Tag: football

“6 US states plan on boycotting Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show.”

The second I saw the headline, I already knew the roster of usual suspects: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Utah, and West Virginia. Of course, it’s them. A few months back, Hall of Fame running back Eric Dick— er—son popped off about the NFL picking Bad Bunny for halftime. These reactions all orbit the same tired idea about who “belongs” in American traditions.

Dick -er-son said in October, “If he don’t like the US, don’t come here to perform.”

Genius stuff from Dick, truly. Puerto Rico became part of the United States in 1898 under the Treaty of Paris. You’d think a man who made a living reading defenses could read a history book, too.

And this whole “if you criticize the country, leave it” routine? I heard that garbage when I opposed the Vietnam War. Loving your country means telling it when it’s wrong and sticking around to help fix it. Mark Twain nailed it: “Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.”

So to Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Utah, and West Virginia: I won’t miss you. The halftime show won’t miss you. The ratings won’t miss you. But your own citizens will miss out on a couple of hours to breathe, laugh, and forget the world’s nonsense.

And if the alternative is listening to Kid Crock belt out,

“Some say that’s statutory, but I say it’s mandatory,”

then boycotting Bad Bunny is a hell of a way to show your love for America.

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