FCC Commissioner Michael Powell on Janet Jackson's right breast:
| Powell said he was watching the game Sunday evening with his two children and found the incident "outrageous. I knew immediately it would cause great outrage among the American people, which it did," he said, citing "thousands" of complaints received by Monday morning. "We have a very angry public on our hands."
Powell said MTV and the CBS network's more than 200 affiliates and company-owned stations could be fined $27,500 apiece. "I think it's all of their problem," he said. "The law allows you to reach many of the different parties." He said he would like to see the enforcement penalties strengthened to 10 times their current amount. "We all as a society have a responsibility as to what the images and messages our children hear when they're likely to be watching television," he said. "I don't think that's being moralistic, and I don't think that's government trying to tell people how to run their businesses. I don't think you need to be a lawyer to understand the basic concepts of common decency here." |
Besides finding nothing wrong with an entertaining 1.5-second, distant glimpse of Ms. Jackson's nipple-concealed chest (thank god for TiVo, too!), I am occasionally shocked and grossed-out when I stumble upon an in-progress plastic surgery on the Discovery Channel - yuck! Must we really censure ourselves from viewing the most beautiful thing about the better sex?
Also, exactly what is the FCC planning to do with the $550,000+ in fines? I have some ideas...
1. Send the Halftime Show on tour with Dennis Kucinich's campaign. He needs something to liven up his constituents, other than his familiar, obvious solutions to our nation's horrific problems.
2. Arrange for a lunch date between Janet and Dennis and see if she can "convince" him to order a chicken breast sandwich.
3. Establish an endowment for the Janet Jackson School of Halftime Show Entertainment.
4. Buy Michael Powell a ticket to the MTV Music Awards.
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