Dean Calls FCC Probe of Breast Incident 'Silly'

[PaDUer]

I really think what happened with Janet Jackson's outfit was really an accident and I think this really has gotten out of hand. I did see Bush # 41 being interviewed after the show, and he didn't say anything about this.

What I'm concerned about now is that they're going to ban more tv shows, and we know they've been after the internet for awhile..this might be what pushes this through since there's many polls online since this happened. However, shall we say this was Karma since they wouldn't air the moveon.org ad? Plus, I read that the Superbowl had the highest ratings in 6 yrs..DId people tune in when people started calling friends and relatives after the streaker made his debut, or after the beginning of the show? It remains to be seen.

Dean Calls FCC Probe of Breast Incident 'Silly'
Mon February 02, 2004 07:36 PM ET

PHOENIX (Reuters) - Sometimes a breast is just a breast.
Howard Dean, a physician and a Democratic presidential candidate, on Monday dismissed as "silly" a government inquiry into whether indecency rules were broken during the broadcast of the Super Bowl halftime show when pop diva Janet Jackson's bodice was ripped to expose her right breast.

"I find that to be a bit of a flap about nothing," the former Vermont governor said. "I'm probably affected in some ways by the fact that I'm a doctor, so it's not exactly an unusual phenomenon for me."

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"In general, I think the FCC does have a role in promoting some reasonable standard of decency," Dean told reporters aboard his campaign plane. "However, considering what's on television these days, I think the FCC is being pretty silly about investigating this."

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"I don't find it terribly shocking relative to some of the things you can find on standard cable television," he added. "I think the FCC probably has a lot of other things they should be pursuing."

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http://www.reuters.com/printerFriendlyPopup.jhtml?type=politicsNews&storyID=4266802

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1. There are alot of people who think it was indecent.

I think it is silly that we live in a culture that has stigmitized female anatomy.

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