.🤔 When Entertainment Crosses the Line: My Disappointment with the Super Bowl Halftime Show **

 I usually don’t post negative comments on #socialmedia, and there’s a good reason. If I don’t like something, I tend to keep it to myself because it’s nobody’s business whether I like it or not. But I can't stay silent after this year’s Super Bowl halftime show.

Halftime shows are supposed to be about entertainment. That’s it. A chance to kick back, enjoy music, watch outstanding performances, and soak in the spectacle. They’re meant to be fun and energetic, leaving you hyped for the second half of the game. But what I saw during this halftime show left me feeling anything but entertained.

Instead of focusing on the music and showmanship, the performance became a platform for making statements and being overly symbolic. I didn’t tune in to get a lecture or be reminded of everything wrong with the world. I tuned in to escape that for a few hours.

Don’t get me wrong—I respect artists using their voices and platforms to speak out on issues they care about. But the Super Bowl halftime show isn’t the place for that. When watching the biggest sporting event of the year, I don’t want to hear a rapper telling me what’s happening with the system. If I want to hear about the system, I’d instead get that from doctors, lawyers, preachers, or even teachers—people whose jobs are educating and informing. Not from a celebrity who’s known for making hits, not headlines.

It’s disappointing because the halftime show is such an iconic part of the Super Bowl experience. It brings people together, whether football fans or just there for the music. But when it shifts from being about pure entertainment to pushing a message, it divides instead of unites. And that’s the last thing we need more of right now.

I’m not saying artists shouldn’t have opinions or speak out—they absolutely should. But time and place matter. And the Super Bowl halftime show just isn’t the place for that.

So yeah, I’m disappointed. I was hoping for a show that would blow me away, not one that would leave me feeling frustrated. Hopefully, next year, we can return to what the halftime show is about: great music, incredible performances, and unforgettable entertainment.