Of course the negativity is out there in the typical sociopathic, I mean, social media fashion, but my point is, I have purposely limited social media and have been very lucky to have not read a single "thought" from bitter, useless, pointless people who really think their ole' stale ass opinions matter.
What I have seen though, and what I am still extremely frustrated about, is people having to speak up against the senseless criticisms. It's always the same script, different cast.
Script: anti-blackness from Black people and from whites/other races;
Cast: insert any Black person here who is just playing a sport, or performing a show, or doing anything that is not even meant to personally affect anyone else's damn life
Useless Internet Idiots: I didn't like the Superbowl halftime show or I didn't like Beyonce's Bowl or Beyonce's album
Me: STFU! Why you sit there and watch it then? And even more mind-numbing for your anesthetically induced brain cells, is why you feel the need to get online and share your worthless opinions? Who is you? What makes you think you're important? Just because you got a phone in your hand?
Grow up, go outside & get a life!
I swear social media got so many "super fools" thinking, actually I can't call it "thinking" so I'll say, social media and the rest of modern-day Internet culture got super fools assuming that their underdeveloped opinions from their itsy bitsy teensy tiny underperforming brain matters.
I would say these types of "I didn't like the half time show, it was boring, or Beyonce's Bowl was boring" I'd say the fact that these people need to post that information online means they are missing something in life. But naw, more like they are missing some DNA links in their genetic code!
Their opinions are based on jealousy, bitterness and the consumption of anti-blackness. Anyone with a fulfilled, healthy mindset does not feel the need to post unwarranted public negativity about someone else who is not out to hurt anyone.
Now it's one thing if an entertainer or athlete was just straight up harmful, violent, or disrespectful. That's the type of "entertainment" that typical dominates and thrives in every facet of Hollywood when it comes to Black people.
As always, Internet idiots with probationary brain cells got something to say about a performance that did not display any racist imagery against Black people. His show portrayed Black people as powerful artists and storytellers who had control over their own bodies.
It was not vulgar, it was not explicit, it was not depressing, it did not glorify violence or drugs, and most importantly to my trauma, there was no disrespect towards Black women, children or animals.
I mean, dayum, WTF. When it comes to Hollywood, I am definitely a "I hate everything" type of person but even I can ever so slightly, find some enjoyable moments out there depending on who the artist is.
If you know you're miserable, bitter and useless then why sit there and watch any form of entertainment?
I guess it's like what Samuel L. Jackson as Uncle Sam said, "That was too ghetto." In other words, too Black.
I loved when Samuel said that because in my mind, it was a slight against the Black people who believe in playing the game of "In order to be treated better we need to speak better, dress better, act better." Those are blood-soaked and white-washed fantasies about how a good Negro should behave in front them ole' white folks.
Like what you like, I don't give a F. But when you publicly, for the world to see, publicly insult Black public figures, and in this case, Kendrick's unproblematic and unapologetically Black show, then you don't like your own Blackness and you'll need to go through years and years and layers and layers of trauma-informed therapy to figure out what's wrong with your ass.
And I say that as someone who has been in therapy myself, so at least I know what's wrong with me lol and I continue to work on myself and improve.
Even at my lowest I never got online and blasted some other Black person based on my personal opinions.
As for the white folks with a problem, F them too. You can sit up and watch Black football players get their brains bashed in but you got problems with a 15 minute Black halftime show.
Lots of folks needed to be tackled, sacked by The Eagles' defensive line, and I mean, I wish they would get sacked without a damn helmet.
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As for me, I have to remember that any venting I do needs to have a long-term goal and purpose as it needs to be directly tied into my healing journey. Because I am not using this site to center around venting, educating, motivating or anything but healing me only, but yes, it's healing sprinkled in with some insulting of stupid ass people
But key thing is, get the insulting out lol, and not return to this same topic again. It happens daily unfortunately which is why I don't really do social, but whenever I see the next Black public figure being unfairly and disproportionately criticized over nothing, my goal is to make sure:
1)I don't see the posts, and this means, staying off social. And basically, I absolutely achieved this goal because I didn't directly see any negative posts about Kendrick's halftime, but I did see others complain about what they saw
2)So, I got to make sure I continue to minimize content even from people I like, because they are often venting; and when I see their vents it makes me need to vent lol. Plus there was some offline talk about this which really made me need to vent as well because I'm gonna always be supportive the best I can, for real life people in my life who are bothered by negativity and doing their best to stay away from it as well
3)So that's the main way; no amount of discussion or explaining or anything needs to be done when it comes to hate
People like me just gotta continue to surround ourselves as much as we can with so much positive information, thoughts, activities and so on that it only leaves enough room in our minds to insult the losers and then move on for good
Now that I go this out, my frustration I felt at the beginning of this post is gone, while losers are always gonna find something to latch on to like a tick, leech, parasite hey take your pick! lol
So what I'm happy about, is how I have been able to put aside my own bitterness and pain and triggers to clear my mind just enough to enjoy a simple damn artistic performance that's not designed to hurt anyone.
I can do it, I did it, and just being able to calm my mind for a few minutes, pushing all my draining thoughts to the side, and enjoy a simple family show with my family means a lot to me. Being able to enjoy a few moments in this type of burning world, means that no matter the game, I'll always be a winner over hateful people
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When I re-watch the show, thankfully I've seen light years worth of amazingly thoughtful, positive comments;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDorKy-13ak
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