Janet Jackson

Jackson simply had the bad luck to be a black woman in possession of a nipple. Even today, we see the policing of women's bodies -- and their breasts in particular -- by media gatekeepers.
2013-12-10-ScreenShot20131209at9.40.05PM.pngA woman going bare-breasted will draw more stares than a man doing the same, but why? Why is a woman's nipple so controversial?