Why This Year's Super Bowl Half Time Show was Monumental
The 2020 Super Bowl was one of great surprises. It was the first time the Kansas City Chiefs had ever made it to the Super Bowl, and it ended in their favor with them winning 31-20 against the San Francisco 49ers, who had previously been to the Bowl in four other instances.
Despite the overwhelming amount of attention the Super Bowl game itself receives, the most popularly viewed yearly program in the country is composed of several other components that greatly influence popular culture. For instance, the Super Bowl halftime show is talked about just as much as the game itself. This year's performance in particular was one of great importance as well as long overdue in terms of the representation of Hispanic culture.
This year, the performers for the show were proud Latina women, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. The women even had special guests J Balvin, Bad Bunny, and Emme Muñiz who are all popular artists of Hispanic heritage. The fact that these particular artists performed for this widely anticipated event is important for the acknowledgement of Hispanic heritage in the United States.
In past years, there has been an embarrassing lack of Hispanic representation during the Super Bowl halftime show. The fact that the performance was primarily based around Hispanic culture and artists frustrated some Americans. It is time for the United States to realize that we are a country of many different cultures and backgrounds. In order for us as a country to rid this ignorance, we need to promote the inclusivity of all cultures in popular events like these.
There is no room for hateful behavior in a country full of many other more important issues.
Not only was this year’s Super Bowl rich in Hispanic representation, but it also promoted the empowerment of women. By having two Latina women, both of which being in their forties and fifties giving an extremely energetic and complexly choreographed routine culture-related performance, it proved that they have still “have it” and ability does not directly correlate with age.
Overall, despite the conflicted views of the media, this year’s Super Bowl halftime performance was one we needed as a country.