Btw, Puerto Ricans are US citizens. But don’t let that stop them.
I am, of course, disgusted with this choice of Super Bowl halftime performer.
The obvious choice was to have Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married during the Super Bowl halftime, during which Taylor will not take the Kelce name, killing everyone watching over the age of 65.
Travis takes the name Swift. Conservative men melt down so badly that one of them goes out and blows Erika Kirk’s head off.
Taylor, make this happen
This would be divineeee.
Then we’d get “he followed Taylor Swift news, so he must have been a trans leftist!!”
I am, of course, disgusted with your proposed choice of Super Bowl halftime performer.
The even more obvious choice was to have Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce enter a civil union during the Super Bowl halftime, during which Taylor will not take the Kelce name while also announcing she is 4 months pregnant and the unborn child should be referred to as “they/them”, killing nearly 40% of all viewers.
I would have been delighted if this happened. Like, cackling with joy!
The US is trying to reject a part of their own territory as American.
Meanwhile, PRC is trying to claim territory not under the PLA’s control as Chinese.
Ironic lol
Puerto Rico should just do a Taiwan tbh. I mean if they aren’t treated like Americans, you might as well.
They receive a lot of benefits as a territory. And whether the Hispanic media portrays it or not, they are a very impoverished community. Them declaring independence is never gonna happen.
What’s the point on those “benefits” is they are very impoverished.
Arguably we should remove the quotes so they get actual benefits. PR deserves better from us
You can see how thriving it’s neighbors are without receiving those “benefits”.
I always find it remarkable how trivial topics can be so successful on every social media platform—yes, even here.
This is basically proof that fascists have already won, because instead of dealing with the important issues—in the US, for example, the unbelievable corruption of the regime, the obvious establishment of a secret police force in the form of ICE, the completely illegal deployment of troops to oppress the population, which is actually very successful (+ many more outrageously important things)—people are focusing their attention on who will perform at the goddamn Super Bowl halftime show—and they even think they’re outsmarting the fascists when they point out for the millionth time that their bullshit is just that—utter bullshit.
It’s just sad that nothing has changed since Goebbels. The logic is still the same and people continue to fall for it: distraction from what’s going on until it’s too late—and in the US, it probably already is.
I would be more hopeful if at least the events in the States could serve as a deterrent, but that is obviously absolutely not the case. It’s the same all over the world: stupid trivialities distract from the real problems— just as the fascists want.
The internet hasn’t made things better, it’s only made them worse.
I think it’s way past time to admit what the problem is, namely ordinary people who simply cannot fulfill their duty as responsible citizens because they act completely irresponsibly—if this weren’t the case, the problem wouldn’t exist at all—especially in the US: an obvious criminal with known ties to organizes crime in the office of president, a proven rapist, a highly probable pedophile? WTF!
This is only possible because people let it happen. It’s simple as that.
I’m not convinced that all that nightmare stuff hasn’t been discussed a great here on lemmy, including calls to action, and I’m even less convinced that insisting that no one has any lighthearted relief at the expense of the idiot racists is a good plan.
If not the citizens, then who can act as a check on the government? I admit we are in a bad situation because many people are not acting in their best interest to the point of complicity. Any other smaller group than everyone would be easier to control. I think there are multiple mechanisms enabling the current situation.
and they even think they’re outsmarting the fascists when they point out for the millionth time that their bullshit is just that—utter bullshit.
It’s just sad that nothing has changed since Goebbels
Long before that.
That there is even frippery like the Super bowl shows there’s no real concern for the serious,
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_circuses
Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a time handed out military command, high civil office, legions — everything, now restrains itself and anxiously hopes for just two things: bread and circuses
Juvenal originally used it to decry the “selfishness” of common people and their neglect of wider concerns
I knew Rhianna is from Barbados, and that British rock bands are generally British. But I had no idea Shakira was Colombian!
She is Colombian and half Lebanese, too.
And that is how she gives 150% at her shows!
(Sorry. Bad dad joke.)
This joke was really a stretch
(More dad jokes)
“¡Mira en Barranquilla se baila así!”
Disgusting that this is who superbowl picked for their halftime show… Claims to be a bunny, but turns out he’s just some human dude. Typical.
So… would you say he’s pretty bad at being a bunny? Like he’s a bad bunny?
🤯
The worst bunny I’ve ever seen!
second worst for me
He’s not even that bad, I want my money back
And have you heard him perform? His music may not be your preferred style but you’d be hard pressed to call it ‘bad’.
That’s the only thing about him that upsets me: his music sounds nothing like his name implies.
He’s a RaDicAl Trans-Species Turrist!
I have a Canadian friend who asked me what is currently my favourite artist. I said bbno$, he answered “Nice, your fav artist is Canadian”. I fully thought he’s US artist
We keep bbno$ but we are willing to trade Bieber.
Wonder what he thought when it was Kendrick last year?
Kendrick Lamar was sick though.
I mean, I don’t like the choice, simply because I don’t care for his music, but I have liked maybe 1 super bowl halftime ever, so whatever. It is funny seeing all the racists get mad because he speaks Spanish tho.
I have liked maybe 1 super bowl halftime ever
The one where we saw Janet Jackson’s alleged nipple?
Heh, I guess 2 now that you mention it
Quite the show, wasn’t it
Wuut, you don’t like the song Mojabi Ghost?? It’s lit, as the older kids say these days. His other stuff is so so.
It boggles my mind how many people still don’t know PR is part of the US.
The president of Puerto Rico should be removed from office! For good this time!
Thank you for your attention on this matter
Trump should shoot him tbh
He would be following Hitler in doing the only good thing either one of them ever did.
Hey - Hitler also had the autobahn built (granted, it started before him, but it was a vital part of the nazis plans, and they carried on with it) and the nazis had grand plans for infrastructure - most of which never realized because they were also fucking idiots who took on pretty much the entire rest of the world in war.
Trump hasn’t even done THAT. Where are America’s big infrastructure investments? The nazis started a war that fucked them so they couldn’t really do anything they planned, but they at least had plans to improve one aspect of the country and its economy. Trump on the other hand is doing the whole genocide part, but you can’t really find any upside in his governance.
I’m not trying to praise Hitler here either, I’m just saying… the current US president has done less for his people than Adolf Fucking Hitler did for his.
Believe it or not, Hitler also had plans for a holocaust museum.
Krasnov could shoot the President of Puerto Rico on 5th avenue and it wouldn’t lose him any votes.
you know, i’m actually fairly sure this boast of krasnov’s may be true
I completely agree with the statement 100%!
Trump didn’t know during his first term, acted like giving aid for the hurricane disaster was charity to a foreign country.
Trump received backlash after he claimed during a series of tweets on Tuesday morning that Puerto Rico only takes from the United States.
Puerto Rico is only American when it’s convenient to America!
Or the US Virgin Islands or Guam!
Oh, Guam, the island in danger of tipping over, according to Hank Johnson.
That’s always what’s happening when they want to use the N-word and remember they shouldn’t and then try to say it with other words.
It’s actually impressive how insanely wrong they are.
You know what ‘citizen’ means now though.
“But he’s not one of the right citizens.”
- that guy’s reply, probably
Or, “He’s not a real citizen though”, and he’d be somewhat right. Puerto Ricans who move to a US state have the same rights as other US citizens. But, Puerto Ricans who live in Puerto Rico definitely don’t.
Where do these idiots even come from
Also can’t spell cue.
Q?!?! Q?!?! Finally, the signal that Q-Anon has been right all along!
At least it wasn’t “que”, which I’ve seen far too often.
He used the fancier looking one just for safety lmao
I like when people spell it “que”.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercorrection
My favorite is habanero — there’s no ñ, just n, but some will make a show of pronouncing it with the incorrect ñ sound.
There’s also hypercorrectioncorrection: I’ve had people tell me “piñata” is wrong and it’s actually “pinata” without the y sound.
Flañ
Just…ño.
ña ña ña ña ña ña ña ña ña ña ña ña ña ña ña ña Catman
Ja-lap-eh-no
Or just had a boneappletea moment.
Like “use” and “utilize”.
Perchance.
I support your right to just say “perchance.”
Happenstance
And it still wouldn’t make sense if he did 💀
get in line
Let me see your bestest wine
Rhianna is from Barbados? Huh, TIL.
Hmm, this got me to look up the demonym for people from Barbados. I hoped it would be something interesting, but the official one is pretty boring: Barbadians. But, the unofficial one is a bit interesting: Bajans. I thought it would be pronounced like the Spanish “baja”, but apparently it’s “Bay - jenz”. Which is a bit cool. Not as cool as their flag, but still cool.
Yeah, same, I literally had no idea untill this post, hah!
yessss i can say i like music from barbados with confidence now, never having been to nor googled barbadosian music
Total random association + I listened to this this morning so you should too:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Qj5x6pbJMyU
You are now also hopefully a fan of the godfather of afrobeat music.
