• Home
  • About
    • Why choose The Parks Image Group?
    • What others are saying…
    • Media
  • Corporate Workshops
    • Business Etiquette Training
    • Corporate Civility Training
  • Civility in the Workplace
  • Speaking
  • Resources
    • News and Articles
    • Books
    • Video
  • Blog
  • Contact

Peggy M. Parks, AICI CIP, CPBS

Ambassador of Corporate Civility

The Parks Image Group

Business Etiquette and Corporate Civility Experts
serving company, leadership and staff
Peggy M. Parks, AICI CIP, CPBS
Contact The Parks Image Group today and let us help you:
  • build corporate credibility and staff confidence; and
  • ensure that your employees at every level of the company represent your corporate brand and message, both internally and when they interact with the public.

M.I.A.’s Obscene Gesture at the Super Bowl

by Peggy M. Parks, AICI CIP, CPBS

Is it possible for us to get through a Super Bowl without a wardrobe malfunction, expletive, or obscene gesture? It looks like we’ll have to wait until next year to find out.

Though Madonna was more or less on her best behavior, last night’s Super Bowl half-time performance was marred by the singer M.I.A., who flashed her middle finger at the audience and used the S-word on stage.

“We apologize for the inappropriate gesture that aired during half-time,” an NBC spokesman has said. “It was a spontaneous gesture that our delay system caught late.”

The channel added that M.I.A. did not make the gesture during rehearsals. I think it’s such a shame that she decided to use this opportunity to offend people and make a gesture that is so negative and confrontational, especially considering how many children were watching the program. How embarrassing.

The show may have ended with the message “World Peace,” but M.I.A.’s angry gesture completely undermined that.

Visit with us on facebook logo or follow us on custom twitter logo

Filed Under: Civility Tagged With: civility, expletives, m.i.a., madonna super bowl, obscenity, parks image group, peggy parks, super bowl, super bowl halftime show

Follow Peggy M. Parks!

Follow Us on E-mailFollow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on LinkedIn

Read Peggy’s Most Recent Blog Posts

  • Thank You Notes – Tradition vs. Modernity – It Depends on the Situation
  • Email Etiquette: Your Responses Do Matter
  • Dining to Impress: Proper Dining Etiquette for Interview
  • Business Etiquette Training – Georgia Tech, Denning Technology & Management Program
  • When Businesses Don’t Bother

Peggy’s Blog Post Archives

Expert business etiquette and corporate civility consultant in Atlanta Georgia serving clients throughout the Southeast.
© 2012 - 2023  Peggy M. Parks, AICI CIP, CPBS •  Post Office Box 52066  •  Atlanta, GA 30355