DavidGee24 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 16, 2026 7:34 pm
gil wrote: ↑Fri Feb 13, 2026 5:09 pm
Interesting how the criticism of the show has now settled on profanity. It seems like the criticism started before the show, with Bad Bunny being criticized for saying negative things about Trump and about ICE. Then immediately after the show, the criticism pivoted, and seemed to be "it's in Spanish; how can anybody understand this?" Now it's about profanity, at least in the official lyrics. (I, too, have no idea what he actually sang.)
Legitimate cases can be made on all three. Let's face it, the biggest reason Bad Bunny was picked was as an answer to the current administration's policies. We all know that. Singing in Spanish wasn't so bad but Little Stevie did have a really good point about using subtitles to be inclusive of everyone. And if the lyrics were profane, that has no place at a family-friendly event, although a lot of people don't seem to care these days and just throw up their hands and say you know what, our kids see and hear this stuff all the time when they play GTA so whatever.
I agree that those cases *can* be made, but when I see people piling on with shifting criticism, first one thing then another, it seems that disliking Bad Bunny was the starting point. Then people were looking for a reason to criticize that would stick. (Another thing I think that people on the both the left and the right do. Have you been following how people on the left are twisting themselves into knots criticizing President's Trump's tariffs? Which were *supposed* to cause an inflation spike, no wait, a recession, no wait, they are causing something else bad.)
Do you really think he was iced because he opposes policies? I'd suspect there are thousands in that category!
I'd say it was because of his popularity. I think he was the most streamed artist in the world in 2025. And I hear all the time that the NFL is trying to get more of a global presence, especially in Latin America.
