my stance on nipples

[the_siobhan]

The most disturbing thing about the whole Janet Jackson dumb-fest is the number of adults who are apparently unable to distinguish the not-terribly-subtle difference between a body part and a sex act.

Comments

[disastrid.livejournal.com]

well put.
now shove it in a republican, light it on fire, and run real quick.

[strang-er.livejournal.com]

Perhaps, but would you say the stunt was not meant to have sexual overtones?

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[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

Sexual overtones? Definitely.

More sexual overtones than were exhibited by the cheerleaders in their skimpy outfits or the Victoria Secret langerie models they had last year as part of the scripted half-time show? Definitely not. In fact, probably less.

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[sickboy.livejournal.com]

my favourite so far was a girl here on livejournal who stated that people should be ashamed of themselves for making such a big deal out of a nipple...


especially since the implication of a young white rich boy ripping off the top of a helpless poor black woman was really the issue here, not nudity.

Amazingly I kept my mouth shut

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[the-siobhan.livejournal.com]

*rolls eyes* Yeah, I should be so poor.

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[sickboy.livejournal.com]

that's what I was thinking... if that's poverty... I am in favour of it for EVERYONE!

[mrph.livejournal.com]

Looking at it all from a reasonably safe distance, it's amusing. Especially when contrasted with John Lydon's recent outburst on British TV.

Jackson bares a breast on live primetime TV and there's an official investigation, a court case, demands for an apology and vast quantities of media coverage.

Meanwhile, also on live primetime TV, Lydon turns to the camera and describes the viewers as "fucking cunts". It gets about 24 hours of media coverage and an "oops" from the company responsible for the show who (then add a 30 second delay to subsequent live shows). Less than 100 complaints were received.

Hmm. :)

[grimjim.livejournal.com]

It's an election year in the USA. Latching on to moral panics and riding them for popularity is vote-maximizing behavior.

What?

[spiderlikefreak.livejournal.com]

"Young white rich boy ripping off the shirt of (helpless) black woman"????