I knew this was going to be the takeaway here weeks ago when they started writing articles about how bad he would be/is. I’m only surprised to see that I agree with Rich on this one since I’ve been a fan of JT in the past.
That performance was weak af

This is the garbage cultural crit I’ve come to expect from you, Rich. And you’re so close to the point it’s like you’re covering your ears screaming “LALALALALALA I CAN’T HEAR YOU” at it.

I agree with everything you said.

The past two wars have been about the freedom to have cheap gas. I wish that someone at the national level would point out that alternative energy is a national security issue.

The idea that JT “got away” with Nipplegate while Janet Jackson paid for it with her career is, at best, unsupportable, and at worst, a disingenuous narrative. There were other factors at play.

Finally someone I agree with. I don’t get this performative “backlash” that seems completely unmoored from reality. It was fine. Not amazing, because few things are amazing, but definitely nothing worthy of this involved trashing. Ugh I’m bored even typing this.

Idk how everyone is missing the difference between playing alongside a hologram and what JT did last night. He wasn’t interacting with Prince as though Prince was there, which is the concern with hologram performances.

You don’t think he’d have gotten the same criticism for playing songs without imagery? It still would have been all “Prince didn’t like JT.” I think there is a big difference between essentially playing along with archival footage to the digital manipulation to make it appear that they are playing with someone. Prince…

I just think public opinion was against him from the start. He/his publicist should know known better than to do this after how sexist the response and anger from the last SB performance was, how freely he got away from it, and the (finally) angry atmosphere of the country now regarding sexism. He could have flown in…

I don’t even like JT but i didn’t think the performance was bad at all. Its superbowl after all, its all about the family friendly hits. Not taking chances. It was incredible considering the show had to be short.

Did JT run over your dog or something?

This article is bandwagon hate. Plain and simple.

Justin could’ve easily done the song without the imagery. A tribute to the Minnesotan within the context of his wishes.

How about after the Eagles’ last touchdown when the play was under review and Collinsworth said “I can’t WAIT for this play to be overturned.” SUCK IT CRIS

Was it me or has Al Michaels sounded a little off and Chris Collinsworth was a complete bitter queen on the mic.

Al Micheals actually said:

Collinsworth wanted the Pats to come back and win more then that Pats wanted to. Terrible night with him.

Collinsworth said that and a whole game’s worth of other stupid shit. My favorite was pinning Brady’s missed reception on taped hands while we watched the ball bounce off the fingertips of his one gloved and one un-taped hands.

I was 70% expecting them to overturn it because of course they would in a critical game vs. the Pats, but no way in frozen hell was he not a runner at that point. I swear some of these guys think you have to have two hands on the football and then sign the proper forms in triplicate before you can be considered having…