"It has come to this: the Federal Communications Commission has announced that it plans an investigation into the exposure of Janet Jackson’s right breast during the Super Bowl halftime show. 'That celebration was tainted by a classless, crass and deplorable stunt,' FCC commissioner Michael Powell said. ... This is what semioticians would describe as a 'dense' cultural moment, so let us unpack some of its ironies. First, CBS and MTV are both owned by Viacom, which obviously saw a chance to exploit corporate synergy by hiring MTV to produce the halftime show. I don’t know about you, but it warms my heart when massive media corporations try to foist corporate synergy on the unsuspecting public and wind up being investigated by the FCC." (02/03/04)
This is bit of irony comes via Rational Review. Of course the real question is whether or not this will help or hurts Janet Jackson's career.
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