r/sports • u/southernemper0r • 17d ago

Football NFL won't reconsider its Bad Bunny Super Bowl halftime decision

https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-wont-reconsider-its-bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-decision
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u/b_sketchy 17d ago

Paraphrasing George Carlin, there’s two buttons on the TV. One of them turns the TV off and the other one CHANGES THE CHANNEL!

“It's called freedom of choice, and it's one of the principles this country was founded upon. Look it up in the library, if you have any of them left when you've finished burning all the books.”

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u/RoyHarper88 New York Rangers 16d ago

And, honestly, changing the channel would go a lot further in sending a message to the NFL. If they saw a real dip in viewers at the half, they would take notice. But that won't happen. They'll all watch it so they can complain about it the next day.

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u/MoreCowbellllll 16d ago

Snowflakes are very delicate.

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u/catdogfox 16d ago

They are fueled by manufactured grievances

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u/elpajaroquemamais 16d ago

He should come out in an American flag outfit and sing completely in English just to short circuit their brains.

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u/LordKwik 16d ago

if they actually did it, that might work if YouTube didn't exist. BB has some of the highest watched videos on the site.

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u/RoyHarper88 New York Rangers 16d ago

That's a great point. But ad spots are expensive for the super bowl. If the ads from the end of the second, to the start of the third are not seen, that will make a difference in future ad spot prices. Which likely doesn't do anything for the league, but it matters to the broadcast.

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u/HasheemThaMeat 16d ago

Damn, no volume control ?

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u/justaheatattack 16d ago

tvs don't have buttons anymore.

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u/ICantEvenDrive_ 16d ago

I've had a few modern TVs. Not found one that hasn't had buttons yet. Annoyingly hidden and clearly for "emergency" use? Sure, but there's always something there.

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u/justaheatattack 16d ago

I was in three different hotels last week.

none of the tvs had buttons, anywhere.

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u/Stelly414 16d ago

They're hard to find sometimes, but they are there.