Shirtless Usher at Super Bowl 2024 sparks debate 20 years after Janet Jackson’s ‘Nipplegate’

nypost.com:

Usher’s shirtless performance during Sunday night’s 2024 halftime show is sparking heated fan reactions. “When Usher took off his shirt, I yelled at the screen in Janet’s honour,” one fan declared on X, formerly Twitter.

Another fan criticized the double standards between Usher getting praised for taking off his shirt, while Jackson was condemned.“This ain’t the time for it.

But…At some point we need to talk about patriarchy. Because if #Usher can show his nipples but Janet… nvm.Y’all gonna say I’m doing too much.

I’m not wrong tho,” they wrote.“So Usher can take his shirt off but when Janet Jackson does it she gets banned for life!” another fan slammed, posting a gif of a man making an unimpressed face.