Folk #1: Thinking a bit more about the Bad Bunny moment (see previous post). 13 mins exactly. I do think it was an important event. Definitely better than the game. Could it be a tipping point, a sea change, a cultural marker, an event that alters the direction & spirit of the zeitgeist? I don't know. Maybe. "A change of consciousness can happen in an instant." Pop Culture can be quite the powerful force for change. Some say it was Levi's Blue Jeans and R&R that killed Communism in Russia.
Bad Bunny brought Puerto Rico to San Francisco, and to the wider world. He sang in Spanish, which totally flew past me, but his performance was powerful & undeniable. There was beauty, history, celebration, ingenuity, diversity, color, power, compassion, humor, vibrancy, in every move and gesture.
The symbolism was powerful and cleansing. A totally different idea of what it means to be alive on the planet right now. Since the words were just another element of the music, the performance actually gained in power and effect. It was a healing, a clearing, a blazing affirmation of humanity in all it's multiplicity.
We all come from different places, we all have different faces and histories. But, we are here, together, right now, and our differences are a beautiful strength. Bad Bunny and his collaborators showed us how to live together, in the moment, embracing each other. Thriving on the beautiful, vibrant energy of being alive with heart, compassion, empathy. You know, without saying it: Woke 2.0.
A powerful pop cultural moment, no doubt. Such a stark contrast in oppostition to the dark, ugly, divisive, corrosive, MAGA abomination. It is easy to choose sides. We are all Bad Bunny now!