like she said in her song. people assasinate what they dont understand. just because something is different and you dont understand does not mean you should down it or talk bad about it. people in this world are so evil. if we were back when god made the earth he would have us all nake. adam and eve were naked. the human form is nothing to be ashamed of.

But, it's been done before, and with the same lackluster results as 40-years ago. A tired and tawdry exhibition, art or otherwise.

what is the problem now, if she take her cloth off. all the video in New Yrok city show where they take their cloth off. jlo did came for her award showing all her breast, no body say a word. that is what america love to do to sell their music or record. by taking off their cloth. New york cannot do anything normal. so what's the problem for her.

she is an artist. she is also beautiful. she is not hurting anyone, attacking anyone, putting anyone down; she is simply expressing what she feels. not everyone understands or appreciates; such is the nature of art.

This was a beautiful piece of work. It was powerful and certainly speaks volumes. Excellent display on all levels. Excellent lyrics. Excellent location choice. Excellent ending. Excellent message. Nakedness is a simple form of expression. As a fellow artist and business woman thank you Erykah for being confident in:

Your body.

Your artform.

Your creativity.

Your message.

And lastly...

Thank you for being confident in Us. Believing that the US is rational, mature and ready to handle an artistic expression display such as this presented.

This just shows the mentality, and the true caliber of this miss nobody. There is no way that this minuscule event deserves ANY press time!

Lame....another no talent looking for attention.

To Jim, Greg, Heresy, & the other Liberal America haters....Public nudity in the City of Dallas is Illegal; you don't change a law by breaking it.

To Heresy, satines, Chad, Kathy, and you other people with low moral standards.... A naked body is not obsene; nudity in a public place is!(like Dallas)

To hassan-989993 &Debra-1388609 , Color of skin is always important to a Racist person! You should check the mirror and you'll see who I'm writing about. If you hate America so much, why don't you and your American hating friends just leave. There are many other parts of the world you could live in... might I suggest Iran, South Africa, or Antartica....

To stjohnson4, Evil is the very reason God clothed Men & Women. Obviously you shouldn't have written about something you didn't understand.

stjohnson4 - you are ridiculous. No one has been assassinated here. To try to compare speaking out against public trashiness to the assassination of a president is stupid. There. I don't often call people stupid. I actually don't agree with calling people stupid. But if the shoe fits. There is no other word I can think of that properly fits.

And stop already with that ridiculous stupidness that says 'we just don't understand.' You sound like those pedophiles that say 'people just don't understand us' or 'people just don't like us because we're different, that's all.' No. Actually we don't like you because you invade our public space with your stupidity and ridiculousness and self-centeredness.

She did what other singers do . For me i dont see any thing wrong with it.

People who have no moral compass would pass it off as being art, self-expression or even a constitutional right.

If I want to view naked people and call it art, I go to a museum with an intent to do so. If I want to see someone express themselves I go to someplace where they are allowed to do just that. And if I want to see someone express their constitutional privileges, I'll go to a meeting where they can voice their opinions. But, to openly display your body in public in order to get attention, call it art or self-expression is wrong. Those people who were there when she openly took off her clothes didn't go there to see her do that, they weren't part of the script and put in place as actors, but if they were, then it was controlled and nobody needed to be offended if it was all scripted and the only ones who were present were those that were hired to be there. Then, if I view it, it is my responsibility as I choose to do it and it wasn't forced on me. But if she did it infront of a crowd of people who weren't hired to be in the video then she violated their constitutional rights of privacy, or to be unencumbered by something that they didn't want to participate in. There are rights that all people have under the constitution that don't include having someone strip their clothes off and walk around naked just because they want to. In other words, I have just as much right to go someplace and enjoy a place or peaceful event without having to worry about someone running around naked.

That woman really isn't God's gift to anything, yet alone someone to be running around offending people by her nudity.

Craig-1723642 - Just to let you know, I have done nothing on this message board but speak out against what Badu did. What she did was against the law for good reason. It was also trashy, low-class, very self-centered, and inexcusable. It was not art - but EVEN IF IT WAS - artists are not above the law. Too many of them think that they are. And not everyone is actually an 'artist' just because they call themselves that either.

Also, someone can be an artist in one way and not in another. A great painter might not know how to play the fiddle. Just because they are a real painter does not mean they are an artist on the violin. I do not know about Badu as a musician. Some people are just born with a certain configuration of vocal chords. They open their mouths and the sounds are pretty. That does not mean they are an artist. Do they compose their own music? Do they at least write the lyrics? Even if Badu is a real artist as a musician, which I don't know, that does not mean what she did in public with her body was 'art.' And, again, artists are not above the law, though many of them want to be.

But most importantly, Craig, I wanted to say that I am someone you would probably call a 'liberal.' Labels like liberal and conservative are vague and do not have an exact meaning. A person can be 'liberal' or 'progressive' on some issues and 'conservative' on others. I think that's how most Americans are.

Creamed Broccoli - you are absolutely right. But even if the other people around had been actors or extras who were paid to be there, it still wouldn't be right for Badu and the video's producers to expect this to be on tv. It is the result of what has been called 'the pornographication of America' that is beginning to creep into regular programming. It has to be stopped from going any further because it has already gone too far.

Too many people watch too much entertainment industry trash and go to strip joints, etc. and they get the idea that it's the real world. They start to not separate those trashy entertainment industry products from the real world. They start to think that's how everyone is. But it's not. Someone walking their kids in a park or public place does not want to see that there.

Even if the song had been a good one, which it wasn't, there was no good reason for her to subject unwitting bystanders to have to put up with her self-indulgence. Race, politics nor musicality have anything to do with it. It was just plain unacceptable public behavior.

I think it's just a ploy to draw attention to her album.

It's not art simply because it is controversial. That's a weak argument.

Does anyone here see what is happening to the moral values of American in the name of self-expression, art, or freedom of speech? We used to be offended when pornographic sites would send cookies into our computers that would pop up totally unexpected that showed lewd or nude sexual acts. Now we can go online and Google up all of the nude photos that we want, even to the point of summoning up some of the "celebrities" who show little or no regard for covering up themselves. I don't like to pull up images of female celebrities anymore because many of them have images with little or nothing covering their tops.

Moral degradation of the female starts with viewing them as objects and not as individuals or people of value.........and sadly that's how some of them portray themselves.

This type of imaging corrupts the youth of America and does an injustice to the image of womanhood.

You hit the nail on the head

Yawwwwn!!!

What are you idiots talking about, she wasn't shaking her butt in the camera, she didn't have a sex scene, she laid on the ground as soon as she got undressed, she didn't run down the street. I wouldn't consider this as trying to get attention for her music, I don't feel that's the type of artist she is.

if it was a white woman take her clothes off everthing would be ok .but as soon as a black woman take their clothes off for their music it is a problem in this damn country, that full of hate and racisist. shut up or put up with it or dont watch her on television close your damn eyes. or turn off the television

noone said anything about her being black dont start that one please. she is an artist and she transcends classifications of people.

Wrong julie. Many on this seed are making this a racial issue. They are saying "if a white woman did this same thing at the place MLK was killed it would be an uproar".

But you are right in saying that her ethnicity has nothing to do with this.

obscene is having your famous blode sexpot mistress sing you happy birthday in front of your country and wife while seated as the POTUS.

You said that right!!

OMG.....race?!? Really......what a bunch of losers. Wrong to bring that up, wrong to talk about it as it has NOTHING to do with anything this no talent loser did.....yea, she's smokin hot but pretty pathetic.....just like you idiots that think race has anything to do with this.

I agree with Paul-457003. What she did was pathetic. It was also inexcusable. There were kids around. People who call themselves 'artists' are not above the law either. Just another example of a celebrity thinking they are the center of the universe or should be. Just another example of a celebrity being a BAD role model.

Way to go, Ms. Badu: While you're at it why don't you just go to all the poor places neighborhoods and tell all the neglected teenagers who need guidance - especially the girls - that there's nothing wrong with taking all your clothes off in public in front of strange men. As long as it helps you make money. Next step- look the other way when even more innocent kids from broken homes are the result - and even more baby-daddies with poor, innocent kids born to messed-up, broken-homes, misguided teenagers with an 'anything goes' attitude fostered by celebrities that they THINK society looks up to and allows to get away with anything. Look the other way because you and the entire trashy ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY didn't have anything to do with those attitudes that teenagers grow up with, right?

And that's another thing. People need to start to acknowledge that there is a difference between real artists and the entertainment INDUSTRY. Georgia O'Keefe (the painter) was an artist, for example. Many people are tired of trashy celebrities hiding behind the name 'artist' or 'artiste' to excuse their ignorant, low-class, trashy, money-grubbing behaviors. They think they should be above the law.

When Badu was on top musically, years ago, she was on the verge of becoming an artsy, insightful neo-soul vocalist--one that stood out from the crowd. Now she's older and obviously not wiser. This kind of publicity stunt does work for some artists who've been out of the public eye for a while, hitwise. But, generally, it's short-lived and the artist becomes more known as a shock artist--ala Britney. Badu's video isn't art--well, it might be considered art in XXX stores. Badu's superbad attempt to revive her career is yet another example of how so many pop artists, addicted to the drug known as blind ambition and desparation for attention. Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" did not revive her career. Let's see if Badu's wardrobe-less function puts her back on top again. Don't be surprised if she does a Playboy shoot!

She is a DOG.

bsimspon- i believe that comment is rude and disrespectful. everyone is beautiful in their own way, and i believe she is referring to you in the vidoe. afraid to be different, or branch out from the norm. also by putting ther people down, it proves you have no self-esteem, or self value.

bsimpson is entitiled to his own opinion, is he not? It may be seen as a little uncouth or disrespectful, but then her video could be seen that way as well.

There's no accounting for taste. Who decided you should be the one to draw the line?

How is trashy pseudo-sexiness in a pop music video, accompanied by angst-driven complaints about how everyone else mindlessly follows the crowd, any different from that norm you fear? Have you never seen a poorly-made music video before?

Number one being different and away from the norm usually does not pay the bills. I think if you have to take your close off to make a point what is the point. I guess some people will do anything to have there fifteen minates of fame. As for self values I would not get naked to make a point.

OK, Lets shed a different light on the subject. I'm a white female, 55yrs. old. Her music is brilliant, She always has a positive message, And yes her art form is controversial........Look at all the 'GREATS'......weren't they.........

hiddenmeaning - you are the one who is wrong. What Badu did was rude and disrespectful. People like you have been so brainwashed by the trashy entertainment industry that, honest to goodness, you could be in a restaurant with your kids - if you have any - and someone at the next table could get up and take all their clothes off - which is totally inexcusable - and you'd pipe up with something ignorant and ridiculous like 'well, he must just want to be 'different' so I have to accept it.' Wake up and smell the coffee about what the entertainment industry has done to our country and continues to do. WAKE UP! YOU - and anyone who talks with that ridiculous babble that you do - are ridiculous.

i think this whole thing is funny she stated that she didnt mean to offend anyone and may be she did but can u at least give her break come on she took her clothes off first of all there is so much art and pictures that are in the nude that we look at in school but because it was on a jfk spot it was wrong wats the problem man its a street my cousin was killed on the end of my block and i see people piss in that very spot i hate the fact that when something happens it becomes such an uproar im not saying people shouldnt be upset but to call people out of there names i mean a great example a lot of people who say it was wrong bcuz of the kids you are right no doubt but some of the same people their kids watch family guy and south park are you for real its the same thing they talk about god race sex nude and so on if some one is going to make this a big deal dont stop here make one about everything everyone has the right to express the way they feel so feel free but be realistic what do your kids really watch and probably all of those people were paid to be in that video and already knew what was going on i think this not a big deal to me people are to sensitive im black and i wouldnt be upset if they were in front of MLK i go to church i wouldnt be upset if it was of a church i mean it was a video lol she did it and it was over i am glad that we spend our time trying to judge people when the aims pointed to you i hope you feel that everyone can gang up on you because they have the right to she should just smile and say to everyone thank you for your opinion next lol i think its funny

fox55sss - first of all, I don't believe you when you describe yourself. For all we know, you could be a 62-year old man who is a pimp. We have no reason to believe you about how you describe yourself.

Second of all, but most importantly: So now - anything that society rightfully reacts to in a negative way - is good. LISTEN to yourself. You're saying anything is okay as long as it is controversial.

We are not talking about anyone else. We are talking about Badu. But to answer your question: NO. That's the answer to your question. NO. There have been VERY MANY GREAT ARTISTS who were NOT CONTROVERSIAL. Your idea that to be an artist you have to do something controversial is factually incorrect. Your idea that all great artists have been controversial is factually incorrect.

And let's shed some light here, because it's obvious, but for some reason some people don't see it. 'Controversial' is a broad, vague term. Not everything that is 'controversial' is the same. You can't say 'so and so did a controversial thing and it was okay, so 50 years later ANTHING controversial is okay.' That's ridiculous. That's simplistic and thinking like a child would think.

When Kennedy was the first catholic to run for presidency it was controversial. It needed to be discussed. Americans decided it would be okay because they liked his ideas, his education-level, his command of the issues, and his presidential presence enough. At first they were concerned the pope would rule our country. Then they realized that wouldn't be the case. When star trek had a black woman on the bridge of the Enterprise, it was controversial with some people. The civil rights movement and women's liberation movement were happening right at that very time. They were still 'controversial' to segments of society that just didn't understand the necessity and importance of the things those movements were fighting for.

Badu is NOT fighting for or standing up for ANYTHING 'necessary' or 'important.' It is NOT necessary or important for people to be allowed to walk around naked in public places in our country. In fact, the OPPOSITE is what is needed. We have gone much too far in this entertainment-industry-driven 'anything goes' trashy attitude in our country. It is related to something else that has been called 'the pornographication of America.' The children are the ones who suffer most from what has happened in this regard to our country. Badu is being a bad role model and is just another example of a celebrity thinking they are above the law and thinking they should be the center of attention at all costs.

:-) thank you for your opinion next lol nothing else to do huh i think its all funny understand me children in the picture i get it lol but uuuuuuum it really wasnt done in that fashion clothes came off fell down it was over cool down everyone its a discussion cant we all talk with good points and without getting so upset im not upset bcuz theres no need to be lol

shonie1990 - I hate to say it but you sound like you would if you were on drugs. You're incoherent. Try using a period at the end of a sentence so we can actually understand what you're trying to say. Seriously.

but im not lol MISSy-1282493 and you are such a liar you didnt hate to say that lol

shonie1990 - I would not let my kids watch family guy. Just because some people do something wrong doesn't mean it's okay for everyone to do something wrong. Why are you defending Badu? I hope it's not just because you like her music.

If I like a celebrity, maybe an actor, but he does something wrong, I still say he did something wrong. My favorite actor is Martin Sheen. But I still come right out and say that his son Charlie Sheen has no class and that I do not respect him - he is a wife-beater. You can like someone's music but still say if you think they shouldn't do a particular thing. I really like how the actress Angelina Jolie adopts children who are orphans. That is a great part of who she is. But I still say I do NOT like how she was a home-wrecker, being involved with a married man and breaking up a marriage in a trashy way. There is nothing wrong with pointing out to a celebrity if we think something they're doing is a bad idea or is not right. That does not mean we 'hate' them or completely think they are a terrible person. A person can be good in some ways and completely ignorant in other ways. That's why it's good to share ideas like this with other people.

Missy-1282493- Let us not forget. It takes two, to wreck-a-home. Brad Pitt is an ADULT! No one forced him into doing anything he was not willing to do. For once: Please, please, please, STOP blaming the women! It takes TWO CONSENTING--ADULTS! OK?

Yes, well, that doesn't really apply to Erykah Badu. She's been around for more than a decade and she most certainly has talent.

and Lady GaGa does have talent, you are just another hater.

Maybe she has talent, but she certainly has no class.

If she keep her clothes on you would talk about her,But she is a very talented woman and always has been and for those who has something negative to say take a leap, your just mad because you dont look as beautiful as she does with your clothes off and you are not as creative as she is. She is a very very talented Artist keep up the good work dont worry about the haters, haters are alway debaters they dont know when to shut up, So I'm going to tell them "Shut the Hell Up!!!! and do something with your life besides trying to judge someone else Shut up!!! love the video express yourself............................

Hiddenmeaning: Ah. Never mind my comment above. You won't get it.

Eh what can I say..no class..fat a$$... I think I'll pass.

No class? I'm pretty sure this was the only time you've seen or heard her show any skin below the neck. At least it wasn't a flat pancake a$$, no I think I'll pass.

you have talent so go work on your talent and see if you will make the money that she is making.

I doubt she is making that much money by the cheap wig she is wearing. She has not had enough hits or sold out concerts to make that much money.

This just shows the mentality, and the true caliber of this miss nobody. There is no way that this minuscule event deserves ANY press time!

we are all naked.God did not make a mistake in our design. if you believe the raw design of God is obscene, then you must believe God is flawed that he did not design us with clothes. Armani is not God.

Mom 2 four, you are correct. She has no class.

Chuckie2000, you are ridiculous. Do not even try to blame God for this. According to your 'I'm a childish boy who just wants naked girls all around' pathetic excuse for logic, because people are 'made by God' to use the bathroom, they should be allowed to do it curbside in any public place like dogs do. Did you even have parents? You make me wonder - was your mother a stripper maybe? Are you a pimp maybe? Do you even know what civilization means?

According to your ridiculous excuse for logic and pathetic attempt to blame God for ignorant, trashy people, we would all be saying 'well, God made people to have a temper so it's okay for us to beat people up we disagree with.'

You have a brain. Use it.

MISSY-1282493 i think your funny she has no class because she took her clothes off or because she did it in fornt of the JFK spot

Both.

missy-1282493 gurl stop crying lol

The self-comparison to widely-admired president seen as martyred is still gauche and arrogant.

I agree with anti...and like I said..at the end of the day she got the "privilege" of being able to get up and walk away...too bad the President didn't have that privilege..Badu=FAIL.

He said it ! May her real message come through.?! We all need to listen with our hearts... thats Art!

Poor Greg4422 - do you feel all 'stifled' because you are not allowed to take someone elses' property? Do you feel all 'stifled' because you are not allowed to murder someone if you feel like it? Do you feel all 'stifled' because you are not allowed to screw an 11-year old girl even if she says yes? TOO BAD.

Take your idea that everything should be allowed or else we're just against 'diversity' and you know where you can put it.

MISSY-1282493 your really funny you like to pick on everyone i thought everyone had the right to opinions lol you have one but yet you tell people were to stick it i wounder where your from i hope no where hot!! lol

It's called 'discussion' - not 'picking on' people. You say everyone has the right to an opinion? So then accept the fact I expressed mine. Everyone has the right to an opinion but not the right to do whatever they feel like in a public place. There is a big difference between opinions and actions. You sound like an anarchist who thinks everyone should be allowed to do everything they want to. Actually, you sound like a teenager.

It's crazy how everybody is focusing on the fact that she was naked in a public place and it's the spot where JFK was killed, but no one has listened to the WORDS of the song to hear the message of what she is trying to say. This video has nothing to do with disrespect, arrogance or anything like that. "Window Seat" is talking about letting go of the "follower" mind set and thinking for yourself. Her being shot at the end of the video is because of people who refuse to think for themselves and believe an B.S. that is given to them and called truth. That is what the whole song and video is about! That's how it ties into JFk, he was a man that thought out side of the box and people who hated him for being out side of the norm killed him for it. For those of you that don't understand what she is trying to say let me break it down for you: SHE IS TALKING ABOUT YOU!

Granted I don't agree with getting naked in front of children and in public, but I do respect her for speaking her mind and talking about the "Taboo" things that society doesn't have the cajones to talk about.

It's art; it's just bad, trashy art.

This has very little to do with talent and the race card doesn't fit in this situation at all ... regardless of heritage, an act that is low class, stupid, inconsiderate and lacking any moral values ... all for the sake of getting some attention? ... It is an unfortunate glimpse of how the people of our nation have lost their way ... probably beyond any possibility of salvation.

Ben-887878, YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY 100% correct. Like you said, it may be a lot of things, but 'art' isn't one of them. 'Attention seeking freak' is correct.

I'm so sick and tired of people claiming they should be allowed to do whatever they feel like at any time in any way as long as they slap the label 'artist' on themselves. Excuse me Ms. Badu, but Renoir, Picasso, or Monet you ain't.

lol MISSY-1282493 again lol stop crying lol some of you people are pathetic lol

Well well well. Back to Eden! Maybe we shouldn't wear clothes anymore, huh?Well since she didn't sexually assault any males & it appears not to be against the law.....Next pls

There is a difference between being a slut and art. That was NOT art. I love nude art. It's a desperate act of attention. Nothing more.

What part of this video was slutty? PLEASE point to any sexual act, simulated sexual act, or even sexually charged act in the video. PLEASE.

Erykah Badu doesnt need attention. She is the QUEEN of her genre. She is a veteran of the industry who has sold millions and tops the chart every time she comes out with a new album. Desperation is for people who are no longer relevant or who never were relevant. Ms. Badu does not have that problem.

If that would have been a Man he would have been arrested ...I do believe that was against the law...due to children being there..why is she exempt? Double Standard..I guess.

She wasnt exempt. It WAS illegal. They did the video in one take, one camera, and then literally ran like hell after they were done because they heard the police were on the way.

Does that change the fact that it was not slutty in any way? Or that nude art is beautiful, and this video was beautiful as well? If you, as in any of you, can name ONE part of this video that was "slutty", I'll give your argument some merit. If not, then I'll be forced to conclude that your outdated Puritan ideals have closed your minds to her message and you just dont get it.

Heels it was slutty because she was showing all of her SEXUAL body parts..which is ILLEGAL in front of Children. People get arrested for that. It is YOUR opinion that is isn't slutty and others who say it is..I side on the side of she broke the law. Plain and Simple. And she showed disrespect for other peoples children and The Deceased President Kennedy. No matter how you sugarcoat it that was not art..that was blatant exhibitionism and no message was relayed except she has no couth. Even Prostitutes know enough to wear clothes in public. So why did Janet Jackson get so much flack? oh yeah..wardrobe malfunction..right...

Heels it was slutty because she was showing all of her SEXUAL body parts.

And therein lies your problem. You actually equate nudity with sex. Nudity can be of a non-sexual nature. It often is. But your close-mindedness will not let you grasp that fact because thats how you've been conditioned to think.

Im sure you are aware that outside of these borders, there are MANY countries and cultures in which nudity is not only an everyday occurrence, it lacks any sort of sexual context whatsoever. In Japan people get together with their family and friends and jump ass naked into large hot springs, tubs, and other bodies of water together. Men, women, children, everyone. And there is nothing sexual about it. Its a way for people to enjoy each others company and bond. Other cultures allow male and female toplessness or total nudity, and nobody bats an eye. Its the Western world that thinks nudity is automatically sexual, and that sad.

Open your eyes to the world and realize that what you have been taught to think may not be accurate.

This just shows the mentality, and the true caliber of this miss nobody. There is no way that this minuscule event deserves ANY press time!

to be a nobody you are here discussing her. i know who she is but do not know who you are. kind of funny you use your time discussing a non entity rather than live a life worth discussing. start a thread about you and see how mant show up to comment. will you ever make the news?

Heels..we have a saying in Fla..When people say "that's not how we do it up north" we say this ain't up North. We don't live in other Countries..We live in America..where once again..that is illegal and disgusting. You can try to sugarcoat it anyway you want but it still stinks. Which brings me to my next point..do you not think that this country has gone down in the last 20 or so years? That the morality is gone? Yes I do. It will only get worse too. This is just a tip of the iceburg. Your preachin to the choir..I am for getting America back on track and back to being RESPECTED. Which is something she has none of.

Heels..we have a saying in Fla..When people say "that's not how we do it up north" we say this ain't up North.

That's what you and your kind may say but I know plenty of people in Florida who don't think as you do.

We don't live in other Countries..We live in America..where once again..that is illegal and disgusting.

Because this is America, our constitution allows us to have our own opinions and likes and dislikes. We are free to live in religion and tradition or free to live in freedom.

Your an idiot!!!

This just shows the mentality, and the true caliber of this miss nobody. There is no way that this minuscule event deserves ANY press time!

Yet you are posting on this board.

What I don't get is just how racially motivated the comments really are. Noone is saying anything about race, but I think we all see it there.

Personally I love Erykah Badu's music I don't think it makes a difference where she did the video, someone has died EVERYWHERE!! I know President Kennedy was a great president, but be realistic it's just a 3-5 minute video with 10 seconds of nudity(nothing sexual). It's not about attention, you close-minded, racists, jeaulous, idiots.

Dude! She wasn't doing this to gain respect or acceptance. It's all about her pitiful cry for attention! Wake the heck up!

She doesnt need to gain acceptance or respect. She's freaking Erykah Badu. She's a time-tested veteran of the music industry and widely regarded as one of the top artists in the R&B genre. she is a multi-platinum artist who still can hit the top of the charts.

Trust me, the woman does not need to grasp for attention. She commands it.

Trust you? She's an insult to all that remains decent and pure in American society. However little that is.

Miss Badu is a well respected artist. Not only that she is beautiful.

Ben... Nail on the Head!..Power..didn't get my respect..at all.

all that is wrong in america? get a grip. child molesting boy scout leaders and priest. homeless children and a class of society too rich to notice. Dead beat dads and abusive husbands. The list of things wrong with america is huge but miss badu being naked is not one of them. JFK flaunted his mistresses in front of the country he served and his family. He was a contemptous mysoginistic male and died a tragic death at the hands of not a naked black woman, but a white guy with a rifle.

Amerca is not a singular society anyway and who told you that lie. We are not all of one culture. What is obscene in one community is highly acceptable in another. But that you grown ups are acting so puritanical is to even believe the "puritans" were Godly saintly religious people. This country was founded by degenerates. Get a grip people. Sex and nudity was created by God not erykah badu. Got a problem with the naked body, tell it to the one who created us.

Oh but walking around nude CHUCKIE is not a type of child abuse? I think it is..she should have been arrested on the spot. Badu is one of the problems..as she has no shame. Don't call people who do have MORALS puritans..Just because we want our Country back to the way it used to be. Proud. Sex and Nudity were Created but when Adam and Eve sinned God said to Clothe yourselves. Being born naked has nothing Chuckie to do with walking around family's and children in Broad daylight naked..again she should have been arrested.

awwwwwwww stop crying lol

Ben... Nail on the Head!..Power..didn't get my respect..at all.

What would you know about respect when you have none for yourself!

Power and HOW do you come to that brilliant deduction? I have plenty of respect for myself..I wear clothes in public..do you? P.S. checking yourself doesn't really count.

Ben He can't wake up..he is in LaLa land. Real Women don't walk around nude in public. Sick people do. She obviously has mental issues..sorta like people who think its ok to expose their genitals in public...with that mentality..watch your children if their your neighbors.

I wear clothes in public..do you?

No, I don't wear clothes in public. I go to work without clothes. I fly on jets without clothes. I ride trains without clothes. I attend board meetings without clothes.

Ummm....I think some of these people think that being a slut is ok. So be careful not to offend!

What part of the video was slutty. It had no sexual aspect to it whatsoever. None at all. No gyrations, no touching, no nothing. The song itself had no sexual aspects. Did you even WATCH the video?

PDR and Ben, please describe what was slutty in the video.

You poor people, Art, comes from the heart, some just can not undgerstand.

Pro my sentiments exactly...like I said if it had been a man he would have ended up in jail...so much double standard..The REAL Men think its disgusting..the boys don't.

THANK U!!! I just watched the video and it is SICK!!! She wasn't thinkin' when she was strippin' in front of thos children!!!

Couldn't agree more!

It's pretty obvious by seeing the comments on here that no one really actually used their CLEAR judgement and saw beyond the video (especially the nudity) in order to see the point of view that was being presented and it's obvious the GROUPTHINK theory is clearly at work here.

American society is use to its little "wholesome" image and no one wants to step on anyone's toes ...at least that keeps everyone in their "comfort zone" of what is acceptable. Kennedy was definitely outside "the norm" in his time and the decision that he made during his presidency were considered light years ahead which didn't sit too well with those who wanted to keep things as they were...

For Erykah shedding her clothing and to make an emboldened statement the way she did (according to our traditional "wholesome" comfort zone that we're use to) is considered light years ahead despite it's not and still we tend to as one other user put it "assassinate" what we don't undertand or refuse to accept that it happened...even to the point of finding it obscene.

Just the simple fact that most are reacting with such high disdain and disgust proves Erykah's point.

CASE CLOSED.

Sorry, soularis, but you did not close your case. We are not obligated to 'see' "beyond" other people's illegal actions if we do not want to. You share a ridiculous idea that has infected our society like a cancer - even though you don't come right out and say it. You have the idea that anything that makes other people uncomfortable is actually okay precisely BECAUSE it makes other people uncomfortable. That's what the entertainment INDUSTRY wants you to think. When people are used to one thing and it no longer draws as much attention as it used to, then the entertainment industry does something even more outrageous just to draw the eyeballs back to sell them to advertisers.

You also have the idea that anything someone does that is not the norm in society is automatically 'ahead' of its time just because it's not the norm. You do everything but label someone a genius just for doing something that society has rightly passed laws against. Just break a law - there - now you're a 'genius.' Ridiculous.

If you want to get away with being low-class, trashy, totally self-centered, and disrespectful of people and their kids in public - just say you were making some kind of "statement" - that should make it acceptable. Right? Wrong.

There are 10 million ways of making any 'statement' but of course Badu and people like her are not actually interested in any important principle or 'statement.' They can't be happy making any 'statement' in any way that would not bring themselves money or cameras pointed at them. Of course Badu was not interested in any so-called 'statement.' She was interested in HERSELF.

Soularis, you speak the same way a stripper would. Someone who does something grotesque like take their clothes off for strangers for money would speak the same way you do. Someone who doesn't mind if their own daughter does that would speak the same way you do. Badu's actions are not 'ahead' of our time - they are 'behind' it - in the barbaric, uncivilized, worse-than-animals cave-man era.

In response to Missy1282493's blasphemous, pathetic comment towards me.....

It is quite obvious that you are stuck in a time warp and that you were born in the wrong era. You are the essence of GROUPTHINK in action. You expect for everyone to think the same way you do and sweetheart, that won't happen (in your dreams perhaps). You obviously have NO RESPECT for other's viewpoints but yet expect everyone to agree with yours.

You say that you're not picking on people on this board yet you are. To be quite frank..you're not having a "discussion" as you say, you just love to hear yourself talk. I have spoken my say on the matter but yet you just simply can't stand it that I have a mind OF MY OWN (I definitely detect envy coming from you)..oh and FYI...I'm not a stripper...the fact that you made that statement shows me how ignorant, prejudicial, and a follower you are. It's YOU and others like YOU who are the TRUE CANCER...THE POISON of this nation which is why I don't associate with people of your mindset in the first place.

I won't go any further with this "discussion" because I can already tell YOU ARE A LOST CAUSE and I refuse to waste my energy on such brainless, robotic cretins like yourself who can't think for themselves.

I just want to say that I could not POSSIBLY disagree more completely or enthusiastically with EVERYTHING posted in 19.2.

Anyone harmed by exposure to a nude human body is pretty damned frail to begin with.

Ok David, go get naked and put on a long dark trench coat. Then go down to main street, and in front of crowds of vacationing families- SPREAD YOUR TRENCH COAT WIDE OPEN, then give them a huge grin...

Then send us a post card from jail...

i must be molesting my son everyday because he sees me walking around naked pretty frequently. i dont think he would be traumatized if he saw Ms. Badu walking down the street naked for 5secs!

To Beverly in ATL, GA

If you truly are walking around naked in front of your son all of the time, I wouldn't be surprised if you ARE molesting someone somewhere.

If you truly are walking around naked in front of your son all of the time, I wouldn't be surprised if you ARE molesting someone somewhere.

all i can do is laugh at the absurdity of your comment.

I'm laughing with you Bev.

Tim

Ok David, go get naked and put on a long dark trench coat. Then go down to main street, and in front of crowds of vacationing families- SPREAD YOUR TRENCH COAT WIDE OPEN, then give them a huge grin...

Then send us a post card from jail...

I'm not arguing that it isn't illegal, what gave you that idea??? I just said no one has ever been harmed by just SEEING a naked body.