"He made Donald Trump look foolish. Granted, that is not hard to do at all, but Bad Bunny did it in a way that was entirely unintentional. Trump and his lackeys had spent days - months, actually - raging about Bad Bunny, about who should perform, and about who belongs on America's biggest stage - read: male, white, straight - and from the continental 48 states, and what kind of culture deserves to be celebrated - read: male, white, straight."
"Because while Trump was fuming, Bad Bunny was dancing, singing, and celebrating, all the while surrounded by life, love, and greenery. Now compare that to what Trump surrounds himself with: cold, hard, gray, joyless concrete. He literally tore out rose bushes at the White House and replaced them with slabs of stone. His rallies are seas of identical red hats and angry faces. His world is one of exclusion, complaining, and nostalgia for a past that never actually existed."
Bad Bunny's halftime performance injected energy into an otherwise lackluster Super Bowl, transforming the evening with color, movement, and celebration. The performance contrasted sharply with criticism from Donald Trump and his allies, who spent months complaining about who belongs on America's biggest stage and advocating for a narrow, male, white, straight image. Trump's attacks exposed racism, xenophobia, and a detached, nostalgic worldview. While Trump surrounded himself with concrete, gold, and uniform crowds, Bad Bunny's staging emphasized greenery, life, and diverse participants. The performance underscored inclusion and exuberance versus exclusion and nostalgia.
Read at Advocate.com
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