Rep. Robert Garcia is doubling down on his frustration with CBS over its handling of closed captioning. Bad BunnyPerformance at the Grammy Awards.
On Wednesday, the California Democrat criticized CBS for not offering Spanish subtitles during Bad Bunny's speeches and performances. during the broadcast.
Bad Bunny opened the Grammy Awards with a mix of “El Apagón” and “Después de la Playa” from his record-breaking album. Summer without youwhich later won the award for Best Album for Música Urbana. When he performed his tracks in Spanish, the caption “[SINGING NON-ENGLISH]appeared; During his opening speech, the inscription “[SPEAKING NON-ENGLISH]” was displayed.
In an open letter to CBS Entertainment President and CEO George Cheeks, Garcia wrote that the company needs to “take serious action to correct the errors that made this mistake possible.” The letter was first reported by Variety..
Garcia detailed his disappointment with CBS in a statement to BuzzFeed News on Thursday. “This issue is about respect. The millions of Spanish speakers living in the United States deserve the same treatment and attention as English-speaking CBS viewers,” he said. “As millions of Americans tuned in to watch record-breaking Latin artist Bad Bunny perform on one of Hollywood's biggest stages, they were reminded that at CBS, Spanish is easy [NON-ENGLISH]”
CBS captioned the performance in English, which is the industry standard in the US, where the term “speak other than English” is also commonly used in subtitles.
