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Jason Kelce Says Viral Bad Bunny Quote is Fake News
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Jason Kelce took to Twitter on Tuesday night with this message:
The fake quote going around said this:
“If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America’s future.”
The false quote is referencing conservative pushback against Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl selection. The CliffsNotes is that there’s a portion of right wingers who aren’t exactly down with a Spanish-speaking Puerto Rico native getting the halftime gig. Throw in some typical comments about satanic liberalism and that’s the gist of it.
One of the big things floating around out there is that Turning Point USA, the late Charlie Kirk’s organization, is going to put together an alternative halftime performance with conservative and/or Christian artists instead. There’s been nothing official on that front, but if they do get a lineup together, there are good Christian metal bands that are worth including. Let’s not load it up with boring country artists and a washed Kid Rock. Make a few phone calls to bands like Demon Hunter and Living Sacrifice and let’s open up this fucking circle pit!
The Bad Bunny uproar is very silly, of course. The guy sings in Spanish. So what? Bruce Springsteen sings in English and you can barely understand him. Heyo! Rammstein sings in German and Sigur Ros sings in a combination of Icelandic and gibberish and both of those bands found a lot of success over here.
The thing about Super Bowl performances is that they are not for everybody. Of course, some think the selected artist is supposed to appeal to the largest swath of the country. Some think the artist should have global appeal, since you’ve got people around the world watching the game. Others think there’s an opportunity to target a specific demographic, in this case Spanish-speaking Americans and the humongous Latino population on this side of the globe.
Different strokes for different folks. You’d be hard-pressed to find someone who has watched and enjoyed every single Super Bowl halftime performance going back several decades now. If you’re a rock guy, you probably didn’t care for Kendrick Lamar. And if you’re a hip hop girl, you probably didn’t care much for the multi-year geezer train that was booked in the wake of Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction.
But the great thing about the Super Bowl halftime show is that if you don’t like it, you don’t have to watch it! And if TPUSA puts together a bill with Ted Nugent, then hell yeah, let’s go. As long as he only plays songs off the first couple of albums and none of that shit from Little Miss Dangerous.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com