I'm Curious

According to the FCC the breast exposure of Janet Jackson is a fining offence. If she had been white would it have gone so far? This so smacks of censorship to me.

If you look at everything on TV and how the envelope is pushed every day, why does this matter? There are women wearing thong bikinis on TV and on Las Vegas they were touting a new "topless pool" for the hotel just Monday. A woman walked away and you could see the outline of her breast quite plainly. Is it the nipple that makes the difference?

If a woman wears pasties and her nipple isn't exposed, you can view that on TV. If not, well, just the outline and knowing she has her breasts exposed is fine.

More and more I am beginning to believe this big todo over Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" is prejudiced. Britney Spears can get away with see-through clothes, but she is supposed to be so "pure" and Janet Jackson is one of the more saner acting people I've seen on TV so far. If she was white what would it have mattered? The blame would probably have been focused on Justin Timberlake for misconduct!

Hubby said, "If the envelope is going to be pushed, it needs to be done away with." I agree - if you're pushing an envelope the size of it is going to have to change.