Give Me a Break
2004-02-03, 9:09 a.m.

There are so many things worthy of our attention these days:

� the fact that a man that we did not elect started a war that was in violation of UN treaties and the American public did not support,

� that we �got� a man who was *not* the �reason� the war began in the first place.

� the man who we supposedly started the war in response to hasn�t even been on the *news* lately, much less a topic of interest to our government,

� unemployment is still high,

� far too many of us don�t have access to health care,

� drug costs are so high that people with serious illnesses have to choose between paying for their medications and eating,

� the environment is going to hell in a governmental handbasket,

� children are still terrorized in their own homes,

� women who are raped are suspect,

� the government is considering the one and only constitutional amendment specifically designed not to protect from discrimination but to enforce discrmination,

� and so on.

Yet, what is causing an uproar right now? A woman�s breast. Why is it so scandalous to see an exposed breast on a woman? We see bare chested men all over the place. Breasts are meant to feed children. That�s pretty much it but we have made them into such a sexualized part of our bodies that the inadvertent � or even purposeful � display of them is cause for �deep regret.� Christ. We�re going to have an investigation? About Janet Jackson�s breast? Give me a break.

I watched the half time show and was apparently not paying close enough attention. This breast exposure was so horrific that I didn�t even notice it. I thought their suggestive dance was pretty wild for mid-evening and would likely rile up all the good ol� boys since it was an inter-racial suggestive dance. I thought Janet needed to get a different choreographer and try something new. But I didn�t even notice a partially exposed breast. I should have taped it so I could see what all the fuss is about.

PS: No, I did not watch the game. I only tuned in for the half-time show. Don�t even get me started on football in this country.