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Bad Bunny used Saturday Night Live this weekend to thumb his nose at critics and tell Americans they have “four months to learn” Spanish if they want to understand his Super Bowl halftime set, delivering the line after switching to Spanish and celebrating the selection as a win for Latino culture. That zinger was met with the exact outrage and eye-rolling it deserved, because a halftime show is supposed to bring the country together, not issue linguistic ultimatums from a stage meant for unity.
The performer in question is slated to headline Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026, a decision that has turned what should be a celebration of sport into a culture-war flashpoint. Millions of working Americans tune in to the Super Bowl for football, family, and a clean halftime spectacle — not to be lectured or guilted into adopting a different cultural script.
Republican voices weren’t silent. Even former President Trump slammed the NFL’s decision as “crazy,” and conservative lawmakers and commentators have called out the league for picking a politically charged figure whose politics and performance choices don’t reflect mainstream American values. This isn’t about attacking a man’s heritage — it’s about the NFL prioritizing woke virtue signaling over a show that should celebrate the shared traditions of the country.
You don’t have to like Bad Bunny’s music to be alarmed by the theatrics: he’s publicly said he avoided U.S. tour dates over fears of immigration enforcement at concerts, and he leaned into Spanish on live television in a way that felt deliberately divisive. That choice to make language part of the spectacle reads as a provocation, not a performance — and provocation is the last thing Americans need at a national event that should be welcoming to everyone.
To add fuel to the fire, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made clear that ICE would be “all over” the Super Bowl to enforce the law, turning the event into a politicized enforcement stage rather than a simple sporting celebration. When federal security briefings and partisan theater collide at America’s biggest live event, ordinary citizens end up caught in the middle while the elites score culture points on both sides.
So here’s the plain truth for hardworking Americans: if the NFL wants your attention and your money, it ought to give you a halftime show that unites rather than alienates. Boycotts and consumer pressure are tools citizens can use when corporate America insists on wearing a political badge during national pastimes; vote with your wallet, demand clearer standards, and tell the league that your Saturday night and your Super Bowl Sunday belong to the country — not to somebody’s stunt line.
