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El español, perreo and Bad Bunny: Super Bowl show accumulates over 2,000 complaints before the FCC
Bad Bunny’s presentation generated a wave of mixed reactions that escalated to federal agencies
Bad Bunny’s performance at the Super Bowl LX halftime show generated a wave of mixed reactions even before it aired.
Since the NFL announced the Puerto Rican star as its main artist, the urban exponent was the subject of criticism from conservative sectors in the United States, especially from figures linked to Trump’s MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement and the extreme right, for his criticism of the immigration policies of the presidential administration and for singing mainly in Spanish. Some of those complaints were even escalated to federal agencies, such as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
According to American newspapers such as *Wired*, the show provoked around 2,380 complaints to the FCC, many surrounding the fact that the artist, as he usually does, sang in Spanish.
According to the publication, the three states with the most complaints about the halftime show were Texas, Florida and California, in that order. Additionally, 497 complaints contained the word “vulgar,” 735 contained the word “Spanish,” and 919 mentioned the name Bad Bunny, whose given name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio.
For its part, the *New York Post* reviewed some of the complaints from upset viewers, who described the show as “pornographic,” “vulgar,” and inappropriate for minors.
“The Super Bowl halftime show was disgusting. Pornographic gestures and language. This should not be allowed on public television. There were children watching,” wrote a viewer from Richfield, Utah, according to the outlet.
Some viewers also described the performance as “un-American” and accused Bad Bunny of speaking in a “demonic language.”
Although many of the complaints focused on the fact that the show was not in English, others questioned the “indecent” content of the Puerto Rican lyric. Others expressed discomfort with the dances seen on screen.
Among the complaints cited by *Wired*, a viewer from Leighton, Alabama, alleged that the dancers performed movements that, in her opinion, simulated sexual acts and reflected the content of the lyrics.
“Dancers participated in intense twerking — with friction movements, hip thrusts and twerking that simulated sexual acts — in tune with the lyrics,” he said.
The viewer also maintained that the cameras captured close-ups of “suggestive contact” and pelvic movements, amplifying “the explicit nature.”
At least one complaint referred to the immigration status of the artists on stage. “There are illegals on my screen,” noted a viewer from Raleigh, North Carolina.
“I don’t understand Spanish, but I think I heard inappropriate language,” he added. Bad Bunny is Puerto Rican and, as such, a US citizen.
About 30 complaints referred to two men who were seen dancing together during the performance. A viewer from Winstead, Connecticut, alleged that, in addition to songs and lyrics he found inappropriate, the show included depictions of sexual content between men and sexual innuendos.
“This is incredibly inappropriate and not okay when there are children watching,” he said.
“I saw this at my local Dave & Buster’s and saw many parents visibly distraught during the halftime presentation, with many leaving the viewing area until the event concluded,” complained one viewer from Incline Village, Nevada.
Martínez Ocasio’s presentation also generated a broad global impact, accumulating more than 4,000 million views in its first 24 hours on different digital platforms, which positioned it among the most viewed halftime shows in the history of the event.
