Anti-Beyonce protest planned by anonymous organizers outside the NFL's New York City headquarters after her 'race-baiting' Super Bowl performance

Beyonce's performance on Sunday's Superbowl that featured backing dancers dressed as members of armed civil rights group the Black Panthers, predictably amassed fierce criticism from some within minutes.

And the video of her new single Formation has since been dubbed a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement - as well as a 'slap in the face' to the US police force.

Now, a rally is being staged outside the NFL building as support for  #BoycottBeyonce steps up a gear. 

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At one point during the performance the dancers raised their arms in the air in a gesture referencing the black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Australian Olympics

Beyonce used her slot during the Super Bowl 50 halftime show to make a highly political point by performing with backing dancers dressed in the distinctive black berets of the Black Panthers.  And now a rally protesting against the performance has been staged on Eventbrite (right)

According to an anonynmous Eventbrite page, the rally is due to take place on February 16 from 8am to 4pm outside the NFL building.

Its invitation reads: Are you offended as an American that Beyoncé pulled her race-baiting stunt at the Superbowl?'

'Do you agree that the Black Panthers was/is a hate group which should not be glorified? Come and let's stand together. 

'Let's tell the NFL we don't want hate speech & racism at the Superbowl ever again!'

But also advises protesters that they should 'be peaceful and respect the boundaries of private property'.

The 'race-baiting' performance saw supporting performers form an 'X' on the field - thought to reference black rights campaigner Malcolm X - and then raised their arms in the air in a gesture referencing the black power salute by Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.

And following the show, several of the dancers were pictured giving the same salute around a piece of paper that reads 'justice 4 Mario Woods' - a black man shot dead by police in San Francisco last December.

Many high profile people have waded into the debate since the weekend, and former Mayor Giuliani slammed the show on Monday, calling the routine 'outrageous' for inserting politics into the NFL.

He told Fox News: 'This is football, not Hollywood, and I thought it was really outrageous that she used it as a platform to attack police officers who are the people who protect her and protect us, and keep us alive'.

In the song Beyonce speaks of her heritage, which include the lyrics:  'My daddy Alabama/Momma Louisiana/You mix that Negro with that Creole/Make a Texas bamma'

'I like my baby hair, with baby hair and afros/I like my Negro nose with Jackson Five nostrils.' 

The Black Panthers, once dubbed 'the greatest threat to the internal security of the country' by FBI Director J Edgar Hoover, was a rights group that operated in the Sixties and Seventies

While the dancers were dressed head to toe in black costumes, they also wore the black berets that became the Panther's symbol in the Sixties and Seventies 

Many believed the imagery in the video was an affront to police and urged viewers ahead of her halftime performance at the Super Bowl 

The Twitter handle #BoycottBeyonce trended on Twitter at the time. 

Meanwhile fans took to social media to express their outrage and advocated boycotting the Super Bowl, accusing her of spreading an anti-cop message which only serves to further divide communities. 

Writing on the singer's Facebook page yesterday, Kristen Wickham said: 'As the wife of a police officer, I am offended by this entire video. Rise above and stay above the strife. 

'For a girl who grew up in a privileged, wealthy family, she has no business pandering to those who didn't. She has no idea what struggle is.

'I have unliked you and your husband's pages, deleted all of your songs from my collection and will never buy another thing associated with either of you.'

I Slay: Beyonce (above) said in an interview after her Super Bowl halftime show that she was 'proud' of her performance

Meanwhile Rebekah Simpson added: 'Planning to boycott the Super Bowl Halftime show. All Lives Matter! I am offended by your song 'Formation' and its implication that there is a vast conspiracy in law enforcement against a particular race.'

While a counter-backlash, supporting the singer has also emerged.

Musician Jenn Miller said: #BoycottBeyonce = I wish black people would just entertain me instead of standing up for #BlackLivesMatter + being proud of their culture.'

While another said: #BoycottBeyonce is literally just an excuse for all you crusty white people to be more racist than you are on a normal day. Stay mad, uglies.

But while her show may have been offensive to some but the singer could not be happier with her work.

'It makes me proud,' Beyonce told Entertainment Tonight of her performance, which included references to the Black Panther Party and Malcolm X.

'I wanted people to feel proud and have love for themselves.'

Malcolm X's family also revealed that they 'absolutely loved' her tribute to their father.