Just want to say that halftime show was 🔥🔥🔥. I don’t listen to bad bunny normally, but I am now.
The radical woke subliminal message in Bad Bunny's halftime performance
Submitted 2 weeks ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to [deleted]
https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3d710197-92db-4bf9-abf6-3f7490d14a8c.jpeg
Comments
danc4498@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
HeyJoe@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I dont either, and only heard some of his stuff before. I also am never a huge fan of most of the half time shows, but this one seemed to work well and was unique. I especially liked the end where he celebrates all countries, the dig without being a dig.
ickplant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Fuck yes, same.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I heard him for the first time yesterday, just to know what I was in for. Dude is incredibly popular on YouTube! First video had a billion views!
And the spectacle of it all! Outside of last year, this was one of the most entertaining halftime shows I can remember.
danc4498@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I listened to him after the Grammys. Found I loved many of his songs.
Prince’s halftime show will always be the greatest ever. But this was close.
Lemming6969@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That was some of the worst sound I’ve ever heard in a musical number, basically anywhere.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
stoy@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Most sports arenas have shit acoustics, so it makes sense that the sound quality is bad
zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
You must not have seen The Weeknd’s halftime show a couple years ago
danc4498@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I remember Kendrick Lamar’s sound was pretty bad. But that was the audio coming through the tv. When they released the video on YouTube, it sounded much better.
I honestly didn’t think this had bad sound, though.
danc4498@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Lol
jacksilver@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Clearly we’re in the minority, but I did not think it sounded good at all. It’s a hard event (even acoustically), and he clearly was singing live, but it felt like he was struggling to keep up with the beat. Although I’m also very hit or miss with rap, so I’m also probably biased.
The message and showmanship was good and regardless of how it sounded, I think people will talk about this performance for a long time.
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
You are objectively correct, all the downvoters just feel like anything other than praise is an attack on their identity.
lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
I didn’t watch the halftime show. I don’t listen to him and likely will not in the future, but I do enjoy the fact that his existence forced the MAGA boomers I work with to suffer a kid rock performance. Thanks Bad Bunny.
danc4498@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Not sure what kind of music you’re into, but I didn’t think I would like Bad Bunny either. After he won the Grammy, I decided to give it a listen and was shocked at how much of his music I liked.
DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 2 weeks ago
Why can’t they have a real American artist performing at the Superbowl like Immortal Technique?
danc4498@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Or Justin Bieber. Real Americans.
TheEighthDoctor@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
“You don’t like Bad Bunny because you are racist, I don’t like Bad Bunny because it’s shitty commercial music, we are not the same.”
realitista@lemmus.org 2 weeks ago
Honestly I’m starting to like him just because they hate him so much.
tamal3@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Have you listened to DTmF? Bad bunny is excellent, no opposition required at all.
MagicPterodactyl@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
He has some really great songs. Not everything that’s popular is bad.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I dig the dude and his message, but NONE of that music resonated with me, and I am a hard-core, lifelong musician with a degree in music history. Other than it having a steady beat, it barely registered as music to me at all.
But I also recognize that not everything in America has to be approved by me. There were two targets for this show - Hispanics/Latinx, and MAGAs. I’m neither, so I’m just an observer, and I highly approve of any event where MAGA gets poked in the eye.
Grazed@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s not for me either. I did hear that he endorsed the left wing(socialist iirc) party in the last Puerto Rico election, and obviously has been very vocally anti-ICE, so I’ll take it.
SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
The guy seems alright though even if his music is not my jam.
Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
starik@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
I tried googling his “Ocasio 64” jersey, and all I came up with was articles about the time AOC streamed a Donkey Kong 64 marathon.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
a Donkey Kong 64 marathon.
go on…
starik@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Well, you see…
DK, Donkey Kong. He’s the leader of the bunch, you know him well. He’s finally back to kick some tail. His coconut gun can fire in spurts. If he shoots ya, it’s gonna hurt! He’s bigger, faster, and stronger, too. He’s the first member of the DK crew.
SpookyBogMonster@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Aoc didn’t do the DK64 stream, someone else did she just showed up at one point
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Ocasio is Bad Bunny’s last name. 64 might be the year of his dad’s birth, but that’s a guess.
Velypso@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
64th congress gave american citizenship to puerto rico
allywilson@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
I heard it was in reference to the Puerto Rican governments initial death toll caused by Hurricane Maria (en.wikipedia.org/…/Hurricane_Maria_death_toll_con…), which was…a very low number.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
The message is lost on those who love to hate.
fubarx@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
We all need to go watch Bad Bunny on Tiny Desk to really appreciate the expert musicianship.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I will upvote any tinydesk link. I love tiny desk, such a good way to discover music if you just let it run in the background while you work or whatever.
unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
Yeah it’s good. I’d heard about it, finally looked it up earlier today
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
What was that “story” where Chapter 1: Defeating evil with the power of love. Chapter 2: Defeating evil with the power of incredible violence?
I’m already at chapter 2.
Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I remember a movie where there was a guru like that, who convinced everybody on his (the citizens of the protagonist country/village) to not fight, because “love is the most powerful weapon”. The protagonists were like “fuck that, you’re getting everybody killed”
So when the bad guys army arrived, they were meet with flowers and people just being happy and saying no need to flee or fight. The soldiers were too weird out to attack, so they just stood there, some joined the celebrations.
The lead bad guy got angry and tried to stab the protagonist, but was killed before by a dagger thrown by the pacifist guru. Everybody just looked at then and said “love is the most powerful weapon… But it’s not always the fastest”
I have no idea what this movie was, I remember it loked like shit, but that’s scene has been living rent free on my mind forever
SabinStargem@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
WorldsDumbestMan@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I love these kinds of movies so much. Where’s the reward button- NOOOO!
ClassifiedPancake@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
Oh I know that story:
Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
If you can’t talk to them, beat them.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
“Speak softly but carry a big stick,” implies that you have to be ready to deploy that Big Stick, and the other side has to believe it.
Unfortunately, the MAGA comedy act of Schmuck & Jeffries has been using the Big Stick to roast marshmallows and weenies, instead of waving it around, and everyone has forgotten about it. It’s time to take away the Big Stick, beat Schmuck & Jeffries with it for a while, then use it on MAGA, real hard.
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
I want to do a meme of Bugs Bunny happily walking away, while Elmer’s face is blown up and blackened from his shotgun backfiring, and label them Bad Bunny and MAGA, but I don’t know how, so please enjoy this description instead.
rmuk@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Have you tried using an AI service that will take the description you provided and render it as a creepy, completely humourless, fight-or-flight response inducing hallucination at the cost of merely boiling off a small lake?
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
The only time I tried AI, I attempted make it create a picture that combined Trump, Hitler, and a pig, into my favorite Trump nickname HitlerPig, but it wouldn’t cooperate.
Disposabledoughman@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Disposabledoughman@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
veni_vedi_veni@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
i like how its two-handing a revolver xD
Disposabledoughman@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
breezeblock@lemmy.ca 2 weeks ago
Toxic empathy /s
AdamBomb@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
That, and “Together we are America”. It was written on the football but he only flashed the writing very briefly.
OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
It was all over Norwegian media that Trump said it was the worst half time show ever.
Therefore I unironically fully assume that it must have been the best fucking halftime show of all time, full stop.
ickplant@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It was great, definitely the best I’ve seen. Not just some generic gyrating dancers on stage… there was a whole story, a real couple got married and had their wedding cake as part of the story, there was dynamic movement and action throughout, all filmed very well. Lots of cultural symbolism. Oh, and music on top of all that. Plus I now have a low key crush on Bad Bunny cause he is just delicious.
MeThisGuy@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
wasn’t he supposed to be wearing a dress or something?
GladiusB@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
He watched it at his own party and not the Kid Rock BS
LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Uhh
Lots of things are more powerful than hate
ohulancutash@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Like clothing branding apparently.
dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 2 weeks ago
It’s the name of the stadium ¯_(ツ)_/¯
socsa@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
Yeah, love is nice, but have you ever tried a Trident II D5 SLBM with 8 adjustable yield MIRV warheads?
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
You can have both.
A trauma bond so poweful that even when you mom abuses you, you still don’t wanna let go because being alone is anxiety inducing.
SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Emotional ambivalence isn’t only normal, it’s healthy. I love my partner for being my friend and supporter, but have also felt genuine hatred due to them not doing the work necessary to be a good spouse, leading to us separating.
The trauma bond is a bit different, though. It’s unhealthy ambivalence, where even the positive feelings are ultimately rooted in strongly negative behavior. I had one with my father, so I get it.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
I remember when I was a kid, I used to cuddle with my mom, but now I think she just secretly despise me because I’m not young and cuddly anymore 😢
HakFoo@lemmy.sdf.org 2 weeks ago
I’m pretty sure it’s actually those shoulder pads.
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
That, and all the big booty latinas.
swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Shadow the Hedgehog approves
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
LOVE IS MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE
This anti-hate message is proudly brought to you by Levi’s - you can’t celebrate multiculturalism without a pair of Levi’s new stretch fit jeans, exclusively made from bamboo cotton for increased breathability. Nothing says you support multiculturalism than being an exclusive Levi Club member! Save up to 40% off while proudly supporting the LGBT community. Spend over $150 a month to get an exclusive LOVE OVER HATE keyring delivered staright to your door - only for our exclusive members! Levi’s is proud to support the local community. We at Levi’s recognize the traditional owners of the country where we live and work. We recognise and celebrate the diversity of Indigenous people and their enduring cultures and connections to the land and waters of America
Spezi@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
Honestly though, theres nothing more holy than sponsors in sports, so they probably asked them for permission prior to this message beeing displayed. The fact that they were okay with a message that pisses off a good portion of their customers speaks for them.
Still wouldnt buy their pants though.
elbiter@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
It’s horrible, just imagine if people would stop to hate each other… How would nazis get all the attention in a world like that?
IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 2 weeks ago
I mean . If true Americans are failing
NarrativeBear@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
You mean the United States, most other countries in the Americas are doing fine
YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Central maybe, but things are pretty rough in South America except for a handful of the bigger players like Brasil and Columbia.
zjti8eit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
Yes if people mean both contents they say The Americas.
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Jeans!
goodboyjojo@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I didn’t watch the superbowl but I heard it was good. Not because I’m right-wing or anything like that. Also the Seahawks won so yay for them. I didn’t watch it because I’m not a big sports fan and I didn’t have a way to watch.
UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Same here, but I usually watch the half time on YouTube along with the ads
borQue@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
it’s a bit of a cry in the vacuum to say that over there, isn’t it? the whole land is filled with haters.
Etterra@discuss.online 2 weeks ago
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Is it trying to get people from the Caribbean to play any version of football? Because I think they prefer bat and ball sports[1], and to be honest, I’m surprised Bad Bunny actually cares. I guess he’s in it for the prestige and fame? Did he already do something for the world series?
[1] : For some reason, Hispanic Caribbean countries like Baseball, while Anglophone Caribbean countries love cricket. I don’t know or understand why they prefer bat and ball sports this consistently. Like you’d think it would be a mixture, and some football or they’d all like baseball or cricket, but it’s divided among linguistic lines.
Raglesnarf@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
“Do you ever notice who it is… stop to think who it is we kill? It’s always people who’ve told us to live together in harmony and try to love one another…”
- George Carlin