It's the biggest thing since Brittney and Madonna briefly touched lips. Yes, amazingly, Janet Jackson has a breast. Sure she's got seemingly shocking taste in nipple rings but the hoop-ala over Boob-gate is going way over the top. Is it really so difficult for millions of Americans to cope with a breast on national TV? Will it lead to the collapse of modern society? Will it result in kids across the land ripping their shirts open in the school cafeteria (probably, actually, but that's besides the point)?

Americans seem completely contradicted over sex. Violence is fine. But anything related to sex brings out the Puritanical heart in the American soul. Is it so difficult for Mum and Dad to explain to junior that Janet Jackson is a woman and has breasts, just like Mummy? I agree it's not the kind of thing you want to see every day in prime time and there's a time and place for it (i.e. after 11pm on those cable channels that seem to be blocked). But for God's sake, it's only a breast with a weird ornament on it.

The real problem is where do pop-stars go from here. Lesbian kiss, then half nudity. They're fast running out of places to go in order to achieve "shock value". That's the problem with shock - once it happens it's not so shocking anymore. Imagine a couple of tartlets got up in an awards show now and snogged - it's all so last year.

The real scandal would have been if talented musicians captured the hearts and minds of millions during the Super-Bowl halftime. I shudder to think what treacle will be doled out next year.