Am I to be called a pervert ? If I had my kids (age 7 and 12) watch the show
and notice Janet's boob, I would have told them the truth, which is that,
well, it was probably not in the best taste for a public event to wear such
a loose dress. Period. No Janet-Blasting, no nothing, no name-calling, no
irate shouting.

Christian

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Chuck Ryan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Envoyé : lundi 9 février 2004 14:33
> À : [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> Objet : RE: Re: OT: Re: Rules for being a republican
>
>
>
> > And while I'm at it ... I was, at best, highly amused, and,
> > at worst, totally appalled, by all the fuss after Janet J
> > showed her right boob on TV. So what's in a boob, after all ?
> > well, it's gonna make the talking heads talk, which is what
> > they are here for, litterally ... But still, remember, it's
> > just a boob ! Oh, BTW, let's assume Janet J is NOT black. Who
> > thinks the outcry would have been different ? If, say, Demi
> > Moore or any other prominent white female had shown a
> > normally hidden piece of flesh on prime-time TV ? Now, that's
> > hypocrisy at its highest level "Hide this breast that I ought
> > not to see" (Molière) ... but the Puritan still peeps between
> > his fingers covering his face ....
> >
> > Christian "my first name, not necessarily my religion"
> >
>
> I was waiting for someone to play the race card about this.
> After all if anyone rejects an action of a minority, or has
> the gall to personally dislike a single representative of a
> minority, then it MUST be because they are a racist.... Right?
>
> Why is it so difficult to understand that people would get
> upset about taking their children to an event, or watching it
> on TV, that has been billed as appropriate family
> entertainment only to find themselves at a strip show? And we
> are not just talking about Justin ripping open Janet's
> clothes, you might assume so because that is all the media
> has cared about, but about the entire half-time production.
>
> I am not religious but I found the entire half-time show to
> be completely inappropriate for my young children, and even
> though free speech has apparently been outlawed for the
> politically incorrect white male, some of us will still
> denounce such obvious attacks upon the values our society was
> founded upon.
>
> Comments are my own, not my employer's... Etc

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