SuperBowl 38
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I suppose I should weigh in on all this nonsense… I went to a Supa Bowl Partay and drank too much beer. Damn, what a game! I wasn't rooting for either team in particular, but I was on the edge of my seat thru the whole fourth quarter. It was decided in the last four seconds. It's doesn't get closer than that.
But really, halftime is what everyone's talking about. So first, here are some good picks D sent me. You can see from this that Janet's not wearing a pasty, but some freaky looking piercing. That makes it look a little accidental. But after watching it about 80 times on CNN today, Justin clearly meant to rip something off her outfit. Which raises the question: What exactly is a “wardrobe malfunction”?
My verdict: MTV planned it all along. How could they not? They have a freakin Pilates video now! And all the conservatives who are offended need to get over it. We shouldn't shun or deny sexuality. That attitude is the real leading cause of teen pregnancy.
caroline on 4 February 2004 at 8:05 pm | Permalink
okay, two things. first, when you came over after the game, you denied drinking too much beer.
second, the original plan was that he would rip off the leather part of her costume (which is obvious because of how easily he was able to do it), but it would expose red lace, not nipple. if you look at pictures before the rip, you can see that there is something red lining or trimming the top of her costume. so, yes, the rip was intention, but the nipple exposure was not
Darren Franks on 7 February 2004 at 6:18 pm | Permalink
I didn’t have a problem with it…just a lil mo than I wanted to see but I’m not damaged or nuttin. My dog however starts shaking and pees now whenever he hears Greg Gumbals voice…prolly not the same issue.
Jeff on 11 February 2004 at 3:27 pm | Permalink
I’ll be the conservative, b/c I am one. I think it was all intentional; however, let’s go with the assumption that something was to be ripped off and that we would only see lace. I have problem with this regardless. I think that television shows have gone off the deep end, and no one is speaking out. I will also say that the half-time show (and I don’t just mean Janet and Justin) was only half of the problem. The commercials were horrible, too. The Super Bowl is a primetime show that should not need a disclaimer, nor should I not have to worry about any kids watching along. If you want skin, you’ve got your skinimax.
I challenge each of you to step forward in time and imagine having young children. Now, think about everything that is on TV and everything that could be seen on TV. Last step, in raising your children are you going to expose them to the various things in life in steps or all at once? Are you going to curtail and/or monitor the knowledge that they attain through the various publicly available media? If you say no, then obviously you have no emotional scares. I say that, because I do have emotional scares that I hope to help my children avoid. No, I do not plan on locking them up in a box. There is no way you can protect your child from everything, so you protect them from what you can. You share some of your experiences and be there for them through their experiences, but don’t live their lives for them.
One last point, I did not through any biblical references to you, because it won’t make a difference. If you want to know more, you know where to find me. Not to mention, I know you know where to find a Bible. Yes, I am a conservative Christian (funny, you’d think that I wouldn’t need to state conservative before Christian), but remember that does not make me closed-minded. You dislike things as much as I do. We just disagree on what.
In closing, the half-time show says one thing, “We don’t have any more talent. All we have left is shock values.”
phil on 11 February 2004 at 10:38 pm | Permalink
I don’t think you can really control when your children are exposed to anything. You can’t be the “MSN Butterfly” for thier lives, filtering every experience. Instead, I think you have to equip them with the tools to deal with modern life. Obviously there needs to be some filtering on the parental level, but you can’t control it. Kids are crafty (weren’t we?) and they’ll get their hands on whatever it is they’re after. Over-sheltering does more harm than good. For example, I think the reasons for teens having sex at an early age is not primarily because it’s so prevalent in the media. Rather, I think it’s because we shy away from it so much as a culture and a society. Instead of speaking frankly to them about sexuality from an early age, we deny it. But kids are naturally curious, so they experiment based on the only info they have — what they see on TV. If we gave them the knowledge and the tools — taught them that sexuality is something wonderful for adults rather than something dirty and shameful — then they would behave appropriately.
Jeff on 12 February 2004 at 10:09 am | Permalink
And so you are telling me that TV is providing a great example of adult sexual behavior? I agree we need to talk to are kids and that was my whole point, but it the stages that we believe fit. If they are exposed sooner, we talk about it sooner. Sometimes you approach topics in stages. I will say and believe that everything goes back to not raising our children with our hearts and desires focused on God. For those of you who do not believe in that, I will relate something to you that I believe you will agree, one of the number one problems is that we are letting society raise our children and in place of us raising them. If you don’t plan on raising your child, don’t have one. If you have an unexpected pregnancy, give the child a chance at a good life and put them up for adoption.