Eminem’s presentation at the 56th edition of the Super Bowl it became a trend. The rapper decided to send a powerful message of protest by taking a knee following performing his song “Lose Yourself.”
Hours earlier, US media pointed out that the National Football League (NFL) had prohibited the rapper from kneeling during his presentation, according to The Huffington Post.
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Why did he kneel down?
After his outstanding performance, Eminem decided to raise his voice and knelt in protest once morest racism and police violence, a powerful gesture that generated thousands of reactions on social networks.
The rapper ended his show on his knees and with his hand covering his head, in the same style as Colin Kaepernick, an American player who made history following kneeling for the first time in 2016 to protest police brutality and racism.
After the rumors of the alleged ban by the NFL began, the organizers of the event denied this version and assured that “The players have been kneeling since 2016 without suffering any type of sanctions, so the musical talent would not have been in the crosshairs either”.
This new controversy occurs shortly following the NFL faced a new complaint. A recently fired coach has accused the league and several teams for their alleged racist hiring practices.
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