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SEPT 2004 UPDATE: MISS UNIVERSE HAS A WARDROBE MALFUNCTION****
February
2004 - Janet Jackson, the Superbowl and the boob.
So
I figure maybe we'll branch PopCultureMadness out into sports, being
that it's usually pretty safe and all ages. We're a family-safe,
all ages site, or try to be.
Outside of the occasional references to gambling, what could possibly
be wrong with sports?
Well, on February 1, 2004, I found out what could go wrong.
Janet Jackson,
with just a little help from Justin Timberlake, managed to offend
millions of families in the United States, and many more throughout
the world. Normally, I don't care about some risqué entertainment,
but sometimes it is disturbing when it is out of context.
If Janet chose
to perform in a Shania Twain-ish sexy top, I'd have no problem with
that. If she exposed her bra at the MTV awards, or some other cable
show, I'd have nothing bad to say. At this point, I think most moderately
involved parents simply don't allow younger kids to watch MTV, so
the potential audience who could be offended would be negligible
at best.
I consider the
NFL to be a family-friendly event. rated G, maybe PG, since they
now allow horse "tooting" commercials. A little cleavage
or jiggle enhanced dancing would solidify that PG ranking.
Hey, Pop Culture Madness goes for a PG rating!
Many parents and grandparents were shocked by the symbolic "grinding"
that took place between Justin and Janet.
They'd be more shocked to see that many of their own kids dance
in such a grinding fashion, but not as symbolically.
On the plus side, it's nice to know that the racial factor, he being
Caucasian, she African-American didn't come up in most circles.
We didn't get any feedback on that at all.
I figure that
the pelvic grinding, a public display of simulated sex, should be
rated, oh I don't know, PG-13, even in these free-wheeling days
of the early 21st century.
If Janet manged to just flash her bra, I'd stick with that PG-13
rating.
In taking the heat from all those folks on both sides of the issue,
via the e-mails we've gotten, we could debate that a near-naked
boob bouncing about on stage could still rate a PG-13, although
many would say an R rating would be deserved.
If the breast
was wearing a tossle, or maybe a pasty, I'd probably stick with a
PG-13 rating.
I'm really not a prude.
Her nipple wasn't really covered though.
It was pierced.
Most of it could be seen.
Thanks to Tivo,
DVD and modern technology we know exactly what was on that breast.
Although I haven't done research into this, I'm pretty sure that
you'd have to be 18 years old to get your nipple pierced. You'd
have to be 18 to buy a magazine with pictures of pierced nipples
in most states, and most countries.
I'm thinking full exposure of a pierced nipple is worthy of an R
rating.
When I'm looking
at certain types of entertainment, I have certain expectations.
I don't watch raunchy comedies with my mom, or my pre-teen kids.
I don't watch or listen to Howard Stern with them either.
I DO watch "family" comedies. Disney movies. Nickelodeon.
I sometimes
invite the family over, so we can share good times and some laughs.
The Kids. Grandma. Pop. The uncles, aunts, cousins.
Holidays. Fourth of July. Memorial Day.
World Series Finals. Birthday parties.
The Superbowl.
Ah, scratch
that. I'm not sure that's really a family event anymore.
More
on Janet Jackson's Boob here.
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