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| From | "Lee Elliott" <pop@anotherplanet.ca> |
| Subject | Re: Getting "IT" |
| Date | Wed, 4 Feb 2004 19:37:16 -0600 |
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> And by the way, people I've seen television WERE offended by the ripping
> itself. But how can you expect them to take that out on Justin Timberlake
> when clearly Janet Jackson herself has taken responsibility for planning
it?
> Of course, if a male performer had unexpectedly ripped off a female
> performer's shirt, I would think the reaction would be very different.
Well said - and I'd like to add that to use 'blaming the victim' outrage in
this situation trivializes the real thing.
Lee
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