Bad Bunny Super Bowl Performance Equals Another Corrupt Role Model On-Stage

Imagine being handed a spoonful of poison and told it’s good for you—because it’s popular. Or in today’s way of thinking, because it’s the latest “TikTok” challenge that will get you a zillion likes.

That’s what happens when society celebrates artists like Bad Bunny on the biggest stage in the world: the Super Bowl.  

Last year, it was Kendrick Lamar. Different artist, same corrosive effect.

This isn’t about taste in music. My own choices in tunes were considered “noise pollution” to my folks at a point in time. (Probably still are😀)

It’s about the messages we feed our youth, and whether we still value being a good example in public life.  

Today, I want to make the case that Bad Bunny is a bad choice for the Super Bowl halftime show, not out of hate, but out of concern for what his act represents—and what it teaches the next generation about good and evil, right and wrong.  

The Problem with Popularity 

Let’s start with a simple truth: popularity doesn’t equal goodness.  

These days, you can wrap anything hazardous in bumping rhythms and beats and call it art. But when the message behind it celebrates lust, chaos, and rebellion against moral order, it becomes spiritual junk food.  

In my country, Puerto Rico, Bad Bunny is treated like a cultural hero. But fame doesn’t cleanse spiritual decay. And good deeds and charity on the side don’t erase the damage of promoting destructive ideas to millions.  

It’s like saying a drug dealer should be praised because he donates to feed the homeless. Yet, on the other side, his poison still spreads.  

The Value of Being a Good Example

Every human being, whether they know it or not, is an example. Human creatures observe each other.

Children watch. Teenagers imitate. Adults absorb.  

Deuteronomy 6:6–7 says, “Impress them upon your children. Recite them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up. Bind them as a sign on your hand and let them serve as a symbol on your forehead;”

That’s God’s way of saying: live as an example. Show what goodness looks like, not because you’re perfect, but because you care about what your life teaches others.  

When an artist performs before hundreds of millions, that example multiplies. And when the message is unholy or vulgar, the rot spreads faster than truth can catch up.  

Why Bad Bunny Fails the Example Test

Let’s be honest. Bad Bunny’s act isn’t just edgy—it’s spiritually corrosive.  

He flirts with demonic imagery. He blurs gender norms for shock value. And his lyrics often glorify lust, ego, and rebellion. That’s not art; that’s indoctrination in chaos.  

But yet, the norm in pop entertainment since before I was alive. It doesn’t have to continue down this road, though.

Just imagine a young child you care about watching that halftime show. The lights, the crowd, the cheers—it all signals approval. And in that moment, another seed is planted: this is what greatness looks like. 

But greatness without God’s goodness is just noise. It’s the same deception that’s been recycled through decades from the likes of Dr. Dre to Jay‑Z to today’s so-called “Conejo Malo”(Bad Bunny): different beats, same poison.  

The Biblical Mandate to Be a Light 

The Bible doesn’t leave this vague. In Isaiah 42:6, God says to Israel, “I created you, and appointed you a covenant people, a light of nations.” 

Or as it’s commonly understood, as an example to the world, bringing God’s salvation and truth to all nations.

That’s not a suggestion—it’s a mission.  

We are called to live as examples that lift others, not drag them down. When you forget that, when you trade light for applause, you become part of the darkness.  

Bad Bunny isn’t the disease—he’s a symptom of a culture that’s forgotten its responsibility to be a light.  

The Cost of Bad Examples

Every bad example multiplies. You see it in rising violence, broken homes, and the normalization of vulgarity.  

In my own lifetime, I have felt the gradual shift from a more cohesive, courteous society to today’s more coarse and narcissistic leanings.

When the world’s most-watched event celebrates artists who mock virtue, we shouldn’t be surprised when the next generation grows numb to darkness.  

This isn’t about censorship. It’s about having common sense and the ability to say, “That’s not the example we need.”  

Whether we like it or not, the Super Bowl halftime show is a global classroom. And the lesson again this year might be that depravity sells better than decency.  

Why do we continue to let our souls be corrupted like that?

The Lesson for Us All 

So what do we do? We start with ourselves.  

We decide to be good examples—to our families, our friends, our communities. We teach by living. We model values that reflect God’s goodness—things like restraint, respect, and reverence for life.  

When we do that, we push back against the darkness. We remind the world that there’s still beauty and freedom in boundaries and strength and order in virtue.  

CONCLUSION

So, put me down for “no” on Team Bunny at the Super Bowl.

Although, I won’t hold my breath there will be a good conscience cancellation of his depraved vibes.

Bad Bunny may own the stage for one night, but the real influence belongs to those who live by God’s design every day.  

So I call you to raise the standard again. Let’s choose to be the good examples this world desperately needs.  

Because when we stop celebrating corruption, we can improve the world more quickly by stacking good examples upon good examples, until the end of time.