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There really is no "latin culture". "Latin culture" from someone growing up in Ciudad Acuna will have more in common with someone white from San Antonio than they will from someone growing up in Puerto Rico.

We have to stop thinking of hispanics as a monolithic block. They aren't. Not even close.

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You can say the same thing about white people too. But that makes it a whole lot harder for liberals to scapegoat them.

Then there's this to consider .........

Clearly not the case in texas or anywhere else in the southwest, where parts of Latin culture are inherently a part of american culture.


My problem with bunny is that he isnt any good minus auto tune and studio production.

The music was good. However, I dont know how you could watch that video posted above and think, this is a really talented singer or rapper, for that matter..

I also don't think the political message was that covert. He said it at the end- all America's make up america. Thats true in the sense of a map. Its not true in the sense of the United States.

Assimilation matters.

Txhuntr said:

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I just have one question…why did I just watch a concert that the majority of Americans can't understand in the sport's biggest show of the year. It just seems dumb. Imagine if the Italian Winter Olympics opening ceremony had a huge portion of their program in Chinese or something. Everyone would be going wtf.

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Its not that uncommon. The opening ceremonies of the the Olympics had an entire speech in English, Linkin Park played the Champions League Final Opening in Germany, etc. Hell even the Eurovision song contest has a ton of English language music performed by countries who's primary language isn't English.



But ultimately the halftime show was made for people who don't watch football. The NFL knows their core fan base is going to watch the game no matter what. They are trying to draw in non football fans to the halftime show. The U.S. Grand Prix in Austin does a similar thing. They will sell plenty of tickets to race fans no matter what. But by loading out the evening concert schedule with some big headliners, they can capture an entirely different demographic.


And it seems to have worked. Early numbers are putting the halftime show at +135 million viewers. I think that would actually make it the most watched Super Bowl halftime show ever.

EclipseAg said:

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All I know is that my liberal friends on FB were ooohing and ahhhing over the show, talking about how moving and emotional it was -- even though they couldn't understand the words.

LOL.

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If you posted the words here you would be banned. Of course even Spanish speakers can't understand what he is saying so it's kind of like Mo Bamba

another reason not to watch the NFL

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Old McDonald said:

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bad bunny isn't for everyone, but it was a joyful and fun performance. the political message wasn't overt but it was clear: latin american culture is american culture, and no amount of nativism will change that.

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No one has had an issue with latin american culture being a part of american culture. Just like they don't have an issue with german, italian, irish and other integration of cultures in who we are as a nation.

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i'm happy you and i agree on this, but this is obviously untrue

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What is "Latin American culure" what do certain posters here not like about it?

Rattler12 said:

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Then there's this to consider .........

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Viva Los Estados Unidos!

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HTownAg98 said:

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This was about expanding the NFL brand outside the US. Plain and simple.

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Like someone already said, nobody outside of the US and Canada gives a flying F about American football. They play soccer, baseball, and basketball.

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Every NFL game played in Europe has sold out. So someone is watching those games in person. It's never going to surpass soccer or rugby in Europe or soccer or baseball in Latin and South America, but there's demand up to a certain level there.

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Old McDonald said:

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bad bunny isn't for everyone, but it was a joyful and fun performance. the political message wasn't overt but it was clear: latin american culture is american culture, and no amount of nativism will change that.

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No one has had an issue with latin american culture being a part of american culture. Just like they don't have an issue with german, italian, irish and other integration of cultures in who we are as a nation.

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i'm happy you and i agree on this, but this is obviously untrue

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What is "Latin American culure" what do certain posters here not like about it?

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Pretty sure on TA Latin American culture means Tex-mex food and Hispanic women

I think the NFL really wants to put a team in Mexico City eventually. After the results of that come in, I could see them pushing for Europe.

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Machine head is from the Bay Area… would have been a good selection too…

But then again, I'm sure the aging metal head isn't their target demographic.

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I actually partied a little bit with the guys from Machine Head in Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice's dressing rooms after the Heaven and Hell show in Chula Vista in April 2007. Ronnie had already left but he did leave us a refrigerator stocked with Boddingtons Ale.

I liked the guys from Machine Head but... since they were the opening band, they had to get on the bus and get on the road early to get to the next show so they couldn't stay long after the Heaven and Hell set.

EclipseAg said:

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All I know is that my liberal friends on FB were ooohing and ahhhing over the show, talking about how moving and emotional it was -- even though they couldn't understand the words.

LOL.

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It is funny how many of my Liberal friends thought it was the greatest thing ever.
I'm certain they never heard of Bad Bunny more than 5 months ago.
But... talking points are out and they must comply.

Apparently the latest talking point is that this wasn't about celebrating Puerto Rico but it was about making "brown kids" feel OK.

I'd love to know how many "brown kids" play dominoes and live next to a sugar cane field with unreliable power infrastructure.

As far as moving and emotional, they're never going to be able to top U2 after 9/11.

Rockdoc said:

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Had the entirety of the game muted. Went out and threw the tennis ball for the dog at halftime. Worked for me!

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I sort of did the opposite.

After the player intros, National Anthem and flyover (B1 was pretty cool), I worked on replacing the starter on my Australian Jeep Grand Cherokee and only came back in from the garage to watch the half time show.

I love the V8 power in that Grand Cherokee but... holy heck that thing is wedged in there, making it damn near impossible to replace the starter. Should have been a 20 minute job, not hours.

Rattler12 said:

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Then there's this to consider .........

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Where's the...equity?

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I didnt see the halftime show but people were upset about Kendrick Lamar's set last year and I actually quite liked it, but I like Kendrick's music.

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I enjoyed Kendrick Lamar's show also, even though it was as Black as could be.

My biggest fear with the Bad Bunny show was that he was going to bring out Drake who Kendrick Lamar just buried last year.

Had both on simultaneously. Preferred TPUSA because I'm an old white dude.

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Muy said:

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Has anyone run the halftime show through AI to translate it to those of us who don't speak Mexican?

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I speak Mexican and the little bit I saw on the news I couldn't understand half of it.

Maybe ask AI to translate to Puerto Rican?

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Yep my wife speaks fluent Mexican and she couldn't understand it.

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Fluent Mexican???


That's like saying Fluent American.


LOL can't make these comments up I swear.


Just a trainwreck of ignorance.

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I used to work for a Boston based company and I could barely even understand some of the Executives.

And when they spoke to an International audience, they didn't give a damn if they were understood or not.

I also worked for a Scotsman who was raised in South Africa.

My favorite though was my Company Commander in the TX Army National Guard in West Texas, who pronounced the word "Yellow" like "Yeah-La". Took me forever to figure out what he was saying.

So... there can be lots of versions of English.

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The wedding during Bad Bunny’s #SuperBowlLX Halftime Show was real, his rep confirms.

The couple had invited Bad Bunny to their wedding, and in turn he allowed them to get married during his show. pic.twitter.com/mtLxJNMyJ2

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 9, 2026

This didn't suck…pretty cool.

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That was pretty awesome.

Especially in 2026 as sad as this is to say but, it was a marriage of a man and a woman. Could have easily been substituted in for something else. Especially with all the pre-show narratives floating around.

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Then there's this to consider .........

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Since you've got the Australian flag on there.

I was pretty disappointed when the Seahawks Aussie Punter said he was from "Texas" instead of Sydney

HTownAg98 said:

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HTownAg98 said:

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This was about expanding the NFL brand outside the US. Plain and simple.

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Like someone already said, nobody outside of the US and Canada gives a flying F about American football. They play soccer, baseball, and basketball.

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Every NFL game played in Europe has sold out. So someone is watching those games in person. It's never going to surpass soccer or rugby in Europe or soccer or baseball in Latin and South America, but there's demand up to a certain level there.

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Yes. Similarly, back in 2014, I saw the LA Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks open the MLB season in Sydney, Australia.

There was plenty of fan interest for a couple games but they wouldn't be able to sustain a season's worth.

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I think the NFL really wants to put a team in Mexico City eventually. After the results of that come in, I could see them pushing for Europe.

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It would be interesting to see how they'd split the Raiders / Cowboys / Rams fan bases.

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K2-HMFIC said:

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The wedding during Bad Bunny’s #SuperBowlLX Halftime Show was real, his rep confirms.

The couple had invited Bad Bunny to their wedding, and in turn he allowed them to get married during his show. pic.twitter.com/mtLxJNMyJ2

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 9, 2026

This didn't suck…pretty cool.

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That was pretty awesome.

Especially in 2026 as sad as this is to say but, it was a marriage of a man and a woman. Could have easily been substituted in for something else. Especially with all the pre-show narratives floating around.

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Apparently on a whim they invited Bad Bunny to their wedding. He turned around and said, "I have a different idea". He also reportedly signed their marriage certificate as the official witness.

Since we're talking SB halftime shows, will Jay Z (who runs the shows) ever have a white headliner band/singer? Yes, I know he had eminmen as part of the rap show......

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I've been flipping between the game and the puppy bowl.

Puppy bowl is cuter.

I do actually watch NFL games some.

I'm a big Texans fan. But I just don't care if either one of these teams win… or lose, just a meh match-up.

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Texans suck. 50 years ago the Cowboys would have kicked their asses.

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The Cowboys haven't been much better since the Texans were founded. Every NFC team has made the NFC Championship game since the last time the Cowboys did. The Texans have seven playoffs wins since their inaugural season. Over that same time span, the Cowboys have four.

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The Houston NFL franchise and the Dallas NFL franchise have been around almost an equal number of years. One has had no Super Bowl success, the other has, but none in decades. Both cities suck.

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Does that include the Houston NFL franchise that is in Nashville or the Houston NFL Franchise that is in Houston? Technically, they are not the same Houston NFL Franchise, and one of them has only been around about 20 years.

Also technically, the Nashville Houston NFL Franchise was supposed to give up rights to the old Houston NFL Franchise mascot and logos, but I still see the evil spawn of that ******** Bud Adams continuing his legacy of misrepresentation and receipt by using said mascot and logo.

HollywoodBQ said:

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K2-HMFIC said:

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The wedding during Bad Bunny’s #SuperBowlLX Halftime Show was real, his rep confirms.

The couple had invited Bad Bunny to their wedding, and in turn he allowed them to get married during his show. pic.twitter.com/mtLxJNMyJ2

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) February 9, 2026

This didn't suck…pretty cool.

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That was pretty awesome.

Especially in 2026 as sad as this is to say but, it was a marriage of a man and a woman. Could have easily been substituted in for something else. Especially with all the pre-show narratives floating around.

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The one that was the funniest was people saying Bad Bunny was going to perform in a dress, when he'd said nothing about that.

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apparently you fell for #fakenews like maga does

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I'm an old fart, conservative, and a Trump supporter (when he's correct)

I pointed out on this very thread that it was fake news.

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The most hilarious and typical hypocritical thing about this whole thing is it exposes the right. They've spent the last years talking about how things should be merit based and that race/culture shouldn't matter. Bad Bunny got this on merit despite the NFL knowing they'd get flamed by the hypocritical right.

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I'm sure he has lots of merit among his fan base.

I just think it's highly unlikely that there is very much overlap in the Venn diagram of his fan base and the NFL fan base, which is why I thought it was an odd choice.

I watched with an open mind, and as I stated in this thread, I found it...adequate.

But I knew all along that it wasn't aimed at me.

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But the funniest thing to me is 60-year-old liberals today acting like Bad Bunny -- who they had never heard of six months ago -- is some combination of Prince and Paul McCartney. And that his messages of "love and unity" were so stunning and brave.

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That is hilarious, and exactly what a family member did, posting "I stand with Bad Bunny" on his Facebook.

In his 70s, nice guy, political dumbass.

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So... there can be lots of versions of English.

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You've met me, you know how country and West Texas I sound.

The sad thing is, I've improved over the years. First met my (now) wife when we were teenagers, and she lived in Houston. She said she knew I was speaking English, but still couldn't understand most of what I said.

StandUpforAmerica said:

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Since we're talking SB halftime shows, will Jay Z (who runs the shows) ever have a white headliner band/singer? Yes, I know he had eminmen as part of the rap show......

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Just had a white guy....Bad Bunny.

He's not black, nor Asian, so.....

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StandUpforAmerica said:

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Since we're talking SB halftime shows, will Jay Z (who runs the shows) ever have a white headliner band/singer? Yes, I know he had eminmen as part of the rap show......

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Just had a white guy....Bad Bunny.

He's not black, nor Asian, so.....

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Bingo

mustang1234 said:

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another reason not to watch the NFL

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When you need your halftime show to generate the drama your game cannot produce, then the sport you administer needs attention while the NFL maintains its dominance. If they don't look at the borefest produced on Sunday and adjust, then they will go into a slow decline.

Nothing in the NFL approaches the intensity level produced by the collegiate version of the game. Five minutes of Indiana and Miami was better value for the ticket buyer than the entire Super Bowl.