Out of Sync, Bad Bunny
Like Democrats, who are hoping the government shutdown will reignite voter enthusiasm, I remind myself that hope is not a strategy. Let’s dig into the Super Bowl halftime choice of Bad Bunny.
Evidently, I’m not the only fan puzzled over why the National Football League and Roger Goodell (commissioner) would go for a trans-cause-supporting, dress-wearing rapper. Bunny, bad or good, challenges traditional gender roles during the so-called anti-woke vibe shift. Many fans, notes NRO’s executive editor Mark Antonnio Wright, are “riled up at this or that controversy, set off by Bunny over his career.”
Call me whatever, but before the Super Bowl controversy broke, Bad Bunny had not once been on my radar. We had often enjoyed an annual Super Bowl party at a friend’s house in one of Key West’s iconic lanes. The TV, positioned high on the porch, was turned to the small group of viewers gathered below. Like Mr. Wright, I had never heard of Mr. Bunny, never mind thought of Bunny as a cultural icon.
It’s been a long time coming, however. Super Bowl half-time shows have not been on my top 10 music list since … Well, I honestly don’t remember.
- Coldplay (2016)
- Lady Gaga (2017)
- Shakira (2020)
- The Weekend (2021)
- Usher (2024)
Ah, for the good ol’ days, when Brady and the Boston Pats dominated the game. I now forgive the mostly non-Pats crowd, trapped in a football snit, rooting against the Pats and Brady. Bring back the old days. Today, even the occasional costume malfunction seems harmless.
