Bad Bunny represents U.S better than Trump: Poll
By: Russell Falcon (The Hill)
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(NEXSTAR) — It's been a great post-Super Bowl week for global music superstar Bad Bunny. In addition to receiving acclaim for his Halftime Show, the Puerto Rican artist also saw a massive bump in streams of his music. Now, a new Yahoo!/YouGov poll finds Americans stand behind the bunny and his message of unity — and say he represents the U.S. better than President Trump.
Over 1,700 U.S. adults were polled after the Super Bowl, Feb. 9-12, and asked their opinions on Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show, and whether they approved or disapproved of the "DtMF" singer and his message.
While Bad Bunny's show has been framed as controversial, the actual content of his show was a message of immigrants taking pride in both their heritage and in belonging in the United States. A screen behind Bad Bunny even read, "The Only Thing Stronger Than Hate Is Love," while the Spanish-language artist proclaimed, "God bless America!"
In the poll, 30 percent of Americans who watched the Super Bowl said they liked Bad Bunny's halftime performance, with only 8 percent saying they disliked it. Meanwhile, 31 percent of Americans said they approved of Bad Bunny performing entirely in Spanish, with only 11 percent disapproving.
When asked whether they approved of Bad Bunny's message of unity, 60 percent of American respondents said they approved. Only 16 percent said they disapproved.
When asked "Who better represents America? Bad Bunny or Donald Trump?", more Americans said the Puerto Rican music superstar does. Forty-two percent said Bad Bunny better represents America, with 39 percent choosing Trump.
The news isn't likely to please Trump, who posted on his Truth Social platform about the Halftime Show, saying it was "absolutely terrible, one of the worst, EVER!"
From the moment the artist was announced as the NFL's chosen performer, many conservatives were outraged that a Spanish-language artist had been chosen. In response, Turning Point USA, a conservative advocacy group, staged an "alternative" YouTube halftime show with Kid Rock as the headliner.
While it's estimated that Kid Rock's pre-recorded performance drew 6.1 million concurrent viewers on YouTube, Bad Bunny's show received around 128.2 million average U.S. viewers. These ratings make the artist, born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, the fourth-most-watched Super Bowl Halftime Show headliner in history.
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As if there was any doubt.
I was in West Side Story in HS.
Lots of similarities to the choreography and dancing. just a big happy party with singing and dancing; and as far as I remember,
lady gaga sang most if not all of her song in English.
I think I heard more Spanish today at breakfast at the diner in Fort Worth.
Hmmmm...let's see.
The choice is between a convicted felon and a popular singer...
(As with all countries we have some criminals & corrupt politicians. But do people think they really "represent" our country?)
That's a great question.
Do we really think Maduro "represented" Venezuelans? Or does Kier Starmer really "represent" the average Brit?
There is a whole conversation to be had here on which leaders, if any, actually do represent their countries and which ones do so most closely.
Of course one could argue that no person in a role of power represents the average citizen (as the "average" citizen doesn't have that kind of power).
Nor does the "average" citizen have that kind of fame.
(Because if they did...they wouldn't be considered average!)
Compared to Trump? I would have said "The Godfather".
That doesn't make any sense.
I guess I didn't word my comment well. Trump doesn't represent the America I ever knew. I thought The Godfather represeents America more than he does.
Ouch!
Remember-- this is a social media site!
We want texmex food, music, whatever... but not texmex people.
Appropriate then force to assimilate. "You bring us your food, spices, music, dance, hair styles, clothing, fads, trends & money, but don't let us catch you speaking none of them weirdo languages or trying to celebrate your non-Christian holidays during our holidays!".
What about Chinese food?
Interesting comparison. There are similarities and differences, both. Identifying which are which is... edifying.
And is similar re: certain aspects of "black" culture as well . . .
Yeah some of those lyrics were as American as baseball and apple pie. Feel free to transcribe them to English and sing them to your moms and grandbabies. Yeehaw!
And some here call Kid Rock raunchy? Amazing!
Did you? I doubt it.
Under pressure from a typically idiotic Republican Congressman Trump's FCC conducted a post-game investigation, determined there was no language that might have violated any decency regulations and considers the matter closed.
Feel free to provide your transcribed translation.
I did, did you? You must have since it sounds like you supported it.[✘]
Then you can tells us what was so bad. I saw the half-time show and read the translation.
Perhaps you can show us some Bad Bunny lyrics that talk about sex with underage girls like Kid Rock:
Perhaps you can show us where Kid Rocks sez: Let the ones I’ve already fucked smile.
Much more wholesome ….. oh yeah!
So, first, self-righteous rightwing conservatives bemoan the fact that Bad Bunny will be playing the half time show and they whine and complain and shout about how immoral his songs are and even worse, sung in Spanish! And then you had Kid Rock, which was a brilliant move by the way, sell himself as the rightwing conservative moral Christian alternative to the supposedly smutty Bad Bunny half time show and a lot of conservatives bought it. I hope Kid Rock made a killing off those hilariously stupid fucking rubes. Of course, later the conservatives are reminded of all the insane and clearly immoral drug, alcohol and underage sex filled songs Kid Rock has put out over the years and those on the left rightly called conservatives 'hypocrites' for bashing Bad Bunny.
So how do rightwing conservative hypocrites pivot even when no one on the left claimed Bad Bunny was some sort of moral leader of conservatism?
"You liberals are hypocrites for attacking Kid Rock for playing the same kind of content as Bad Bunny! Yeah, that's it!".
Thank you, I rest my case. What’s good for the goose, is good for the gander. Boy my friends on the left do hate it why they get called on their hypocritical bullshit. Ooh doggie!
1. I never claimed Bad Bunny to be wholesome.
2. I don't find that anywhere close to being as offensive as a whole song about cruising for underage girls.
3. You weren't forced to watch.
No one on the left did. It's hilarious that he thinks he won this argument somehow. It's a little sad, but hard not to laugh at. Perhaps he doesn't understand the word 'hypocrisy'.
Never said you did
Opinions do vary as do rationalizations. Neither singer particularly bothers me. They are just songs after all. Although I won’t be singing or requesting either at a wedding any day soon.
Never said I was. You have me confused with the triggered. Which I am not. I cared less that he sang at a halftime show I rarely watch anyways. I just like calling out hypocritical bullshit when I see it. And I see it here. In spades from my friends on the left. Slobbering all over Bad Bunny just because Trump bad mouthed him.
Funny, funny as hell.
I find it gut busting, belly laugh funny that you think I give a shit about such things here. Projection on your part perhaps? Yes, I think so.
I don't see the left slobbering all over Bad Bunny (he does have a shit ton of fans though) because Trump bad mouthed him. They are holding up the hypocritical bullshit sign to the people bad mouthing him while slobbering all over Kid Rock.
lol …. The old switcheroo is a fail here my friend. The left hammered on Kid Rock for raunchy songs long before they ever heard of Bad Bunny. Now their defense of Bad Bunny rings hypocrical all day long and in to tomorrow.
C’mon man!
Where is your transcribed translation?
Delusional comment.
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Poor maga is so butt hurt over the Super Bowl halftime show that they’re stooping to the most easily disproven accusations, knowing that their target audience is too stupid to question or research anything. There is a maga moron in my family that is so ostracized that I rarely ever hear about her, but yesterday she was pushing the latest racist hatred that Bad Bunny was arrested in Puerto Rico for lewd and lascivious behavior in front of children. It took less than a minute to determine he was not even in Pueto Rico because he’s on world tour. Meanwhile she is the most staunchest of supporters of the pedophile pimp mentioned in the Epstein files more times than Harry Potter is mentioned in all of the Harry Potter series.
The bind moggles.