Thursday, February 05, 2026

Franklin Graham gets called out for hypocritical attack on Bad Bunny while ignoring Kid Rock's sexualized lyrics

In a recent tweet, prominent conservative pastor Franklin Graham accused Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny of having a 'sexualized agenda.' He also praised Kid Rock who has in the past sang about sex with underage girls. Responders to his tweet were very vocal about his hypocrisy.


Sunday is the Superbowl and MAGA conservatives are upset that Puerto Rican superstar and recent Grammy recipient for 'Album of the Year' Bad Bunny is headlining the halftime show. So, to counter it, far-right group Turning Point USA (associated with the late Charlie Kirk) is putting on its own halftime show.

This show will feature has been rock star Kid Rock. 

From Mediaite:

Since the announcement that Bad Bunny would be the Super Bowl’s headlining act, conservatives have criticized the choice by pointing to his previous comments on President Donald Trump. At last Sunday’s Grammy Awards, Bad Bunny also spoke out against ICE’s immigration enforcement in the U.S. In response to the conservative outcry, Turning Point has organized an alternative show for those not interested in the Spanish-speaking artist. 

TPUSA’s show will also include Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett. In a video posted by Benny Johnson, Kid Rock hinted at what he’ll be bringing to the table Sunday night: 

 But I think one thing important that I would like to get out there and say to everyone is that I think I speak for us all at Turning Point, the other artists that are performing, when I say that in no way, shape or form, don’t let the left twist this around. Like, in no way are we approaching this with any hate in our hearts. We’re simply gonna go play some great songs, like I’ve said, for our base, people who love football, love America, love good music, love Jesus. It’s pretty much that simple.

The Mediaite article also said:

It’s unknown just how many people will tune in to Turning Point’s show, but prominent conservatives have vowed to boycott the NFL’s. Samaritan’s Purse CEO Franklin Graham claimed on X/Twitter that he’d be watching the former — complaining that the NFL show has been “pushing moral boundaries.”

Graham's tweet is below:


Here is where the story gets deliciously interesting. 

All of this Superbowl attention has created a renewed interest in Kid Rock's past songs, particularly one song named Daddy Cool in which he talked about sex with underage girls:

His song "Cool, Daddy Cool" with rapper Joe Calleja, or Joe C., includes lyrics in which Kid Rock sang, "I like 'em underage," referring to women. "Young ladies, young ladies, I like 'em underage, see. Some say that's statutory," Kid Rock sings in the song. "But I say it's mandatory," Joe C. sings in response.

Graham's hypocrisy about Bad Bunny and Kid Rock did not escape notice. Responders to his tweet proceeded to call him out and figuratively drag him all over Twitter.  As for myself, I found the entire thing amusing that after all of these years of falsely accusing LGBTQ people of sexualizing kids, Franklin Graham has the gall to publicly praise someone who actually sang about sexualizing kids.


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