Reaction to ‘Black National Anthem’ Has Democratic Rep. Fuming Against Fans: ‘Not a Pretty Picture of Super Bowl Crowd’

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On my happier days, I’d like to think there’s a bit of good to be found in everything.

Take wokeness, for example. Wokeness is a horrible, culture-eating virus that has infected nearly all public and private institutions in the West.

However, it’s certainly woken conservatives up from a relative slumber where cutting taxes and repealing Obamacare were all we cared about. Furthermore, the virus sometimes eats its own, which is a truly delightful thing to behold. (See: Stewart, Jon; Kimmel, Jimmy.)

But perhaps most importantly, it’s introduced one of my favorite words and concepts into common cultural currency: Performativity.

“Performative” is defined by Merriam-Webster, at least in this context, as “made or done for show (as to bolster one’s own image or make a positive impression on others).” For instance, whenever you see an able-bodied Hollywood actor apologizing profusely for playing a wheelchair-using character 15 years ago, you’re witnessing performativity in action.

If you needed a further object lesson in the concept of performativity, you needn’t look any further than the Super Bowl on Sunday.

As you may be aware, the NFL has become a hive of woke performativity after the annus horribilis of 2020. Commissioner Roger Goodell essentially gave official sanction to the notorious national anthem protester Colin Kaepernick and practically begged teams to sign him.

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