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The more I hear about this the more it pisses me off. Despite all the responsible parties trying to defend themselves, people have to realize that the stunt was still approved by MTV, The NFL, and CBS. Sure it went father than planned but he was *still* grabbing her tits and exposing her (partially or completely, no matter...) as part of the script! No one can deny that -- nobody just grabs Janet Jackson's boobs without her permission, and without it being planned well in advance.
He's still assaulting a black woman on national TV for entertainment. When I first heard that perspective I thought it was BS, but think about it, it's true. What kind of F'ed up imagery is that???
Like Michael Novak in the great article above, I'm not personally shocked or offended by seeing Miss Jackson's right boob. In fact, at the time I thought it was pretty cool. But what bothers me is that this publicity stunt was planned from the beginning solely to be shocking and controversial, using really bad judgment. It might give the children who were watching the idea that it was a good thing.
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