Ep. 2364 - A Very BAD Bunny Super Bowl
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Hola, y bienvenidos al Ben Shapiro Show. Yeah, so I had to learn Spanish so I could understand the halftime show over at the Super Bowl. And I have a lot of thoughts.
What are the main critiques of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show?
I have a lot of thoughts. First, that Daily Wire Plus app, that's how you take the Daily Wire with you wherever you go. And right now, we are providing you with actual breaking news and journalism in brand new ways. We have a new podcast series out And of course, the App Store and Google Play to join the fun. Overall, honestly, like great production value. I understand this halftime show is not aimed at me. I listen to classical music and there was the usual plethora of butts on the screen, which again has become common to all halftime shows, unfortunately. But overall, in terms of the production value, production value, incredible, incredible. I was very much in favor of a couple actually getting married, like a straight couple getting married in the middle of the halftime show.
And by the way, I did enjoy the... entire wedding production dance with Lady Gaga as the wedding singer and even the kid falling asleep on the chairs, which I've been told by some of my producers. Producer Savvy is of Latina extraction. And also Fabby, the makeup lady, is Puerto Rican. And so they told me that this is like a common thing at Latino weddings. It is also a common thing at Jewish weddings where everybody goes too late and the kids are all sleeping on the chairs. Again, charming. I enjoyed that. The staging was immaculate. All of that is fine. So let's start with that. Here is sort of my generalized critique. There is a thing that goes on in American culture that is highly irritating to me.
And that thing is where everyone celebrates a thing that is left leaning in nature politically. And then if you notice the thing is happening, they tell you that you're crazy. And why are you focusing on it? And you are just over your skis. And why are you so upset? So let's start with this again. I'm not particularly upset by halftime shows at the Super Bowl because who cares? In the grand scheme of life, is this a big deal? No, it is not a big deal. The reason that some people are concerned today or upset today is because, really, I think the end of the performance. So, let's start with this. Again, I am not a Bad Bunny fan. To me, I don't know whether he's a good bunny, a bad bunny, or the worst bunny.
I have no gradation. I have no scale upon which to judge his badness of bunniness. I do not know his music. I didn't understand a word he was saying. Frankly, it seemed to me, as a person who, again, does not traffic in this music and doesn't listen to this music, that when I was watching... the aforementioned bad bunny walking through the screen, holding a football, gaining more yards than the New England Patriots the entire first half and kind of saying things to me in Spanish. And I had no idea what he was saying. I will admit that it felt to me like perhaps I'd been in a car crash and there was a person walking at me telling me that I needed to get out my insurance card in a language I did not understand.
So this was not geared toward me. But again, I told you the pros. The pros are that beautifully produced, the couple getting married mid-show, the kids falling asleep on the chairs.
How does Bad Bunny's performance reflect cultural and political themes?
All that was very, very charming. And I don't even have a problem with a lot of Spanish being in the show because guess what? A lot of people in the United States speak Spanish and that's totally cool. A lot of people in the United States speak a lot of second languages. There are some cons. And again, here's where you get into the gaslighting. One, one con, no English. It is fine, obviously, to have a lot of Spanish and not even unprecedented. I remember a few years ago, Shakira and J-Lo did the halftime show, and I believe they did a song in Spanish. Cool. That's awesome. And of course, there are tens of millions of Latino Americans who contribute in unbelievable ways to our common project as Americans.
One third of the American military is Latino. But why no English, right?
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:10
2
What are the main critiques of Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show?
0:10–3:26
3
How does Bad Bunny's performance reflect cultural and political themes?
3:26–12:53
4
What are the pros and cons of having a halftime show in Spanish?
12:53–16:09
5
What are the implications of Bad Bunny's political statements during the show?
16:09–53:57
Speakers
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