Latin rap famous person Dangerous Bunny’s divisive Tremendous Bowl halftime present has drawn a variety of opinions, however maybe none as ridiculous because the Washington Put up’s, which described the occasion’s pornographic lyrics and butt-shaking efficiency as “healthful” whereas praising it for its “household values.”
The Jeff Bezos-owned outlet, which simply fired a 3rd of its employees, known as the present a “stable 3” on a provocativeness scale of 1-10, with one being Up With Folks’s inoffensive 1982 halftime efficiency of “The Monster Mash” and 10 being Justin Timberlake exposing Janet Jackson’s breast within the notorious “wardrobe malfunction” in 2004.
“However basically, the present had the form of healthful, conventional household values that might have match proper in with among the extra sentimental commercials that appeared in the course of the sport,” the outlet dripped.
An incredulous commenter wrote on X, “I’m a fan of [Bad Bunny], however to name it healthful is nothing in need of gaslighting.”
Bunny, whose actual title is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, opened his halftime setlist with “Tití Me Preguntó,” a smash hit which sat atop the Latin Billboard charts for 14 weeks.
Within the music — a literal ode to promiscuity — Ocasio, 31, boasts of his many sexual conquests, together with a pleasant younger girl who flew from Barcelona to see him and says his “d–okay is fireplace.”
The rapper additionally croons, “Many need my child gravy, they wish to have my first born, hey, and take the credit score,” which one might argue constitutes household values in probably the most technical sense.
However he follows it up with the charming line, “I’m bored already, at the moment I desire a model new ass.”
Ocasio additionally carried out his music “Get together,” which tells the heartwarming story of a lonely lady who’s lastly able to, properly, get together.
“She desires to grind and get excessive. I’ll smack that ass everytime you need, prepared so that you can gеt attractive, and to grind it with you all-all evening,” he sings of their budding courtship.
The music additionally consists of candy nothings similar to, “There are such a lot of seats, and you continue to wish to sit on prime of my d–okay. I’ve made your p—y sentimental, uh, and your panties are moist.”
However the Washington Put up article took a downright creepy flip when it likened the efficiency to mashing up basic youngsters’s books with bumping and grinding on a dance flooring.
“It felt as if ‘Sesame Avenue’ had labored up a reggaeton remix of ‘Folks in Your Neighborhood’ or Richard Scarry’s “Busy City” had made room for dancers able to get busy,” the article stated.
“However not that busy,” it acknowledged.
“This remained a PG-rated affair with about as a lot dirtiness to the dancing as there was within the 1987 film “Soiled Dancing.”
The outlet should have forgotten this different little gem from Ocasio’s efficiency of his hit “Safaera” at Levi’s Stadium on Sunday.
“P—y with d–okay, d–okay with ass (Push it in) Pu-p—y with d–okay, d–okay with ass, sure (Push it in) P—y with d–okay, d–okay with ass (Push it in) Your t–s rubbing my nipples (Push it in),” Ocasio rapped.
The Washington Put up touted Dangerous Bunny’s halftime spectacle as portraying a “vivid tableaux of Latino life.”
That wealthy cultural tableaux actually shines by means of within the lyrics to “El Apagón,” by which Ocasio stated, “I just like the p—y of Puerto Rico” 26 occasions in row.
The halftime act portrayed his dancers assuming a wide range of professions together with discipline employees, avenue meals distributors — whose cart was full with a “we settle for EBT,” or meals stamps, signal — and development employees, however with nary a Latino physician, lawyer or trainer in sight.
WaPo’s painfully clueless X publish sharing its article, which was considered practically 6 million occasions, was flooded with feedback and gifs of the efficiency displaying it was something however how the flailing outlet portrayed it.
“This must be a parody account, proper?” somebody wrote.
“Saying a Dangerous Bunny present is healthful and has custom household values is like saying Puff Daddy is a working class hero to males and lady throughout the globe.”
One other particular person wrote, “‘Household leisure.’ Bezos wants to fireplace extra individuals.”
Notably, the Spanish-only efficiency was broadcast with out English subtitles.
