"They're of course referring to the to male dancers who, relatively early on in the show, can briefly be seen grinding up on each other against the truck that Bad Bunny performs his reggaeton hit "EoO" on top of. But we know you know the moment, because it's been GIF'd and meme'd all over our social media feeds since Sunday. And yet, despite its virality, no one seemed to be able to tell us what we really wanted to know: whoa re these guys???"
"And now, to answer your follow-up question: They're straight. Sorry to break it to you. The good news is that sounds like both of them are total allies, and are not taking their roles as proxy representatives for the queer community on one of the biggest stages in the world lightly. "I think it's important for men to see [men] dancing like that," Santiago shared with Them, admitting to some initial hesitancy over the grinding moment see he identifies as heterosexual himself. "It's not that deep, right? Like we were just doing our job. And at the same time, it is that deep for us because we are doing the p"
Bad Bunny's Super Bowl Halftime Show included a viral moment where two male backup dancers briefly ground on each other atop a truck during the performance of "EoO." The dancers were identified as Dan Santiago (left) and Igor Faria (right). Both dancers identify as heterosexual but present themselves as allies to the queer community. Santiago acknowledged initial hesitancy about the grinding moment while emphasizing the importance of men seeing other men dancing that way. The dancers view their appearance as carrying responsibility as visible proxies for queer representation on a major global stage.
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