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The narration lovingly recalls previous days of football, with “men wearing little leather helmets,” symbolizing a nostalgic, stereotypically masculine vision of American sports. The game itself is described with humor and affection, emphasizing race diversity with players from “the nation where the black people live”—a coded nod to racial integration, embraced here as part of American culture.
The halftime show features a personal anecdote about the wife preparing a dinner, illustrating domesticity’s importance and contrasting it with the spectacle on the field. Commercials like Ben Affleck’s celebrity moments reinforce that American culture, for all its flaws, has its moments of entertainment and creativity that conservatives can appreciate.