The Federal Communications Commission received 1,312 complaints after singers Shakira and Jennifer Lopez performed during the halftime show of Super Bowl LIV.
Shakira’s and Lopez’s routine included belly dancing, pole dancing, and other sexually suggestive acts which led to a torrent of criticism from viewers who said the show was far from family-friendly. Hundreds of people submitted complaints in notices to the federal government in response to the performance, according to WFAA.
“The show was not appropriate for a general audience. It was sexually explicit and would have been considered soft porn not many years ago,” one Wyoming viewer wrote.
“I do not subscribe to The Playboy Channel, we do not buy porn for $20 a flick, we simply wanted to sit down as a family and watch the Super Bowl,” a viewer from Tennessee said. “God forbid we expected to watch football and a quick concert but instead had our eyes molested.”
“As a father of 2 teen girls I feel obligated, at this point, to file a complaint as I am at my wits end,” a Maine viewer said. “We need to do better, much MUCH better. Please help put a stop this disgraceful type of behavior being pushed on our children.”
Complaints poured in from 49 states, the most coming from Texas with 102. The state with no complaints was Vermont.
Roughly 102 million people tuned in to the Super Bowl on Feb. 2. The Kansas City Chiefs beat the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 31-20.
