I started listening to Bad Bunny when I moved to Miami a few years ago.
It was always playing in the gym. I started to learn the songs, which started teaching me words in Spanish. Then some of the Dominican trainers at the gym and I became friends, and they started speaking Spanish with me.
It gave me a small taste of what it must be like for immigrants who don’t speak English to come to America and turn to movies, TV shows, and music to learn the language. And how quickly you can become friends with someone even when you only share a few words in common.
IMO that’s what Bad Bunny’s halftime show captured creatively.
Latin culture is special. And you don’t need to speak the language to be invited to the party, dance, and experience community & connection.
I’m glad he didn’t sing a single word in English.
It’s his party.
And I appreciate him inviting all of us, fluent or not, to be part of it.
Marimar Martinez was shot by ICE 5 times and not only survived, but also had the courage to testify against her attempted murderers:
“I am Renee Good. I am Alex Pretti. I am Keith Porter…My own government attempted to execute me, and when they failed, they chose to vilify me.”
You screaming “JESUS JESUS JESUS” on stage but when it’s time to put your faith to work and do what Jesus would do you’re on mute. This performative Christianity is ridiculous
Bad Bunny's full message to ICE and all republicans during his Grammys speech is SO important:
"We're not savage. We're not animals. We're not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans. Also, I want to say to the people...I know it's tough not to hate on these days, and I was thinking sometimes we get contaminamos. The hate gets more powerful with more hate. The only thing that's more powerful than hate is love, so, please, we need to be different. If we fight, we have to do it with love. If we don't hate them, we love our people, and we love our family. And that's the way to do it, with love."