The Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake Wardrobe Malfunction
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The Janet Jackson/Justin Timberlake ôwardrobe malfunctionö incident at this yearÆs Superbowl half-time performance sent shockwaves through the air, all the way to the powers-that-be in Washington and at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and all around the world, to say nothing of spawning the biggest media story of the year, knocking 9/11, Iraq, and Al Qaeda off the front pages, and threatening to undermine the moral decency of every American. The cartoonists had a heyday, delighting in the opportunity to draw naked breasts for every major newspaper in the country, if not the world. The FCC has launched an investigation into the halftime show; CBS has apologized for the behavior of its sibling network, MTV; MTV has denied any prior knowledge of the performance; and the NFL has promised to do ôsomethingö (Williams). As Williams points out, ôJanet JacksonÆs breast is probably the most wholesome thing your average 12-year-old has seen in a year of Sundays.ö Williams goes on to rail about all the ôunwholesomeö things kids are exposed to on cable TV these days, and blasts the movie rating system, which seems to be so arbitrary in what it deems fitting for children to watch: just how much blood and guts is okay, she wonders? How many killings does it take to earn a PG13 rating? She notes that even on the internet, with even the most stringent parental controls in place, and AOLÆs tough screening programs, her 8-year-old still gets offers of penile enlargement pil
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