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I agree that there is a huge gap in punishment between what is "seen" and what is "heard" in entertainment -- although I would prefer to keep it that way or you get stuff like MTV bleeping out ".45" and "weed" and what's next, bleeping out "sex"?
Nevertheless I think that visuals do make a much bigger impression on kids than audio. There are lots of songs that I listened when I was younger than are pretty clearly -- at least now -- about sex or drugs or whatever, but back then I had no clue.
I also think that context is key. If this had happened on MTV, who would have cared? But yeah, I do think some parents have a right to complain given that it was the Super Bowl.
I also agree with the ban on MTV ever producing another halftime show, not because of the nudity, but because this one sucked. The best part -- the only good part -- was when the marching band played Outkast.
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