Janet Jackson!!!

[Boomer II]

I can't fathom what demographic they were shooting for with that whole show. They lost me at the first crotch grab, I guess all the 16 year olds thought the show was cool. How about a Country act next year maybe? Not the Dixie Chicks though, LOL.

 

[Steve G]

I wasn't offended as I really don't care but, no matter how you look at it, 5 years from now nobody is going to remember who won the Superbowl, but everyone is going to remember Janet... . and that's the reason it was done.

 

[Firewalker]

see mikey is in the lime life for exposing his self to childern, and sister Janet did not want to be left out!!!!!

 

[fkovalski]

... so the coach of the Carolina Panthers was interviewed yesterday and was asked what he thought of the half- time spectacle. "Well, if was Justin Timberlake, I certainly would have gone for two... . "

 

[M Evan]

Lets face guys, she just wanted to lift sagging career with sagging front end. IMHO

M

 

[bmoeller]

From what I heard, the FCC has had something like 50k of complaints about it.

 

[Andy Perreault]

So this Timberlake guy, whoever he is (you can tell I really don't give a ---- about hip-hop music), reaches over and pulls off part of her top. Then he apologizes for what he says was a "wardrobe malfunction. "

So is the term "wardrobe malfunction" going to be added to our vocabulary, like "bad hair day", etc. ? Would you say that when Marilyn Monroe's dress was blown in the air, it was a "wardrobe malfunction"?

"Wardrobe malfunction" or not, the whole halftime show was an embarassment. This is the best we have to show to the rest of the world? The show gives the impression that we must all be a bunch of hyperactive musically-untalented morons. No wonder so many people in other countries hate us Americans. The few friends we have left in the world were probably all shaking their heads and saying, "'Tis a bloody shame. "

Andy

 

[daveshoe]

Throw the book at 'em

We are all adult men here with a sprinkling of adult women. There is not anything we saw at halftime which permanently ruined our lives {so what's the big deal}This is a country where a construction company can be forced to pay a fine for cleaning up dust with a bottle of pledge after ALL other construction activity has ceased . Ask me how I know This fine of 7500 dollars is identical to the per station fine which can be levied against each station which broadcast the boobie

How many millions of dollars have been spent for the V-Chip placed in your TV?. Parents can choose what shows are accessible to their children by filtering the selections based on content. Look at the two key words in the previous sentence-- Parents Choose. Now if that slimeball halftime show was not blocked from a ''g'' rating , the guy in charge of the ratings needs to lose his job! My mother- in - law lives with us . She has mild dementia and lives in the ''past'' sometimes . When we want to watch a show which will offend her, we usually must retreat to the upstairs small TV. Needless to say, the halftime show was off downstairs at the first crotch grab. This might be ''my'' house ,but you still need to show some respect.

Just as we as parents choose, so did Viacom Communications. They own both CBS and MTV. I would imagine they saved a few bucks by having the halftime show produced by MTV, They also know that the halftime show gets very high viewership because many people watch the Super Bowl for the commercials [point taken on how gross they were this year] They were as much in charge of what happened at half time as was the construction company referenced above.

If I turn on a sporting event on my V-Chip TV that I have the expectation will be fit for all viewers , then why should some punk performer sneak a boob or dry hump the females on my TV set in my living room? Don't even get me started on the US flag used as a poncho

Now before you make fun of me or call me an old prude, put yourself in my shoes and cancel the parties and watch the game on the small TV. Then see if you agree with me that CBS should receive the maximum fine. If they want to sue Justin and Janet to recover damages, then more power to 'em . Mabey CBS needs to buy a construction company so they know what it is like to be plowed under by your government in the name of ''protecting people''

 

[Sled Puller]

"No, it could, however, lower the libertarian held beliefs of freedom by those who were truly offended to their very souls should they wish to pursue this "offensiveness” to a limit. And that my fellow members, could lead to censorship which would be more devastating to the Founding beliefs of this country as a whole.

JMHO. -frank. "



Trouble is, TV has been censored since day one. --(before GWB was born, just putting that in there before it starts)



I think is goes along the lines of we supposedly have freedom of speech, but you still can't yell fire in a theater-or say certain words on public TV.



The peformers agreed to peform under the rules, that CBS operates under, dictated by the FCC.



They broke the rules they agreed to.



Just like Jim Morriosn when he said 'HIGHER" on Ed Sullivan.



With the lousy entertainement and the cheap crappy commercials, maybe next year the Superbowl will return somewhat to its roots, the GAME.

 

[Steve M]

With the exception of the religious fanatics in the middle east, the rest of the world laughs at how "up-tight" we are about the sight of a "gasp" ... "boobie". How childish, petty, insecure, and stupid we are to have a national uproar over a "boobie".

I think we as a nation need to grow up alittle. It's not what she did that puzzles me. It's how we've reacted to it. Did we all faint when Marylin Monroe's dress blew up? Maybe we should hide women's faces. If she's attractive, she might conjure up interest from those of us of the opposite "cover the kid's ears" sex.

 

[Sled Puller]

Originally posted by Andy Perreault

. The few friends we have left in the world were probably all shaking their heads and saying, "'Tis a bloody shame. "

Andy

Andy, those people all play soccer and don't understand foot ball anyway!!!LOL

 

[loncray]

I'm a relatively liberal guy, esp. amongst the folks here. If there had been some warning, I wouldn't mind having seen Janet's boob. However, to sneak it into the Superbowl halftime was just wrong. I usually blow off the halftime show - I actually watch for the game and the commercials. This years show was worse than normal, and Janet Jackson just made it even nastier. To me, the boob wasn't really that much worse than the bump'n'grind that preceded it. As to Kid Rock, I'm one of those folks that's opposed to anti-flag-burning amendments, because I feel that the right of protest is very important to being American, and somebody who's so upset with something that they need to burn a flag MUST have that right. Prosecute for arson, or theft, or whatever, but the right is important. That said, Kid Rock wasn't protesting anything. He just slit a hole in the flag and wore it as a poncho. I wouldn't have had a problem (much) with a real poncho that was flag colored, but that was a real flag - and I found it very disrespectful.

 

[Sled Puller]

Originally posted by Steve M

the rest of the world laughs at how "up-tight" we are about the sight of a "gasp" ... "boobie". How childish, petty, insecure, and stupid we are to have a national uproar over a "boobie".

Refer to my post above Steve, they agreed to certain rules.



Where does it end?

It is as simple as right and wrong-something liberals have trouble with.

So, is it ok for a grocery clerk to be topless? Oops maybe not, no shirt, no shoes no service.



How about your daycare personell? Topless there? Is that ok?



Sunday school teacher? Topless? Its just boobies, ya know.



Sesame Street, just boobies, they may as well be topless also.



Im sure Playboy channel would be pretty upset if we could get nudity on the big three, anytime of the day.



There is a time and place for nudity, and the Superbowl on prime time tv is not one of them.



And there is NEVER a time or place for a Jackson family member to be nude!!!YUCK!!

 

[fkovalski]

Re: Throw the book at 'em

daveshoe brought up a point, but I have a question- did the half- time show have a "G" rating? I do not have "V" chip and am not familiar with it.



But... I've got an idea...

We could be on to something here- Let's produce the lewdest half- time show possible! Then, tell everyone that it will be such. It it rated "RRR!" "Hey, American public, we warned you, so kwitcherbitchin!" Imagine that! Ratings would go through the roof. But we were forewarned. But we can make million$!

 

[bighammer]

I think even she thought (most of) the first half was boring. Maybe the flash was like a "Here's the first half, you gona hang to see the other half?" She was just doing her little (and sort of sagging) part to keep people tuned in.

 

[bighammer]

Originally posted by loncray

I'm a relatively liberal guy, esp. amongst the folks here. If there had been some warning, I wouldn't mind having seen Janet's boob. However, to sneak it into the Superbowl halftime was just wrong. I usually blow off the halftime show - I actually watch for the game and the commercials. This years show was worse than normal, and Janet Jackson just made it even nastier. To me, the boob wasn't really that much worse than the bump'n'grind that preceded it. As to Kid Rock, I'm one of those folks that's opposed to anti-flag-burning amendments, because I feel that the right of protest is very important to being American, and somebody who's so upset with something that they need to burn a flag MUST have that right. Prosecute for arson, or theft, or whatever, but the right is important. That said, Kid Rock wasn't protesting anything. He just slit a hole in the flag and wore it as a poncho. I wouldn't have had a problem (much) with a real poncho that was flag colored, but that was a real flag - and I found it very disrespectful.

I AGREE!! The wearing of our nations flag in that way was much more offensive to me than a flash of a (not even bare) tit.

 

[KBennett]

I posted this on the Kid Rock post....

I am a fan of some of Kid Rock's music but I don't care too much for the song he performed. The flag thing could have been done more tastefully but I was not offended by it. He should have gone out and had had someone buy him an American Flag T-shirt or do like Bono did last year and wear a flag lined jacket and flash it to the crowd.



I missed the boob thing (Thank God!) because when Justin Timberlake came out I was bored with the whole show and can't stand him so I changed the channel. My 5 and 8 year old boys were there with me and I am glad they did not see her ugly boob. It is a matter of morals and taste. If they rated the half time show PG-13 or R I would have changed the channel as soon as the guys stopped playing football at half time so my boys would not have to see it. The whole half time show was pretty lousy in my opinion and Janet and Justin were the icing on the cake.



I hardly watch TV anymore anyway, most of the time I am on the Internet with my TDR buds or reading something.



Rating a TV show is not censorship, it allows us parents to raise our children as we see fit.

 

[mcoleman]

Bingo KBennett. Ratings allow you to choose. And I wouldn't have chosen that. It's bad enough that they are allowing any kind of language to be used on national tv. You never know what to allow your kids to watch with you now days.

 

[Steve M]

And Gene spoke,

"Where does it end?

It is as simple as right and wrong-something liberals have trouble with. "



You put it so matter of fact. The religious fanatics in the middle east think we're all "liberal". So since you know where the "perfect" line is to draw, where is it? Aren't bare ankles nudity? Isn't the bare face nudity? How about arms and bare backs? Some people think bare feet are sexual. Maybe we should go back to women wearing one piece bathing suits with little legs so a butt cheek doesn't peek out. How about if men cover their nipples. Nipples are sexual organs are they not? I thought they were feeding organs for babies who haven't yet been taught that our bodies are dirty and shameful. Something you ultra conservatives have trouble with. The religious fanatics invented shame and feel the need to force it on everyone. In making the sight of a nude woman forbidden, the religious fanatics have in turn created the market for Playboy and other outlets of perversion. Appearance and hygene are the reason we dress to go to restaurants and Sunday School. Most of us look better with our cloths on. Out at the beach bar men wear shorts and women wear bottoms with tops that sometimes bare a "gasp" boobie! Will I burn in Heck or will I live to enjoy a grouper sandwich on another day? You don't suppose jealousy over our mate seeing someone nude who looks better than ourselves might be the real reason for all this hooplah do you? I have a feeling that might be the real truth of it all. Something you conservatives have trouble with...

 

[Elite1]

What would Yosemite Sam have said, after seeing Janet Jackson perform..... http://www.the-earchives.com/scripts/download.asp?id=3729