Perhaps we shouldn't care It's amazing how juvenile people are.
--Mike On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 7:37 AM, Mike Palij <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't watch reality TV shows and only pay attention to news > reports about them when something really unusual happens like, > say, former U.S. congressman Tom Delay decides to participate > in one of these farces. However, today my attention was drawn > to a news item that suggests that a dance show on the Fox network > had a "Sharon Stone" moment: see the Daily News story which is > handled in impeccable tabloid style: > http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/09/30/2009-09-30_so_you_think_you_can_dance_contestant_flashes_national_tv_audience.html > or > http://tinyurl.com/yer5e7s > > For you pervs, er, professors who would like to see the original > video and determine whether it is the real McCoy or just a panties > crease, our friends at the Huffington Post have thoughtfully provided > the video snippet to us (they even have a poll: is it the real McCoy or > a panties crease -- though they don't use the term "real McCoy"): > > http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/09/30/vagina-exposed-on-so-you_n_304592.html > > Teachable moments for psychology classes: > > (1) When the "liberal" CBS network had Janet Jackson'd infamous > wardrobe malfunction during the half-time show of the SuperBowl > footbal game, CBS was fined for partial exposure of a female breast. > What will the "conservative" Fox network pay in terms of money or > other form of punishment for this display of female flesh? Will it be: > a) More than CBS, given the body part exposed > b) Same as CBS > c) Less than CBS, because the conservatives at Fox obviously > had made a mistake while the liberals at CBS obviously planned > the wardrobe malfunction > d) No fine because the prudes who fined CBS will be good submissive > authoritarians and not fine their media overlords at FOX. > > (2) As noted in the one of the replies on the Huffington Post website, > if actual flesh was shown, was a "vagina" really shown? > a) Yes > b) No > As a commenter makes clear, the vagina in an internal orgram and > the outer visual portion could be the labia and clitoris (or as another > commenter points out, perhaps a thigh fat row). If people answer "Yes" > to question (2), does this point out the need for more "Human > Sexuality" courses? > > Finally, if panties/underwear are really optional, does that mean that > Tom Delay is dancing around without ..... > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([email protected]) > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
