Bad Bunny Wasn’t Divisive. The Reaction Was

A man stepped onto the largest stage in American entertainment and sang about love. He sang in Spanish, the language he grew up with. Behind him, a simple message filled the screen: the only thing more powerful than hate is love. He spoke of America as a shared hemisphere, naming the countries that stretch from north to south as part of a single story. The performance was calm, celebratory, and expansive. Yet it was quickly described as divisive.