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Alanis Morrisette gets "naked" (sort of) at Canadian music awards to protest "censorship"
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Posted on 04/05/2004 12:10:34 PM PDT by SB00

Alanis gets naked (sort of) at awards Singer protests U.S. censorship of song Monday, April 5, 2004 Posted: 9:18 AM EDT (1318 GMT)

EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) -- Canadian rocker Alanis Morissette didn't bare her breast like Janet Jackson, but she did bare her soul last night at Canada's annual music awards, demonstrating her disdain for what she called "hypocritical U.S. censorship."

Hosting the 2004 Juno Awards ceremonies, Canada's version of the Grammies, Morissette disrobed on stage to reveal a skin-colored, naked body suit with nipples and pubic hair.

As part of the skit, Morissette was then told by the show's assistant director that "actually, we can't show nipples or pubic hair on national TV," at which time the Ottawa-born singer pulled off the fake body parts.

The satirical act, says Morissette, was aimed at U.S. government institutions for over-reacting to cultural, free expression, as a result of the fallout surrounding Janet Jackson's Super Bowl faux pas, when her breast was accidentally exposed to millions of television viewers.

As you may or may not be aware, recently in the United States, I ran into a little problem with regards to a lyric in one my songs," Morissette told the near-sellout audience of 17,000, referring to her latest release titled, "Everything." The song includes the lyrics, "I can be an ***hole of the grandest kind."

"It was requested that I change a word in the first verse. Well, I am overjoyed to be back in my homeland, the true North ... strong and censor-free."

American radio stations threatened recently to ban the song, forcing Morissette to change the controversial word to "nightmare."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alanismorissette; bigass; canada; fcc; wicked
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Picture of Alanis with the body suit:

http://www.canoe.ca/Apr5/jam.jpg

1 posted on 04/05/2004 12:10:35 PM PDT by SB00
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2 posted on 04/05/2004 12:11:24 PM PDT by SB00
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zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......
3 posted on 04/05/2004 12:11:46 PM PDT by GungaLaGunga
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4 posted on 04/05/2004 12:12:15 PM PDT by Support Free Republic (I'd rather be sleeping. Let's get this over with so I can go back to sleep!)
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The song includes the lyrics, "I can be an ***hole of the grandest kind."

Like she needed to tell anyone.

5 posted on 04/05/2004 12:12:33 PM PDT by dirtboy (John Kerry - Hillary without the fat ankles and the FBI files...)
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This in the country that wishes to ban the Bible as "hate speech".
6 posted on 04/05/2004 12:12:37 PM PDT by Unam Sanctam
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Look at me! Look at me! Someone, anyone, pay more attention to me! Pathetic.
7 posted on 04/05/2004 12:13:05 PM PDT by sarasota
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She needs a lady schick - bad.
8 posted on 04/05/2004 12:13:08 PM PDT by Hanging Chad
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9 posted on 04/05/2004 12:13:14 PM PDT by Constitution Day (FR needs your support... Become a Monthly Donor!)
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yucky. please censor that!
10 posted on 04/05/2004 12:13:26 PM PDT by Delta 21 (MKC USCG - ret)
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14:58...14:59...15:00. Time's up, Alanis. Please collect your memorial "I Used To Be Relevant" T-shirt at the door on your way out. Thanks for playing. G'night.
11 posted on 04/05/2004 12:13:47 PM PDT by TheBigB (Why yes, I AM the bomb-diggedy! Thanks for asking!)
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Put some glasses on that rack and I think we've got a Groucho Marx dead ringer.......
12 posted on 04/05/2004 12:14:02 PM PDT by blackdog (I feed the sheep the coyotes eat)
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When was the last time anybody actually heard an Alanis Morissette song on the radio that wasn't some flashback from her first album about 10 years ago? I thought so.
13 posted on 04/05/2004 12:14:37 PM PDT by AQGeiger (Free Republic: The best medicine for a diagnosis of liberalism.)
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Somehow thats just how I thought she would look, disgusting!
14 posted on 04/05/2004 12:14:42 PM PDT by enraged
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Didn't read the article. Why does she have that bison head on her crotch? Is this lady protesting for PETA on behalf of the American Buffalo?

And how does Hershey's fit into this protest?
15 posted on 04/05/2004 12:14:46 PM PDT by kinghorse
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She is getting a bit thick in the lower half dont ya think.
16 posted on 04/05/2004 12:15:40 PM PDT by lonerepubinma
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The only real reason to have Freedom of Speech is to allow spoiled millionaire Prima Donnas the right to have brain-dead temper tantrums in public. Right?

Alanis was probably very upset that we overthrew that nice Saddam fellow and imposed our restrictive ways on the poor Iraqi people. Now they are oppressed and its all our fault.

We are so evil.

17 posted on 04/05/2004 12:16:41 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (You can see it coming like a train on a track.)
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For an authentic look, you'd need the underarm hair and sasquatch-like furry legs. (not that there's anything wrong with that)
18 posted on 04/05/2004 12:17:02 PM PDT by blackdog (I feed the sheep the coyotes eat)
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Disgusting. .....if anything needs to be censored it's those pics.
20 posted on 04/05/2004 12:17:50 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
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