- Rep. Andy Ogles, a Tennessee Republican, called for an urgent investigation into the NFL and NBCUniversal over Bad Bunny's halftime performance, alleging it contained "sexually suggestive lyrics and movements" and "explicit portrayals of same-sex intimacy".
- Ogles claimed the performance, which attracted 135 million viewers, was "inappropriate content" that included "provocative dancing by women" and "vulgar gestures" by Bad Bunny, citing translated lyrics that he deemed "morally objectionable".
- Ogles wrote to the House Energy and Commerce Committee, stating that "children were forced to endure explicit displays of gay sexual acts" and that the performance's lyrics "openly glorified sodomy and countless other unspeakable depravities", which he claimed are "illegal to be displayed on public airways".
JUSTICE MATTERS
Crooks and Liars and BBC frame the story differently, with Crooks and Liars using phrases like "outrageous" and "gay porn" to describe Rep. Andy Ogles' reaction to Bad Bunny's performance, while BBC focuses on the cultural significance of the performance, using words like "personal" and "fellow Puerto Rican" to describe the journalist's connection to Bad Bunny. This difference in framing obscures the fact that Rep. Ogles' complaint is centered on the performance's perceived morality, as Crooks and Liars quotes Ogles saying the performance contained "explicit portrayals of same-sex intimacy" and "vulgar gestures", while BBC does not mention Ogles' complaint at all, instead highlighting the performance's cultural impact. By omitting Ogles' complaint, BBC removes the systemic context of the controversy surrounding the performance.
Cross-referenced with: BBC
