Chasez Edited Out Of Pro Bowl

[honeywolf7]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/eo/20040205/en_music_eo/13433

Am I the only one who finds it totally unfair to punish him for something that a basically former bandmate did?

 

[WDWLVR]

I don't think they are picking on him personally just nixxing that type of entertainment and I say more power to them. Going to a Hawaiin themed half-time seems more appropriate and family oriented.

I don't think a half-time show is going to make or break him if he has real talent. It is my personal opinion only that he doesn't have nearly the talent that Justin Timberlake does. Hopefully he'll get to sing the National Anthem and still get some exposure.

 

[honeywolf7]

I'm not even all that fond of him, but kicking him off for the reason that they did doesn't seem fair.

 

[mickeyfan1]

What would you have the NFL do?

Life isn't fair all the time, and I think the NFL had to do something to ensure there would be nothing happening that would be as embarassing or inappropriate as the Super Bowl show. What you see as punishment, they see as saving sponsorship dollars.

 

[nsyncraider17]

It does kind of seem like the NFL is punishing him for others' mistakes, but if he doesn't want to be stereotyped like that, maybe he shouldn't have lyrics that lend themselves to inappropriate choreography.

 

[adamak]

This thing has gone way too far. What are they going to do next? Ban Larry David because he works on the same channel as Kim Cattrall who bares her breast every Sunday?

Give me a break.

 

[battricia]

Originally posted by nsyncraider17
maybe he shouldn't have lyrics that lend themselves to inappropriate choreography.

Inapprorpriate choreography is extremely subjective. Remember in the late 30's when swing dancing was 'inappropriate', in the 20's it was jazz that was completely 'inappropriate', etc etc etc. It's safe to say that some will always think something is 'inappropriate' does this mean we should ban everyone from dancing ever again?


tricia.

 

[adamak]

Yeah. And if you want to ban inappropriate choreography, then 99% of today's artists should all be banned.

Instead of banning, those who do not wish to watch can just turn the TV off.

 

[swea_pea1]

I don't know if it's "fair" or not, but I do know it's the prudent approach for the NFL to take.

The sting of the SB halftime show hasn't quite dulled yet in a lot of folks' minds. This is the NFL's only chance to try to regain credibility in the viewer's minds since the next game that plays to a national audience won't be until September or so.

I can't blame them for taking the conservative approach. As the saying goes "Burn me once, shame on you. Burn me twice, shame on me."

I say good for them for taking a more proactive stance in what will ultimately reflect on their organization.

 

[Planogirl]

I think that this is horribly unfair. Imagine being sacked because someone in the same profession did something wrong.

 

[Jenn Lynn]

So we get to see half naked Hula girls shakin' their hips instead.

 

[disykat]

deleted - I had outdated info!

 

[gymnasticsmom68]

McCarthy said that Chasez had not been holding rehearsals at the Pro Bowl. As a result, the NFL made a preemptive strike, barring any possible wardrobe malfunctions from the halftime show.

It seems to me that they learned their lesson. I'm sure they didn't want another surprise show like they got last week. Good for them.

Instead of banning, those who do not wish to watch can just turn the TV off.

So the answer for you is, just in case somebody decides to rip their shirt and bra off andbody with children watching might want to just not bother watcching the game? So we as a society have decided to set our morals among the least common denominator? I don't want to see Janet Jackson's boobs anymore, does that mean every time she's on the TV I should shut it off, or should she just never strip on TV again?

Your idea makes little sense. I shouldn't have to 'just turn the TV off' because I don't want my children to see Janet Jackson's (or anybody else's) boobs, especially in the middle of a flippin FOOTBALL game. Had I been watching Sex and the City with my kids, then I guess I wouldn't have any right to be upset, that is exactly the setting for a flash of boob, but the Superbowl, give me a break.

Speaking of Sex and the City, that's the perfect example. I pretty much know beforehand that I'm gonna see boobs on that show, which leaves me with a choice. Should my kids watch this if I KNOW theyll show things that are innapropriate for younger people? But nobody was given the choice during the football game, or before.

If there had been one of those "This program may be innapropriate for small children' warnings, we'd have had a chance to think about it, but there was none.

Also, this has so little to do with actual 'boob', it has to do with the fact that football/The Superbowl is a multi-generatioal sport, so why is the half-time show produced mainly to 17-22 year old kids? There were children, Fathers. Mothers, Grandfathers, and Grandmothers watching that show, but they show young people bumping and grinding and then pretend that that is somehow entertainment. Again, sinking to the lowest common denominator.

In the end it was innapropriate and uncalled for, but it got Janet Jackson's name back in the papers, which is all she cared about.