"But his entire performance rebuked the notion that he is some culture-war proxy being foisted upon an American public that wants its stars to shut up and sing. Yes, he filled this show with slogans and symbols signalling Puerto Rican and Latino pride at a time when federal agents are menacing Spanish speakers and President Trump has declared English to be the national language. But fundamentally, the halftime was a blast: an instant-classic, precisely detailed, relentlessly stimulating medley rooted in the good-old-fashioned pleasure principle."
"But because he almost exclusively performs in Spanish and has spoken up against ICE, right-wing commentators suggested he was too political for the time slot, while branding him with various scary synonyms like " provocative" and " divisive." Just a few hours before the show, the influencer Jake Paul called him "a fake American citizen performing who publicly hates America.""
A wave of nervous hype built before the Super Bowl halftime as critics labeled Bad Bunny too political because he performs in Spanish and opposed ICE. Critics and influencers accused him of being divisive and un-American. On stage he responded verbally with "God bless America" and offered a performance that combined clear Puerto Rican and Latino symbols with exuberant spectacle. He opened amid imagery of sugar cane fields and jíbaros, wore a jersey-like patterned shirt while holding a pigskin, and moved through playful set pieces including a coconut vendor, a dominoes match, and a construction site.
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