Tim Blair

"Wardrobe malfunction" sounds like something NASA would say.

as much as I appreciated a chance to see Ms. Jackson's breast, my friends with children were mortified. In fact we were all just dumbstruck by the whole thing. At what point does all this skank pop trend (I'm sure Britney and Christina are angry that they didn't think of this first) finally crawl back into it's pathetic, desperate hole?

What is strange is that Timberlake and MTV would express regrets after such a clumsy stunt. If they wanted to make it appear an accident, he probably should have allowed the break-away breast plate fall to the ground rather than clutching it like a trophy.

I wonder what CBS' in box is like this morning.

I was watching on Fox Sports with a mate from 7am this morning local time: we thought it was hilarious, but concluded the brest was fake. The SMH shots seem to blow that assumption out of the water!

And here I'd gotten my hopes up about there being some class surrounding the Super Bowl activities, thanks to Beyonce's conservative (if tight-fitting) suit. She did a great job with the national anthem.

But all anyone's going to be talking about is Janet's "unintentional" boob flash (there's even a movie clip up on Drudge). Tim is right - the big nipple cover would not have been there unless the world was supposed to see it. MTV *and* CBS are lying their asses off about it.

The Houston Chronicle says it was a "nipple piercing shield", which I took to mean that it was actually pinned to her nipple (owie). But it could mean that she has a nipple ring, and this doohickey keeps it from getting rubbed by her costume.

Couldn't prove it by me; I don't even have pierced ears.

You don't prevent a piercing from getting rubbed by attaching to it something with more points than the piercing implement had.

Seriously, the star was there to be seen.

"Wardrobe malfunction" sounds like something NASA would say.

Posted by: EvilPundit

Drudge says it were all planned, and CBS approved. Now they got complaints, they're lying about it (he says).

There are *gulp* extreeeeme close-ups. For strong stomachs only. So not safe for work.

heres the whole sorry incident in a web giff for your perusal. Janet's boobie

if the star was there, it was intentional. Yet, if the star was there, it was legal. No worse than tiny bikinis on swimsuit models wrestling over beer bottles. This is such a non-story, and watching it I missed it anyways. It happened so fast. Thankfully Drudge showed me what I missed. Thankfully Drudge is a guy.

Yet another Jackson is exposed to a young boy.

Yes, it was intentional, obviously. It was not unexpected by CBS, who stayed on the shot for a good 3 seconds - the director could've cut away well within that time, but didn't. MTV was plugging a "shocker" ahead of time, but that page seems to have dissappeared in favor of an unlikely apology.

All that said, who really gives a shit?

"MTV lied!!! Flaccidity died!!!!"

Or how about...

"We must free the breast to use CBS..."

If it was a “wardrobe malfunction” and “unintentional”, then what the hell was that big chrome star doing there?

Having a grand ol' time...

Chrome star, hell . . . what about the fact that the piece ripped off was attached with SNAPS? See Drudge's latest close-up.

maybe she's been breast-feeding michael, barry

Tim -

I wear a chrome-plated star over my nipple on a daily basis.

hmmm, maybe it was a silvery type of wax...

naw, it's a nipple shield. if you look at a close up (there was one on drudge) you can see she has a horizontal barbell piercing her nipple, which is front of the shield, holding it in place. The star covers up most of the nipple, but the center part is clearly visible.

Don't ask how I know these things. ;-)

for good order's sake, isn't the center part the nipple, and the surrounding area the aureole?

Janet Jackson is secretly a ninja assasin. And wearing a costume like that where else could she stash her deadly throwing stars?

I just got back to work from lunch, what a mess. I was headed to the sub shop when I had a wardrobe malfunction. Seems my pants flew off, hit a telephone pole and exploded. Well I pulled over, called the fire department; they show up and start putting my pants out. Then of course the International Garment Workers Union Wardrobe Malfunction Reconstruction Team shows up and blocks the whole street off while they take their measurements, all that's left of my pants was a zipper and a belt buckle, thank God I was wearing my Penis Medalion when they malfunctioned!

For those curious about nipple shields, the following non-workplace-safe link sends you to a part of a "body modification" site:

http://www.bmezine.com/pierce/08-nipple/shield001.html

From my HDTV recording of the Superbowl, I can't tell if it is one or a pasty, the resolution isn't good enough, although if it is a shield it is rather large.

Liar, liar, pants on fire.
Hanging from a telephone wire.

Super Bowl half time shows make me regret that I am an American.

Black Rock in "Udder Shock" over Jacko Halftime Hooter Hijinx

What is the world coming to when you can't tune in to watch 350 lbs. men attempt to break each other's necks without being exposed to an attractive woman's breast?

Disgusting!

Sams link has put me off milk.

Clearly Janet Jackson got the idea from Madonna. An almost has-been star does something outrageous on stage with a popular young star and all of a sudden you're back in the headlines.

Next we'll be seeing Mick Jagger exposing Christina Aguilera's crotch.

"Next we'll be seeing Mick Jagger exposing Christina Aguilera's crotch."

That's fine.....but, God forbid, not the other way around!

I didn't like that booby, it was weird and wrinkled, it made me scared.

Two in the Hat, thanks a lot! You made me laugh audibly at work. Even worse, you made me snort audibly at work.
[looking around]
Luckily for me, everyone else appears to be out to lunch. (What is this "lunch" of which you speak?)