As though the FCC doesn’t have real work to do (media over-consolidation, net neutrality, diversity in broadcasting). No, the FCC is still worked up about Janet Jackson’s breast, [1] which “flashed for nine-sixteenths of a second during her [2004 Superbowl] performance with Justin Timberlake.”
Egads! I hope that the numerous young children who were exposed to the sight of Jackson’s breast are OK. On further thought, if the sight of a woman’s breast is harmful to a child, including to children who are nursing, don’t we need to rewrite hundreds of child-care books?
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Postscript: I’ve thought further about all of this time and effort the NFL is putting into this nipple incident.
Compare this Jackson incident to the ubiquitous exposed breasts of “legal” cheerleaders [2]. How is it that a brief glimpse at a nipple is such a game-changer? Consider, also, the sexually provocative dance number by Jackson/Timberlake. How is it, again, that a nipple is such a game-changer?
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