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Heyyyy Now! How The Superbowl Is Serving Up A Side Of Eye Candy
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From BlackVoices
In case you didn’t know, there’s a little football game on Sunday, and it’s sort of a big deal. But for those of you who could care less about the teams battling it out on the field — we know some of you are just tuning in for Beyonce’s halftime performance and the commercials — you may be interested in the eye candy this year’s Super Bowl has to offer.
That’s right, there are certainly a good number of gorgeous men on the gridiron. But San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis are more than a little easy on the eyes. Kaepernick has made quite the name for himself among a brilliant class of rookies including Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. And although he’s on the brink of retirement, veteran player Ray Lewis still dominates on the field after an already impressive career.
These two aren’t only entertaining to watch, they’re pretty good looking, too! Not really into football, or not a big fan of either team? Not to worry! There’s no way you won’t enjoy watching two handsome athletes show their stuff on Sunday. In the meantime, check out the swoon-worthy photos of the fellas below — you don’t even have to thank us.
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Which Baltimore Raven Is Planning To Use The Superbowl To Stand For LGBT Rights?
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From Black Voices
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo wants to use the Super Bowl media frenzy as a platform to sound off on marriage equality and anti-bullying.
In an email to fellow same-sex marriage supporters Brian Ellner and Michael Skolnik (who also serves as political director to hip-hop mogul and philanthropist Russell Simmons), Ayanbadejo asked, “Is there anything I can do for marriage equality or anti-bullying over the next couple of weeks to harness this Super Bowl media?”
Along with his team, the AFC champion will be playing in the Super Bowl on Feb. 3 against the San Francisco 49ers.
Among those to get word of the email was New York Times columnist Frank Bruni, who reached out to Ayanbadejo.
“On the phone Tuesday afternoon, Ayanbadejo called that missive his “Jerry Maguire email,” referring to the Tom Cruise movie, in which the plot is set in motion when Maguire, played by Cruise, seizes the occasion of a sleepless night to pour his heart and soul into a mission statement,” wrote Bruni.
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Let’s Call It A Comeback: Beyoncé Set To Shut It Down At The Superbowl
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From Hello Beautiful
Beyonce is set to perform during the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans. The “Love On Top” singer sang the national anthem at Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004 in her hometown of Houston when the New England Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers.
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WEEKEND WRAP-UP: Bobbi’s Funeral Exit, Kobe & Vanessa Back Together? + MORE
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Though this has been a sad week in the entertainment industry and the world over the passing of our beloved Whitney, some of the celebs managed to get into a little “something something” here and there. And you know me…always around to give it to you! Catch me on Twitter (@DrennaB) anytime…I’m always running my mouth about something!
Madonna, Chelsea Handler and White Woman Privilege
How come every time a white woman entertainer feels the need to affirm herself, it is always a person of color who has to bear the brunt of her license of liberation?
Like for instance, last week Madonna took to the airwaves to express her “disappointment” with M.I.A, international electronica-star and rebel rouser. You see, Madonna was gracious enough to invite M.I.A, along with Nicki Minaj, to engage in a little girl power by being muted (if you count the 30-second “verse” they were allowed to spit), cheerleading bookends to Madge’s awesomeness. However, M.I.A, being the bad girl she is, decided that doing all that wasn’t enough and flipped the bird at the camera. Tsk, tsk. According to Madonna, who gave her two cents during a conversation with Ryan Seacreast, M.I.A.’s one-finger salute was simply “out of place” at a show characterized by “such a feeling of love and good energy and positivity,” and was totally a “teenager … irrelevant thing to do.”
This is coming from the woman whose claim to fame was using taboo religious imagery in “Like A Prayer,” putting out a book of pornographic self-portraits, gyrating butt naked in the banned from MTV “Justify my Love” video and only a few years ago, engaged in a little tongue action with both Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera on a music station known for appealing to young viewers. Likewise, how is a 51-year-old woman bouncing around in cheerleading outfits and pom-poms chastising others about maturity and relevance? I love Madonna but she truly has some nerve. The queen of shock is policing another woman about how she chooses to be equally daring? Classic.
But that’s not the only thing I’m irked about. Last week, a friend of mine posted a link on Facebook with Chelsea Handler dishing about her relationship with 50 Cent, particularly the reasons behind why they broke up. According to Handler, 50 had called her wanting her to listen to a conversation with his ex-girlfriend Ciara. She said that 50 said that Ciara wanted to get back with him and he wanted Handler to listen in, and I guess, mock the poor girls pleas for a second chance.
Handler, disgusted by 50’s immaturity, decided that she had enough. But in the mix of her telling him where to go with his childish antics, Handler also let something else out the bag. According to an interview with Howard Stern, Handler said, “I think I called him the worst thing you could say to a black person short of calling him the N-word. I said something like, you’re like a street person basically. Something along the lines of being a gangster, and it was really, really offensive and I hung up and I’ve never spoken to him again.” This was followed by a laugh.
When pressed about what exactly she said that wasn’t quite “n*****” but just as bad, Handler said she couldn’t remember but said that she said something like that. “I said, ‘You have no business even talking to someone like me, and it was very mean.’”
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50 cent, Chelsea Handler, Ciara, daring, drama, expression, femininity, m.i.a., Madame Noire, Madonna, nicki minaj, privilege, superbowlFor the Love of the Game?: 2012 Superbowl Hotties
Are you a football fan, or do you just like to watch muscular men in tight capris run up and down the field? Whether you’re the former or the latter, you need to check out this list of the fine men who will be participating in this weekends Superbowl match up.
Check out the photos at Hello Beautiful.com.
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African American, Hispanic and Female Viewers Help Drive Super Bowl XLV to Record Levels
(NielsenWire) — Record numbers of African American, Hispanic and female viewers helped propel Super Bowl XLV to become the most-watched television program of all time. About 10 million Hispanic viewers watched the game, up from 8.3 million viewers last year. The African American audience also increased dramatically, with about 12.5 million African American viewers tuning into the game, compared to the 11.2 million last year.
Pepsi Storms Back Into the Super Bowl
(Ad Age) – After a year-long hiatus, the beverage giant is coming back with three 30-second spots supporting Pepsi Max, and will be taking a page from sibling Dorito’s playbook with a “Crash the Super Bowl” campaign.
“NFL and the Super Bowl is just, absolutely, the best stage to get our zero-calorie message out for Pepsi Max. We are restaging the Pepsi Max brand and putting a tremendous amount of resources behind it, and we couldn’t think of a better place to get that message out,” said Jill Beraud, chief marketing officer, PepsiCo Beverages Americas. “Given the tremendous success Doritos has had with this platform we were thrilled to partner with them.”
Super Bowl Headed to the New York Area
(Crain’s) — New York scored a touchdown this afternoon. The National Football League voted to hold the 2014 Super Bowl at the New Meadowlands stadium, the home of the New York Jets and New York Giants. As football fans cheered in Times Square where the news was telecast live on large jumbo screens on the NFL Network, Mayor Bloomberg said, “We’ll be ready for the Super Bowl. Our restaurants, stores and hotels will be ready. Our pubs, cafes and attractions will be ready. And if it snows? We’ll be ready for that too.”
Super Bowl Headed to the New York Area
(Crain’s) — New York scored a touchdown this afternoon. The National Football League voted to hold the 2014 Super Bowl at the New Meadowlands stadium, the home of the New York Jets and New York Giants. As football fans cheered in Times Square where the news was telecast live on large jumbo screens on the NFL Network, Mayor Bloomberg said, “We’ll be ready for the Super Bowl. Our restaurants, stores and hotels will be ready. Our pubs, cafes and attractions will be ready. And if it snows? We’ll be ready for that too.”
