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Cynthetiq, we won't be agreeing on this one and as a horse lover I'm not one to beat a dead one - not even metaphorically.
I did find the following story to be of interest as regards the thread topic:
-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: 2/4/04-
Spike Lee blasts Jackson's Super Bowl strip
Associated Press
CANTON, Ohio -- Film director Spike Lee criticized Janet Jackson's surprise breast-baring during the Super Bowl halftime show last weekend as a "new low" of attention-getting antics by entertainers.
There has been a decline in artistry, Lee said while speaking at Kent State University's regional campus in Stark County, Ohio, on Tuesday night.
Lee said it's not enough to be a good singer, and that entertainers "have to do something extra" -- such as the openmouthed kiss Madonna gave Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera during the MTV Video Music Awards in August.
"What's gonna be next? It's getting crazy, and it's all down to money. Money and fame," said Lee, the director of "Malcolm X" and "Do the Right Thing." "Somehow the whole value system has been upended."
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As a creative artist - among other creative people, I have been a voice in the wilderness regarding this subject for a long time. I am more hopeful now that there will be an elevated level of discussion regarding mass-media manipulation of the population...
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