Janet Jackson Covers Vibe magazine

Sandra Rose February 22, 2008

Janet Jackson graces two covers of Vibe magazine this month – just in time for the February 26 release date of her CD Discipline. No disrespect to Vibe‘s art department, but these covers are horrible. Janet looks great on both covers though. I’m not feeling the ‘Off the Wall’ cover at all.

Bsoul

Both are nice, but I like the first one better.
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

I don’t like the off the wall one either but she’s lookin’ damn hot in that tank top!
AreUForReal

I didn’t even realize it was her at first. I wish they would stop trying to young her up and just let the woman be damn near 50 like she is!! I mean really. Look at Mary. She stays in her lane and it always works in her favor.
AreUForReal

I do like the tank top cover better, but it looks like Ciara should be doing it instead.
Angel_Minded

AreUForReal Says:

I didn’t even realize it was her at first. I wish they would stop trying to young her up and just let the woman be damn near 50 like she is!! I mean really. Look at Mary. She stays in her lane and it always works in her favor
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She’s not dayum near 50. Janet is a woman in her prime, and looks dayum good! You will never hear white people saying that Cher, Madonna, Barbara Streisand etc., are too old to perform. It’s funny how blacks are so fuckin critical of successful people…jealous much?
candy

The tank top one is nice… VIBE covers have improved grealy they MUST have made some major changes in staff
hellava10

I have to agree with AreUforReal – be your age and be proud. Let Vivica play the 21 again role.

Angel_Minded says
“You will never hear white people saying that Cher, Madonna, Barbara Streisand etc., are too old to perform…”
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She’s not too old to perform. What is wrong with age appropriate beauty. 30-40 can be just as sexy and appealing if you make it. The reality is she is not 21, that age group won’t buy her cd, so what is the purpose of that type of marketing? Her image has changed and she actually did quite well with the music she was making and her image wasn’t trashy.
J Gats Juice

I like the first one too… Janet is showin these young girls how sexiness should be done tastefully. Now only if she can sell a damn record, she would be alright.
pinkvirgo

Janet has the most beautiful smile.
Bsoul

Rihanna is on this cover too.

Okay, it’s in name only…but she’s there. Yay!
http://www.myspace.com/birdshu Bird

I’m not crazy about either of the covers, but I’m hoping it’s because the pics we are seeing are poor quality. Maybe the actual cover looks better. The wig she is wearing in the tank photo makes me think of Trina and that is not a good thing. I’m not sure why anyone thinks she is not age appropriate in either of these pics. Are 40 years olds not allowed to wear tank tops and jeans?
pinkvirgo

LOL @ Bird I guess she should have on her fuzzy slippers and a dirty robe.
Poetry777

I AGREE WITH BOTH SIDES TO AN EXTENT. THE THING IS THAT THE ENTERTAINMENT WORLD IS ABOUT LOOKING AND ACTING AS YOUNG AS YOU CAN FOR AS LONG AS YOU CAN. SO SHE HAS TO CATER TO HER PROFESSION. ON THE OTHER HAND IN THE REAL WORLD SHE IS NOT DRESSING AGE APPROPRIATE IN MY BOOK. BECAUSE IF MY MOM WORE THAT OUTFIT WHEN SHE WAS IN HER FOURTIES I WOULD HAVE BEEN EMBARRASSED AS HELL…JUST KEEPIN IT REAL…
Poetry777

IM REFERRING TO THE TANK TOP PHOTO….FYI….
Poetry777

OH…AND MY MOMS HAS A BANGIN BOD EVEN AT ALMOST 60. SO SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT….BUT IT WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN CUTE……NOT FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF CLASS….
AreUForReal

@ Angel_Minded

Girl go catch a clue. Jealous of what hun? I may not have a six back, but I damn sure don’t have anything to be jealous of. (www.myspace.com/justlyfe81) And, if she’s not damn near 50 then what is she? Because, she is not that far behind in age than Michael.
AreUForReal

@ Angel_Minded

oh yeah. And, the same things that look good as a 20 something are not as appealing on a woman in her 40’s.
cupcakes

What is 40 yo’s suppose to be dressing like????? I’m 42 and still wearing my tank tops and jeans!!! And looking good i might add!! LOL!
Bsoul

It wasn’t so long ago that people talked about Cher and they still talk about Cheryl Crowe. These pictures of Ms. J are tamer than others I’ve seen. In the past, girlfriend has worn some stuff that looks like she jacked from Barbie.

If someone were to hand Janet a G-string and two cotton balls for her boobies, she’d rock it. Sometimes it’s best to say “NO!”.

Tina was different, she was modest in cleavage and basically showed her legs (still sexy but tasteful).
AreUForReal

I’m not saying anythng about the tank top and jeans. Hell who doesn’t like to be comfortable? I’m talking about the overall image being presented to us. Look at the cover with the tank top and look at the pic of Janet at the NAACP awards, and tell me they didn’t try to young her up some.

And, to make an even better point. Look at Tina Turner (the queen….ssshhhh don’t tell ‘retha I said that) at the Grammy’s. She looked crazy in that outfit, but 30 years ago she would have killed it.
AreUForReal

@ Bsoul

Can you stay out of my head while I’m typing!! LOL! ;O)
Angel_Minded

AreUForReal

My point is that Janet wears things that show off her sexy and great her body is, she is not a mother, and she doesn’t have to prove a dayum thing to anybody.

I asked if you were jealous, because only jealous–ahem–haters–have something negative to say about a sexy woman w/ a great body doing big things. Why can’t you just appreciate the fact that she is a sexy woman or doesn’t mind wearing clothing that show it?

Look @ Heidi Klum, she’s in her mid 30’s still prancing around in a bras/thongs…she has 3 children. I have never heard anyone tell her to hang up her Victoria secret bra and panties. Janet is in her mid 40’s and still looks better than most women in their 20’s!!!!!!
Angel_Minded

And furthermore, who are ‘we’ to dictate what’s age appropriate? So are mothers in their 40’s not allowed to wear skinny jeans? I mean someone could argue that skinny jeans are too sexy for a mom to wear, they could be sending mix messages to their child…smdh, people need to get a life and stop trying to pass judgement
Bubbles

she looks great for her age
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

I really don’t see what the big problem is. It’s a freakin’ tank top and jeans. She aint posing nude or nothing and aint even showing that much skin. The funny contrast here is that men would be like “Daaaaaaamn that’s hot”, but some of the females are complaining about not looking age appropriate and whatnot. Wassup wit that? Can she not be 40 and Hot at the same time? I think she looks great, and it’s a very tasteful, playful cover. More power to her.

@Bsoul, the cover says Rihanna EXPOSED. Told yall they was gonna find out she was really E.T. in disguise. You should have jumped on my bandwagon when I broke the news first!
AreUForReal

@ Angel_Minded

You can be sexy and still look/dress/act your age. Can you honestly defend a 40 something wearing the same styles as teenagers? Let’s be real for a second.

Did you even bother to read my last post before YOU started passing judgement on my opinion? I don’t think you did. And, therefore I’m done. No point in having a discussion with somebody that’s already made up their mind that your wrong. Have a nice day hun. ;O)
J Gats Juice

I think dressing sexy is ok as long as u’re presenting urself with class & dignity. I dont see anything wrong with that. My mom dresses like Janet’s first pic & i’m ok with it because her t & a isnt hangin out. She’s comfortable & cute. Cant fault that. What i do have a problem with is my damn 49 year old daddy wearin FUBU (yes, I said FUBU), Karl Kani & SeanJohn. Can somebody please call him & tell him that his baby girl is tired of it!!
AreUForReal

What i do have a problem with is my damn 49 year old daddy wearin FUBU (yes, I said FUBU), Karl Kani & SeanJohn. Can somebody please call him & tell him that his baby girl is tired of it!!
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And, that’s what I mean about dressing age appropriate. Just like when my daddy called me around his 45th b-day years back and said he was going to get his ear pierced. I laughed so hard I almost fell off the bed in my dorm room. Needless to say, he didn’t get an earring.
J Gats Juice

AreUForReal, let me top that… my uncle (my daddy’s brother) decided for his 45th bday he wanted to get a tongue ring….. I crashed my car when my cousin called & told me he went thru with it
AreUForReal

@ J Gats Juice

HHEEEEELLLLLLLL NAH!

You Win!! LMBAO!!
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

Dressing age appropriate is a very subjective idea. Don’t let the media fool you into thinking there is a certain standard for how to dress at certain age. You do what makes you feel good and what looks good on you and that’s all you can do. When we get caught up in tieing an age to how people “think” you should be dressing, then we loose site on the important thing and that’s to be comfortable with who we are and happy in expressing that in the way we see fit.

If a 49 year old man wants to wear FUBU then let the man wear FUBU. I’m sure there are bigger issues in life to worry about than what someone wants to wear. Be happy he’s around, hopefully healthy and full of life. If Pops wants to wear FUBU then buy him a FUBU shirt…lol. He aint hurtin nobody.

All I wanna know is, how is Janet wearing a tank top and jeans not dressing age appropriate? At what age should someone not be wearing that?
Bsoul

Whether Janet is a mother or not is DEBATABLE. ;^D

the clothes she’s wearing here are not the issue, it’s those that make her breast look like squeezed-together butt cheeks. By now, all in Africa, Antarctica, Austrailia Europe, Asia and the Americas know what JJ’s cleavage looks like…over and over again. Why not leave something to the imagination?

@ Aaron, the title is supposed to read: “Rihanna Exposed as the Centry’s Greatest Talent”. Since they didn’t have room to include all the letters, they abbreviation. You better get on the RIGHT bandwagon, I’d hate to see ya get left behind. Just like pople slept on Ruben Studdard, a few are missing the Rihanna boat. Let’s not make this same mistake twice!
J Gats Juice

AaronMichael, I bought him FUBU when stores was still selling it…. I’m wonderin where this negro is findin new ish at!!!!! Bsoul… Stop!!!!
Bsoul

@ Aaron.
A 49-year-old man wearing FUBU is a far cry from dressing seductively inappropriate

Come on now, I know that if your grandmother felt comfortable wearing daisy dukes and a studded bra, you would NOT feel she was dressing age appropriately? I’d have my granny committed and hide the key if she even thought about picking up some dukes.

Take that same 49-year-old man you were talking about. If he were to wear a shortpants suit, white knee-socks and carry around and all-day sucker, how seriously do you think he’d be taken?

there is a time and a place for it all. Janet’s time for wearing bustiers has come and gone. :^(

Now excuse me while I go read my mom for eye-balling those Madonna cones, oh no she isn’t!
Bsoul

@ JGats

LOL at you assigning that FUBU to Aaron!

FUBU messed up when they didn’t market a HelloKitty line. You see the mess of a shower cap PerezH tried to rock. Somebody sold him that. People will buy anything.
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

LMAO@ Ruben Studdard…where is he now? The same place his last album went…THE GARBAGE. Oh and that’s where we’ll be finding E.T. soon as well. She’ll be singing a new song then…You can be my trash collecta ecta ecta ey ey ey.

Here’s the real headline: Rihanna EXPOSED: Self proclaimed singer is a fraud.

Article highlights:
Rihanna can’t really sing (there’s a given)
Secret Love triangle (RiRi, CiCi & CB)
Behind closed doors (what RiRi does to get special blog mentions by a blogger that will remain nameless)

All that money she got and she still aint bought no talent yet. What a shame.
hellava10

J Gats….let Daddy floss!!!!
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

“Come on now, I know that if your grandmother felt comfortable wearing daisy dukes and a studded bra, you would NOT feel she was dressing age appropriately? I’d have my granny committed and hide the key if she even thought about picking up some dukes.”

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Quite frankly age appropriate is not the issue here it’s the outfit that no one should be wearing regardless of their age. I have still yet to hear a valid argument for why Janets attire is NOT age appropriate. I guess every 40 year old in Atlanta on a hot summers day should walk around in a Mumu and a salon smock. Would that be age appropriate?
J Gats Juice

AaronMichael… Ppl at my job thinks its somethin wrong with me!!! Stop writin ish like that!!!! ROTGDFL….. I am in tears!!!! Whoooooooo….. You can be my trash collecta ecta ecta ey ey ey…. That ish was priceless!!!!!!
AreUForReal

REPOST

maybe y’all missed it (comment #20)

AreUForReal Says:

I’m not saying anything about the tank top and jeans. Hell who doesn’t like to be comfortable? I’m talking about the overall image being presented to us. Look at the cover with the tank top and look at the pic of Janet at the NAACP awards, and tell me they didn’t try to young her up some.

And, to make an even better point. Look at Tina Turner (the queen….ssshhhh don’t tell ‘retha I said that) at the Grammy’s. She looked crazy in that outfit, but 30 years ago she would have killed it.

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I am talking about the overall image being presented to us. It’s like getting older makes you loose your sex appeal or something according to society. That’s teh reason why some of our fav celebrities are carving themselves up. You can age and be sexy. What’s really funny to me is the fact that some of the people trying to make it okay for Janet’s PR people to try and rewind time are the same one telling Mariah to cover and act her age.

SMH @ the hypocrisy.
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

I say if you got it flaunt it but keep it classy. Aint nothin wrong with being 40 and giving these young girls a run for their money.
Bsoul

@ Aaron,
Regarding Ruben:
Poor Ruben was uncerimoniously dumped by his label. I’ll tear my fingernails off before I allow Ri-Ri to suffer the same fate.

Regarding age-appropriate attire:
Janet has worn some things that I consider classy, but those outfits are far and few in between. I don’t think we have issues with what she’s wearing here, it’s the other things I mentioned.

Guys don’t mind women being overly revealing, but let someone ask you to wear some short biker shorts and one of those clear jelly jackets, you’d think we’d have lost our minds. LOL
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

Honestly I’m not all for a woman showing everything she has to offer. Ofcourse it’s nice to look at but that’s about it. What I respect is a woman that can be sexy yet keep it classy. I think a good example of that would be the tank and jeans Janet has on. I was raised in a family where women are respected and not objectified.

I was simply asking about this post in particular because there were alot of comments based on the above picture yet I didn’t understand what the big problem is.
Bsoul

You know how we are, we reminisce a lot. A few of us were speaking of this on another post Sandra made here earlier–that conversation just got carried over here.
hellava10

My comment wasn’t on the above picture but on her image in general and how it has changed. I’m all for tanks and jeans, that’s not what I was referring to. Anybody can pull slinky off but you don’t HAVE to do that to be considered sexy.

Shoot-I can be MEGA sexy with my hair pulled back and little wispy tendrils around my face while I lounge in my bleached sweats because the kids are spending the weekend with Gramps!!! HOT damn. I’m sorry, I done got beside myself.
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

If yall don’t start talking about the post at hand and stop confusing me, I just might have to go out and by E.T.’s cd!
Bsoul

Hella, has gone way off into reminisce land. LOL

Aaron, If I promise to keep on topic for the rest of the day, will you promise to buy Ri-Ri’s (AKA Extra Talented) CD and listen to it in its entirety?
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

The funny thing is I actually burnt it when it came out but there was only two songs I could even stand to tolerate. I will never give my hard earned money to support the talentless.
Bsoul

So you’re admitting that you like her enough to burn her CD.

Baby steps, baby steps, baby steps. LOL!
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

OMG…Here’s your Rihanna fix!

Rihanna has been named an honourary cultural ambassador to Barbados.

Her native island nation held a rally yesterday (February 21) to honour the 20-year-old singer, where Prime Minister David Thompson made the announcement.

Yet again something else outshines her voice.
http://www.myspace.com/aaronmichaelofatm AaronMichael

Where are you Sandra? Your slackin’! I can send you the article link if you need it.
Bsoul

Thank you Aaron, I can go home now…10 minutes early and feeling sooooo happy!

LOL!
http://www.smokiesays.blogspot.com/ Smokie

The tank top cover is cute. I don’t like man-Janet though. I don’t like when she wears men’s clothes. Especially with that hair pulled back. At this stage in the game, she needs to always keep her hair down, framing her face. I do appreciate that Janet is wearing more clothes in all of her promo shots, though.
ggouch

WOW!!, I am trully shocked and feeling some kind of way towards those of you on this post calling Janet old, WOW. Janet looks good and is nine times at of ten more physically fit than some of you. You know you young girls try and pass your FAT AZZES off as THICK. (in a whinny voice: “I’m not fat boo, I’m just THICK..big boned even”…Ya’ll need to stop. What the hell should she be wearing in her 40’s…is their a uniform, because my aunt hasn’t gotten hers yet…she need something to cover up her 6 packed abs…..YUCK HATERS!!!!, a slave to the media’s version of sexiness stopping at 25 years of age. Please run along and emancipate yourselves…on the way to the gym…you HATERS!!!!
ggouch

BTW..before I take down my soap box…SEXY is a state of MIND..not the latest fashion.
Bsoul

“BTW..before I take down my soap box…SEXY is a state of MIND..not the latest fashion.”

That’s why Janet needs to leave the Hooker Barbie clothes alone. She can, and has been, sexy without showing off the twin cantaloupe mounds on her chest.

There isn’t an outfit handed out to 40-year olds…but by 40, there should be some earned common sense:

1- Glittery silver and gold boots/shoes and clothes are NOT your friend. Stop wearing them, reminiscing about yesteryear.

2- When over 85% of your body is exposed, go back and put on something that covers a little more. Even stippers cover up SOMETIME.

3- Spandex should be worn in moderation, We can’t take an entire outfit from those trying to recapture or hold on to their youth. Heaven forbid they add the silver shoes with it.

4- If after getting undressed, 60% of your “best features” get put back into drawer, container or a wigbox, it’s time to reasses some things. (THIS IS NOT LIMITED TO AGE).

Not everyone here is:

a. Fat (I could actually stand to gain a few pounds, but what I have, I work without looking sleazy). Those here who you made fun of for being thick, are probably no bigger than Janet was before her marathon lipo session.

b. Hating on Janet (I think she’s cute and like some of her music, I can’t stand her played-out sex-vixen schtick).

c. Going to post things that everyone else likes; attacking posters here because you don’t agree with what’s said is about as silly as some of Janet’s outfits.

Hope you had a nice workout. ;^)
ggouch

LMAO…Thanks Bsoul. I willkeep that in mind.

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