Super Bowls are interesting studies of the American psyche. Super Bowl broadcasts are often the most watched events of the year. Is the conclusion that we’re never more together than when we’re more divided? Recording television shows to avoid commercials is common. Yet, we can’t wait to see the best Super Bowl commercials. Then we’ll talk about the commercials the next day with friends and coworkers. We claim to abhor commercialization, yet there is no bigger commercial event than the Super Bowl. It is so commercial The National Football League will sue business using the words, “Super Bowl” without paying a licensing fee. The NFL even proposed charging musical acts to play during halftime because the Super Bowl promotes the musical act. Somewhere in this process, there’s also a football game, which is often, boring. I’m E. Curtis Johnson. Some people will throw a flag and call me a hater for picking apart the Super Bowl. But, if I picked apart the minutia every play, I’d be a sports analyst.

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