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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJanelle Mone gets slammed for her 'family-unfriendly' performance on 'The Voice'
The people with this fake outrage, are probably the same people that are ok with a POTUS who said that he can grab women by the p***sy and had an affair with a porn star.
https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/janelle-mon-e-gets-slammed-214119981.html
cilla4progress
(26,526 posts)I struggle with it.
I get tired of seeing womens bootys hanging out.
Time and a place.
Texasgal
(17,245 posts)and a bit confused? What was not appropriate? The dancers all had leotards on. It was a very high energy performance that needed easy clothing to move around in. Hell... I've seen Olympic Ice skaters with LESS clothing!
Initech
(109,266 posts)The figure skaters were practically having sex on the ice! Where were the family values crowd then?
Texasgal
(17,245 posts)and I agree... many of the outfits were very revealing! I am certainly no prude but if anyone is going to compare... the Olympic outfits were more skin worthy if anything.
Ferrets are Cool
(23,048 posts)Ferrets are Cool
(23,048 posts)I would never watch it, but my point is...this is great for their ratings, right?
Why else would they "air" it?
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)blue neen
(12,465 posts)...and I was thinking that it was not family-friendly. The Voice screwed up on this one.
Lochloosa
(16,804 posts)Initech
(109,266 posts)Iggo
(50,056 posts)Kirk Lover
(3,608 posts)Hong Kong Cavalier
(4,608 posts)She had been getting endless letters from parents thanking her for her "conservative" outfits (See the video for Tightrope from her first album.)
I am not 100% sure, but I think her reaction to that was "fuck that!"
Thus, she's who she is now.
(Pretty much damn perfect, in my opinion)
Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)jmowreader
(53,395 posts)...probably think THIS performance is just fine and dandy...
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