By John Loftus and Dylan Housman
Welcome back to Mr. Right, a newsletter about navigating modern manhood for normal guys in a not-normal world. This week, we discuss the NFL’s ‘Bud Light’ moment that should inspire a boycott and the best classic horror movie to kick off October.
Why Globalization Will Ruin The NFL
You may have heard already, but a little-known singer (at least in America), who goes by the ridiculous name of Bad Bunny, is performing at this year’s Super Bowl.
It’s a disgrace. Full stop.
Bad Bunny is Puerto Rican, first of all, and doesn’t even sing in English. He also hates Donald Trump and ICE. Which, frankly, is no surprise. Besides Kid Rock, it’s hard to think of any major music artist who is not a hardcore liberal – or at least pretending to be one. (Pam Bondi Needs To Take A Close Look At The Tech Giant And Gambling Behemoth Ruining Sports)
But there is a much darker and more important angle to this story outside of Bad Bunny’s woke political views: globalization.
The NFL has gradually transformed into a global phenomenon, with games played across Europe and Latin America, a trend that started in London in 2007. This expansion is set to continue. Over the next five years, Brazil will host three regular-season games. Not pre-season warmups. Regular season games.
So, the decision to pick Bad Bunny is less about catering to “wokeness” and more about engaging international audiences and the NFL trying to expand its global reach. Yes, although Bad Bunny is not wildly popular in America, he is abroad.
What kind of future does this augur? How is it fair that American season ticket holders will lose out on a game because the NFL wants to make sure that Jorgé from the Rio barrio gets a chance to see the Packers? Do we want our kids to grow up in a world where half the NFL season is played on foreign soil? Do we want more Super Bowl halftime shows with music acts that Americans don’t even like? Do we want rich foreigners coming here to attend NFL games and jacking up ticket prices? Will the Super Bowl one day be played in a foreign city?
These are pressing questions, because that’s where we are headed.
The NFL’s halftime pick is one of the many downsides of rampant globalization, driven by executives who only care about the bottom line: it erodes national identities and cultural pastimes. If the NFL truly cared about its core fan base, the real ones who have been showing up and tuning in generation after generation, they would have picked a musician that Americans love. Maybe Morgan Wallen? Taylor Swift?
No, they catered to the tastes of Latin Americans, and picked an America-hating singer who speaks in a foreign tongue. It ought to be a Bud Light moment, and we hope it will be.
There’s a chance that ICE will be standing back and standing by at the Super Bowl this year.
Good. Let’s send the NFL a message: football is American, and it should stay that way, now and until the skies fall.
Now We’re Cooking: ‘Halloween’
It’s officially October, which means we are officially in the season of spooky movies. The greatest of them all, of course, is John Carpenter’s Halloween, a tour de force that redefined horror.
Made on a shoestring budget, it became a cinematic masterpiece, popularizing the slasher genre. Carpenter’s film stands apart, focusing on suspense over gratuitous gore, with every chilling scene crafted to keep viewers on edge.
Jamie Lee Curtis’s portrayal of Laurie Strode as both smart and relatable added depth, making her the quintessential “final girl.”
Halloween also has authentic, compelling characters, unlike most horror movies, which feature simple fill-ins who are destined to be killed in some grotesque manner.
The film remains a pillar of American cinema, a thrilling popcorn horror experience that’s unmatched in its craft and enduring appeal.
This weekend, fire it up with your girlfriend or wife, even if they hate scary movies.
Now we’re cooking.
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