MTV/Janet Jackson Fully Exposed Breast on Super Bowl

[Aristotle]

Most of you know now about Janet Jackson's performance where Justin Timberlake quite aggressively rips off one of the "cups" that covers her right boob.

They are claiming it was an accident now or a "wardrobe malfunction", but the closeups show that the outfit had SNAPS to allow it to be easily torn away, and in the song they were singing leading up to it he sings he will "get her naked before the end of the song."

What do you all think of the situation?

[Lokrian]

Well the news is saying she had a silver tassel. I happened to have recorded the thing, and missed it live because I wasn't watching the halftime show at the time. So I had to rewind the recording (had to?) to see it, and at the time I thought it was just flat out a bare breast and this would obviously be innapropriate as it is illegal. Really though, it is a smal enough thing (the incident, not the breast) that I am not going to get too worked up about it. Bare breasts have been on tv in various countries for ages. They get bared every day in houses where breast feeding occurs. I guess yes, the context of the song makes it racy. More than anything, it just irritates me that it was there with no warning. I know a lot of people, especially with kids, would prefer to know what is about to happen is considered within the bounds of the normal.

GREAT game by the way... really great. I even enjoyed the suspense of the first half having no scoring till the last 3 minutes. When the Pats scored I felt like that was going to be the end and that they had worn down the defense. Carolina's offense I was afraid just was never going to click. Boy did I get it wrong.

[Ismenia]

My question is...

Why on earth would she be wearing a tassle/pasty on her nipple is they hadn't planned it? I don't know of many women who go around wearing tassles under their clothes. I am sure the males of this world wouldn't mind if they did, but come on!

[Metiao]

To me it seemed obvious that they had planned for Justin to rip the part off.

I only cought a glance, but it did look like there was something covering her nipple...

As for what I think, I'm not to sure, but I do think that stuff like this will happen more and more on TV as the years go by.

I'm not sure how much time, but I'm willing to bet that it will be no big deal to see a brest on regular cable.

[drasoini]

I've heard that it wasn't a pastie but a nipple ring...which puts a new spin on things...amusingly enough.

[Ismenia]

Hmm.. that would be a bit different, but from the pictures I saw on Yahoo.. she has this silver sun thing covering her entire nipple. It doesn't really look like a ring.

I think all of the Jackson's are freaks anyway. I thought she was one of the more normal ones. Just goes to show the lengths they go to in order to get publicity.

[Wyden]

Originally posted by Ismenia
I don't know of many women who go around wearing tassles under their clothes.

I wear a dick tassle for just such an emergency.

[Serith]

I hate this.

OF COURSE IT WAS PLANNED!!! DUUUUHHHH! You dont have snap away wardrobe for nothing, and you dont wear pasties casually. Take it from a touring music industry veteran... NO MATTER WHAT ANY OF THEM SAY, IT WAS IN NO WAY AN ACCIDENT.

Im mad because it was a cheap ass PR stunt, designed to take a guaranteed FOOTBALL audience, and instead of enhancing the game experience, draw all the attention to her, and her sad ass dying career. Its sucks that the biggest plays from the superbowl were a douchbag streaker, and Janet Jackson's titties.

As a football fan, Fuck them both. The real spotlight should have been on the players, who played the best superbowl in memory.

[Valec]

It was her bare breast with her collar like nipple piercing. If you've seen one of those kind then you know what I mean. MTV and all of them were hyping up everywhere that it'd be a 'shocking' performance so I don't think it was that big of a surprise given that it is Janet Jackson and she's not known for being reserved. I don't know if it took away from the game or just gave more for the media to talk about for the next month other than the final score.

[Aristotle]

It wasn't even a pastie. It was a nipple hugger + a piercing.

It was an absolutely bare, naked breast and nipple with an adornment.





Not only did MTV brag about it in advance, they are STILL bragging about it.... at the same time they DENY IT!

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/02/02/sup...son/index.html

Janet Jackson Got Nasty at the MTV-Produced Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Jaws across the country hit the carpet at exactly the same time. You know what we're talking about ... Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake and a kinky finale that rocked the Super Bowl to its core.

Further, it all fits with her very well orchestrated PR campaign:

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/148...20/story.jhtml

Janet Jackson Making Sexiest Album Yet, Producer Says

Producer Dallas Austin promises her new album is "easily the most sexy thing she's done."

"Guys won't know what to do with themselves after this," he said, laughing at the prospect. "It's one of the best records she's made."

The denials and the bogus claim of a "wardrobe malfunction" are absolutely disgusting.

The snaps (see picture above) completely give away the already obvious and clear intent of their action.

Generally, my stance on the whole issue of whether nudity should be allowed on network television is that it should- but only late and only on adult oriented shows. The Super Bowl is a family show. Nudity (especially in a situation where a man is aggressively tearing the clothes off a woman) is not appropriate.