Oh boy, can't wait for the Grammy's to see what kind of crap they are going to pull out then (no pun intended)!!

-- Modified on 2/2/2004 11:13:12 AM

It was planned. It's just what Janet and her team of marketers want, she has a new album coming out and this controversy is a terrific lead in for her.

Remember the Paris Hilton video coming out just weeks prior to A Simple Life?
Nobody ever heard of her before that.
Was that an oops, or a planned assault?

My family didn't mind it, but I know some bible thumpers that are really pissed off about it. John Ashcroft will be calling for the Navy Seals to make a full scale attack on Justin and Janets homes.

Like most of us here, I'm against censorship of nudity and against most prudish behavior.  However, the danger is that it creates a certain insensitivity.  I think one is more excited by seeing breasts or watching two girls kiss if this is something that cannot normally be seen.  The fact that nudity and sexual behavior is something that is hidden and a little naughty is partly what makes it exciting.  

I think that if nothing is taboo anymore, in a way, nothing will be as exciting either.  By making nudity mainstream, MTV is inadvertently making it commonplace.  The same is true for Vivid which is making porn so glitzy and glamorous that, in some ways, it's not gritty and dirty the way sex should be.

Yup.  Our society will show people blowing each other up and killing thousands, but god forbid someone sees a body part that's actually attached to a person...

I doubt Janet was pissed.  It had to be planned.  Clothes don't rip that perfectly unless they are tear-away clothes that are intended to be ripped.  Also, she looked shocked, but didn't try to cover it with her hand.

I don't care what kind of exhibitionist you are...  If someone yanks one of your cups off, the first think that happens, before you think, is that your hand comes up and covers it.  It's instinct.  The only reason she didn't is because she was ready for it.

Of course, maybe we'll get to test this theory of mine.  

This country is waaaaaay too uptight about this kind of stuff.

The difference is, Sexy Curves, that this was staged to appear

UNCONSENSUAL, so even to a liberal like me, it becomes offensive.

I'm glad she did it.  I hope other performers will come out and follow the SKIT.  The more the barrier is pushed, the more we are dis-sensitized.  The more we get that violence is more of a problem than sex the more mature our society gets.

There's also a double standard in this country.  The porn industry rules our entertainment dollars, more than all of the NFL/MLB/NBA put together and certainly more than what holywood makes a year.  Yet it operates under a criminal type of atmosphere becasue people are afraid to speak about it.

Now that's what i don't understand.

It's not the fact that a breast was exposed, it's the context. If you think this was not planned you are far too naive!

The problem I had with it is the fact that he ripped her top off. It was to close to emmulating force, as in rape. Regardless of wether he wants to be or not Timberlake is a roll model and kids have a tendancy to emmulate their heros. I'm not saying that every kid that looks up to him will go around ripping girls tops off but it does desesatize violence/force twords women a little further.

The other problem I have with it is, if a parent chooses to expose their kids to nudity, either through art, movies etc. that's fine as it is with a parent that chooses not to. Here no one had a choice it was made for them.

Just my $.02

Seldom

But then there's the sex and race bias...
If it'd been Jan ripping off Justin's shirt and HIS nip showing, no one would've batted and eyelash.
But because she's a woman and she's black, it's a big deal.

This was one of the best Super Bowls ever played. Yet, the topic of conversation is that pathetic stunt. Janet Jackson's biggest crime is stealing the limelight from the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers (Carolina played a great game).

I'm not convinced she was in on this alone, someone made that "wardrobe malfunction" and I doubt they would have done it on Janet Jackson's authoritay .

Personally, I think the FCC should impose the maximum fine on CBS. Moreover, the NFL should not renew CBS's game broadcasts or allow them bid for the Super Bowl rights for 5 years. AOL, one of the sponsors of the halftime show should demand their money back.

Otherwise, look forward to even more "shock" moments. The Grammy's are coming up...