Janet Jackson's Superbowl

[Flubber]

On ther Janet Jacksom thing . . . I have mixed feelings

- ON one hand, Americans are so prudish compared to most countries-- it was a flash of a breast with a nipple covered . .. not a big deal-- heck when I was in Cuba there were topless women everywhere. It soon seems normal and natural.

-- ON THE OTHER HAND-- it was really a cheap stunt done for no other reason than to be a cheap stunt-- It counted on its shock value

[DanS]

The nipple wasn't covered. Get thee to Drudge for a close-up.

[MrFun]

Originally posted by The Emperor Fabulous


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[alva]

-- ON THE OTHER HAND-- it was really a cheap stunt done for no other reason than to be a cheap stunt-- It counted on its shock value

True, but it only has shock value in (puritan) U.S. or in some fundamentalistic islamic hell-hole...

[chequita guevara]

I'll bet the "malfuntion" was that both breasts didn't get uncovered.

[Jon Miller]

that is what I thought too

the close up is off drudge

Jon Miller

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by alva

-- ON THE OTHER HAND-- it was really a cheap stunt done for no other reason than to be a cheap stunt-- It counted on its shock value

True, but it only has shock value in (puritan) U.S. or in some fundamentalistic islamic hell-hole...

we are deffinitely not puritan

we just like our sex dirty and our women half naked

Jon Miller

[Dis]

am I the only one concerned about this. The FCC has been upping punishments on profanity. With this Bush religious goverment in place today, I'm worried they may do something drastic.

Like not show the superbowl live and delay it by 10 seconds or so. What do you think?

[The Mad Monk]

...and the FCC stands up:

FCC launches investigation into halftime show

By Jonathan D. Salant
The Associated Press

The chief federal regulator of broadcasting said Monday he was "outraged" by the Super Bowl halftime show in which Justin Timberlake tore off part of Janet Jackson's costume, exposing her breast, and said he was ordering an immediate investigation.

Timberlake blamed a "wardrobe malfunction," but Federal Communications Commission chief Michael Powell called it "a classless, crass and deplorable stunt."

MTV, which produced the show, and CBS, which broadcast it, both said they had no idea that their halftime show Sunday night would include such a display.

"CBS deeply regrets the incident," spokeswoman LeslieAnne Wade said.

The two singers were performing a flirtatious duet to end the halftime show, with Timberlake singing, Rock Your Body, and the lines he sang at the moment of truth were: "I'm gonna have you naked by the end of this song."

With that, Timberlake reached across Jackson's leather gladiator outfit and pulled off the covering to her right breast, which was partially obscured by a sun-shaped, metal nipple decoration.

The network quickly cut away from the shot, and did not mention the exposure on the air.

In a statement, Powell said, "I am outraged at what I saw during the halftime show of the Super Bowl. Like millions of Americans, my family and I gathered around the television for a celebration. Instead, that celebration was tainted by a classless, crass and deplorable stunt. Our nation's children, parents and citizens deserve better."

He told the commission to open an investigation, promising it would be "thorough and swift." Such an investigation could result in a fine of up to $27,500 or -- if the FCC applied the sanction to each CBS station -- in the millions.

Messages left with Jackson's record company and her personal publicist were not returned Monday morning.

The FCC has come under fire from lawmakers and outside groups who say the agency hasn't done enough to shield the public from indecent programming on radio and TV.

Legislation has been introduced in Congress to increase by 10-fold the $27,500 maximum fine that the FCC can levy for indecency. The Bush administration has endorsed the bill raising the fine to $275,000. The agency itself has said it may start issuing the fine per incident rather than per program, and is talking about revoking licenses.

Last month, the FCC proposed a $755,000 fine against Clear Channel Communications for the "Bubba the Love Sponge" program that aired multiple times on four of its Florida radio stations. The fine was a record for a single complaint. The largest cumulative fine for indecency was $1.7 million paid by Infinity Broadcasting in 1995 for various violations by Howard Stern.

MTV, CBS' corporate cousin in Viacom, issued an apology, saying the incident was "unrehearsed, unplanned, completely unintentional and was inconsistent with assurances we had about the content of the performance."

Timberlake said he did not intend to expose Jackson's breast.

"I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl," Timberlake said in a statement. "It was not intentional and is regrettable."

Wade said CBS officials attended rehearsals of the show all week, "and there was no indication any such thing would happen. The moment did not conform to CBS' broadcast standards, and we would like to apologize to anyone who was offended."

The show also featured P. Diddy, Nelly and Kid Rock.

NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue called the conduct "offensive, embarrassing to us and our fans, and inappropriate."

"We will change our policies, our people and our processes before the next Super Bowl to ensure that this entertainment is far more effectively dealt with," he said.

Joe Browne, NFL executive vice president, said earlier that it was "unlikely that MTV will produce another Super Bowl halftime."

Over-the-air television channels cannot air "obscene" material at any time and cannot air "indecent" material between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The FCC defines obscene material as describing sexual conduct "in a patently offensive way" and lacking "serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value." Indecent material is not as offensive but still contains references to sex or excretions.

In an interview posted on MTV.com in the days before the show, Jackson's choreographer, Gil Duldulao, talked about the show, saying: "She's more stylized, she's more feminine, she's more a woman as she dances this time around. There are some shocking moments in there too."

http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/entertainment/7856257.htm?template=contentModules/printstory.jsp

[Dis]

am I the only one concerned about this. The FCC has been upping punishments on profanity. With this Bush religious goverment in place today, I'm worried they may do something drastic.

Like not show the superbowl live and delay it by 10 seconds or so. What do you think?

[Az]

launching investigation...

We had hardcore porn during the news.

[Gibsie]

They're actually showing the event on daytime news over here... and from how they're showing it, it doesn't look any worse than what you see worn at a typical Hollywood premiere.

[Guynemer]

Agreed.

I don't see how this is any worse than what starlets wear to award shows; no mistaking a nipple on many of those sheer dresses.


I'd like to amend that, actually. Not "I don't see how this is any worse." But, I don't see how this is bad at all. It's only a nipple. Can we get over that, people? We have nipples. Women have developed breasts in addition to nipples. Their primary purpose is the nourishment of young humans, NOT sex.

As a culture, we really need to grow the **** up.

[Thorn]

I was listening to NPR, President Bush will address the nation at 9pm tonight to declare all women's breasts unamerican.

[chequita guevara]

Bush says he slept through the half time show.