In reply to Meme.

The choice of Lady Gaga as star of Super Bowl was a similarly dangerous one for the league, as her political views are known to be liberal: Was she likely to make some kind of uncomfortable anti-Trump statement to the most conservative audience of the United States?
Expectations for this were set when cast members of the musical Hamilton – known to be not the President’s favourites – sang one of the anthems.

We were all waiting for it. It didn’t happen. What we saw was the tamest Lady Gaga performance on record. She began with a patriotic song, God Bless America, on the roof of the stadium, then descended on ropes into a medley of her biggest hits – Poker Face, Born This Way, Just Dance, Bad Romance, Telephone – performed with her usual vigour alongside a team of five or six million fit dancers (by my count).

Did the aesthetic of the stage set indicate any commentary? It was hard to tell what the aesthetic was. There was a scrap-metal tower that was vaguely reminiscent of Mad Max-style dystopias. Her face was similar to X-men's Dazzler. There were some costumes that mixed football helmets and white drapery, to uncertain effect. What there was not was any kind of statement. There was not even any humour or unique. Like a school-talent show with a bigger budget. Sorry...