Jennifer Lopez sings 'Born in the USA' while wearing Puerto Rican flag during halftime show
Source: the hill
By Aris Folley - 02/02/20 09:16 PM EST
Jennifer Lopez drew viral praise on social media after she sang Born in the U.S.A. while wearing a Puerto Rican flag during her joint halftime performance with Shakira at the Super Bowl.
The moment came shortly after Lopez, whose parents are Puerto Rican, joined her daughter, Emme, in singing the 1984 hit by Bruce Springsteen while wearing the flag on stage. Moments later, dancers could be seen removing the flag, which also depicted the U.S. flag on the back, to hold it up as Lopez and Shakira performed another song.
Lopez received instant praise from social media users for the move moments after the performance on Sunday night, which marked the first time two Latinas ever headlined the halftime show...............................
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I did tune in for Half time and glad I did
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It was a direct shot at Trump, who has treated Puerto Ricans as second-class citizens as they have suffered through devastating earthquakes and hurricanes.
#RacistInChief #SuperBowl
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FailureToCommunicate
(13,989 posts)(Her daughter, flag and cage)
RVN VET71
(2,686 posts)Good Lord, beautiful! Singing a song critical of the imperialistic, warlike character of the USA while wearing the territorial flag of a part of America that Trump despises and regards as an imperial possession.
I didn't know that that was her daughter, either. Very impressive youngster enjoying the lights and the crowd -- how poised, how confident!
And cages! I totally missed it -- and I only drank one beer during the whole game!
DownriverDem
(6,206 posts)but I'm glad I wasn't watching it with young kids. it was pretty Las Vegas looking and left nothing to the imagination.
Polybius
(15,239 posts)obamanut2012
(25,911 posts)wtaf
IronLionZion
(45,264 posts)I love stuff like this. A lot of perceived immigrants are not immigrants at all, just brown and might speak another language in addition to English.
Raster
(20,996 posts)Brava Shakira!! Brava J-Lo!!
MissMillie
(38,459 posts)I was up SUPER early to watch the tennis, and then spent a lot of time and energy making a birthday meal for my guy. Half-way through the 1st quarter, I was taking a nap.
A half-time show in Miami featuring Hispanic musicians sounds wholly appropriate.
I'm also proud that the show was headlined by women. It was only 30 years ago when concert promoters said that you couldn't have 2 women headlining a show. Thanks to Lilith Fair, they were proven wrong. It's unfortunate that it took so long since Lilith Fair to have a show like the one last night.
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Complained that she wore the flag of a foreign country.
EarthFirst
(2,877 posts)Im not kidding!
mainstreetonce
(4,178 posts)Not kidding