UPDATED: The Most Political Super Bowl Ever?
All the times politics and football met up at Super Bowl 51…
1 min readFeb 6, 2017
… and oftentimes defied Trump’s version of America.
A common theme of the Super Bowl Sunday went something like this…
Here’s a sample of some of the more politically-charged moments of the night…
The Trump/O’Reilly pre-game interview:
The Pope, yes, The Pope sent a video message:
Introduction of Hall of Fame black college players:
Members of ‘Hamilton’ cast add “sisterhood” to America The Great lyrics:
Former President George W. Bush arrives for the coin toss:
Google commerical features a Pride flag, Jewish home, diverse families and a spanish-speaking “nice to meet you”:
Airbnb goes full out diversity with #WeAccept ad:
And that was just the pre-game and the first half.
21–3 Atlanta at half or…
Lady Gaga mentions “transgender” during her halftime performance:
Together is beautiful, says Coca Cola:
The Budweiser ad:
Although important to note…
Audi’s gender pay equity spot:
Inside These Lines, from the NFL:
But the spot wasn’t being interpreted the same way by everyone…
28–20 Falcons, just under five minutes left, lots of time, and USA Today just tweeted this…
FINAL: Patriots win 34–28 in OT.
