Jackson puts the boob in the tube

Who in the world would have thought that the adorable little girl from Gary, Ind., who endeared herself to millions of Americans on the '70s sitcom "Good Times," would grow up to expose her right breast during a Super Bowl halftime show? Certainly the not the NFL. But are they crazy?\nJanet Jackson has been causing controversy since 1993 when she posed on the cover of Rolling Stone topless. A man's hands were the only things covering her breasts then. Now we see she has moved on to sun-shaped nipple covers.\nLet's not forget to mention that her recent All for You tour contains a song called "Would You Mind," in which she picks a guy from the audience and gives him the lap dance of the century in front of thousands of people while wearing a leather body suit.\nAnd yet, the NFL expected a clean performance from the queen of controversy in a show produced by MTV. \nI'm not bashing Ms. Jackson by any means. As a matter of fact, I support her fully. And if people continue to threaten lawsuits and the outside chance of throwing my girl in jail, I'll surely pull a Nelly and sport a band-aid on my cheek until she's free.\nApparently I'm not the only one upset with the entire Janet Super Bowl fiasco. According to www.abs-cbnnews.com, Jackson's breast-baring halftime performance spurred more internet searches in the 24 hours following it than the terms "Sept. 11" and "Paris Hilton's sex video" did when they first occured. \nPoor Janet, a "wardrobe malfunction" is what it now takes to sell a record. Because, clearly, Jackson has had trouble selling records in the past. It's not like she re-signed with Virgin Records for a reported $80 million, which makes her the highest paid recording artist of all time. And it's not like she has sold over 40 million albums, won three Grammy awards and had an Oscar nomination.\nOh wait, according to Rolling Stone, all of this is true.\nI'm offended that the world is picking on my girl, Janet. I speak as if I know her personally since we do go all the way back to the days of her first album in 1982. Dreamstreet, Control and Rhythm Nation 1814 are the sole reasons I signed up for dance classes when I was in elementary school, and her 1993 album, Janet, takes me back to my junior high days like no other album can. \nWhen her latest, Damita Jo, rocks stores this spring, I'll the first in line to buy it. I doubt the idiots boycotting this outstanding female vocalist would buy her album in the first place. Just see if it hurts sales. \nPeople make her sound like this skanky nymphomaniac, and that it's some new concept that sex and controversy will help sell albums. But Madonna does it. Britney does it. Christina does it. Even Jessica Simpson does it. Shock of the century: sex sells.\nThe rumors of lawsuits and fines are ridiculous. Let's not forget that it was Justin Timberlake who tore the outfit in the first place. Why is Janet catching 90 percent of the crap for what happened? \nJanet Jackson is the bomb. Her songs are awesome. She can sing about sexual things that no one else has the guts to sing about and can also pour her heart into a slow love song.\nHer boob just happened to pop out on national television. Hey, we all make mistakes. Maybe it's unethical, but if it helps her sell more albums, more power to her. She's a smart business woman.\nLike she sang in "Can't be Stopped" from her 1997 album The Velvet Rope:\n"You must remember that we were born with blood of kings and queens and can't be stopped. Stay strong my sister and you can't be stopped. No, you can't be stopped."\nExposed breast or no exposed breast, my girl Janet can't be stopped.