JACKSON BOOB OUTRAGES FCC

[mburbank]

FCC chairman Michel Powell, who had no comment on CBS refuseing to air Moveon.org's political add during the superbowl (despite having no policy against issue ads prior to this superbowl) has gone on record as being 'outraged' by the alleged 'wardrobe malfunction' that led to a second long exposure of one of Janet Jackson's breasts.

CBS exposed one of it's boobs (CBS President Les Moonves ) when announcing it's decision to control political content on the public airwaves, And Powell didn't even notice.

[Buffalo Tom]

FCC chairman Michel Powell, who had no comment on CBS refuseing to air Moveon.org's political add during the superbowl (despite having no policy against issue ads prior to this superbowl) has gone on record as being 'outraged' by the alleged 'wardrobe malfunction' that led to a second long exposure of one of Janet Jackson's breasts.

CBS exposed one of it's boobs (CBS President Les Moonves ) when announcing it's decision to control political content on the public airwaves, And Powell didn't even notice.

Out of curiousity, did anyone see any political ads at all during the broadcast?

[Protoclown]

I THINK BOOBS ARE HIGHLY OFFENSIVE, WE SHOULD ROUND THEM ALL UP ON AN ISLAND SOMEWHERE AND BOMB THAT FUCKING THING

[Marilyn666]

Wasn't the whole thing planned?

[El Blanco]

CBS exposed one of it's boobs (CBS President Les Moonves ) when announcing it's decision to control political content on the public airwaves, And Powell didn't even notice.

Ya, just look at the way CBS sent their shocktroops to ABC and NBC to stop all their political ads. Look at how CBS doesn't have political content at all on their stations.

Look at all the the Vote for Bush ads during the SuperBowl.

Honestly, hasn't MoveOn and company been a little over dramatic over this? I wouldn't be surpirised if more people have seen the ad now than would have had it aired during the halftit....er time show.


Hell, me and my friends channel surfed through halftime.

[Cosmo Electrolux]

I THINK BOOBS ARE HIGHLY OFFENSIVE, WE SHOULD ROUND THEM ALL UP ON AN ISLAND SOMEWHERE AND BOMB THAT FUCKING THING

no Proto...all boobs should be boxed up and mailed to me.

[mburbank]

The FCC is concidering an investigation into, dare we say it, Boobgate. I say, YES, fervently yes. I can think of know better expendeture of taxpayer money than a thorough, in depth investigation. The American people need to know, and no matter how much it costs and how long it takes, we shall know.

For too long has the FCC been tied up thinking of ways to loosen harsh control on megaglobal communications cartels, for too long has Michael Powell had to spend long hours thinking of ways to not answer questions. We, the American people have right to know who schemed to show the nation Ms. Jacksons Boob!

[El Blanco]

I THINK BOOBS ARE HIGHLY OFFENSIVE, WE SHOULD ROUND THEM ALL UP ON AN ISLAND SOMEWHERE AND BOMB THAT FUCKING THING

no Proto...all boobs should be boxed up and mailed to me.

I'll FedEx you some tomorrow, Mr Dahmer.

[Abcdxxxx]

When a young white man rapes a black woman's right tit on national tv in TEXAS... then how can you say it's not political ? Where's Farrakahn when we need him?

Moveon.org got upstaged!

Was I the only one who saw a tassle on her breast the size of Lil Kim's entire head?

[Emu]

It was a little star pendant thing. Somehow her nipple was big enough to hold the whole damn thing.

[mburbank]

Shock! Outrage! Naked Boob! This story will eclipse ALL OTHER NEWS!!!


Feds to Investigate Janet Jackson's Flash
AP


The chief federal regulator of broadcasting said Monday he was outraged by the Super Bowl halftime show in which Justin Timberlake tore off part of Janet Jackson's costume, exposing her breast, and said he was ordering an immediate investigation.


Timberlake blamed a "wardrobe malfunction," (boldness added to text for importance) but Federal Communications Commission (news - web sites) chief Michael Powell (news) called it "a classless, crass and deplorable stunt."

MTV, which produced the show, and CBS, which broadcast it, both said they had no idea that their halftime show Sunday night would include such a display.

"CBS deeply regrets the incident," spokeswoman LeslieAnne Wade said.

The two singers were performing a flirtatious duet to end the halftime show, with Timberlake singing, "Rock Your Body," and the lines he sang at the moment of truth were: "I'm gonna have you naked by the end of this song."

With that, Timberlake reached across Jackson's leather gladiator outfit and pulled off the covering to her right breast, which was partially obscured by a sun-shaped, metal nipple decoration.

The network quickly cut away from the shot, and did not mention the exposure on the air.

In a statement, Powell said, "I am outraged at what I saw during the halftime show of the Super Bowl. Like millions of Americans, my family and I gathered around the television for a celebration. Instead, that celebration was tainted by a classless, crass and deplorable stunt. Our nation's children, parents and citizens deserve better."

He told the commission to open an investigation, promising it would be "thorough and swift." Such an investigation could result in a fine of up to $27,500 or — if the FCC (news - web sites) applied the sanction to each CBS station — in the millions.

Messages left with Jackson's record company and her personal publicist were not returned Monday morning.

The FCC has come under fire from lawmakers and outside groups who say the agency hasn't done enough to shield the public from indecent programming on radio and TV.

Legislation has been introduced in Congress to increase by 10-fold the $27,500 maximum fine that the FCC can levy for indecency. The Bush administration has endorsed the bill raising the fine to $275,000. The agency itself has said it may start issuing the fine per incident rather than per program, and is talking about revoking licenses.

Last month, the FCC proposed a $755,000 fine against Clear Channel Communications for the "Bubba the Love Sponge" program that aired multiple times on four of its Florida radio stations. The fine was a record for a single complaint. The largest cumulative fine for indecency was $1.7 million paid by Infinity Broadcasting in 1995 for various violations by Howard Stern.

MTV, CBS' corporate cousin in Viacom, issued an apology, saying the incident was "unrehearsed, unplanned, completely unintentional and was inconsistent with assurances we had about the content of the performance."

Timberlake said he did not intend to expose Jackson's breast.

"I am sorry that anyone was offended by the wardrobe malfunction during the halftime performance of the Super Bowl," Timberlake said in a statement. "It was not intentional and is regrettable."

Wade said CBS officials attended rehearsals of the show all week, "and there was no indication any such thing would happen. The moment did not conform to CBS' broadcast standards and we would like to apologize to anyone who was offended."



The show also featured P. Diddy, Nelly and Kid Rock.

NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue called the conduct "offensive, embarrassing to us and our fans, and inappropriate."

"We will change our policies, our people and our processes before the next Super Bowl to ensure that this entertainment is far more effectively dealt with," he said.

Joe Browne, NFL executive vice president, said earlier that it was "unlikely that MTV will produce another Super Bowl halftime."

Over-the-air television channels cannot air "obscene" material at any time and cannot air "indecent" material between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. The FCC defines obscene material as describing sexual conduct "in a patently offensive way" and lacking "serious literary, artistic, political or scientific value." Indecent material is not as offensive but still contains references to sex or excretions.

In an interview posted on MTV.com in the days before the show, Jackson's choreographer, Gil Duldulao, talked about the show, saying: "She's more stylized, she's more feminine, she's more a woman as she dances this time around. There are some shocking moments in there too."

[ranxer]

dang, that was on purpose!? at first this morning i had heard that it was an accident, that's definitly no accident after looking at the photos (that kid has part of her clothing in his hand).
heeh i was too curious.

http://www.dailyprank.com/janettits.html

pretty funny. i wish jackson/justin had some political statement to go with the boob >:

[El Blanco]

Didn't they date for a short time? Maybe he just wanted to relive some happy mammaries......er memories.

[ScruU2wice]

and that's the last time the CBS ever gets the super bowl :(

[Perndog]

Okay, two things:

1) At first I thought this was another article about something Michael did and they were calling him a boob. That would have been funny.

2) Americans are fucking retarded prudes if they are offended by this. I don't even know where to begin bitching at people who think a bare tit is offensive in any way. It's bad enough that they strictly ban nudity of any sort on television (and profanity for that matter) but to make the crime of the century out of a few seconds of exposure, Super Bowl or not, is the most pathetic gesture I have ever heard of.

This is just one more reason for me not to be proud of where I live.

[ScruU2wice]

I think its more because americans are racist and are made that justin ripped the clothes off a black chick. Civil rights movement my ass...

[Abcdxxxx]

See as much as I was joking earlier, there is some subtext going on here. The age thing. The race thing. The desperate shock factor thing. It's pretty boring and inappropriatly stupid.... but the best part is them reciting MTV's Chose or Lose campaign slogans afterwords. Chose to show your tit with an ugly body adornment.

[Anonymous]

I still don't 'get' why a male boobie is okay but a woman's isn't. :< I mean, shit, you see more 'offensive' stuff in any art show. There's a store at the mall that's africa-themed and there are tons of naked woman sculptures with long banana boobs and stuff.

[mburbank]

See?! There's so much worthy of lengthy, expensive investigation here! To hell with this whole 'how did we not know there were no WMD in Iraq', the american people deserve to know how the unthinkable 'wardrobe malfunction' occured! This conspiracy must be uncovered! The truth must be revealed, laid bare! If we cannot American eyes from unwanted exposure to Janet Jacksons boob, how can we protect our citizens from terrorist attack!?!

[FartinMowler]

I think that Janet Jackson is trying to divert the attention away from her Pedophile brother.

[El Blanco]

Stop crying, Max. This is only going to saturate the media for another 2 months, then we can be choked to death by all the "Friends" interviews.

[mburbank]

OH MY GOD! MTV IS INNOCENT! JANET JACKSON PUNKD THEM!! THE HUMANITY!! THE HUMANITY!!


On other fronts, I just really, really, really hope Rachel and Ross end up together and that somehow, someway, there can be a government investigation requiring time, money and intense media coverage of and about Rachel and Ross getting back together becuase don't the American people deserve to know if they do when that's what's meant to be?

[Cosmo Electrolux]

I think Janet Jackson is a borg...only a borg would have that titty apparatus....:(

resistance is futile...

[The One and Only...]

That last part is exactly what Mikey Jackson told his children.

[Zebra 3]

Wasn't the whole thing planned?
:( - Damn right it was, and don't let anyone tell ya otherwise. I'm getting sick and tired of watching American getting caught with its pants down - it's time to rise up!

[AChimp]

:lol :lol

Max made me spit Beep out of my nose with his "Boobgate" remark!! :lol

[Pee Wee Herman]

Yesterday, the uncensored boob flash picture was published on the front page of the entertainment section of the Globe and Mail. I sincerely doubt they showed it uncensored on any other paper in the US. :)

Being offended by boobs is so retarded that I'm not going to waste time talking about it anymore.

[El Blanco]

I don't understand why people think it was intentional. She was trying to cause controversy?

Why not have the whole top collapse? Why one tit? If there is one thing that family does not do, its understate something. If she planeed it, we would all know.

[mburbank]

THIS ISSUE NEEDS MORE COVERAGE!

[Vibecrewangel]

Janet's boob needs more coverage!

[Cosmo Electrolux]

can we talk about Vibe's boobs...obviously the "Boards gone Wild" thread isn't cutting it...>:

[Sergeant_Tibbs]

I heard on the radio that she admitted that it was intentional, and she’s “very sorry”.

[KevinTheOmnivore]

It was clearly intentional, but as per usual, this issue is getting blown way out of proportion.

From the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A14340-2004Feb4?language=printer
"Flags Keep Dropping on Super Bowl Stunt "

<snip>• ABC announced it will initiate a five-second delay on its live telecast of the Academy Awards so it can censor any "wardrobe malfunctions" or Bono-esque "[expletive] brilliant" moments.

• The NFL canceled this weekend's Pro Bowl halftime show starring Timberlake's fellow 'N Sync-er JC Chasez because it was afraid of his choice of songs -- "Blowing Me Up (With Her Love)" -- and the accompanying choreography. Chasez has been replaced with "Hawaiian-themed entertainment."

• NBC cut from tonight's "ER" episode a shot of an exposed breast of an 80-year-old woman receiving emergency care, even though the network says it thinks the shot is appropriate.<snip>

[punkgrrrlie10]

it's all those people with boobs causing trouble! It's only those people who should be ashamed. The rest of us normal Americans are okay.

[mburbank]

I have not seen one single story about this in the news today. What have we become? WHAT HAVE WE BECOME?!?

[Cosmo Electrolux]

the laughing stock of the world?