KC Star Chides Congressman Mark Alford Over Bad Bunny Scrutiny

Sorry . . . TKC should totes play into this drama but . . . Bad Bunny is worth about 100 MILLION bucks and has the cash to pay FCC fines until Puerto Rico becomes the 51 state. 

Unfortunately, the real "story" is American culture war debate on the merits of reggaeton which is objectively hilarious.

In fact . . .  

A dust-up betwixt the newspaper and the Missouri Congressman is actually high-brow compared to the ranting of so many other right-wing trolls that has embarrassed EVERYONE . . . Example: 

Throughout the show, American far-right political activist Laura Loomer shared several racist posts on X. She wrote that the performance wasn't "White enough for me," and said she "Can't even watch a Super Bowl anymore because immigrants have literally ruined everything." 

And here's our point . . . 

More interesting than The Star's pearl-clutching is, of course, our TKC take . . . 

Congressman Alford actually provides conservatives with legitimate criticism of Bad Bunny's performance that fights a losing battle for decorum and standards on public airwaves RATHER THAN engaging in so much outright vitriol and hatred against all Latinos because of a single performance by yet another vulgar pop star.

Sorry, but TKC's decidedly Chicano view of the world is that "things can always get worse" and we respect Congressman Alford for always trying to take the high road.

Alternatively . . .  

The Star picking a programmatic local fight is every bit as cynical as turning the big game halftime show into a culture war battleground. 

In fairness, here's what the newspaper had to say along with more reporting . . . 

Speaking on the “American Sunrise” show on the Real America’s Voice network Tuesday, the Republican congressman who represents part of the Kansas City area said: “We are still investigating this. … The lyrics from what we have seen from Bad Bunny are very disturbing.” And he threatened action. “We’ll be talking with Brendan Carr from the (Federal Communications Commission) about this. But this is, this could be much worse than the Janet Jackson wardrobe malfunction.”

Here's what's probably the most salient line in the editorial clap back that offers perspective and shouldn't send conservative scurrying back to their media bubble to find rigged stats . . .   

 "I’m not giving Rep. Alford guff for simply not enjoying the expressions of a culture he doesn’t appreciate. Artistic taste is inherently subjective. While Bad Bunny’s halftime show drew 128 million viewers and got a record 4 billion social media views, Turning Point’s prerecorded alternative turned out to be a dud. Beset with playback issues, a meager live chat and allegations that a lot of its claimed viewers were fake bot accounts, it drew a live audience of just 5 million on YouTube." 

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

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