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Shock value has become commonplace in American popular culture—as evidenced by the licentious acts that continue to find their way onto the small screen. There was the female-on-female kiss exchanged between two of pop’s biggest super stars during the MTV Music Awards—a program geared toward preadolescent fans. There was J. Lo’s green Versace dress barely held in place by double-sided tape. And now, of course, there is Janet Jackson’s notorious “wardrobe malfunction” during the Super Bowl halftime...
These days, the question "Shall we dance?" is both an invitation and a challenge. Hip-hop dance battles--much like the M.C. face-offs in the film 8 Mile--are becoming mainstream. The dance-battle scene has inspired a TV show (MTV's Wade Robson Project) and a film (You Got Served), and it even popped up at the Vatican (the Pope recently blessed an acrobatic bboy performance). "It's funny that it's being recognized on this level now, because it's been around, dominating in the urban centers for 30 years," says Crazy Legs, 38, a choreographer...
...including Atlanta's popular club MJQ Concourse and Miami's Opium Garden and Prive (the site of a much-lampooned Britney Spears--Christina Aguilera dance skirmish last year). "In the clubs you see a lot of battles nowadays," says dancer Wade Robson, 21, creator of the eponymous MTV show (he also plays himself in You Got Served). "Its foundations are in b-boy culture, but now these dancers are also incredible gymnasts, and they incorporate all styles of dance, from tap to salsa...
DIED. MARY-ELLIS BUNIM, 57, co-creator of The Real World, which helped launch the current wave of TV reality shows; of cancer; in Los Angeles. After beginning her career in soap operas, she teamed in 1990 with Jonathan Murray to create the MTV real-life soap opera, following it up with such shows as Road Rules and this season's The Simple Life...
...acceptable than saying one of George Carlin’s seven dirty words on television. But Dartboard knows better and will be sure to avoid the Super Bowl once he has kids, so as to protect them from the soft-core porn that now pervades primetime sports, courtesy of MTV. After learning that Jackson had revealed a breast, Dartboard saw no reason for surprise: with the tomfoolery that was allowed to go on on that dance floor, the networks were asking...