Don’t look now, but it may be possible that the halftime show at the Super Bowl in Houston may prove to have been a watershed event in the turnaround of public attitudes about limits on cultural pollution. In the interest of damage control, the producers of this product want to focus on the few seconds of Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction”, but that won’t wash with the obvious public outrage over the debauchery and degrading nature of the entire production. Here’s hoping that this outrage can be sustained through a thorough examination and elevation of standards, and I think the fact that the conversation is being conducted in a Presidential election year will sharpen the focus.
