Posted by ThomasOMalley at 206.128.28.132 on February 26, 2004 at 15:31:10:
In Reply to: One thing I disagree with posted by Strictly Skewed on February 26, 2004 at 15:20:48:
: This was *not* a knee-jerk reaction. This was the right-wing moralists rubbing their hands in glee as a significant portion of the American population were offended by Janet's stunt, which made them think that there isn't enough control over media outlets, which allowed the FCC to crack down.
OK, maybe knee-jerk wasn't the right term. BUT the action of the FCC was in reaction to the fallout of the Super Bowl stunt.
And, I agree with the rest of this point above. I can't stand nor do I understand where any moralist group gets off trying to tell people how to live.
And maybe it's because I'm up in the Boston/Providence area, but people I spoke with didn't seem "offended" by Nipple-Gate. We just buzzed about how it was such a transparent attempt for publicity. And, it sure was public.