This whole thing is making me feel a bit weary. I feel sad that it's the 21st century and these amazing, talented, multi-Grammy-winning singers feel they need to perform like this.
It's not about what they wore; it's about how they performed while wearing it. Rihanna's performance was fine (although a little strange) in her undies, until she started spreading her legs and bobbing up and down. Then I felt very uncomfortable. Christina's was just a bit much. The dancers were wearing very tiny pants, standing with their backs to the camera and bending over. My friend, who I was watching it with, said: "Ooh I must remember to book my smear test."!
And Robbie Williams wore a suit.
The dancers on Strictly do wear skimpy outfits, but they don't dance like that while they're wearing them. I have issues with Strictly just because Bruce Forsyth is a presenter, actually. Would we ever see an 82-year-old woman presenting a prime-time Saturday night show alongside a 30-something man?
That quote from Christina about being allowed to do everything a man does sums it up really, because she's not allowed. If she was, she'd be able to go on tv covered up, and not simulate sex, and still be accepted. Like male singers do.