{"id":1296008,"date":"2022-02-14T06:59:53","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T11:59:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1296008"},"modified":"2022-02-14T12:07:43","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T17:07:43","slug":"the-exact-moment-racism-was-defeated-in-america-eminem-takes-knee-at-super-bowl-halftime-social-media-reacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-exact-moment-racism-was-defeated-in-america-eminem-takes-knee-at-super-bowl-halftime-social-media-reacts\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Exact Moment Racism Was Defeated In America\u2019: Eminem Takes Knee At Super Bowl Halftime; Social Media Reacts"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-exact-moment-racism-was-defeated-in-america-eminem-takes-knee-at-super-bowl-halftime-social-media-reacts%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1296008&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/GettyImages-1370407955-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Rapper Eminem took a knee for about 50 seconds while performing at this year\u2019s Super Bowl halftime show, sparking much social media reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Coco mockingly captioned a photo of the rapper kneeling, \u201cThe exact moment racism was defeated in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The exact moment racism was defeated in America <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/B29sdbnScC\">pic.twitter.com\/B29sdbnScC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake Coco (@jakecoco) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jakecoco\/status\/1493056684708802563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFINALLY,\u201d journalist Jack Posobiec joked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FINALLY <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nrbuaZdoeT\">https:\/\/t.co\/nrbuaZdoeT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Honkmaster Poso \ud83c\udfba (@JackPosobiec) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JackPosobiec\/status\/1493118555835019266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEminem turned off MILLIONS of Americans who love their country and flag for the NFL tonight,\u201d commentator Brigitte Gabriel posted. (Kneeling protests have typically taken place during the playing of our national anthem, specifically at NFL games.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eminem turned off MILLIONS of Americans who love their country and flag for the NFL tonight.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brigitte Gabriel (@ACTBrigitte) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ACTBrigitte\/status\/1493067289331179523?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cHow awesome to see Eminem honor Tim Tebow tonight during the #SuperBowl halftime show!\u201d conservative Todd Starnes poked fun, referring to Tebow\u2019s on-field praying.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">How awesome to see Eminem honor Tim Tebow tonight during the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuperBowl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SuperBowl<\/a> halftime show! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e7yUBIBEtS\">pic.twitter.com\/e7yUBIBEtS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 toddstarnes (@toddstarnes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/toddstarnes\/status\/1493078512550531076?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Left-wing celebrities like Rosie O\u2019Donnell were pleased with Eminem, though. \u201cThat\u2019s my guy,\u201d she posted, quote-tweeting a left-wing account suggesting the rapper took a knee for former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who in 2016 sparked a racially-charged anti-police kneeling protest in the NFL.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">thats my guy \u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Eminem?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Eminem<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4LhFUj1mbR\">https:\/\/t.co\/4LhFUj1mbR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ROSIE (@Rosie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rosie\/status\/1493082939839504388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>There was also a rumor swirling around that Eminem took a knee after the NFL told him not to. The NFL, however, claims they knew the rapper would kneel and did not have a problem with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEminem kneels during the halftime performance, after NFL officials reportedly shut down the idea,\u201d The HuffPost\u2019s Philip Lewis wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eminem kneels during the halftime performance, after NFL officials reportedly shut down the idea <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuperBowl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SuperBowl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sHMyZB1FuW\">https:\/\/t.co\/sHMyZB1FuW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UigAAEqemu\">pic.twitter.com\/UigAAEqemu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/1493033240835371015?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNFL: Don\u2019t take a knee, Eminem,\u201d comedian W. Kamau Bell quote-tweeted the post. \u201cEminem: So you want me to definitely, 100%, absolutely take a knee? Got it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NFL: Don\u2019t take a knee, Eminem.<\/p>\n<p>Eminem: So you want me to definitely, 100%, absolutely take a knee? Got it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nFIPnDQuEb\">https:\/\/t.co\/nFIPnDQuEb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wkamaubell\/status\/1493034482156244992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAbsolutely the best #SuperBowl #HalfTimeShow in years.&nbsp;Eminem taking the knee for #Kaepernick even though the NFL told him not to, was epic,\u201d another Twitter user posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Absolutely the best <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuperBowl?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SuperBowl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HalfTimeShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HalfTimeShow<\/a> in years. \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25Eminem taking the knee for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Kaepernick?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Kaepernick<\/a> even though the NFL told him not to, was epic. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YM3DRCmzJT\">pic.twitter.com\/YM3DRCmzJT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Michael Popove (@MichaelPopove) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelPopove\/status\/1493035219930136580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"speakable\">NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/eminem-kneel-super-bowl-lvi-halftime\">told<\/a> Fox News Digital that the report about the NFL advising Eminem not to take a knee is \u201cerroneous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe watched all elements of the show during multiple rehearsals this week and were aware that Eminem was going to do that,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, back in 2017, Eminem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/eminem-raps-about-raping-conservative-ann-coulter-amanda-prestigiacomo\">rapped<\/a> about the rape of conservative commentator and author Ann Coulter&nbsp;with a \u201cKlan poster,\u201d a \u201clamp post\u201d and a \u201cdoor handle,\u201d among other objects, and called then-President Donald Trump a \u201cb****.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd f*** Ann Coulter with a Klan poster. With a lamp post, door handle, shutter. A damn bolt cutter, a sandal, a can opener, a candle, rubber. Piano, a flannel, sucker, some hand soap, butter. A banjo and manhole cover,\u201d Eminem <a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Big-sean-no-favors-lyrics\">raps<\/a> in a song called \u201cNo Favors\u201d by Big Sean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m anti, can\u2019t no government handle a commando,\u201d the rap continues. \u201cYour man don\u2019t want it, Trump\u2019s A B****. I\u2019ll make his whole brand go under.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Snoop Dogg also performed during the halftime show. Back in 2020, the rapper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/snoop-dogg-brands-black-conservatives-with-racial-slur\">called<\/a>&nbsp;black conservatives like Candace Owens, Herman Cain, and Diamond &amp; Silk members of the \u201cCoon Bunch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, in a music video for his song \u201cLavender,\u201d there is a mock&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/4701012\/donald-trump-snoop-dogg-music-video-rubio\/\">presidential assassination<\/a>&nbsp;of then-President Trump. And in another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/viral-video-snoop-dogg-calls-trump-n-word-slams-james-barrett\">viral video posted in 2017<\/a>, Snoop Dogg refers to Trump using the n-word and mocks his supporters, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/snoop-dogg-brands-black-conservatives-with-racial-slur\">The Daily Wire<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/eminem-raps-about-raping-conservative-ann-coulter-amanda-prestigiacomo\">Eminem Raps About Raping Conservative Ann Coulter, Calls Trump a&nbsp;\u2018B****\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/eq-hes-really-good-at-holding-his-breath-cruz-drags-la-mayor-garcetti-going-maskless-at-super-bowl\">\u2018He\u2019s Really Good At Holding His Breath\u2019: Cruz Drags LA Mayor Garcetti Going Maskless At Super&nbsp;Bowl<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire\u2019s first original film, Shut In, has made its cinematic debut, being met with rave reviews. The Daily Wire is building an alternative to the leftist entertainment industry, one gripping movie at a time. 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