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In reply to the discussion: The best take I've seen on Bad Bunny's halftime show [View all]hlthe2b
(113,322 posts)I liked it. That said, I love world music and exploration of world cultures--having traveled quite a bit and worked overseas in several areas of the world. I also am a highly visual person so the theatrics and Broadway Musical or cinema-like effects were appealing to me. That said, I know from speaking to some others -who are at least politically liberal and culturally tolerant enough to be open to Bad Bunny- had some challenges. Neither had ever listened to him before and were not the target audience for such theatrical type performances and just found it difficult to follow along. No. I am not making excuses for them.
Clearly those listening and not watching would be met with a special challenge--especially if they did not speak Spanish. My understanding is that sports radio this morning was full of those reactions--an no, not all from those who cater to MAGA types
Clearly, many detractors have forgotten who has performed at the Super Bowl in the past and how they might have appealed to only a segment of the population (e.g., young versus older, male versus female, Pop versus Rap fan audiences, etc.)
I am glad NFL spotlighted Bad Bunny and Latino-specifically Puerto Rico culture. Hopefully they won't be reticent to do similar in the future.