It seems everyone is talking about the Super Bowl halftime show. Partly because the game itself was not very exciting to watch, and partly because of the controversy surrounding the choice of entertainment.

So much controversy in fact, that an alternative show was produced by the widow of Charlie Kirk.

I have always loved football, but neither of the teams making it to the big dance are my favorite, so I really had no vested interest in the game. For me it was all about the food and the commercials. We typically get together with family and friends for a Super Bowl party, and this year none of us had a particular favorite to win. So we did most of our talking during the game then “watched” the commercials. My favorite - as almost every year - was the Budweiser one with the horse and the eagle.

There were representatives of various generations watching at my brother’s house, from his 90-year-old father-in-law to his 2-year-old grandson, with someone from nearly every decade in between. So when the halftime show began, we decided to give it a try and see what all the hype was about.

It was a little difficult at first to determine if we liked it or not, because we could not understand what he was saying. First of all, who in the heck is Bad Bunny anyway? And what kind of name is that? He sang in Spanish - or something resembling that. However, even though we couldn’t understand it we knew we didn’t like it. So we found the Turning Point USA show to watch instead.

The message behind that performance, especially the redemption story portrayed by Robert Ritchie (aka Kid Rock) was one we all thoroughly enjoyed.

By Monday, social media was flooded with people deciphering some of the lyrics of the Bad Bunny songs that were performed, and frankly it was appalling.

The NFL is known for pushing the envelope with its halftime shows, but this one took that to a whole new level. I guess in their eyes, since so many people couldn’t actually understand the words being shared, it was acceptable. It wasn’t.

Two days before the big game, we got together with our middle son and his family and watched the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. We all thought it was spectacular! Peace and unity was the theme of the event, which was portrayed beautifully through the music, dancers, and every element of the show. Too bad that didn’t carry over to the NFL’s performance choice.

Two of our youngest grandchildren have gotten into watching the Olympics with us, and we love it. Ellie is mesmerized by the pretty sparkly outfits and graceful jumps of the figure skaters, while River is in awe of the speed and courage of the skiers and bobsledders. Last night River, age 9, said to me, “What I like best about the Olympics is how every country is represented.”

Even he understands the idea of unity. These kids also understand the ideas being portrayed from the Super Bowl stage - even if they didn’t know the words. Shame on the NFL. Thank you Erica Kirk for giving us another choice. Our chidrens’ innocence is under attack at every turn it seems, and I for one appreciate every opportunity we are given to help protect it.