Do you belive in the luck of the Irish. Tommy Smyth proved it does exist . On ESPNews he was asked about the result of The Super Bowl. He said to bet the over which was correct. He said also tha the Patriots would win the game but that the Panters would beat the spread. To round it all off he said the game would come down to Venataris kicking game. Boy that is scary it would have made for big betting money.
Gambling may be the talk at the water cooler, but long term this superbowl will be remembered for the "incident". Shades of Bradi but in a different way. The image of violence against women shown to a large audience including minors, is disturbing. And it may turn out that this "incident" was planned as the "victim" turned out to be wearing a pasty.
A comment form someone who spends way too much time reading into things. And I thought I had a lot of time on my hands!
Janet Jackson admitted yesterday that she was the one who came up with the idea. Parkhead: Halftime show at the Super Bowl, Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake were doing a duet, and he ripped off part of her top, exposing her breast, which was partially covered by a nipple ring. That qualifies as a big incident in the US. For a pic of the incident, go to www.bobanddan.net (Looks as if they have taken the pic down to show one of Bobby Knight chucking a chair)
This is one of the more curious aspects of American culture. Almost everything in pop culture is sexualized and you can make suggestions to sex all you want, but you must not acknowledge that people actually perform sexual acts. The same goes for boobies - you can accentuate and draw attention to it, but god forbid, should you show it...
During the half-time show, Justin Timberlake & Janet Jackson performed together, and at the end of their performance Timberlake grabbed Jackson's breast and ripped off part of her wardrobe exposing Janet's tit. She was wearing a "pasty" to cover her nipple so everyone knows this was staged, even though MTV, CBS, and Timberlake deny it. Now all of them are catching hell over here, the FCC is also getting involved, some heads are going to roll over this.
Its nothing short of amazing that the country with the biggest hardcore porno industry in the world can get so worked up over a bit of flesh. Still putting right wing christians in charge of the place you reap what you sow
Yeah and bars are forced to close at 2am across the country, that is even more un-American than having a Mardigras moment at the stuperbowl.
That wasn't a pasty. It was an ornament held in place by her nipple piercing. Trust me, the FCC may make noise but there won't be too much over this. All Viacom(CBS and MTV's parent company) have to do is act contrite and pay the insignificant fine that'll be levied by the FCC. This thing'll blow over until the next primetime mishap. Hmm, erectile dysfunction advertisements, farting horses and other advertising gems but everyone's up in arms about a nipple that most folks blinked and missed. I love my country.
Actually, many people blinked and missed, then watched it again and again and again and again.... Re: FCC Technically, every CBS affiliate that showed the Super Bowl can be fined $27,000. But of course, they're most likely off the hook.
Eh, I missed it because the halftime show was so ridiculous that my attention was averted. And....I don't care. But yes, America is hypocritical about sex. And yes, Europeans should be the first people to tell us about our problems with the combination Christianity and government. blah
It's not just the sexual part of showing the nipple that is terribly offensive, but the violence part is equally offensive. The guy grabs her breast and rips off her covering. If you guys think this is OK for over-the-air non-cable tv watched by little kids, then I don't agree with you. Maybe it is ok outside the US, because the supposed 1 billion viewers around the world have not been complaining. Or maybe they didn't see the half-time show?
So Tommy Smythe predicted that Timberlake would rip-off Janet Jackson's bra to reveal her right breast? Man he is good.