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  • James Lileks: Disquiet, Please

    04/14/2004 9:30:26 AM PDT · by quidnunc · 2 replies · 102+ views
    The New Orleans Times Picayune ^ | April 14, 2004 | James Lileks
    Victoria's Secret has canceled its TV show, citing the new chill wind blowing through the airwaves since Janet Jackson got pawed in prime time. Unless they have plans to drape tarps over all their storefronts in the malls of America, this seems a bit exaggerated. No one watches a Victoria's Secret TV special expecting modesty and cerebral pursuits; they watch to see women composed mostly of legs and lips parade around in articles of clothing containing up to 16 molecules of silk. No one sees "Victoria's Secret Special" in TV Guide and thinks it's a program about a 19th century...