Amanda Marcotte over at Salon is in a mood again. This time she’s furious because Turning Point USA dared to plan its own alternative halftime show for the Super Bowl. If you missed it, the NFL’s pick for February 8, 2026, is Bad Bunny.

The Salon Scold couldn’t help herself, a thousand words of outrage over something that hadn’t even happened yet. That’s how allergic the Left is to anyone wanting to celebrate American patriotism.

Turning Point USA announced The All-American Halftime Show, and the Left lost its mind. No lineup, no location, just an idea, and that was enough to trigger an editorial meltdown.

According to Salon, conservatives only support the show because they’re racist, backwards, or bored. Same tired script. Apparently, if you’d rather skip the political sermons and demonic symbolism, you’re the problem.

I guess this is the type of stuff Mandy supports:

Bad Bunny is a demonic Marxist who was been granted the largest stage with the greatest audience in the middle of a Christian revival. This is by design. We are in a spiritual war and once you see it you can’t unsee it. pic.twitter.com/sEMfKIPbiC

— The Redheaded libertarian (@TRHLofficial) September 29, 2025

Who Is Bad Bunny, Even?

Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Martínez Ocasio, is a Puerto Rican rapper who built his fame on SoundCloud and social media. He calls ICE agents “sons of bitches,” raps about border raids, and once said he wouldn’t tour the U.S. because he doesn’t trust federal agents.

And now, somehow, this guy is the one chosen to headline America’s biggest game.

He’s been around less than a decade. He’s got plenty of fans online but almost none among the football crowd. His music dominates Spotify, but that doesn’t make him Santana or Springsteen.

On SNL a few weeks ago, he even told viewers that if they can’t understand his lyrics, they’ve got four months to learn Spanish. Um, no sir. That’s not how this works in America. We speak English here.

That’s not unity. That’s arrogance.

Saint Amanda of Salon loves to call us all racists.

The event doesn’t have a lineup or even a location yet. But what the far-right organization, co-founded by the late Charlie Kirk, does have is a groundswell of racist rage about the real Super Bowl halftime show, which will feature reggaeton star Bad Bunny. – Salon

Miss Meltdown goes on blathering about how we’re not open to change or diversity. You know us, the close-minded conservatives who only listen to Lee Greenwood and break out in hives at the sound of progressive creativity.

Ah, yes, Amanda calls it “progressive creativity.” Translation: auto-tune, strobe lights, and lyrics that would make your grandma leave the room.

Diversity? We’ve Done That.

Here’s the thing: Roc Nation’s already had plenty of diversity.

Since Jay-Z took over, the NFL’s booked Shakira and J.Lo, The Weeknd, Dr. Dre’s crew, Rihanna, and Usher. That’s every demographic box checked — Latin, Black, female, hip-hop, R&B.

So forgive me if I roll my eyes when Amanda lectures America about “inclusion.” We’ve done inclusion. We’ve celebrated it for decades — Snoop, J.Lo, Shakira, Rihanna — nobody cared what box they checked. We just enjoyed the show. The only ones still obsessed with race are the ones who can’t stop talking about it, Amanda.

America isn’t racist. It’s just not buying the sermon anymore.

Just Go Mind Your Own Business

And that’s what I keep coming back to. Why is Amanda even this upset? If she loves Bad Bunny so much, she can watch him. Nobody is stopping her.

Turning Point USA wants to host an alternative halftime show, not cancel the original. It is called choice. Something the Left usually claims to support.

For a crowd that never stops shouting about freedom, the Left sure hates it when anyone else uses it. They tell us to make our own culture, then scream when we actually do.

Maybe instead of diagnosing America again, you could just sit one out, Amanda. Go touch some grass, or better yet, take a nap and let the rest of us enjoy the game.

Maybe Amanda’s real problem is not that TPUSA wants a show. Perhaps it is that she knows people will watch it.

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