[WAC-list] Morisette article

[William E Bragg <braggw53@vaxa.cis.uwosh.edu>]

Morissette strips down to blast US 'censorship'
Mon Apr 05 2004 14:14:52 ET

Not another wardrobe malfunction !! ... feisty rock singer Alanis Morissette 
poked fun at Janet Jackson's notorious breast-baring episode by stripping on 
stage to reveal cartoonish fake nipples and pubic hair.

Morissette, hosting Canada's annual music awards, said the stunt, in which she 
appeared in a provocative skin-hugging body-suit was intended to expose US 
"censorship."

The singer, renowned for her angst-ridden lyrics, told the audience at the 
Juno Awards in Edmonton "we live in a land where we still think the human body 
is beautiful and we're not afraid of the female breast."

Morissette let a dressing gown fall to the floor to reveal her "nudity" after 
an announcer warned : "we can't show nipples on national TV," in an obvious 
dig at US outrage fanned by Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" at the Superbowl.

"I am proud to be able to stand here and do this," Morissette said, to wild 
cheers from the audience at Sunday night's show.

Morissette then blasted US radio stations which have forced her to change the 
word "asshole" in one of her songs.

"They're in an era when they're scared, when there's lots of fear," she said.

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William E Bragg