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Am I allowed to say that I do not care for rap music without being labeled all kinds of bad things?<\/p>\n

I said so last night as an assortment of rap and R&B artists performed at halftime of the Super Bowl in Los Angeles. I posted the comment on Facebook and, sure enough, I got plenty of push back on my comment.<\/p>\n

My comment simply was that the show was \u201cseriously overhyped.\u201d I stand by that comment. A couple of responses, though, seemed to suggest that my old-man status had blinded me to the need for greater cultural diversity. Well \u2026 I beg to differ.<\/p>\n

I told one of the respondents that I need no lecture on social justice of cultural diversity, that my comment only took aim at rap music. It ain\u2019t my thing, man! A member of my family told me this morning that \u201cI didn\u2019t expect you to like it.\u201d He knows me well, pointing out that I grew up on rock \u2018n roll music and, to be brutally honest, I remain devoted to what is now called \u201cclassic rock music.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Lamar Kendrick and 50 Cent all have made a tremendous impact on modern music. I get it. I am all in on artists who have something to contribute. I also realize that this ol\u2019 world is full of folks who prefer their music over the music I enjoy. More power to \u2019em.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s just that special event marketers have this annoying habit of going way over the top in promoting these events, seeking to attract as many viewers as they can. I believe they did so in hyping the halftime show at Super Bowl LVI.<\/p>\n

Oh, and the game? It was quite good \u2026 even if the wrong team won.<\/p>\n

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