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Grammys Get Something New: A Dress Code
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CBS is cracking down on the Grammys this year. Literally.

The highly-watched network, which just hosted the Super Bowl, has issued an email for Sunday’s Grammy participants to cover all cracks, bloops and blunders!

Apparently, somebody was not happy about that.

So, they did what any respectable Hollywood rep would do: leaked the email to the press.

I find this fascinating, so I’m going to share some of it with you.

SUBJECT:
55th GRAMMYS: Standard And Practice Wardrobe Advisory

CBS Program Practices advises that all talent appearing on camera please adhere to Network policy concerning wardrobe… Please be sure that buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered. Thong type costumes are problematic. Please avoid exposing bare fleshy under curves of the buttocks and buttock crack. Bare sides or under curvature of the breasts is also problematic. Please avoid sheer see-through clothing that could possibly expose female breast. Please be sure the genital region is adequately covered so that there is no visible “puffy” bare skin exposure. Please avoid commercial identification of actual brand name products on T-shirts. Foreign language on wardrobe will need to be cleared. OBSCENITY OR PARTIALLY SEEN OBSCENITY ON WARDROBE IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR BROADCAST. This as well, pertains to audience members that appear on camera. Finally, The Network requests that any organized cause visibly spelled out on talent’s wardrobe be avoided. This would include lapel pins or any other form of accessory.

Leave Anything Out?

What is hilarious to me is that we have entered a time when a network actually has to say, “Thong type costumes are problematic” and “Please avoid buttock cracks”.

Fam, my apologies if this offends you. That’s not my intent at all. We even covered the photo above. I’m just trying to make a point: I think we’ve entered into the absurd… and for an awards show, no doubt.

Times Are Hard

Times must really be hard for artists to show up on the red carpet in thongs and “puffy” bare skin. Folks must really not trust their ability to sing and entertain anymore to garner fans and record sales. Or maybe it’s just a music industry thing.

Nobody has to send out a notice like this for the Academy Awards. Just saying. LOL!

A Little Modesty Goes A Long Way

I’m no prude. I like fashion, and I appreciate folks looking good. I think what CBS is trying to communicate is that a little bit of modesty goes a long way.

Paul expressed to Timothy in 1 Tim 2:9-10, that he wanted women to dress modestly with decency and propriety with with good deeds appropriate for women who profess to worship God. A lot of time has transpired between the first century AD and now and standards of modesty and decency have long changed, but I think we can all agree that public thongs and boob exposure are not be considered modest.

CBS Double Standard

I gotta be honest: I watch more of the Hollywood award shows pertaining to film and television. But Kevin watches all of the music shows and calls me in if something gets interesting. So, if somebody shows up in an egg or dressed as a Roman Catholic priest, I’m sure to hear about it.

All that I can say about the CBS email is “Good luck enforcing it!” and I think Beyonce and her entourage of dancers during the Super Bowl half-time show missed your memo last weekend.

Onward and Upward, Fam,
Naima

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