People are complaining about Adam Levine, lead vocalist of Maroon 5, exposing his nipples on stage. Now, this is not about him being topless, but because people are comparing that to Janet Jackson's act on stage 15 years ago. Janet had an accident on stage while she performed a duet with Justin Timberlake and had her clothes ripped apart which consequently showed her breast. Apparently, it was part of her stunt where JT was supposed to only ripped its surface and show a red lace underneath, but regardless of that, Janet was fined for the accident.
And the controversy continues.
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Twitter doesn't exactly have a short memory, so when people started applauding Adam Levine's nipples, the double standards debate was born.
This country should have a serious chat about why Adam Levine’s nipples are, uh, apparently “acceptable” on TV but Janet Jackson was shamed and blacklisted for something she didn’t even do.#SuperBowl
— Charlotte Clymer(@cmclymer) February 4, 2019
So, Adam Levine’s nipples are ok at the Super Bowl but Janet Jackson’s aren’t?
— Roland Scahill (@rolandscahill) February 4, 2019
The nipple-gate backlash received thousands of retweets as people voiced their opinions.
Janet Jackson should be asked to perform at the #SuperBowl next year and her nipples should be celebrated just like Adam’s were tonight
— Trace Lysette (@tracelysette) February 4, 2019
How does Adam Levine get to intentionally reveal both nipples, his belly, his whole back, underarms, left and right obliques, and every tattoo he has above his waist, but Janet Jackson can’t accidentally show 1 nipple?
— Rockie (@mywhiterockie) February 4, 2019
Some even called out racism as well as sexism.
Adam Levine had his whole ass bird chest on display, but a legend like Janet Jackson had her career and her reputation destroyed for her nipple being displayed for half a second, something that wasn't even caused by her #superbowl pic.twitter.com/Tpf9r4c0GN
— lex (@UzumakiTaylors) February 4, 2019
I’m sorry but Adam Levine should get the same grief as Janet did for showing us his unclothed nipples; more specifically, this should prove how absurd, hypocritical, racist and sexist that puritanical hysteria over Janet’s boob really was.
— Reappropriate (@reappropriate) February 4, 2019