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Sheriffs angered by Beyonce's Super Bowl performance

by Jeremy Mersereau

While most of us were immensely grateful for the breath of fresh air Beyoncé’s performance provided during the Coldplay snoozefest in the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, the freedom-loving National Sheriff’s Association were less than elated.

The Association were happily watching the elite Broncos defence demolish Cam “Not A Leader™” Newton and co. during their annual legislative meeting in Washington, D.C. Yet apparently they were irked by Beyoncé’s snippet of her song “Formation”, which they and other conservative sources consider an anti-police anthem.

The sheriffs opted to turn down the volume on the TV and turn their back on the screen until the scary black woman, her dancers, and the 30 seconds of her politically-charged song were over.

“Formation” is being singled out by some factions in the ongoing culture war for a perceived anti-law and order sentiment. The music video, for its part, is set in New Orleans and features such dangerously divisive imagery as a police cruiser sinking, graffiti on a wall that says “stop shooting us”, and Queen Bey leaning out the window of a car Joker-style. The Sheriffs called on the NFL to opt for less controversial halftime fare in the future.

If the Sheriffs got their way, we wouldn’t see political performances like this at widely televised events. Something tells me that, yes, the NFL will continue to stick to Chris Martin-esque inoffensive pablum in all halftime shows going forward.

[h/t The Washington Examiner]