{"id":2401143,"date":"2025-02-10T18:21:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T23:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-slams-racists-who-dont-get-kendrick-lamars-halftime-show\/"},"modified":"2025-02-10T18:24:52","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T23:24:52","slug":"the-view-slams-racists-who-dont-get-kendrick-lamars-halftime-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-view-slams-racists-who-dont-get-kendrick-lamars-halftime-show\/","title":{"rendered":"The View slams &#8216;racists&#8217; who don&#8217;t get Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s halftime show"},"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\">22<\/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-view-slams-racists-who-dont-get-kendrick-lamars-halftime-show%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=2401143&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--><p>Co-host Ana Navarro from &#8220;The View&#8221; defended Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s Super Bowl halftime\u200b performance, criticizing those who found fault\u2062 with it as\u200d &#8220;racists.&#8221; She humorously suggested that former President Trump might issue an\u200b executive order to ban Black artists from halftime shows, reflecting on the backlash \u2064against Lamar&#8217;s presentation. Navarro praised Lamar&#8217;s use\u200d of dancers \u200dto create \u2063an American \u2063flag, highlighting that\u200d many \u2062in \u200cher\u2064 social \u2064circle celebrated the performance. <\/p>\n<p>Another co-host, Sunny Hostin, lauded \u2064the performance as &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hate-crime-hoax-high-school-students-of-color-were-sent-threatening-messages-the-superintendent-says-it-was-a-hoax\/\" title=\"Hate Crime Hoax: High School Students Of Color Were Sent Threatening Messages. The Superintendent Says It Was A Hoax\">black excellence<\/a>,&#8221; emphasizing\u200b its\u2062 artistry and cultural meaning,\u2064 especially amid ongoing debates about\u2063 diversity and representation. Hostin noted that Lamar&#8217;s layered \u200cperformance art showcased the complexities of America while also\u2063 paying tribute to its Black heritage. The performance \u200creceived mixed reactions, but those \u200cwho resonated with\u200b it celebrated it\u200d as an vital \u200dmoment during Black History \u200dMonth, coinciding with a Super Bowl\u200c where the Philadelphia Eagles \u2063triumphed over the Kansas City Chiefs.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The View slams &lsquo;racists&rsquo; who don&rsquo;t get Kendrick Lamar&rsquo;s halftime show<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1989895\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/the-view\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The View\">The View<\/a> <\/em>co-host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ana-navarro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ana Navarro\">Ana Navarro<\/a> blasted critics of Kendrick Lamar&rsquo;s Super Bowl halftime show as &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/racism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"racists\">racists<\/a>&rdquo; and quipped that President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> would sign an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/executive-orders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"racists\">executive order<\/a> &ldquo;banning <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-lost-all-credibility-on-social-distancing-after-biden-celebrations\/\" title=\"Dems Lost All Credibility On Social Distancing After Biden Celebrations\">black people<\/a> from halftime.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Lamar performed Sunday night during halftime at the Super Bowl, and younger fans cheered his performance while other football watchers panned it.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You know I don&rsquo;t do sports, you know I don&rsquo;t do football, so I wasn&rsquo;t watching the game, but, listen, I think today, Donald Trump is going to sign an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">executive order banning black people<\/a> from halftime,&rdquo; Navarro joked on Monday.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2794510&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=cbac2936fb342ae6075f017cb7a8de01\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;You remember last week we were talking about whether the NFL was capitulating to Trump by removing the term &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/super-bowl-end-zones-wont-read-end-racism-this-year\/\" title=\"... ...s won&#039;t read &#039;end racism&#039; this year\">end racism&#038;rsquo<\/a>; from the end zone?&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Boy, did they not capitulate to Trump.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Navarro cheered Lamar&rsquo;s use of his dancers wearing red, white and blue to form an American flag.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When I saw Samuel L. Jackson dressed as a black Uncle Sam introducing Kendrick Lamar, who then had an entire formation of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/defund-the-police-is-so-unpopular-that-democrats-are-now-claiming-republicans-did-it\/\" title=\"\u2018Defund The Police\u2019 Is So Unpopular That Democrats Are Now Claiming Republicans Did It\">black people making<\/a> a U.S. flag, listen, this much I know: all the black people on my feed were like, &lsquo;Ooh, this is blackity black black,&#8217;&rdquo; Navarro continued.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All the racists who somehow get in, they were hopping mad,&rdquo; she declared. &ldquo;If the racists are mad, I&rsquo;m happy as a clam.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Welcome to Black History Month, you all,&rdquo; Navarro cheered. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Co-host Sunny Hostin praised Lamar&rsquo;s performance, calling it &ldquo;black excellence.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With all these attacks on diversity, all these attacks on African Americans, it was so nice to see black excellence enjoyed in front of the sitting president who decided for the first time to go to the Super Bowl,&rdquo; Hostin said taking swipes at Trump.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A lot of people said they didn&rsquo;t understand his performance,&rdquo; Hostin added. &ldquo;Guys, he&rsquo;s an award-winning, a Pulitzer Prize-winning musician and poet, OK? It was a many-layered performance. You had Serena Williams crip-walking. Also, what I really enjoyed about Kendrick&rsquo;s performance is it was performance art, if you really looked at it. It was multilayered. Yes, he had people dressed in red, white, and blue, the colors of the flag, but he also &hellip; was standing in front of them because he&rsquo;s explaining that this is a divided country at this point. He also has them leaning to the side because this country was built on the backs of black people. It was a multilayered performance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Super Bowl ended with the Philadelphia Eagles beating the Kansas City Chiefs 40-22.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1989895\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1989895\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The View criticizes &#8216;racists&#8217; who dislike Kendrick Lamar&#8217;s halftime show. 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