Yer Captain was going to avoid the post-Super Bowl halftime controversy.
I’ve already said my piece in a previous post.
Yes, me and the First Mate watched and enjoyed Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show.
I loved the music and dancing.
Overall, the show was bright and energetic.
I don’t know what the words were, but I came away with a good feeling.
The next morning, just to be fair (because yer Captain is nothing if not fair) I skimmed through a YouTube video of the Turning Point USA alternative broadcast.
It was supposed to be an All-American celebration.
What they offered was three young country singers.
And whatever Kid Rock is these days.
Even though they were all singing in English, yer Captain didn’t understand anything they said either.
And, far from uplifting, I found the TP production to be dark and angry.
They started with a poor imitation of Jimi Hendrix’s electric guitar version of the “Star Spangled Banner”.
I don’t think they understood that when Jimi played it, it was an anti-government protest.
The Captain wonders if they even realize Jimi Hendrix was black.
But I digress…
Almost immediately after the real halftime performance (which they claimed “nobody watched”), the Right started spinning their lies.
Some called Bad Bunny’s performance “pure smut”, filled with "choreography featuring overtly sexualized movements, including widespread twerking, grinding, pelvic thrusts and other sexually suggestive conduct."
The Captain did notice Bad Bunny adjusting his crotch on several occasions.
I, too, have worn boxer shorts. They are not at all comfortable!
Others say Bad Bunny’s performance was a “slap in the face” to the majority of Americans who don’t speak Spanish.
Perhaps you should learn a second language?
Dammit Captain! Stay focused here!
One said it was “worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction” in 2004.
Worse than a split-second nipple-slip? Wow!
CAPTAIN'S NOTE: Bad Bunny's lyrics performed during the halftime show were reviewed by television censors. Lyrics were changed and words were "bleeped" to conform to broadcast norms.
The President himself, who bitched and moaned about Bad Bunny for weeks prior, apparently tuned in anyway.
It was on all the televisions at his Mar-a-Largo Super Bowl party!
Take that, Turning Point USA!
Of course, his take was that it was “the worst EVER!”
Of course.
But then the Captain came across comments by Laura Loomer.
Who the hell is she again?
Anyway, this was her take:
“Illegal aliens and Latin hookers twerking at the Super Bowl.
Not a single white person or English translation at the Super Bowl.
This isn’t White enough for me.”
"THIS ISN'T WHITE ENOUGH FOR ME."
Honey, it was a football game, not a Klan rally!
Now, yer Captain thinks she meant specifically the halftime show, but let’s go with that.
Yes, the halftime show was populated with beautiful, brown-skinned people.
Bad Bunny is from Puerto Rico and so is his music, so that was to be expected.
There is no proof that any of them were here illegally or that any of them were prostitutes, but those type accusations score points with the MAGAts.
CAPTAIN’S NOTE: As a reminder, yet again, Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens.
And yes, Bad Bunny sings in Spanish.
It’s a beautiful language.
But there in the midst of it all, Lady Gaga made a guest appearance.
Last I heard, she is white.
And she sang her song in English.
Did Laura Loomer go to the bathroom and miss that?
Or did she not watch at all?
Also, at one point the Captain distinctly heard Bad Bunny say, “God bless America!”
In English.
Now, I think he meant ALL the Americas, but it is what it is.
And the football he carried was emblazoned with the words, “TOGETHER WE ARE AMERICA”.
And on the jumbotron, he ended the show with the words, “THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE”.
Written large in English so even Laura Loomer could understand the message he attempted to convey during his performance.
Now let’s look at the pregame show.
Green Day headlined the pregame.
Three [older] white guys.
Singing in English. [I think.]
Green Day has sold 75 million albums worldwide, making the band one of the highest-selling groups of all time.
Their 1994 album “Dookie” is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
They were there, not because of their skin color, but because of their success.
Charlie Puth sang the National Anthem.
He’s white.
He has a long string of awards and recognition dating from 2013 to the present.
He was there, not because of his skin color, but because of his success.
Brandi Carlile sang “America the Beautiful”.
She’s white.
She is a lesbian, married to Catherine Shepherd since 2012.
Brandi has 11 Grammy awards and 28 nominations, plus a whole bunch of other awards dating back to 2016.
She was there, not because of her skin color or sexual orientation, but because of her success.
Coco Jones sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing”.
She’s black.
Because it would be awkward to have a white person sing the Black National Anthem.
Coco has one Grammy and seven nominations, among other recognition in both singing and acting.
So she was there, not solely because of her skin color, but because of her success.
All of these artists, by the way, are very popular in the Bay area where the Super Bowl was held.
And since I brought it up, Bad Bunny has 6 Grammys and 16 nominations, including Album of the Year in 2026.
Today he’s the most popular entertainer world-wide.
That’s why he was there.
Just for comparison, the Grammy count for TP’s alternate broadcast: zero.
Kid Rock’s career peaked 20 years ago.
He was picked only because he has been sucking up to Trumpf recently.
But did I mention already: Trumpf watched Bad Bunny instead!
If you were looking for an “all-American celebration of faith, family, and freedom”, the real Super Bowl Halftime Show was it.
No, it wasn’t an all-white whine-fest about how hard it is to be a white male in America today.
America (even the United States) has never been about that.
This nation was built (literally) by the blood, sweat, and tears of people from every country on this planet.
Let us never forget that.
Meanwhile, the people whose names have been revealed in the Epstein Files have still not been arrested.
Let us never forget that either.
