by LeCharles BentleyFiled under: Packers, Steelers, AFC North, NFC North, Super Bowl
As I sat back and took in the carnival better known as the Super Bowl, I couldn't help but feel ashamed.
Being a former player, it would have been easy to get captured by the moment and solely focus on the game. But I quickly realized the event within itself is not about the game. It's about catering to the higher power.
Similar to the structure of our great nation, the Super Bowl does not have time to concern itself with the perceived lowest common denominator of society. The haves versus the have nots has been the bane of our social order for centuries, and the NFL's annual "big game" is a yearly reminder of the dynamic.
The true fans of the game are not fiscally able to attend, nor are they really encouraged to attend. Instead they are forced to view the product they fund through a lens that has been carefully manicured to present what is intended to be seen.
It's not a coincidence that every celebrity or "somebody" attending the game is bestowed a gratuitous camera shot. We all know that George Bush, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Condoleeza Rice and Michael Douglas represent the populace of the NFL's fan base. It's the cool kids' club, don't you wish you were here.
This is all taking place while every few minutes folks are bombarded by commercials of stuff they probably can't afford, but are told they need if they want a level of respectability in this world.
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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/08/super-bowl-insults-the-masses/
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