HOT: Right Wing Goes Gaga
Lady Gaga did a perfectly fine Super Bowl halftime show that seemed to troll right-wing critics by not including overt “political statements.” But before she even performed, NRATV, a propaganda outlet for the National Rifle Association, weighed in, saying that if Gaga went on an “anti-Trump tirade” it would mark “a declaration of war between our pop culture people and the actual citizens.” Meanwhile, loony “commentator” Alex Jones said that Gaga would “undoubtedly promote Satanism” during her appearance and force helpless viewers to convert to her religion. At press time, war was averted and there has been no reported rise of Satanic activities outside whatever kind of deal the Patriots had with the devil to win that game. (Also, what the fuck?)
WARM: Cop Tweet Beat: Pop Music Edition
Last year, a Canadian police force realized that maybe threatening drunk drivers on Facebook with the prospect of riding to jail with Nickelback on the stereo wasn’t the right tone to set. But it hasn’t stopped other cops from using social media to deter crime. After Beyoncé announced her pregnancy, an Atlanta-area police unit sent a tweet warning citizens not to honor the moment “with celebratory gunfire,” but soon removed it and apologized. But a police department in Wyoming, Minn. relished the spotlight it received when it joked that Super Bowl-night drunk drivers would be subjected to Justin Bieber’s goofy T-Mobile commercial. The force’s Twitter chief spent Super Bowl night (and next day) joking with new followers and reteweeting press coverage.
COLD: Crisis of Faiths
CNN didn’t help its case fighting “fake news” accusations recently when it tweeted a link to its story about a posthumous Notorious B.I.G. duets album, announcing that Faith Hill was Biggie’s duet partner. Even the superstar Country singer agreed that pairing her with the Rap legend sounded “awesome,” but it’s actually the MC’s former wife, R&B singer Faith Evans, who’s singing with Biggie on The King & I album.
This article appears in Feb 8-15, 2017.
