February's Super Bowl LIX featured a halftime show that saw Kendrick Lamar deliver a spirited performance with assistance from SZA, Serena Williams, and Samuel L. Jackson. The downside? 125 complaints directed towards the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on everything from political imagery to choreography that supposedly spotlighted excess "vulgarity."

One outraged viewer sent out a missive which declared, in part, "For the next Super Bowl, please consider hiring musical entertainment that is family friendly and not socially or politically centered."

The same viewer added:

"It is tiresome to have to send children out of the room during what should be a family event due to possible vulgarity and inappropriate language/gestures."

A few folks even pulled the 'racist' card, arguing that Lamar's performance was discriminatory towards white people. "They get away with it but if it was all white it would be a different story," grumbled one witness from Ocean City, Maryland.

Then there's this individual from Daytona Beach, Florida: "I want to know why is it that there was not one white person involved????" (Note the four question marks.)

Despite the litany of complaints, Lamar's halftime show was censored for lyrics containing profanity, as is customary for the tradition. Every year, the FCC receives complaints about the halftime spectacle. Consider this year business as usual for the Federal Communications Commission...and consider getting tickets for Lamar's upcoming Grand National Tour with SZA.

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