Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl performance drew 125 FCC complaints

nme.com:

Kendrick Lamar‘s Super Bowl Halftime Show has received over 100 official complaints filed to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).According to The Hill, 125 official complaints were filed to the FCC by viewers following the conclusion of Lamar’s Super Bowl performance in February.

According to a report obtained by The Hill, a majority of the 125 complaints took issue with Kendrick’s lyrics and “provocative dancing”.During the performance, Kendrick performed several cuts off his latest album ‘GNX’ and his acclaimed discography, most notably performing the Drake diss ‘Not Like Us’, albeit playing a censored version.One complaint saw a viewer from Lenox saying their children should not have been subjected to seeing and hearing “the language and gestures”, while another suggested that future Super Bowl halftime performances “consider hiring musical entertainment that is family friendly and not socially or politically centered… it would be a nice change to have entertainment that truly shows what America should be: family, country, decency and respect.”That same viewer added: “It is tiresome to have to send children out of the room during what should be a family event due to possible vulgarity and inappropriate language/gestures.”Another viewer complained that the halftime show was “the worst” they’ve seen: “I’m glad that I couldn’t understand most of what Kendrick Lamar was saying because I read the lyrics to a few of his songs, and I am appalled.

It was divisive, downgrading, and filled with profanity. It is absolutely not appropriate entertainment for all ages.”Rolling Stone adds that one complaint takes aim at Serena Williams, who made a brief appearance, claiming her “crip-walking” was promoting “gang.