MALFUNCTION - THE DRESSING DOWN OF JANET JACKSON (2021): JANET JACKSON

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Steffi is joined once again by premiere Janet stan and fan favorite of Diva Dailies, Angie, to discuss and break down our thoughts on the New York Time’s most recent TV documentary about Janet Jackson entitled, “Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson). Angie and Steffi give their honest opinions on the documentary and discuss various topics we wish the documentary went more in depth with such as the conservatives’ moral values campaign, the complicity of major corporations in the take down of Janet, race, the Jezebel archetype, and why Justin Timberlake was & still is trash. We have the receipts!!!

We love you, Janet. And can’t wait for your side of the story come January 2022 in your own documentary. 

#JusticeforJanet

LOGLINE: 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. "If the culture wars could have a 9/11, it's February 1st, 2004," said one observer. The woman was Janet Jackson, and her career was never the same. The man was Justin Timberlake; his stardom only grew. The New York Times examines the racial and cultural currents that collided on the Super Bowl stage, and explores how the incident impacted one of the most successful pop musicians in history.

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TIME STAMPS:

- Oscar & Razzie Moment of the Week (03:42) 

- Our Memories of the Super Bowl (14:02)

- Initial Thoughts of the Doc (28:42)

- Bush & Moral Values Campaign (39:40)

- How Major Corporations Threw Janet Under the Bus (46:38)

- Black Legends: Crossing Over & Navigating a Racist Music Industry (48:41)

- Female Pop Stars & Ageism (53:25)

- 2000s Media Culture & Their Hypocrisy Today (54:45)

- Super Bowl’s Effect on Janet’s Career (57:25)

- Janet is the Blueprint & THAT GIRL (59:39)

- When Janet Lost Control (61:14)

- The Jezebel Archetype (62:09)

- The Contemporary Jezebel Archetype (68:10)

- Justin Timberlake & His Super Bowl Aftermath (70:37)

- Janet & Her Super Bowl Aftermath (79:35)

- Justin’s *Attempts* to Apologize to Britney & Janet (83:32)

- Resources for More Tea! (85:15)

- What We Think Really Happened at the Super Bowl (86:08)

- Final Thoughts on the Doc (87:52)