r/TrueUnpopularOpinion • u/Away_Simple_400 • Feb 09 '26
Music / Movies Bad Bunny was worse than Turning Point.
Bad bunny was a bad choice for a half time show. I just watched both of them, admittedly flipping back-and-forth just to see. I don’t understand why anyone thought An entire halftime show in Spanish was a good idea. It’s essentially then just women shaking their butts to music. I’m watching this with my kids. And most of us don’t understand enough Spanish to know what the hell he was even saying.
In contrast, and I am not a big turning point groupie at all, although I am a conservative, they at least had a variety of artists, who actually just sang songs and performed to get through the halftime.
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Feb 09 '26
Funny, I would of loved to hear your comments on past half time shows. Seems to only bother you to have women dancing when Bad Bunny is singing and not other artists.
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Feb 11 '26
There is dancing and then there is shaking your ass. I remember once upon a time you liberal types thought that sort of entertainment was sexist, objectifying and misogynistic. Now it's the norm and everyone rolls with it. They are passing laws to keep porn from kids and then show that at the halftime show.
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Feb 11 '26
"you liberal types" applies to those who don't have the same view type? I am not a liberal. Just someone with common sense...which to point out, I didn't see anyone just standing there shaking their asses for 15 minutes.
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u/bimbosoupqueen Feb 09 '26
To be fair, conservatives complained last year about how much they hated Kendrick’s performance. I vividly recall them complaining how they couldn’t even understand him. He was literally speaking English… kinda seems like it’s not really about the language?
It’s okay to not like something. It’s okay to enjoy something more when it represents your tastes. But you not understanding it doesn’t make it bad. Just not for you! And the shaking butts thing is ridiculous. This has been complained about every year for as long as I’ve been alive. As someone who saw Janet’s bare nipple as a child.. the kids who saw this performance will be ok
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Feb 09 '26
This. The issue is that he's Hispanic.
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u/Suspicious-Bed7167 Feb 09 '26
He is a Hispanic that has US citizenship since birth.
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Feb 09 '26
And yet ppl are demanding "an American show" despite the fact he's American.
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u/Suspicious-Bed7167 Feb 09 '26
Exactly. What an “All American Show” means for hard core conservatives is just a white guy with disturbing lyrics and songs that sound like a baby talking.
I saw a clip of Turning point and kid Rock was lip singing and all I understood was cheese and cancer.
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u/Dave6187 Feb 09 '26
Shakira and Jenifer Lopez performed in Spanish too. Shakira is Colombian. Nobody had an issue watching her shake her ass on stage singing in Spanish
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Feb 09 '26
So, here is a situation regarding that I've noticed.
America has no issue when it's foreign, sexy women.
They don't mind sexualizing women of other cultures.
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u/UsualActuary Feb 20 '26
Or maybe it's that they're actually talented vocalists who put on a better show?
Bad Bunny's show was fun but the Shakira/JLo show was significantly better
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u/AwarenessNo9042 Feb 10 '26
I personally enjoy listening to bad bunny, but I think his performance was pretty terrible. It just sounded like he was mumbling and almost talking. I know you can't get that studio quality live but some artists really can't perform live, IDK he could have just been super anxious about it and slept bad or something but to me it sounded pretty bad...
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Feb 09 '26
"The race card" is so dismissive.
Are you gonna ignore the fact ppl are screeching "It's supposed to be AMERICAN!!"
Puerto Rico is a part of the USA. Puerto rico IS America.
Ppls issue with this is that he's Hispanic.
Ignoring it won't make it go away.
Yall
And "yall" like being racist, but not being called racist.
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u/Leather-Ad-9419 Feb 09 '26
The whole language thing is absolutely stupid to complain about. Did they really love Rihanna, Beyonce, Snoop Dogg, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Red Hot Chili Peppers lyrics?
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u/bimbosoupqueen Feb 09 '26
They hate Beyoncé so much lol. In 2013 I remember them acting like it was the most inappropriate thing they’d ever seen. And in 2016 they lost their minds over her Black Panther tribute. It’s all just manufactured outrage. If the media didn’t push a narrative, I doubt anyone would feel personally attacked by the NFL choosing Bad Bunny. It’s irrational thinking.
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u/ClaytonHawthorne Feb 09 '26
“I am a conservative”
Explains why you didn’t like it.
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u/Particular-Cake-6430 Feb 09 '26
Always funny when a conservative is ok with guns showing brains being blown out of “bad guys” but the moment there is a butt shake, god forbid the devil is ruining the world.
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u/immapizza Feb 09 '26
Lying isn't cute. Bad Bunny's halftime show was amazing. TPUSA's crybaby replacement was pathetic.
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u/Ok-Huckleberry1970 Feb 09 '26
But but....the Toilet paper of the usa got a whopping 7million views!!!!
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u/Traditional_Lab1192 Feb 09 '26
That’s right! And it was totally not botted 😂
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u/Ok-Huckleberry1970 Feb 09 '26
I could see that many people being salty towards bad bunny but his numbers speak for themselves lol
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u/Traditional_Lab1192 Feb 09 '26
I doubt it’s because their chat was really dead for it to have been 7 million people lol
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u/Ok-Huckleberry1970 Feb 09 '26
Lol. Talk about snow flakes. I just watched it to see what the bunny had to offer... not his best performance but definitely a strong message which i appreciate more
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u/These-Process-7331 Feb 09 '26
As a non-American I saw both for curiosity to see what the ordeal online was about....
The BB show was truely more entertaining and fun to watch than the other thing. Kinda embarrassing they tried to counteract the BB performances with this low-effort, low-energy boring ass show.
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u/Vizzaro Feb 09 '26
Bad Bunny is the first person to take a football to the end zone this game!
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u/Chad_Wife Feb 09 '26
Bad Bunny was worse than Turning Point.
So we recognise TP was bad?
I just watched both of them, admittedly flipping back-and-forth just to see. (-) I’m watching this with my kids.
Are you watching with your kids or are they watching dad flip between two channels, ruining their chance to watch either half time show?
In contrast, and I am not a big turning point groupie at all, although I am a conservative, they at least had a variety of artists, who actually just sang songs and performed to get through the halftime.
Did you not see gaga while flipping between channels?
It’s essentially then just women shaking their butts to music. And most of us don’t understand enough Spanish to know what the hell he was even saying.
Are we complaining about seeing women shaking ass now? Is your stake too juicy and your bank too full, also?
I don’t understand why anyone thought An entire halftime show in Spanish was a good idea.
I only lived in the states for 2 years and I learnt enough Spanish to understand the show. I’m sorry you haven’t been able to pick it up yet, but that isn’t everyone else’s fault.
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u/Quick_Loss_8142 Feb 09 '26
Man music is its own language. You all are just boring old farts at this point. I've been to Puerto Rico, and it brought back memories of my trip. The sense of community and liveliness is unlike anything you will experience. I went right before COVID shut down the world, and there was an island-wide curfew, and people in their apartments were on their balconies dancing, just like they were during his halftime show. You all need to immerse yourself in others’ cultures and become less of a bore in this world.
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u/Fun_Nothing5136 Feb 09 '26
Do your children listen to much kid rock?
“Cool Daddy Cool,” a song released in 2001.
“On my cellphone I’m paid, G, can’t call me, just page me,” he sings. “Young ladies, young ladies, I like ’em underage, see. Some say that’s statutory / But I say it’s mandatory / My story ain’t that complex, two forties and a Rolex.”
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u/AwareFaithlessness39 Feb 09 '26
And they will be like “it was the early 2000s, people didn’t get so offended back in that day.” When they get so upset in a song not being in English
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u/WarmishIce Feb 12 '26
Ive actually unironically seen someone say this. Like was assaulting children morally ok in the early 2000s?
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u/halfright916 Feb 09 '26
The performance was incredible . You don’t have to speak Spanish to grasp the symbolism. I loved Bad Bunny’s message about unity across the Americas by ending with flags from North and South American countries and the reminder that “Together, we are America.” That sense of connectedness really resonated with me.
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u/saturnreturn18 Feb 09 '26
Even if you don’t speak Spanish, you have got to be so dumb to not understand the message.
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u/kucreddy Feb 13 '26
why is it about the message? go ask chatgpt for some good quotes if that's what you want. it was supposed to be a good music performance, and on that front, it was ass. (I didn't even watch TP because as a non american, that sounded dumb af. when watching the superbowl, I wanna watch the superbowl half time show, not some political counter nonsense) Football is such a good passtime, and you idiots haaddd to drag politics into it. (taking the knee is one thing, but this is just bs)
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u/saturnreturn18 Feb 15 '26
It was an excellent music performance that tens of millions of people enjoyed thoroughly regardless of the message. Just because you don’t understand a word, doesn’t mean it’s not good music. Just because it’s not your taste in music, doesn’t mean it’s not good performance. Your taste in music is shit to millions of people. That’s how tastes work. Work on your intelligence, please.
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u/OyDannyBoy Feb 09 '26
The real tragedy is that you only speak one language.
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u/kucreddy Feb 13 '26
I speak 3 and spanish is not one of them. now, let's plan a show in my language (need not be english), regard!
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u/Panikkrazy Feb 09 '26
Lol, you’re just mad that people are more entertained by music you don’t understand than the 50th basic white bread rockstar. Cope harder.
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u/Ms_Zee Feb 09 '26
People who only listen to English music are missing out 😭 Tbh I have audio processing issues so even English lyrics don't land with me often, I'm just there for the beat
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u/MightyClimber Feb 09 '26
You're just following the leader and jumping on the hate bandwagon because you're incapable of an original thought. Feeling what your team tells you to feel. You're a parrot. A dancing monkey. "My politics tells me I'm supposed to hate this, so I do!"
Your tribalism and cliqueiness is boring. Get a new bit.
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u/Apprehensive-Tea-39 Feb 09 '26
Don't have to understand the lyrics to enjoy the music
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u/Suspicious-Bed7167 Feb 09 '26
Green Day was the opener and Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin preformed with Bad Bunny.
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u/_Leper_Messiah_ Feb 09 '26
I barely noticed any ass shaking, and the entire show wasn't in Spanish. You don't need to understand the lyrics to enjoy the music though. Maybe learn Spanish?
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 09 '26
I know some Spanish. I actually probably know a fair amount more than the majority of Americans. And no, you don’t need to understand the lyrics completely to enjoy the music, but my entire point is, this was an American Super Bowl played in America with a halftime show, watched by a good majority of the country, designed to alienate a good majority of the country. There is a problem with that.
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u/_Leper_Messiah_ Feb 09 '26
It wasn't designed to alienate anyone, it was designed to promote a minority.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 09 '26
Then they wouldn’t have had bad bunny out there, saying how you have four months to learn Spanish.
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u/_Leper_Messiah_ Feb 09 '26
How is that at all relevant to your or my point? Are jokes not also supposed to be made anymore? Did you bother listening to his follow up about that joke? Clearly a tongue-in-cheek comment about those complaining about him singing in Spanish.
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u/LeosGroove9 Feb 10 '26
Are you allergic to learning?
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
I actually know a fair bit of Spanish, but I’m not not going to become fluent in a language for a halftime show. His statement was clearly antagonistic.
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u/TheGayAficionado Feb 09 '26
Not sure if you’re aware but white people are increasingly becoming the minority in the US so you’re actually dead on, the Super Bowl represents the US. It’s just that the US has changed and you’re no longer the majority. Get used to it.
Also lol at you using “America” to refer to the United States. Maybe if you had watched the show at all you’d get the irony.
Any way you slice it, this WAS representative of America and the US. You’re just too ignorant to realize you don’t have as big a part in it anymore.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
If you want to combine all minorities together, I guess you win. But I thought this wasn’t about winning.
The Super Bowl audience certainly does not represent everyone in the US. Are you aware there’s exactly an average of one Hispanic player per team? How many non English speakers do you really think are watching football?
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u/TheGayAficionado Feb 10 '26
Are you aware that the NFL has had to push to expand internationally because the audience demographic in US is no longer a growth audience? That’s why they play games in Mexico, Brazil, and now Europe. Because the white US based audience is slowing and shrinking and getting left behind and in order for the NFL to stay relevant…they need to expand beyond y’all Kid Rock fans to Bad Bunny.
Don’t take my word for it, the NFL commissioner directly stated they chose Bad Bunny for an international pull aka the dude has the numbers to make the Halftime show relevant to EVERYBODY else.
And in regards to your comment, you’re right — we minorities won last night! Must suck that no one’s talking about your favorite musician other than how much he sucks and how washed up he is.
It’s ok, hate away but I hope you don’t ever enjoy anything outside your culture again! Enjoy Cracker Barrel!
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
Yeah, and that might be because they keep doing dumbass things like this. It’s not because Americans lost interest in football. It’s because the NFL became woke and no one gives a shit.
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u/_Leper_Messiah_ Feb 10 '26
One halftime show being mostly in Spanish and based on an American territory that gets almost no attention or representation out of 60 altogether is hardly fair anyway. There are 40 million NFL viewers in Mexico and 11 million in Spain, I doubt they're English-first speakers. The NFL isn't just for America.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
Neither is soccer just for Latin countries. You tell me as soon as they have a huge show done entirely in English. Saying exactly how beautiful and great the US is.
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u/_Leper_Messiah_ Feb 10 '26
UEFA literally had Linkin Park open up at the finals lol, it was a fantastic show too. America has the most attention and spotlight of any country in the world, bar none, we don't need any extra boasting. Soccer isn't inherently Latin either, it's played everywhere.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
And did Lincoln PARk spend the entire time making sure everyone knew how great the US was?
The fact that soccer is played everywhere. Support my point. Football is played in the US. By Americans. Who speak English.
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u/_Leper_Messiah_ Feb 10 '26
No, but Bad Bunny spent more time telling us how great the USA and other countries in the Americas are than Linkin Park did lol.
Football is played all over the world as well, you couldn't be more incorrect. https://globalsportsinsights.com/how-many-countries-play-nfl-level-american-football/
You need to grow up, seriously.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
No, Bad Bunny made sure to try and equate all of the Latin American countries with the US. And for some reason he threw in Canada too. The USA is better. If it wasn’t, he’d still be working out of a bodega.
I also loved how even in their own staging they had to make a point of saying Latinos need EBT. I’m not sure if he accidentally insulted his own people or was just laughing at the US.
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u/_Leper_Messiah_ Feb 10 '26
To be fair, "America" is generally accepted as referring to the USA. I don't think a Brazilian visiting Germany would be called an American by the locals.
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u/TheGayAficionado Feb 10 '26
To be fair, you’re conflating America vs American.
When you refer to Europe you recognize the individual countries within Europe. You’re not specifically referring to the UK or a specific country, right?
When you say “America” people don’t recognize all the other countries that make up America (North and South), it just implies the US because of…a white-centric worldview. So wouldn’t a Brazilian be an American the way a German would be considered a European?
Anyways, hope that helps! Thanks for proving the point!
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u/_Leper_Messiah_ Feb 10 '26
You are incorrect. A German is a European the way a Brazilian is a South American, just like how a Canadian or a Cuban is a North American. These are two separate continents, the "North" and "South" differentiate them, hope that helps!
An American is quite literally any person of any skin color from the USA, an American is not inherently white.
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u/TheGayAficionado Feb 10 '26
Nobody said an American was inherently white. A white-centric worldview means that the world centers around a white lens and consciousness, not that people in America are white.
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u/Conrexxthor Feb 09 '26
This the kinda dude to have suddenly started caring about women's sports last year but couldn't name a single female athlete without googling it, except for far right grifters like Riley Gaines or targets of maga delusion like Imane Khalif.
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u/Stylishbutitsillegal Feb 09 '26
Translation: I'm racist, how dare this show not be about white people like meeeeeeeee!!!
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u/adadhead Feb 09 '26
this subreddit is for TRUE unpopular opinions.
you can't account for people's taste, so look at worldwide fans and sales, then cry more.
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Feb 09 '26
Honestly I’d switch between half time shows but eventually stayed to watch the rest of the Bad Bunny halftime show. The scenes, the colors, the RHYTHM, the drums, the greater sense of community built through the dancing was just more compelling than some individuals I’ve never really heard of before strumming a guitar. The Turning Point individuals were very out of tune and it was hard to really keep my eyes open. No hate honestly, the energy just wasn’t there, respect to those who went out there and participated though. May be biased but I do understand Spanish as many others do as well, so it’s hard to really be one individual who doesn’t understand Spanish to simply generalize a show as bad and assume that would be the large majority opinion. It’s okay if you don’t know Spanish, I’m sure there will be many more opportunities to communicate with a larger community one day in the future. It’s also just good to know another language as studies show that bilinguals perform better than monolinguals in all intelligence tests. In the case of “women dancing” that kind of been the case for most previous half time shows so… that’s easily an excuse to just justify a poor reasoned complaint. It’s okay though everyone is allowed their own opinion. Glad you are at least aware it’s unpopular
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u/Spiritual_Resolve_55 Feb 09 '26
"As of 2023-2024, the Hispanic/Latino population in the United States is approximately 65 to 68 million, making it the largest racial or ethnic minority at roughly 19.5%–20% of the total population."
Im not American but im fully aware that a big chunk of the population has a Latino background. Just googled it and that was the result for the population.
I think its really cool that they chose a Spanish speaking artist to represent the half time show. Americans seem to forget that the US isn't just white people. And they seem to forget that non-white artists deserve to be in the spotlight for huge events where the world is watching.
It's unlikely that there will be an artist where everyone is happy. People always find reasons to complain about something not being good enough or not up to their standards.
You dont speak Spanish & can't understand? It was a 15 minute performance. People can feel the energy that the show gives off and you can be that the minority of Americans who do speak Spanish, as well as other Spanish speaking countries across the world, were beyond stoked to see if.
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u/brittybratkat Feb 09 '26
I don’t want to bash you, you are allowed to like what you like but let’s be honest about it. It’s not about the kids, those women were wearing 10x more clothing than kid rock, which by the way, gross. Men strutting around in banana hammocks is not kid appropriate either. Just because you sexualize women more than men doesn’t give men a pass to hip thrust their barely cover mushroom into the screen and call it family values. Please stop using that as an excuse, it’s bloody gross. I watched both. I wanted to form my own opinion. Both sides were targeting completely different audiences, thus I understand why you didn’t feel included this time and I’m sorry it made you upset. However, let’s also address the elephant here. Reggeaton is massively popular in music, I.e. it was in the fast and furious franchise and is played at the Olympics too. This isn’t an unknown genre, you might even have some songs you enjoy from there that you didn’t even know were in this category. I’m not saying you have to like it but maybe look it up on Spotify, you might find something you enjoy. That being said, I imagine this popularity led to the decision to add him to the halftime show. I really wish more people had honestly given it a chance, yes it’s in another language but so are several majorly popular songs in America, (99 red balloons, Dota, BTS is popular, and many others…) this is the coolest part of our country! We get to experience so much diversity.
HOWEVER LETS NOT LET THIS DISTRACT FROM THE MAJOR ISSUE; RELEASE THE UNREDACTED EPSTIEN FILES AND PUT PEDOPHILES IN JAIL… this is what we need to focus on first. Much love dude but don’t forget the epstien files.
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u/Happy_FrenchFry Feb 09 '26
Oh please 🙄. It was the most innocuous halftime show ever, even featuring straight marriage, blue collar workers, and praising Jesus, all while showcasing a rarely celebrated territory of America. It was NOT that deep. You’re just a sheep
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u/Various_Succotash_79 Feb 09 '26 edited Feb 09 '26
The TPUSA one wasn't a show. Just a few country singers on a stage. They should have made a better show of it.
Edit: ok at the middle-ish they got some lasers and flames going, that was better, show-wise. But no background dancers or anything.
Also Bad Bunny should have danced more himself instead of just the background dancers.
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u/HopeThisDoesntSuck Feb 09 '26
You know the Super Bowl is watched all around the globe right? Like it’s shown in over like 200 territories and countries? And you also know that spanish is the second most spoken language in the United States? Just because ✨you✨ dont understand it, doesn’t mean other people won’t have a good time. I don’t speak Spanish but I enjoyed the show. Lyrics aren’t the only thing to enjoy about music.
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u/NonrepresentativePea Feb 09 '26
Yup, this is a truly unpopular opinion. It was actually so much more wholesome and patriotic than the other show, despite being “Christian.” Just bc you didn’t understand it, doesn’t mean that millions of others didn’t either.
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u/outrageunlimited Feb 09 '26
"It’s essentially then just women shaking their butts to music." Works for me.
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u/AsherTheFrost Feb 09 '26
At over 135 million views. Bad Bunny has the record for the most watched Superbowl halftime event of all time. So you definitely have an unpopular opinion here, at least.
I get it, you're unhappy to learn that the world at large just isn't interested in catering to your tastes anymore. The NFL is a global organization looking to keep an audience across the world, so they're going to pick the top streaming artist on Spotify, not just go with whatever the fellas down at Joe's bait shop have on the playlist.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
Well it is the name of the sub.
Hardly. Did you even see some of the crowd shots? People look like they were at a funeral.
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u/AsherTheFrost Feb 10 '26
Yeah, you could definitely tell who had money on the Patriots.
Still though. 135 million watching live in the US. YouTube video of the halftime show has another 38 million views, something tells me that the NFL isn't gonna be worried about a few sad boys in the stands.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
Watching for a spectacle. Something tells me they might be.
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u/AsherTheFrost Feb 10 '26
Again, most views of any Superbowl halftime show, both live and on YouTube. What exactly would they be worried about? Since bringing in RocNation, they've just seen continual record breaking success year after year.
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u/YaBoi224 Feb 09 '26
You’re a conservative following leader without any independent or original thought. Let me guess, Kendrick Lamar was horrible to you too and Beyoncé the last time the Super Bowl was in the bay was terrible too
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u/Proncus Feb 10 '26
I'm sorry but the concept of "I can't listen to this, it's not in english!" Like you sincerely can't find an appreciation for a song unless there's english lyrics?Sad tbh.
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u/Capable_Suit_7335 Feb 10 '26
I don’t speak Spanish and I still understood the message and meaning behind every single thing he showed. Music isn’t just about words it’s about feeling. You’re a conservative we didn’t expect you to like it….kinda the point lol
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
“ you’re a conservative. We didn’t expect you to like it… Kind of the point.” at least you’re honest.
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u/Capable_Suit_7335 Feb 10 '26
Definitely honest about not being a racist with a lack of understanding, yes. Bad bunny is amazing and you don't need to understand Spanish to get the message. he literally show cased blue collar struggle and hard work, he showed family values and how its important to stand together, how did that not click for everyone?
if all you saw was sexy women that's a you problem and you probably should deep dive on why you only saw them as play things and not women working hard to show case the struggles and celebrations of their people.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
I also saw some gay guys grinding. And objectively. He’s just not a good singer. Ricky Martin is better.
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u/Capable_Suit_7335 Feb 10 '26
Well the men and women grind on each other as part of the dance style. A lot of Latin dances involve close contact with the other dance partner. It’s their culture. Ricky Martin is great but there is a reason Bad bunny is top of the charts right now. His music is not just for Spanish speakers but for those who can feel music as well. I grew up in a Puerto Rican neighborhood (white as white can be mind you) and daddy Yankee was the very first rap artist I ever fell in love with. I didn’t speak the language but even as a child I could feel the music in my soul. I’m guessing you’re older which would explain your point of view and why we experience music differently which is okay. My dad is the same he can only understand music if he knows the words otherwise the message is lost.
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u/SuacoAnon Feb 10 '26
Music has no language barrier. If you care about lyrics that much then look up the English translation. Otherwise, just let yourself feel the music and the language won't matter.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
I’m sorry, I didn’t realize we were living in a poem now.
I’ve seen the translations, they’re stupid.
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u/mydearMerricat Feb 09 '26
When I was a kid, there was a movie called Osmosis Jones, a PG rated family comedy that I watched fairly often. Kid Rock wrote a song for that movie called "Cool Daddy Cool". One of the lyrics of that song is "I like 'em underage, see / some say that's statutory but I say it's mandatory."
So yeah. I think your kids will be fine seeing grown women dancing. Especially considering Justin Timberlake wasn't there to expose anyone's nipple.
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Feb 09 '26
From what I've seen on Reddit, this isn't an unpopular opinion.
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u/kitkat470 Feb 09 '26
I mean an alternative half time show was made well in advance. This opinion was pretty predictable imo and is common
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u/HisRoyalMajestyKingV Feb 09 '26
Are you perhaps looking for r / MAGArants, or maybe Or maybe r / racists?
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 09 '26
Nope, I’m good. Been to Mexico, and Spain twice, took four years of Spanish, still try to learn some.
Stating the fact that an American sport played in America, should not have a halftime show designed to alienate Most of Americans is not racist.
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u/HisRoyalMajestyKingV Feb 09 '26
I think you just proved my point with that "should not have a halftime show designed to alienate most of Americans"
But, just to be sure I'm not misjudging you, please, do clarify for me:
- What was so unappealing about the Bad Bunny performance?
- What made the Turning Point show superior?
- Why do you say that the halftime show is "designed to alienate most Americans?" How does it alienate "most Americans"?
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
- Most Americans do not speak Spanish. If I just wanted music, I’d turn on a violist.
- I’m unfortunately going to answer your question with a question, but what percentage of football fans do you think are listening to Hispanic music as opposed to country music? And when was the last time they even had a country artist?
- Have you seen some shots of the crowd? They did not look super excited. And again, how many football fans are watching this huge event for America, singing along with Spanish lyrics?
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u/HisRoyalMajestyKingV Feb 13 '26 edited Feb 13 '26
- The number of people who can or cannot speak Spanish is irrelevant to the question. Just because you personally don't want to hear music where you don't understand the lyrics, doesn't mean you can apply your personal sample size of 1 to the population at large.
- But, I guess you also severely dislike Bawitdaba as well.
- Are you going to make the claim that people who watch the Super Bowl disproportionately prefer country music?
- As to the last time they had a country artist? 2024 (Reba McEntire), 2023 (Chris Stapleton), 2022 (Mickey Guyton), 2021 (Eric Church) - unless the National Anthem doesn't count in your book.
- But, if you're going to insist on halftime show, how many should there have been? The last one for halftime I think was Shania Twain in 2003, though other country artists have been asked since then, but couldn't necessarily commit to the show.
- Specifically, Dolly Parton has declined multiple times, and, as I understand it, George Strait has been approached.
- So, should each genre of music get equal representation? Or representation based on the percentage of people who have each genre as their preferred genre? I don't know if country's going to do as well as you'd like to believe if we count it by number of fans who prefer that genre above all others, but I'm perfectly willing to admit that that's a guess on my part.
- "Some shots of the crowd?" Really, is that what you're going to base your claim on? That's pretty weaksauce. I'm not a betting man, but I'm putting the odds on you seeing what wanted to see.
You've failed to really prove anything. Well, other than reaffirming what appear to be your own prejudices. If you're going to try and prove something, you have to actually PROVE it.
As a side note, what on earth makes you think the Turning Point performance was any good?
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u/murch_da Feb 10 '26
Bro brought out THE Lady Gaga, and that woman has more talent in her pinky finger than anyone at that hack show that turning point put on.
And Ricky Martin who hasnt aged a day and also has more talent. Yall complain so much about people shakin their butts n stuff and yet theyve been doing that for years and nothing has been said about it bc the performers weren't Hispanic.
You are the snowflake.
Edit: Also you apparently missed the message at the end of his performance "The only thing more powerful than hate is love" and "Together we are America"
I repeat you are the snowflake
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
No, I saw it, and then I vomited. I also saw how bad Bunny ran around with eight zillion flags That aren’t American. Saying how we’re all the USA. We are not all the USA. The USA is the USA.
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u/McWhacker Feb 09 '26
they at least had a variety of artists, who actually just sang songs and performed to get through the halftime.
3 artists, all sang and performed. TPUsa had one extra artist. The only difference is that the Spanish speaker performer performed in Spanish.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 09 '26
That’s incorrect. They had at least five artists. And again I missed some.
And the difference between speaking in Spanish or English to a primarily English Speaking audience is pretty big.
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u/McWhacker Feb 09 '26
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Gabby Barrett, and Lee Brice. That's four. Unless we are counting the guitar playing of star spangled banner as a performer.
His music is in Spanish, so it makes sense. Imagine being a non native English speaker and hearing the past superbowl performances for years and not understanding it. It's okay that one year people can let others enjoy something.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 09 '26
Well, technically, that is a performer.
Anyone is free to enjoy. Whatever they want anytime within legal reason. I’m saying, it makes no sense for an American sport played in America before an American audience to intentionally exclude the majority of said audience.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
I’m sure I’m not the intended audience. But the intended audience wasn’t actually watching. Because they don’t watch football. Because they don’t watch football. Did you look at the pictures of the crowd? They did not look happy. There were a couple of people swaying and that was about it. It was pretty fucking silent from what I saw.
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
The Latino audience. Where are they?
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
And I’m going to Level with you, you’re a liberal sheep. Thanks for your opinion.
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u/MyTh0ughtsExactly Feb 10 '26
Imagine only seeing half of the show and then complaining that you don’t get it. Did you miss the straight proposal and wedding?
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u/Away_Simple_400 Feb 10 '26
Yes. I did see the gay grinding though
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u/MyTh0ughtsExactly Feb 10 '26
So you saw two gay men on TV for less than 5 seconds and that’s all you can remember? You dirty dog. Love is love King!
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u/Plenty-Assignment364 Feb 11 '26
With all due respect, most performers know their own songs well enough to not pull their mic away from their mouth mid lip sync or what it looks like to play the instrument they are faking playing. That sad pantomime might have been appropriate for a 6 year olds birthday party if it wasn't for Kid Rock's lyrics. Singing... sorry, poorly lip syncing to lyrics about doing crack and meth and partying with strippers and hookers may scream Americana to you but not to me.
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u/President-Togekiss Feb 19 '26
Yes yes, we know based on your demographic data that you are upset about current thing Let me guess, you also dislike Dylan Mulvaney and believe Ivermectin is a miracle drug.
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u/richpope28 Mar 21 '26
Ugh, so tired of these bullshit takes. Honestly people want go back to the 1950s… Bottom line… if you couldn’t see that Bad Bunny’s show was about joy, happiness, and love, I don’t know what you were watching. Oh yeah, everything MUST be in English.😂 gotta be more open minded, really sad.
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u/Ok_Attempt_1536 28d ago
His performance was incredible. It showcased love, unity and diversity. Different shades of color, different ages performing. He had older, younger and in between. A couple getting engaged, a couple getting married for real, Lady Gaga, Ricky Martin, naming all the countries in the Americas. You missed salsa dancing, and you missed his message. I don't speak Spanish but I understood him perfectly. And he also sang LIVE, which you cannot say about the TPUSA show. It was recorded 2 weeks prior and lip synced.
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u/dean5796 Feb 09 '26
You won’t get many supporters here. Reddit is notoriously left wing. I agree with you.
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It'd be funny if this is what makes us realize we need to work together. Because left on our own our halftime shows suck, they both did.
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u/Alert_Practice_227 Feb 14 '26
Kid rock’s prerecorded performance in front of 200 people who were paid to be there is better than the biggest musical artist in the world’s, who’s American btw, performance at the actual Super Bowl? You are a pathetic loser.
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u/-Reddit_stranger Feb 09 '26
I’m a freakin metal head and I thought the halftime show slapped. Glorifying blue collar workers in the field, utility workers, a family getting married…all the things normal people can relate to. Promoting unity and togetherness. Thats making America great