Posted on 02/01/2004 7:48:54 PM PST by chance33_98
Janet's baring her...um..soul
Kevin McCullough Radio Talk Show Host, Syndicated Columnist, and past recipient of the Tesla and Marconi Awards Sunday, February 1, 2004
Janet's baring her...um..soul
~9:35pm~ EST The only question about Janet Jackson's abrupt end to her halftime performance is - was it planned or truly an accident? As I was in attendance at a Super Bowl party with co-workers from "Good Guy Radio" needless to say we - AND OUR WIVES - were shocked to see the finale flash given by Ms. Jackson and fellow performer Justin Timberlake.
Almost immediately the conversation turned to whether the stunt had been planned or not. We all felt it had to have been planned.
In AP news stories almost immediately following the half-time show, the speculation was that Janet's bare breast was an accident. (As this picture's caption seems to indicate) The only problem is that in stories on MTV.com before the Super Bowl started - folks from the Jackson camp predicted that Janet had something "shocking" in store for the nation. The Houston Chronicle also just confirmed that it was indeed planned.
Why would she do such a thing? Well consider the buzz by recent female performers when they have done sexually controversial things on national television audiences. Britney and Madonna's kiss in 2003 created enormous buzz for weeks - and Janet Jackson (similar to Madonna) is in a woeful need of "getting back on top". The most recent song Janet did in the pre-naked display was 3 years old.
Already tonight there is a steady run of stories being written to bring the 2.5 secs of nudity to light.
Ms. Jackson's reckless use of a national platform to flash a little "boob" and create a new buzz for herself is reckless and clearly aimed at violating the FCC's stamdards of decency. Ms. Jackson AND Mr. Timberlake should both be held accountable for the attempt to present public nudity before scores of children and minors watching across the country...
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The boob is altogether evil... It cannot be unmade by any craft that we here possess! It must be taken back into the fiery chasm from whence it came!
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