Many of these dubbed the performance "racist," due to a lack of white people. One person complained: "All these people complain about racism and if the Super Bowl ... have both Black and white ...

Another complainant alleges the lack of white people was somehow a throwback to a previous era, as if there was another period in history when only Black people performed at Super Bowl halftime shows.

Jackson, dressed as Uncle Sam introduced Kendrick Lamar at New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show ... Dancers dressed in red, white and blue joined Lamar.