>how a backlash to that surprises you is beyond me
Nobody is saying that what she did was right or that there shouldnt be a fallout. But after banning Janet as well as the entertainment industry blacklisting her for a while due to the Superbowl incident, they choose Madonna to perform. She, who made a sex book with deviant acts in it etc etc etc. Among other things in the past few decades...cursing on live tv yadda yadda yadda...