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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reportedly received over 1,300 complaints about the the 2020 Super Bowl Halftime Show shown on Fox, which featured pop stars Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. People were upset with the sexually charged nature of the event — which included pole dancing, revealing outfits and sexual gestures — going so far to say it might encourage “sex trafficking,” according to quotes in a CNN report.
“This is not appropriate family entertainment as the Super Bowl advertises. It was appalling! And then having young girls join the spectacle,” a Kentucky viewer complained. “No wonder there is sex trafficking when you call this family entertainment. And where’s the Me Too women? Do you not see the hypocrisy?”
An Oregon viewer agreed that the show, which was shown at halftime of the championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs, was inappropriate: “A disgusting spectacle was on display during the halftime show of the Super Bowl yesterday and I’m sickened by the idea that this was broadcast in to so many homes in America and possibly around the world. Selling sex seems to be the job nowadays, despite human trafficking and the Me Too movement. Shame on Fox.”
There were plenty of other references to the #MeToo movement, according to quotes collected by CNN.
“In our country there has been a push for women’s rights and more opportunities along with the Me Too movement which is a good thing,” one Ohio viewer said. “This takes us back to where women get their worth from their sexuality not their brains/personality and I don’t appreciate it on a family friendly broadcast.”
“JLo grabbed her crotch, danced on a stripper pole,” said a Pennsylvania viewer. “Costumes were barely there! With everything going on now with the Me Too movement this is not something that should have been on TV prime time.”
#SuperBowlHalftimeShow – Was @shakira @JLo performance too close to "softcore porn"? https://t.co/AuI4jaY3wp
— Jim Harrington (@jimthecritic) February 3, 2020
