Post how your life has been traumatized because you saw a nipple or middle finger on TV

[LynneSin]

Seriously, people are getting all bent out of shape by what M.I.A. did during the halftime show and really, I'm trying to find out who is getting so fricking traumatized by seeing this stuff. I remember nipplegate - I was campaigning for Howard Dean at a bar in Newark, DE and honestly, I could barely see anything (She had a giant piercing on it).

Now the typical fundy groups are getting all bent out of shape because M.I.A. shot a finger.

Really?

Who cares - it gave M.I.A. the obvious attention she wanted. If anything she'll probably sell a few more albums because of it.

But then again maybe I'm not as sensitive so maybe one of you has had your life traumatized because of these events. Please share and by sharing I'll give you a photo of kittens & puppies to help calm your nerves down.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

1. My right wing Christian family was absolutely traumatized

but then someone told a joke about homeless bums which had them laughing so hard the middle finger was mostly forgotten.

[LynneSin]

2. That's like a DUzy award - how do I nominate someone

[Tobin S.]

3. Are you kidding me?

The middle finger salute and "fuck you, asshole" are how the guys say good morning to each other at work- sometimes accompanied by a fart.

[Art_from_Ark]

19. Sounds like a factory I worked at once

One day they were so happy to see me, they slashed one of my tires

[Brickbat]

4. This is so not funny; I can't believe you're mocking it.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/us-children-still-traumatized-one-year-after-seein,1285/#enlarge

By the time CBS cut to an aerial view of the stadium, the damage was done," said Wasserbaum, who has also worked extensively with orphaned and amputee children in Third World war zones. "I've found that children can be amazingly resilient, but this event was too much for many of them to take. The horrible image of that breast is likely to haunt them for the rest of their lives."

According to the 500-page report filed by the FCC, more than 90 percent of the children who saw the exposed breast said they were "confused and afraid."

"Mommy has dirty chest bumps," said a 5-year-old boy quoted in one of the thousands of case studies compiled by the FCC. "She's like the bad lady on TV. I'm afraid Mommy will take off her shirt and scare everyone. I hate Mommy."

[JesterCS]

6. the before/after pictures are so hilarious they cant be real

I mean seriously. a 5 year old THAT stuck on a tit, to redraw it repeatedly.

Besides.. there seems to ALREADY be an issue that the TV is considered his FRIEND

[Brickbat]

10. These children were DAMAGED FOR LIFE!!1!

Why ruin TV for him, if that's all he has?

[Alexander]

17. Um, they're from the Onion. Notice the link.

[UnrepentantLiberal]

13. That was awesome.

[undeterred]

5. I saw a drawing in the DU Lounge captioned "Don't tuch the but" and I was traumatized for years.

[IcyPeas]

7. isn't there a photo of bush giving the finger?

[UnrepentantLiberal]

15. Oh yeah, the REAL George W. Bush

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[ohiosmith]

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[wildeyed]

9. I barely noticed when she did it.

"What? She did that? Oh look, shiny!" And didn't think about it again until everyone got there panties up their butt about it.

[Arkansas Granny]

11. I'm pretty traumatized because I didn't see either one until they were showing bad reruns

they were showing up as fuzzy reruns on you tube.

[hay rick]

12. You campaigned for Howard Dean in a bar at halftime?

I still can't figure out how he didn't get nominated.

[LynneSin]

14. Because the internets only count for a small population of the overall voters

He was popular online. Same thing with people like Newt but in RL they can't appeal to those who like 'middle of the road' type candidates.

[graywarrior]

16. I haven't been right in the head since....

[RebelOne]

18. I was shocked, totally shocked. My life will never be the same. n/t

[siligut]

20. Just a stunt to keep people talking about it. nt

[MiddleFingerMom]

21. Ever since I saw "The Nip"...

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[Major Hogwash]

22. Umm, I can't believe this.

As far as that gal flipping the bird, I think they must have scrambled the tv signal out here because I didn't see it.
The screen went gray and vertical lines showed up for a second during that song, so I didn't see anything like that.

I didn't watch the infamous "nipple slip" Super Bowl.
Man, was I bummed when I found out what I missed that year!!

[A Simple Game]

23. I didn't see the finger, but I did see the nip slip.

It didn't affect me at all. Not one bit. I don't think it would have any affect on me if I saw it in person. And I'll prove it just as soon as they take this restraining order off of me.

[Tabasco_Dave]

24. I thought it was boring

It was like a 5 year old saying pee pee poo poo caca but she's in her 20's.