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While the use of the term “territory” both defines and obfuscates Puerto Rico’s colonial relationship to the United States, the latest uproar swirling around Bad Bunny performing at the Super Bowl halftime show has raised the issue yet again.

Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, known as Bad Bunny, has made his politics and his staunch support of Puerto Rican decolonization and independence quite clear in his music videos.

Boricuas Unidos en la Diáspora, an organization that advocates for Puerto Rican independence, has highlighted some key objections in response to the uproar, respondi

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