Turn Off Super Bowl LX: Drag Has No Place in Your Home

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—On Sunday, Feb. 8, the pinnacle of American sports will occur—Super Bowl LX. Two teams will battle for the right to lift high the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after legendary coach Vince Lombardi. Handcrafted by Tiffany & Co., the trophy stands 22 inches tall, weighs about 7 pounds, and symbolizes the pinnacle of American football achievement, with the winner's name engraved on it after the game. 

And over 110 million viewers will be watching.

Also accompanying Super Bowl LX is the infamous halftime show. Dating back to 1967, the halftime show has brought lavish performances and widely-discussed entertainment and artist collaborations. From marching bands to global icons, it is safe to state that the Super Bowl’s halftime show has become a statement all on its own.

On Sept. 28, Bad Bunny was announced as the main act of the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, causing quite the controversy. Bad Bunny, whose real name is Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, is a Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and record producer. Known as the “King of Latin Trap,” he is credited with helping Spanish-language rap gain mainstream popularity.

According to numerous media outlets, there are reports that the artist is planning to wear a dress as he performs. According to the sources, he desires to wear a dress in order to “honor Puerto Rican queer icons and generations of drag, resistance, and cultural rebellion." Some have boasted from the shadows that Bad Bunny “loves controversy and pushes envelopes." But how should a believer respond?

As Christians, we must be mindful of how we interpret the culture and the times. Paul warns us in Ephesians 5:15-16 to "be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.” Indeed, the days are evil. Today’s intrusive and blatantly evil culture would attempt to convince and lead us to believe that Paul and his contemporaries had no thought of same sex attraction or they were clouded by their cultural standards, which are now archaic. However, believers know the truth. God's sufficient, inerrant, and authoritative Word is timeless and contains all we need “pertaining to life and godliness” (2 Peter 1:3). So, what should Christians do? What does it look like for believers to live as wise among evil days?

Listen and Live According to the Word

The wise actively listen and live according to the Word of God. Ephesians 5:11 urges believers to “not participate in the unfruitful deeds of darkness, but instead even expose them."

Those of this world—among the darkness—would have believers and their children believe they are the ones who are wise. We must intentionally remind our children, and ourselves, of Romans 1. This passage teaches us that claiming to be wise, they actually became fools and “suppressed the truth” that God has made “plain to them” (Romans 1:18-31). Because of this digging-the-head into the sand suppression and sin, God ultimately gives the people over to their wicked desires and “impurity” (Romans 1:24). Their “impurity” and “debased mind” led to “women and were consumed with passion for one another, men committing shameless acts with men and receiving in themselves the due penalty for their error” (Romans 1:27).

The actions of Bad Bunny aren’t new. As we read in Romans 1, these thoughts and actions have been around for centuries. And these actions and the promotion and celebration of them exemplify a world and culture that has been given over to a depraved mind.

A Call to Action

As believers, we’re called to more. We’re called to listening and living according to God’s Word. Therefore, instead of partaking, celebrating, and watching this upcoming halftime performance with our children or teenagers, we ought to "examine everything carefully, hold fast to what is good, and abstain from every form of evil” (1 Thessalonians 5:21-22).

Why would we expose our home to a man that has worn dresses and skirts to multiple red-carpet events and on covers of magazines? Why would it be okay for believers to introduce those in our home to a man who has appeared in drag in a music video?

The Book of Proverbs are packed full of warnings to the youth of the day. In Proverbs 4:14-16, we read a father’s wise instruction to his son: "Do not enter the path of the wicked, and do not walk in the way of the evil. Avoid it; do not go on it; turn away from it and pass on. For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong; they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.”

Many artists like Bad Bunny and those in the culture that celebrate him as an icon and hero ultimately long for our children to stumble. They go through great pains to normalize sin. When open and egregious sins seem normal, they will be accepted. Once blatant sin is accepted, it will be promoted and praised. Christian parents and believers who allow their children to watch sin celebrated are living as unwise in this world. The days are evil, so there is no shortage of ways for our children—and ourselves—to encounter sin. Therefore, we should be wary of allowing our children to watch the championing and celebration of sin. Instead, we ought to “abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good” (Romans 12:9).

We must raise our children to love what is good and to abhor what God abhors. We must teach our children to love our neighbors by showing them how to love those who are living in sin, by speaking the truth. The only thing that will actually satisfy their desires is not their own image but the image of the One true God in the flesh, Jesus Christ. When we oppose the culture, we can do so by lovingly and boldly telling sharing truth. We should point those in sin to the light that exposes their evil darkness. Then, and only then, can those in darkness be transformed from the dominion of darkness into the marvelous light of Christ.

Therefore, brothers and sisters, let’s be encouraged and challenged to abstain from watching this year’s halftime show. If your children ask why, use this opportunity to teach and disciple them the truth of God’s Word and warn them of the perils of sin (using discretion according to their age). Let’s seek to be wise, thoughtful, discerning, and intentional.

This article was written by Armando B. Yzaguirre Jr., member care pastor at Fellowship Church in southwest Florida. You can read more articles from Armando at Blood Bought Theology.