"Greg Kelly, an anchor on the right-wing Newsmax media outlet, said he will not watch the NFL Super Bowl game this Sunday, and that the game's logo looks "a little bit LGBT queer-ish" to him. "The colors, a little bit. I'm sorry. I think it is," Kelly said in a Thursday broadcast, according to Media Matters. "And that's whatever. I think it has nothing to do with football. Straight, gay, whatever. Why is that, kind of, in big ways, explicit ways and subliminal ways, it always seems to be a thing?""
"Right-wingers have long claimed that the Super Bowl, its halftime show, and TV ads indoctrinate viewers with subliminal "satanic" and LGBTQ+ content. Our sibling site, Outsports, noted that Super Bowl LX will feature several different LGBTQ-friendly players and coaches from the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. Never Miss a Beat Subscribe to our newsletter to stay ahead of the latest LGBTQ+ political news and insights."
Greg Kelly, an anchor on Newsmax, said he will not watch the NFL Super Bowl and described the game's logo as "a little bit LGBT queer-ish." He commented on the colors and questioned why references to sexual orientation appear in both explicit and subliminal ways. Right-wing commentators have long claimed that the Super Bowl, its halftime show, and television ads include subliminal "satanic" and LGBTQ+ content. Outsports noted that Super Bowl LX will include several LGBTQ-friendly players and coaches from the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots. The remarks reflect ongoing culture-war critiques surrounding major sporting events.
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