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Super Bowl Halftime Show: Platform for Protest or Entertainment?
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Super Bowl Halftime Show: Platform for Protest or Entertainment?

Photo: Lili-Ann Eldeiry on Unsplash Controversy has sparked amid Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show. But does the Super Bowl have a responsibility to remain apolitical despite Donald Trump’s inclination to censorship? Grammy winner Kendrick Lamar had only 13 minutes to send warning signs to fellow Americans. Nine boxes illuminated in the centre of the field. X and o icons flashed in the corners of the box, mirroring a game’s controller. Samuel L. Jackson, as the next national icon Uncle Sam, introduced the artist’s Super Bowl halftime...