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United States Congressman Andy Ogles is demanding an investigation into Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show, which he described as “pure smut.”
Ogles, a 54-year-old Republican from Tennessee, called for “a formal congressional inquiry into the National Football League and NBC immediately for their prior knowledge, deliberate approval, and facilitation of this indecent broadcast” on Monday, February 9.
“American culture will not be mocked or corrupted without consequence,” Ogles shared via X.
He added, “Children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts, women gyrating provocatively, and Bad Bunny shamelessly grabbing his crotch while dry-humping the air. And if that weren’t outrageous enough, the performance’s lyrics openly glorified sodomy and countless other unspeakable depravities. These flagrant, indecent acts are illegal to be displayed on public airways.”
In a letter written to Brett Guthrie, the chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Ogles pointed out specific points of contention with Bad Bunny’s performance, which aired live during Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8.
Ogles criticized Bad Bunny for performing his song “Safaera,” which the congressman said includes references to “analingus, sexual intercourse and other explicit themes.”
He also referenced the choreography during “Yo Perreo Sola,” which he said featured “overtly sexualized movements including widespread twerking, grinding, pelvic thrusts and other sexually suggestive conduct.”
“While the set was performed predominantly in Spanish, it relied on songs whose sexual content remained readily apparent across any language barrier,” Ogles argued. “This language barrier did not mitigate the explicit nature of the material; rather, it heightened the broadcaster’s obligation to exercise reasonable diligence in reviewing, translating and evaluating the content prior to airing.”
Ogles added, “We must ensure that we hold Spanish-language content to the same standards and expectations we have for English-language content.”
The politician suggested it was “highly implausible” that the NFL and NBC, who broadcast the game, “lacked advanced knowledge of the performance’s content.”
“Rehearsals were conducted, setlists and production elements were submitted in advance and broadcast networks maintain delay mechanisms, commonly referred to as a 7-second delay, specifically intended to prevent indecent or inappropriate material from reaching live audiences,” Ogles wrote.
The congressman said a committee review was necessary to “ensure that the law continues to function as intended in safeguarding the airwaves relied upon by American families.”
Ogles isn’t the only elected official to demand action in the wake of Bad Bunny’s halftime show.
Congressman Randy Fine, who represents Florida’s 6th Congressional District, said that the Puerto Rican rapper’s “disgusting” performance was “illegal” because he cursed in Spanish.
“Had he said these lyrics — and all of the other disgusting and pornographic filth in English on live TV, the broadcast would have been pulled down and the fines would have been enormous,” Fine, 51, alleged via X on Monday. “Puerto Ricans are Americans and we all live by the same rules.”
Fine sent a letter to the Federal Communications Committee, demanding “dramatic action” be taken.
The politician also referenced the NFL, NBC and Bad Bunny himself, writing, “Lock them up.”
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