Oh my God, right-wingers, get a grip. It’s unhealthy to spend that much energy mourning a Super Bowl player at halftime.
Yes they are Still freaking About Bad Bunny. So much so that they did the most unimaginable thing imaginable with lib coding: compose Change.org petition.
“The Super Bowl halftime show should unite our country, honor American culture, remain family friendly, and not turn into a political stunt. Bad Bunny represents none of these values; his shows and style are at odds with what families expect on football’s biggest stage,” the petition reads.
Have any of these people seen A Super Bowl Halftime Show In the last 25 years? We had the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Usher, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Shakira, Beyonce and Prince. In fact, you should come back To 2003 To find a country artist, and that was Shania Twain, who at least dabbled in pop music.
You’ll notice that conservatives aren’t proposing Twain’s return — because She loves Drag, non-binary and trans artists.
The anger over Puerto Rican rappers is really just outright racism –Very thin— disguised as some vague longing for America’s lost glory. But in reality, the right is angry that they might have to hear it Spanish songs. And how dare they force conservatives to watch a foreign artist – oh, wait… them Keep forgetting Puerto Rico is a US territory.
The signatories of this petition have absolutely no qualms about publishing the most intolerant comments.
One comment said: “The Super Bowl used to feel like America – strong, tight, and united. And now it’s like we’re forgetting the people who built that unity with their bare hands. It’s not about the music. It’s about memory. And about a country that used to stand tall and proud and grateful – and the fear that we might not do that anymore.”
“The people who built that unit with their bare hands”? What does that even mean?
Another site wrote: “American sports speak the language we understand.”
Well, that’s both racist and Incoherent.
Or how about “Most Americans speak English…no racial hatred intended but it’s the truth. I don’t even know who he really is. Bring country music back to football! Stop listening to Jay-Z all the time.”
You know that any time you see the phrase “no racial hatred intended,” the following is guaranteed to be downright racist.
“George Strait is a much better choice than that thing who has no idea if he wants to be a guy or a girl,” another person wrote.
Sure, let’s add some homophobia into the mix!
The only reason conservatives are focusing on the Strait in particular is because of President Donald Trump His name One of the Kennedy Center winners earlier this year. There’s not some organic demand wave going on here.
It’s also kind of awkward to put up Strait’s numbers against Bad Bunny. In 2024, Bad Bunny Songs It was broadcast 11.5 billion times. He was also the most played artist on Spotify from 2020 to 2022, and is #1 Latin Artist In Billboard’s summary of the past 25 years. And his latest album is “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS”. It hit No. 1 earlier this year.
To be fair, 73-year-old Strait still has a great album still topping the Billboard 200… In No. 119.
Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson, certainly a man with a keen understanding of modern culture, Lee Greenwood thought You should play the Super Bowl. Yes, the guy who only has one song that everyone knows, “God Bless the U.S.A.,” which came out in 1984. The guy’s 82 years old, and no one’s clamoring for Greenwood.
But there’s something else going on here besides mundane racism. Conservatives are angry because they cannot control the culture. they He controls All three branches of government are illusions Intimidation country, but they still can’t force us to listen to any fifth-rate person associated with Trump.
The NFL isn’t going to get rid of Bad Bunny, especially because of a petition that got 30,000 signatures.
your Point of comparison This would certainly anger signatories of this petition, as the “Justice for George Floyd” petition received 19 million signatures, a petition to designate the Ku Klux Klan a terrorist organization received more than 3 million, and a petition to cancel student debt received 800,000 signatures. Hell, even a petition to make actor LeVar Burton the host of “Jeopardy.” It received 296,000 signatures.
Conservatives will have to make do with the alternative half-time show Turning Point USA, which He now has a website But there are no performers. Lara Trump has stepped forward and Offered to performeven though you were never asked. It would certainly be a big draw, what with it Latest song Getting about 2,800 streams on Spotify.
If fortune smiled on us, Turning Point might even make Creed a headliner, they threatened. Then we can hope for a repeat of his 2001 halftime show, A.J Really turbulent experience Complete with shirtless men in airy silks and the worst lip syncing I’ve ever seen.
The idea of Creed as a family-friendly alternative to Bad Bunny is particularly comedic. The band’s lead singer, Scott Stapp… well, we’re going to need a list here:
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he A fistfight began With members of Squad 311.
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He made a sex tape with Kid Rock and four women, which he did He had to file a lawsuit To prevent its sale. But that’s okay, because for Christians like Stapp, they get blowjobs from groups Not actually sex.
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he He was arrested For general poisoning about 24 hours after marriage.
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He was charged with The crime of domestic assaultwhich was later dropped to a misdemeanor.
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he jump From a hotel balcony in Miami while high on drugs, he fell 40 feet and broke his skull, hip and nose.
Now that’s family friendly, right?
In contrast, the only dirt you can find out about Bad Bunny is his ex-girlfriend File a lawsuit against him In 2023 for including a recording of her saying “Bad Bunny, baby” in two songs for which she demanded $40 million.
There is nothing right-wingers can do to change the fact that Bad Bunny will perform at the Super Bowl. He will sing in Spanish. He might do that Wear a dress. He might do that Kiss dude. But no matter what he does, it will be a reflection of the United States — a multilingual country of immigrants and a glorious mix of cultures.
George Strait never could.