I could have written about the shutdown, but we all know about it, and anyway, I’ve spent the majority of this week mentally curating my ideal Bad Bunny Superbowl halftime show. I think I’ve mostly got it; the big thing if he can get away with playing ‘El Apagón.’ It’s both political and an absolute fucking banger, but I’m not sure NBC would air it as-is.
Naturally, the announcement that Bad Bunny– born, as every single article about this will tell you, Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio–is playing the Superbowl brought out completely anticipated reactions from the folks you’d absolutely suspect: He’s Puerto Rican, not American (that’s sarcasm. On my part, at least); he doesn’t sing songs in English; he hates ICE; he hates Donald Trump; he hates America (which you can tell because he’s Puerto Rican, doesn’t sing in English, hates ICE, and hates Donald Trump); he sometimes uses drag to make his point like another famous B. Bunny:
Apparently that last one is part of some Satanic gay agenda? Which is how you know they didn’t even bother to watch the video. That’s just being pretty and having fun; the actual Satanic gay agenda in that video is unmissable:
Anyway, Bad Bunny has some big shoes to fill– J.Lo and Shakira hold the non-wardrobe malfunction record for halftime show FCC complaints with 1,312 (including 391 uses of the word ‘crotch!’). Benito is going to have to step his game, but I think he has it in him. I will be there, both for the performance and the ensuing meltdowns.
Be nice to each other today, and be nice to the mods. Saying things that would get the worst people in America to complain to the FCC is encouraged; however, do NOT threaten Mayor McSquirrel or break any other site rules to do it.