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DAMMIT, JANET!: Mike Gallagher of

DAMMIT, JANET!: Mike Gallagher of Newsmax.com has this to say about the Super Bowl scandal:

The Super Bowl halftime show created the kind of rage and disgust in Middle America that was, I suppose, intended by those who staged the show. After all, when pop star Justin Timberlake pulled open singer Janet Jackson's top to expose her bare breast for the grand finale of the show, it was no accident. Teams of people had to be involved in the planning and execution of this single act of contempt for every man, woman and child who would find this crass and vulgar display offensive.

Rage in Middle America, huh. Where is Justin Timberlake from? Memphis, Tennessee. Where is Janet Jackson from? Gary, Indiana. (Britney? Louisiana. Madonna? Michigan. You get the idea.) Don't play the red-state card here pal- like men in the South and West don't like bare breasts as much as blue-staters. And sure it was no accident- but "teams of people had to be involved"? Since when did a guy ripping off a woman's shirt require a conspiracy?
(By the way, I'll bet anyone a million dollars Mike Gallagher couldn't place the cultural significance of "Dammit, Janet").

Posted by Stephen Silver at February 4, 2004 02:50 AM