The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has received an influx of complaints since Super Bowl LIV aired on February 2, 2020.
For those who missed Jennifer Lopez and Shakira on Super Bowl Sunday, the ladies’ halftime show included twerking, belly dancing, pole dancing, and more.
More than 1,300 complaints have been lodged against Lopez and Shakira’s performance. The complaints were first obtained by WFAA.
After receiving the list of complaints, the publication reported that entries had been submitted from 49 states with nearly 140 of the complaints coming from the state of Texas alone.
However, it is unclear whether or not some of the complaints were submitted multiple times.
Viewers didn’t mince words describing the nature of the performance.
One viewer called the halftime show “pornographic, lewd, highly sexual and not appropriate for children.”
The person added, “I’m disgusted that this show was presented to children, adolescents, and young adult members of my family. Fox sports, the NFL ought to be ashamed and the FCC also for allowing it to happen. No warning was even offered that the show was sexually explicit.”
Parents of children who viewed the Super Bowl expressed disapproval of the halftime show. In fact, one parent accused the ladies of attacking “the innocence of children.”
“The half time show was repulsive and too provocative to be shown during the time period when children are watching. There is no room for the gyrating vulva of a woman in front of young children. This was bordering on obscene! How was this allowed to be shown on national television? Isn’t this a form of child abuse? The innocence of our children is being attacked,” the person wrote.
The staggering list of complaints follows Lopez’s response to the criticism. During a brief interview with Variety, the “Jenny From the Block” singer defended herself and Shakira.
“I think that’s honestly silliness,” she said.
“Both of us are really respectful performers who are moms and have kids and are very conscious of what we do,” Lopez added. “We (put on) a show that I believe was a celebration of women and our Latino culture that I think was really well reserved. And that small fraction of people who want to be negative about it, I can’t even let in.”
