Beyonce’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl caught some heat after the 20-time Grammy winner performed her song “Formation” alongside backup dancers donning Black Panther-style outfits. Speaking to Fox News on Monday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani voiced his concerns:
“I think it was outrageous … The halftime show I thought was ridiculous anyway. I don’t know what the heck it was. A bunch of people bouncing around and all strange things. It was terrible.”
Republican New York Representative Peter King later echoed Giuliani’s sentiments to CBS Local:
“I found the entire show objectionable. It was extolling the Black Panthers who were a terrorist organization, killing police officers in the 60s and 70s,” King said.
“I found the entire show objectionable. It was extolling the Black Panthers who were a terrorist organization, killing police officers in the 60s and 70s,” King said.
And now those comments have helped fuel a protest that will take place outside the NFL Headquarters in New York on February 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. According to the EventBrite page:
Are you offended as an American that Beyoncé pulled her race-baiting stunt at the Superbowl?
Do you agree that it was a slap in the face to law enforcement?
Do you agree that the Black Panthers was/is a hate group which should not be glorified?
Come and let’s stand together. Let’s tell the NFL we don’t want hate speech & racism at the Superbowl ever again!