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Singer Alanis Morissette 'strips' over censorship
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| 6 April, 2004
Posted on 04/06/2004 10:21:37 AM PDT by traumer
Singer Alanis Morissette wore a "nude suit" on stage at Canada's equivalent of the Grammys to complain about censorship in the US. Morissette, who was hosting the Juno Awards in Edmonton on Sunday, wore the cartoon-style bodysuit in protest at TV and radio censorship in the US.
"We can't show nipples on national TV," she said in relation to Janet Jackson's Super Bowl incident. "I am proud to be able to stand here and do this," she told the audience.
"We live in a land where we still think the human body is beautiful and we're not afraid of the female breast," the singer said, after stepping out of a dressing gown to reveal her "nudity".
'They're scared'
Morissette then criticised a radio station in the US for forcing her to change strong language in one of her recent songs. "They're in an era when they're scared, when there's lots of fear," she said.
The Juno awards were this year dominated by Montreal's Sam Roberts, who picked up three awards. Pop singer Nelly Furtado won best single for What You Want, while singer Sarah McLachlan won best songwriter. Rock band Nickelback took best group.
Morissette, who became an overnight sensation for her 1995 album Jagged Little Pill, releases a new album in May.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; celebrity; hollywood; lamestunt; noshame; shesabeach; singerstrips; sirensong
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:21:37 AM PDT
by
traumer
To: traumer
I usually don't say this, but thank God there are no pics with this story.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:22:47 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: traumer
udderly uncreative
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:23:38 AM PDT
by
NativeNewYorker
(Don't blame me. I voted for Sharpton.)
To: traumer
...a "nude suit" How Canadian! To expose oneself without exposing oneself. Sort of like how they defend their country.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:23:53 AM PDT
by
Robert357
To: traumer
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:25:05 AM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(Do not remove this tag under penalty of law.)
To: Mr. Mojo
I wouldn't want you to be deprived, so...
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:25:43 AM PDT
by
Constitution Day
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To: Mr. Mojo
Why not?
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:26:07 AM PDT
by
cinFLA
To: traumer
She didn't strip over censorship. She stripped over the fact that nobody has heard of her in five years, and that people under 21 have no idea who she is.
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04/06/2004 10:27:07 AM PDT
by
Rodney King
(No, we can't all just get along)
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To: cinFLA
Why not? See post right above yours.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:27:40 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: traumer
If she doesn't like the way things are done in the USA, she doesn't have to come here. She can produce, record, promote and sell her crap in Canada. Another problem solved.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:28:30 AM PDT
by
Semper Vigilantis
(Watch for my new book "Diplomacy for Dummies" at a bookstore near you.)
To: traumer
saw the pic on Drudge yesterday. with a bod like that, she hasn't much to brag about...
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:29:17 AM PDT
by
camle
(keep your mind open and somebody will fill it with something for you))
To: traumer
What a cop out! If she really wanted to make a point, she should have shown real skin. I wonder just what the reaction would have been like then.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:31:08 AM PDT
by
MJM59
To: traumer
Her career must need jumpstarting. Anything for free publicity to jumpstart a sinking career.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:31:35 AM PDT
by
lilylangtree
(Veni, Vidi, Vici)
To: traumer
14:58...14:59...aaaaaand, 15:00. Thanks for playing Alanis, good night.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:32:13 AM PDT
by
TheBigB
("She undercut the subtle nuance of my wiener joke." - Crow T. Robot)
To: traumer
I saw the suit in question, and it was almost as creative and thought-provoking as the costumes we used to have in the residence halls at ISU.
Almost.
To: MJM59
What a cop out! If she really wanted to make a point, she should have shown real skin. I wonder just what the reaction would have been like then. Vomiting, most likely.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:33:11 AM PDT
by
Protagoras
(When they asked me what I thought of freedom in America,,, I said I thought it would be a good idea.)
To: traumer
Morissette then criticised a radio station in the US for forcing her to change strong language in one of her recent songs. "They're in an era when they're scared, when there's lots of fear," she said.Oh please, she is living in the obscurity of being essentially a bore of a performer.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:33:36 AM PDT
by
Dolphy
To: Rodney King
She didn't strip over censorship. She stripped over the fact that nobody has heard of her in five years, and that people under 21 have no idea who she is. And it works. This is at least the third version of this story posted in the last two days. I had never heard of her until I saw it posted here.
We are contributing to the delinquency of an idiot.
To: lilylangtree
Alanis is good people. She's done some real great work for alot of people under the radar.
She's very generous with her time and bread....if this is a statement, then more power to her.
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posted on
04/06/2004 10:36:46 AM PDT
by
zarf
(..where lieth those little things with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment?)
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