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Anyone here write about your opinions about the superbowl incident of Janet Jackson?I think that here the Americans over reacted, and made a big deal about this, when it's not that important.Do you guys think like if this happened in europe like in Croatia, Czech, or France prople wouldn't even talk at all about this or mention on TV since there acustomed to nudity?
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Anyone here write about your opinions about the superbowl incident of Janet Jackson?I think that here the Americans over reacted, and made a big deal about this, when it's not that important.Do you guys think like if this happened in europe like in Croatia, Czech, or France prople wouldn't even talk at all about this or mention on TV since there acustomed to nudity? -
It was on the TV news over here, pictures in all the papers, the gossip magazines, it really wasn't a big deal, what WAS a big deal was the US reaction to one nipple, it more or less confirmed what we always thought,..... you Yanks are barking!!!!!
A couple of years ago they had some of Yoko Ono's art displayed on the streets of Liverpool, every lighting column all down Lord Street had a banner with the pubic area or the breasts of a woman, no storms of complaint there!!
Who are these puritanical people that complain in the US, and why do the authorities listen to them? Blimey, you'll be compelled by law to put covers on table legs soon.
Pete KnightComment
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This just shows how rediculous people in the US can be over a unclad body part. The problem is we have a large fundamentalist population and alot of these people are very repressed in this and a few other areas. Now, in addition to repressing themselves they feel they need to do the same with thier surroundings. Unfortunantly, all this crap is dumped on those who just don't want to live that way.Comment
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quote:Originally posted by Pete Knight:
A couple of years ago they had some of Yoko Ono's art displayed on the streets of Liverpool, every lighting column all down Lord Street had a banner with the pubic area or the breasts of a woman, no storms of complaint there!!
All I saw was a piece on the north-west news calling it controversial. I was in Liverpool most week days during the time they were up and was pleasantly surprised that there wasn't a problem with them. I saw hundreds, maybe thousands of people walking past them, and none were in emotional distress or anything else from having seen them.Comment
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The thing that has impressed me about Janet Jackson is that she never apologized about the incident, unlike the wimpy Justin Timberlake.Comment
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What's to apologise about, its not as it were an obscene act, just a boob!!
Pete KnightComment
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quote:Originally posted by Pete Knight:
What's to apologise about, its not as it were an obscene act, just a boob!!
And obscured mostly by a piercing anyway, and on screen for about half a second. Ridiculous.Comment
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I hear Prince will be performing at the next superbowl.
I hope he comes out "Bare Chested" , or atleast has an open front shirt on.
SteveComment
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Janet did not apologize because it was a deliberate action on both their part. ive seen some clear footage of the incident and its clear it was planned, no piece of clothing (especially leather or vinyl) will rip away that easily unless designed to. You would even have trouble with a cotton shirt. Think about this.... if it were an accident wouldn't Janet have covered up in a hurry? also in case you didnt know, Janet tans and hangs out around her home in the nude.Comment
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quote:Originally posted by smoothmike:
Janet did not apologize because it was a deliberate action on both their part. ive seen some clear footage of the incident and its clear it was planned, no piece of clothing (especially leather or vinyl) will rip away that easily unless designed to. You would even have trouble with a cotton shirt. Think about this.... if it were an accident wouldn't Janet have covered up in a hurry? also in case you didnt know, Janet tans and hangs out around her home in the nude.
Hey, good for Janet, she has gone up in my estimation after reading that she dresses sensibly at home.
Pete KnightComment
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I saw an interview with Janet and she said that there was supposed to be a layer of red left behind when the leather was ripped. Even with this information, I see no reason why she needs to apologize.Comment
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The original question was
Anyone here write about your opinions about the Superbowl incident of Janet Jackson?
Yes, I wrote about my opinions when there was an active thread about this topic back in November. It was in "Nudes in the News":
http://clothesfreeforums.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/6880058...760012264#2760012264
As I see it the real issue is what ought to be legal on television, and if there's something that's likely to offend people, do the TV companies have an obligation to warn the audience in advance? In that Superbowl case, there was a performance by a stripper (Janet Jackson) in the middle of a daytime football game. Should that be legal? I say it shouldn't. Half a million people sent in complaints to the FCC saying the same.
Several people here don't seem to agree, but I'd like to see a general statement about what, if anything, ought to be illegal on broadcast TV. The FCC says "No unexpected boobs in football games". If there's an alternative, let's hear it.
Imagine if the network had said "During the halftime show, there will be a brief performance by a stripper." Somehow I think they'd shut down their company before they'd do that. Yet the performance itself went ahead and they're defending their right to do it. Funny world.Comment
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First, that happened ages ago and that is where it belongs, ages ago. And yes it was grossly over rated and over reacted upon. Was just a simply little breast that became exposed. Big deal !!! How ho hum can anythning get and how much can you maek this mountain up over a mole hill ? We are at war on two fronts, the Presidency is in dire straights, there are two other nations making nuclear weapons that simply do not need them and you are worried over a breast being exposed on one TV channel for only a few seconds?
Someone needs to get a life.Comment
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Frankly, the whole half-time show turned my stomach and those of my visiting friend (male) and my wife.
The show was full of sexual body actions that should be seen only at strip clubs or intimate one-on-one, private time involving a close couple.
Definitely, not appropriate for prime time TV.
Moreover, Justin Timberlake's raking, grabbing action that revealed the breast, seemed very violent.Comment
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