Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson

6.7/10 · 240 votesNov 19, 202170 min

Ranked #5 of 11 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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.

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Episode Summary

"Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson" is episode 10 of The New York Times Presents season 1. It scored 6.7/10 from 240 votes, ranking #5 of 11 episodes this season (season average 6.3). Directed by Jodi Gomes, it aired on November 19, 2021.

Malfunction: The Dressing Down of Janet Jackson

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