Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson

20211h 9min

In 2004, a culture war was brewing when the Super Bowl halftime show audience saw a white man expose a Black woman's breast for 9/16ths of a second. A national furor ensued. The woman was Janet Jackson, and her career was never the same.

Storyline

In 2004, a culture war was brewing when the Super Bowl halftime show audience saw a white man expose a Black woman's breast for 9/16ths of a second. A national furor ensued. The woman was Janet Jackson, and her career was never the same.

Released
November 19, 2021
Runtime
1h 9min
Director
Language
English
Production
The New York Times, Left/Right