Bad Bunny made headlines for his recent appearance at the MTV VMAs. The rapper-singer gave an electric performance that aired during the Award Show at Yankees Stadium. A large crowd gathered at the stadium where the entertainer also gave a heartfelt acceptance speech for winning the most outstanding award of the evening – Entertainer of the Year.
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But that’s not all social media is talking about. During her performance of the hit song, Titi Me Pregunto, Bad Bunny kissed one of the male back dancers, and while some of his fans were thrilled to see it, others called him queerbating.
Bad Bunny kissed a dancer at the MTV VMAs
The performance at Yankees Stadium gathered a huge crowd, where the singer performed Titi Me Pregunto, with a number of back dancers, all dressed in exaggerated wedding dresses with Puerto Rican and Dominican flags framing the stage. During his performance, the singer kissed one of the dancers and a male dancer.
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Now, the celebrity has often dispelled homophobia through his songs and this isn’t the first time he’s been seen kissing a man. In his 2019 song, Carolhe was seen kissing a man and many fans thought he might be gay or bisexual, but he later revealed in an interview with LA Times, “Right now, I’m heterosexual and I like women. »
Netizens Think The Artist Is Queerbating
The artist released a clip of Yo Perreo Sola, on March 28 of this year, in which he dressed up as a drag performer and made it quite attractive. When asked if he was making fun of the video, he replied that it was just made to make the world more accepting of queer people and that he was trying to pave the way for them.
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Although the singer has been supportive of the LGBTQ+ community, he’s not really a part of it. So kissing a man like that just for performance was not appreciated by some fans. They think the artist is now scrambling to get more attention, especially if he’s not really coming out as a member of the community, it’s just an attempt to get noticed, again.
he needs to stop queerbaiting
— Jeanette (@brutalwbk) August 29, 2022
queerbaiter
— ßrooks (@drugismybae) August 29, 2022
Don’t get all excited, it doesn’t look much like a kiss. One of those fake show biz kisses. It’s the new marketable “thing”. Make their audience wonder if he is? What is it? Right after what sells. Not like the REAL Lil Nas. It’s for real. Love it. Don’t get me wrong I like BB
— Jairo I Jiménez (@notwhoiamno1) August 29, 2022
He really tried to be as epic as Britney and Madonna’s kiss… no, his performance will be forgotten and it won’t go as viral as Britney’s performance
— EL JJ Jay Jay (@JoJeMD) August 29, 2022
Looking at the fan reaction, it’s pretty obvious that they didn’t particularly appreciate him kissing a man. The queerbating technique has really become a recent trend among celebrities. As the singer-rapper hasn’t really come out as queer, bisexual, or gay, kissing men is just an attempt to sell himself, which he didn’t need because the performance and earning of the biggest prize of the evening might do it. did everything for him. If only he knew…
