April 14, 200422 yr US LINGERIE retailer Victoria's Secret has scrapped its annual televised fashion show, featuring scantily clad supermodels, in the wake of Janet Jackson's bare-breast brouhaha. Limited Brands, which owns the lingerie chain, decided to cancel the annual show several weeks ago, after Jackson's breast was revealed to 100 million Americans watching the Super Bowl's half-time show on CBS television on February 1. CBS had televised the lingerie show for the past two years after Walt Disney-owned ABC television dropped it following numerous complaints from the US government's television watchdog, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and from senior Disney executives. "It was a mutual decision (with CBS)," said Ed Razek, Limited Brands' chief marketing officer. Last year, CBS advertised the show by promising the "sexiest night in television". Women's and parents' groups have criticised the show, but in 2002 the FCC ruled that it did not violate indecency laws. But CBS has faced a mountain of criticism and an FCC clampdown on indecency since Jackson's Super Bowl scandal. Razek said the FCC's tougher policing since the Jackson incident influenced just 25 percent of the decision to cancel the lingerie show. "We thought that our time and effort and money could be better spent positioning Victoria's Secret as a holiday gift-giving destination," he said.
April 14, 200422 yr It's the G-d damned Bush Administration with all this censorship bulls***. I'd would rather get kicked in the groin once a day for the next 4 years, than have Bush reelected for another term.
April 14, 200422 yr It's the G-d damned Bush Administration with all this censorship bulls***. I'd would rather get kicked in the groin once a day for the next 4 years, than have Bush reelected for another term. i'll comence the kicking...
April 14, 200422 yr It's the G-d damned Bush Administration with all this censorship bulls***. I'd would rather get kicked in the groin once a day for the next 4 years, than have Bush reelected for another term. Well if that's the case, line up for the nutsack kicking.
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