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[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 134 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (7 children)

He's fucking American, I genuinely don't even understand their issue with him is. I get that it's just racism but how do they rationalise it without admitting its just racism? What are their talking points because it makes no sense

[–] dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org 95 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 35 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I totally get that but usually they have some talking point to avoid directly admitting that

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 41 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I literally don't think that the raciats understandthat Bad Bunny is American.

[–] NotSteve_@piefed.ca 29 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm not even American and even I know Puerto Rico is an American territory 😭

[–] moody@lemmings.world 18 points 8 months ago (5 children)

Yes, but many Americans don't know that. The name is Spanish. Hell, so many Americans don't realize that New Mexico is a state in their own country.

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[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 20 points 8 months ago

This is just the mask-off, "We don't care that he's a US citizen...he's not white", kind of racism. They aren't even pretending that there's more to it at this point.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They are going full blown Nazi.

[–] Whostosay@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

They've been there since 2015

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[–] ImgurRefugee114@reddthat.com 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Oooooh that explains a lot thanks

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (4 children)

~~That’s nice but also very naive…~~

Gotta remember to always quote what I’m replying to so when folks edit their comment I’m not out here looking like an asshole…¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 57 points 8 months ago (1 children)

so is American Bad Bunny performing that one too?

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Probably Kid Rock playing his greatest hits from his hit album "Bad Reputation".

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

greatest hits

Whoa 😳
He had two?

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[–] tootoughtoremember@lemmy.world 57 points 8 months ago (2 children)

House Speaker Mike Johnson said booking Bad Bunny was “a terrible decision,” suggesting that Lee Greenwood would attract a “broader audience,” despite the 1980s country icon boasting fewer than 500,000 Spotify listeners compared with Bad Bunny’s 80 million.

I kinda wish this would happen. It'd go down as the most disappointing Superb Owl half time show in history.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 33 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Who the fuck is Lee Greenwood?

[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

He sang the "Proud to be an American" song, which is played at pretty much every 4th of July or other vaguely patriotic event in the south at least. But I can't name one other song he sang, and I don't see any reason at all to be proud of the USA right now.

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[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago

Lol I am a Raiders season ticket holder, and since they moved to Vegas, the halftime shows have been superb. I've seen Lil Jon twice, Sublime with Rome, Ice Cube, and I feel like I'm missing a couple, but they have been for the most part, great. Lee Greenwood did one once, and first of all, I had to Google just to see who tf he was, then he was God awful. Out of pitch and just sounded like he was too old to still be performing. He played the proud to be uh 'murican song and finally fucked off. I hope Chudpoint USA hires this moron for their unwoke halftime show. It'll be a disaster.

[–] HasturInYellow@lemmy.world 45 points 8 months ago

He's an American citizen. Like ... There's not even a way to plausibly deny that this is solely because he is brownish and speaks Spanish.

Laugh in the face of anyone who praises it

[–] TemplaerDude@sh.itjust.works 39 points 8 months ago

Just blatant, bald faced racism. Just non stop racism from these nazi loving racists.

[–] twistypencil@lemmy.world 29 points 8 months ago (3 children)

That show is going to be the worst show ever

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[–] MyOpinion@lemmy.today 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Charlie Kirk would be proud. He was a racist piece of shit.

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[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 27 points 8 months ago

Bad Bunny is not All American? That is news to me.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 21 points 8 months ago

I can’t wait. Whenever fascists try to be cool they look hilarious

[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 21 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (5 children)

What's the complaint? That it's not an American performing?

The Who performed at the Superbowl before. They're not American...

EDIT: Yes, I know he's American. I'm trying to understand what these misinformed people are claiming to be upset about. They're not even consistent, which suggests that they're BSing about their reason.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 27 points 8 months ago (2 children)

He is American. I still laugh at who the Squeaker of the House threw out there as a better alternative....Lee Greenwood, which I had to look up, because I never heard of him. Unlike Bad Bunny - I don't pay that much attention to pop music, but even I know who he is...

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[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] Tinidril@midwest.social 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)
[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Just not part of the white America.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 18 points 8 months ago (4 children)

All American like Qatari air bases?

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (2 children)

The Seven Mountain Mandate people sure are delicate little flowers, aren't they?

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Alternative halftime shows are just a way for broadcasters to clawback viewers and increase ad rates during a period where everyone’s eyes are on another channel.

This will be to Fox and local Sinclair affiliates what the Butt Bowl was to MTV, or the Puppy Bowl was to Discovery.

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[–] waldo_was_here@piefed.social 13 points 8 months ago (3 children)
[–] Zron@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Some racist guy that got shot, idk they’re butt hurt about it

[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 7 points 8 months ago

And an advocate for what killed him.

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[–] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 13 points 8 months ago

I don't think ol' leaky neck owns anything anymore.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Is turning point online only? Be a shame if they got ddosd that day.

[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Even more of a shame for them to spend a whole bunch of money on a big production only to not make a cent off of it because nobody is going to watch.

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[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago

They'd just spin it into their being so immensely popular, the site crashed. I like where your head's at though

[–] Catma@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Maybe I missed something along the way but what in the ever loving fuck is up with this obsession over Lee Greenwood from the right? He is not a generational talent and has absolutely 0 appeal to a majority of people.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 8 months ago

what in the ever loving fuck is up with this obsession over Lee Greenwood from the right?

They have almost nobody else to choose from. The vast majority of artists lean left (or at minimum lean away from the rightwingnuts).

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Let them in or let them out. I'm sick and tired of this halfway situation with Puerto Rico. Personally I'm down for letting them be a state, it's something Trump could do that has him remembered positively that no Democrat could manage. But we need to authorize them to choose statehood or nationhood.

I also feel that way about the pacific territories but that's more difficult as they're tiny and far apart with few people.

Eta: if made a state Puerto Rico would be the 33rd largest, between Iowa and Arkansas. DC would be the 3rd smallest if made a state having more people than Vermont or Wyoming.

Arguably Wyoming probably shouldn't have been a state and should've just been added to neighboring states, whereas Vermont was the first state to be added and fought in the revolutionary war as their own country, so their small population doesn't really count against them

But yeah, more united states citizens live in Puerto Rico than in both Dakotas and Hawaii combined (or Kansas if you feel those are too small), and it wouldn't be the first state to speak a non English language, looking at Louisiana and the entire Southwest

[–] TheDemonBuer@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

I won't be watching either of them.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Pessimistic take: Given how much weird involvement presidents have always historically had with the Superbowl, I honestly just kind of assumed the Bad Bunny as "such a controversial pick" was intentionally meant to stir shit up for marketing purposes.

It provides the left with a feeling of control by knowing that people that buy into the outrage (see the recent cracker barrel controversy, that was mainly bot driven marketing) are triggered. Tons of people who don't give a shit about football (or even Bad Bunny) will now make a point to at least watch the half time show for the chance to see the right wing outrage machine being owned on a national stage.

Everybody who buys into the "this is a disgrace and I am personally offended and outraged" machine, (also more likely to be watching bc they care about football) can tune into the TPUSA half time show, and feel their own little slice of control. There's even a chance many of the sponsors of the TPUSA half time show will be part of a parent conglomerate that also owns the sponsors of the Superbowl halftime show.

Create a controversy and market to both sides of the controversy. Americans watch and spend money to support "their side," but it turns out that both sides are owned by the same people. Example, Dove might sponsor the Superbowl while Axe Body Spray will sponsor the TPUSA show. Unilever still makes money regardless.

[–] ChaoticEntropy@feddit.uk 8 points 8 months ago

Keeping up the proud tradition of hating Puerto Rico.

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