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The NFL Chose to Focus on Hispanic Populations, and Away from Traditional Conservatives

Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:15 am
Posted by RFK
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Member since May 2012
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Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:15 am
I have seen weeks of outrage and confusion on the Bad Bunny choice, but it was always crystal clear to me:

The NFL’s choice to have Bad Bunny perform at halftime, in a dress, entirely in a foreign language, is proof to Conservatives that the NFL consciously does not care about losing their viewership, because:

1. They make up a negligible part of the revenue stream (more importantly the projected revenue stream over the next 10-20 years).

and/or

2. They don’t believe Conservatives will actually tune out/stop spending money on the NFL.

Many of my friends “boycotted” the halftime show, but tuned into every second of each half. The NFL obviously did a risk assessment and decided they don’t care about losing the small group that tuned into the Turning Point show (or didn’t watch anything for 30 min.)

The future of revenue is in Spanish speaking communities. Caucasians (the majority of Conservative voices) are already a minority in 8 of the 50 states, and will be a minority in 34 of the states within one more generation.

Goodell is playing the long game.
Posted by Mushroom1968
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2023
5656 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:17 am to
Outside of this board I've never heard of anyone boycotting the halftime show to "hurt the NFL" Only to maybe help TPUSA, or just watch a show they'd more prefer.

ETA: I don't know real life people, outside this board, who've actually boycotted the NFL.
This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 8:18 am
Posted by SludgeFactory
Middle of Nowhere
Member since Jun 2025
2970 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:17 am to
quote:

Caucasians (the majority of Conservative voices) are already a minority in 8 of the 50 states, and will be a minority in 34 of the states within one more generation.


Congratulations on the big W.

If this is the case, then is really necessary to keep call them racists? Seems like real racists would keep this from happening, no?
Posted by Adam Banks
District 5
Member since Sep 2009
37108 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:17 am to
quote:

Goodell is playing the long game.


He’s making a bet.



He lost on my household last night because we tuned in for all of 30 seconds after tuning away for halftime.




Posted by Mushroom1968
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2023
5656 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:18 am to
quote:

The future of revenue is in Spanish speaking communities. Caucasians (the majority of Conservative voices) are already a minority in 8 of the 50 states, and will be a minority in 34 of the states within one more generation.



They've been saying this for 50 years, right about when they started saying Texas is going blue.
Posted by BeeFense5
Kenner
Member since Jul 2010
42283 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:19 am to
quote:

The NFL’s choice to have Bad Bunny perform at halftime, in a dress,


What dress?
Posted by texag7
College Station
Member since Apr 2014
41048 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:19 am to
The NFL panders to the uneducated
Posted by RFK
Mar-a-Lago
Member since May 2012
2894 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:19 am to
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If this is the case, then is really necessary to keep call them racists? Seems like real racists would keep this from happening, no?
My point is strictly economic. The NFL has traded in its traditional base for the growing base they are looking to court.

Goodell’s primary line of effort in his 2025 business strategy was to grow Hispanic/spanish speaking fans. That’s what where they see the money being spent over the next generation.
Posted by geoag58
Member since Nov 2011
1751 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:20 am to
In that case, as a minority we need to form groups and organizations to promote our interests.

Anybody have any suggestions?
Posted by lowhound
Effie
Member since Aug 2014
9910 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:21 am to
I didn't watch the SB or the TPUSA halftime show. But the NFL can kick rocks as far as I'm concerned over this non-English BS
Posted by Mushroom1968
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2023
5656 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:22 am to
quote:

Goodell’s primary line of effort in his 2025 business strategy was to grow Hispanic/spanish speaking fans.


You have a link to this? You are someone who is known to badly stretch the truth. Not saying you are wrong here, just curious if have a link.
Posted by FredBear
Georgia
Member since Aug 2017
17184 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:23 am to
quote:

The future of revenue is in Spanish speaking communities. Caucasians (the majority of Conservative voices) are already a minority in 8 of the 50 states, and will be a minority in 34 of the states within one more generation.




The one bright spot with this is what they're going to do to useful idiots like you once that happens.
Posted by KCT
Psalm 23:5
Member since Feb 2010
47733 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:24 am to
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RFK


Geez, you're an insufferable left-wing loon.
Posted by Mickey Goldmill
Baton Rouge
Member since Mar 2010
26535 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:26 am to
quote:

2. They don’t believe Conservatives will actually tune out/stop spending money on the NFL. Many of my friends “boycotted” the halftime show, but tuned into every second of each half.


NFL is king because people like the game of football. Whatever happens at halftime doesn’t change that. The outrage and coverage over this is so overblown it’s not even funny. The NFL and the Super Bowl will both continue to be the most watched programming in the country.
Posted by onmymedicalgrind
Nunya
Member since Dec 2012
11972 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:27 am to
quote:

The NFL’s choice to have Bad Bunny perform at halftime, in a dress

Do you have to lie to make your point?
Posted by KCT
Psalm 23:5
Member since Feb 2010
47733 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:27 am to
quote:

The NFL panders to the uneducated


The NFL is trying to be the WNBA. We'll see how well that works in the long run.
Posted by roadGator
Member since Feb 2009
156347 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:28 am to
quote:

Caucasians (the majority of Conservative voices) are already a minority in 8 of the 50 states, and will be a minority in 34 of the states within one more generation.


Congrats. You commies are winning.
Posted by Jorts R Us
Member since Aug 2013
17203 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:29 am to
quote:

NFL is king because people like the game of football. Whatever happens at halftime doesn’t change that. The outrage and coverage over this is so overblown it’s not even funny. The NFL and the Super Bowl will both continue to be the most watched programming in the country.


Well, yeah that's because we are a country of sheep. Not real men that spend all day trading sophomoric insults on this bastion of truth and virtue, which you are defiling with your very presence.
Posted by theballguy
Un-PC for either side
Member since Oct 2011
35024 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:31 am to
quote:

Traditional Conservatives


Unfortunately are dying. It's dying out.

It sucks but that's the truth. Anything that remains conservative without considering something that is progressive in some ways to replace a portion of it is doomed to die eventually.

That's the nature of conservatism. Not necessarily talking politics but social norms and culture more than anything.

Anything that was considered conservative 100 years ago has mostly died out.

Just the way it is.
This post was edited on 2/9/26 at 8:32 am
Posted by Victor R Franko
Member since Dec 2021
2715 posts
Posted on 2/9/26 at 8:32 am to
So the NFL decided to focus on a bunch of soccer fans, eh?
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