ignore everything happening in this country, so Kendrick did something impossible to ignore.

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In case you didn't understand Kendrick Lamar's performance last night

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Also. Kendrick opened with an unapologetically loud performance focused on Black America with a ton of political messaging. And the women sang “someone better squabble” in almost a mocking tone?? Because so many white Americans only know Kendrick from the Drake beef, and they’re there to see two black men fight, not a celebration of Black Culture.

The american flag literally dissolved into depictions of violence and shooting. And then, once the performers were united in sync again, the audience flashed “WARNING, WRONG WAY”

That has so many meanings, both in the context of the performance being about politics and the path America as a whole is going down—the wrong way.

But also in that specific moment, when black men were working together as a whole, America would rather see them fighting. After that section is over, Uncle Sam mocks Kendrick.

Once the performance turns into a pop song Uncle Sam says, “yeah, that’s what I’m talking about! That’s what America wants—nice and calm! You’re almost there. Don’t mess this-“ and he is cut off by Not Like Us starting. White America is content to watch Black artists as long as the art is palatable to them, but Kendrick disrupted that with the Drake beef, and white America watched because it glorifies violence between black men.

But Kendrick emphasizes that this is not what this performance is about. When asked if he’s really about to do this, he says “It’s a cultural divide, Imma get it on the floor.” And “40 acres and a mule, this is bigger than the music.” He is doing this for Black America. Not Like Us has brought folks together when America has tried its hardest to divide and conquer. Hell, Kendrick had Crips and Bloods dancing on stage together at a concert. He’s managed to work through centuries of oppression and trauma to bring Black America together in this moment. This is bigger than the music.

And he brings it back to politics with “yeah, they tried to rig the game, but you can’t fake influence.” There’s a reason he said that with the president in the audience. Kendrick had the biggest stage in the world and he used it to say “They Not Like Us” with the president, a known child predator, in the audience. And the rest of the crowd was screaming the lyrics along with Kendrick.

Kendrick Lamar the man you are

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Samuel L. Jackson, Kendrick Lamar, SZA during the Super Bowl LIX Halftime show

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When my uncle told me this morning that he didn't like Kendrick's performance, I knew straight away that he didn't understand it. Kendrick was sending a message that went over soooo many people's heads. The events of the show I'm going to state that happened aren't entirely in order but if you look back on the performance, you'll see what I mean.

Think. It stars off with Samuel L. acting as Uncle Sam, a character symbolizing America as a whole. He starts off saying, "Welcome to the great American game." We see that the entire stage looks like a game controller, meaning Kendrick was playing a game and Uncle Sam was there to see if he was playing it correctly, the "American" way. When Kendrick raps at the start, we see people exiting the car and they're all separated (just like the people of America). They eventually come together to form the flag because WE, the people, are America. Kendrick also says, "The revolution is about to be televised, you got the right time but the wrong guy."

Uncle Sam says something along the lines of "Oh, so you decided to bring your friends with you. Culture cheat code. Score Keeper! Deduct one life." There's a shot of all the dancers falling to the floor, acting as though they're dead, yet a few people are still up. Almost like they're part of an "inner circle." Uncle Sam also makes a statement about how America doesn't wanna see this loud rapping, "it's too loud", "too reckless" and " too ghetto." When he starts singing and Sza joins him, Uncle Sam goes, "That's what America wants to see. Nice and calm. Don't mess this up". Except, Kendrick does mess it up by going back to rapping loud and fast. "40 acres and a mule", Those are the things that were promised to us black people as reparations for slavery, "- this is bigger than the music" The message he'strying to send to yall is what really matters. But nobody is trying to hear him! "Yeah, they tried to rig the game, but you can't fake influence."

And with ending the performance with "tv off" the camera turns to a lit background in the crowd saying GAME OVER. The game is over, he didn't play it like Uncle Sam/America wanted him to. This was bigger than some beef with Drake.

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also i desperately need you to understand that while yes drake's demise is incredibly funny, it is only a part of the problem.

kendrick lamar really put on a performance FOR BLACK PEOPLE. everything from the dancers, the *salute*, uncle sam, "i wanna play their fav song but you know they love to sue", "too loud too reckless too ghetto", the appearance of serena mf williams.

all of them are the genuine experience of being black in america. remember the big picture.

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It wasn't just the halftime show. Maga is pissed at all the Black Americans celebrating. They've already compared the Black players of the Eagles (the team that Trump didn't want to win) to gorillas cuz Jalen Hurts triggered the racism/anti Black in them.

They are pissed the Black American woman Ledisi sung the Black national anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing. They're pissed the Black American man Jon Batiste sung America the Beautiful. They are pissed at Kendrick for dumbing his message down enough just to ruffle both Drake and Maga's feathers. They're pissed Serena Williams was crip walking after telling her for years to not act ghetto like that on the tennis courts. They're pissed an HBCU marching band Southern Jukebox performed reminding the public Black Americans had to build our own universities cuz anti Black rascists didnt want us. They're pissed Samuel Jackson was trying to police Kendrick's expression while dressed as Uncle Sam, mirroring what's always been going on in our politics.

Maga doesn't see Black Americans as Americans (or as human tbh) despite our spilled blood that built the White House, the Ivy League schools, and so much more the USA wants to erase. They still haven't paid reparations for non-consensually using Henrietta Lacks cells that pioneered modern medicine or for any of the descendants of slaves waiting for 40 acres and a mule.

The USA has hidden Slave Masters' cookbooks on how to eat Black Americans so we can't even bury our ancestors properly and book on how to make furniture out of Black Americans with our skin turned into leather/hair used as filling for pillows.

Edit: books that speak the truth about the cannibalism part since I've been called a liar. Also stop calling Kendrick Lamar a fae god, that is dehumanization/Anti Black/racist as he's stated many times he is a Black human being

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It wasn't just the halftime show. Maga is pissed at all the Black Americans celebrating. They've already compared the Black players of the Eagles (the team that Trump didn't want to win) to gorillas cuz Jalen Hurts triggered the racism/anti Black in them.

They are pissed the Black American woman Ledisi sung the Black national anthem Lift Every Voice and Sing. They're pissed the Black American man Jon Batiste sung America the Beautiful. They are pissed at Kendrick for dumbing his message down enough just to ruffle both Drake and Maga's feathers. They're pissed Serena Williams was crip walking after telling her for years to not act ghetto like that on the tennis courts. They're pissed an HBCU marching band Southern Jukebox performed reminding the public Black Americans had to build our own universities cuz anti Black rascists didnt want us. They're pissed Samuel Jackson was trying to police Kendrick's expression while dressed as Uncle Sam, mirroring what's always been going on in our politics.

Maga doesn't see Black Americans as Americans (or as human tbh) despite our spilled blood that built the White House, the Ivy League schools, and so much more the USA wants to erase. They still haven't paid reparations for non-consensually using Henrietta Lacks cells that pioneered modern medicine or for any of the descendants of slaves waiting for 40 acres and a mule.

The USA has hidden Slave Masters' cookbooks on how to eat Black Americans so we can't even bury our ancestors properly and book on how to make furniture out of Black Americans with our skin turned into leather/hair used as filling for pillows.

Edit: books that speak the truth about the cannibalism part since I've been called a liar. Also stop calling Kendrick Lamar a fae god, that is dehumanization/Anti Black/racist as he's stated many times he is a Black human being

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Ocean announcement:

Today is Isopod Sunday. Do whatever.

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mandatory cuddle time to reduce urges to strangle your crewmates and fight touch starved-induced depression

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Reblog and put in the tags if you know what prev’s profile pic is supposed to be (or if not, have fun and guess)

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i did another because I had to (@thechillsquid pssssstttttt >:]

the boys in their jim-jams, jammies, pj's, pyjama's, pajamas, nightclothes, sleep wear, whatever you may call them. Just know that they are so so eepy

go read Realign my Mind now!!!! Here right here (it's a link)