Pop superstar Janet Jackson lost her chest plate during her Super Bowl XXXVIII half time performance, giving football fans an unexpected peep show. It appeared as though singer Justin Timberlake ripped it off as part of the show, revealing Jackson's right breast with a silver star on it. Did someone go too far?

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Music and Sport have the potential to be a beautiful marriage. This wasn't even music.

This was a disgusting display of American ignorance on so many levels.

We shouldn't be shocked by a womans (or mans) bare breast, fake or natural. What should shock us is that we continue to exult these vapid individuals of questionable talent and moral fiber, while rewarding them financially for a souless lip sync performance/dance routine and then wasting time and energy trying to decide if they 'went too far'.

We should be shocked at our own behavior; our eager willingness to be assaulted with ads for products that will keep us drunk and stupid, products that will counteract our obesity induced sluggishness and improve our sexual performance.

We deserve what we get and are not justified in complaining about it.

kudos to Bob Kraft and the Patriots for continually placing the emphasis on "TEAM".

There is a lesson in this new era of the New England Patriots; unfortunately most will not pick up on it once the parades are over and the networks move onto the next group of millionaires competing for diamonds.

keep smiling, it was a game for the ages.

Hamilton, Boston

WHAT HAPPENED TO QUAILITY PERFORMERS? CHILDREN AROUND THE WORLD WATCH THIS GAME. WHAT MESSAGE IS CBS SENDING TO ITS VIEWERS?

MY GRANDCHILDREN WERE SHOCKED.

I WAS EMBARRASED FOR THEM

CBS NEEDS TO MONITOR THE QUAILITY OF THE MESSAGES IT IS CONVEYING TO THE PUBLIC. I HOPE THE NFL HAS LEARNED A LESSON. THE SHOW WAS ANYTHING BUT QUAILITY IT WAS POOR AT BEST

Sara, NASHUA, NEW HAMPSIRE

I am absolutely flabbergasted. A breast was shown on TV and people are actually debating the impact of it, and shocked by it!

Are people on here, and for that matter in America serious? Do you honestly think that this is something that will corrupt children? For parents who believe so, why don't you check your parenting skills?

Flabbergasted, chestnut hill

The show was an embarassment.

The world must think us uncivilized.

Watching two "singers" attempting sodomy

followed by ripping off her bra, has lowered the bar yet again! I was embarassed for the players, their families and their fans. The SuperBowl is about football, not this obscene side show!

Tom, West Spfld

I got up for some food. Everyone watching roared. I ran back and they all told me what happened. I can't believe I missed it!

Chip, Medford

My 13-yr old boy was repulsed. Need I say more???

Tori, Gray

The halftime show struck me as a goof on the psycho-macho image of football in general. Notice how Janet Jackson's male dancers were dressed in garter belts and nylons. The situation with Jackson and Timberlake caught my wife, daughter (13) and me by surprise, but seemed unintentional. Did you notice the cleavage shots of the Patriot's cheerleaders? Oh, but that's different. Who cares? The Patriots, as luck would have it, won.

ernie, south easton, ma

Again the media "fans a flame" of a situation that 90% of the viewing audience missed. It happened in the blink of an eyelash. Big Deal! Most people see more in a Victoria"s Secret catalog.

Frank, Hopedale, Ma & Port Orange, Fl

I find it ironic that CBS did not want to air certain commercials(moveon.org), because they thought they were conterversial, but allowed & showed janet jacksons breast. By this standard set by CBS, they don't want the viewers to hear anything controversial just to see it. Nast boy would have been a more suitable song for what justin t did.

Tim , Dallas, TX

I was wondering even before it happened if something would occur... Janet Jackson, like Madonna, is a female pop icon from the 80s... Perahps this was Justin's way of getting back at Brittney for the infamous kiss at the MTV music awards...

Sandra D, Hull