4/7/2004: Alanis Morissette gets "naked"

Undertoad · 04-07-2004, 12:19 PM

This was covered widely elsewhere and for a while I thought about not including it here, but it's just SO IotD. Art and culture and international relations and interesting protest...

Alanis Morissette appeared at the Junos, Canada's music awards show, dressed in a bathrobe and opened it to reveal the above suit. The point: protesting US censorship and the "Janet Jackson episode. She said "We can't show nipples on national TV. I am proud to be able to stand here and do this."

When informed that even in the "true North strong and censor free," she was not permitted to show nipples or pubic hair, Morissette ripped them off the bodysuit, piece by piece.

I think in general she was just trying to have a laugh with it. Still, it would have been a much better protest if she was actually nekkid.

Troubleshooter · 04-07-2004, 12:25 PM

It's kind of sad really.

While I admit that it's pretty stupid (all of the crap over the tit shot), I also think that stunts like Morissette's only show how important the american market is to them.

wolf · 04-07-2004, 12:49 PM

Is that the goldsuit guy?

Happy Monkey · 04-07-2004, 01:07 PM

If she did this:

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Originally posted by Undertoad
I think in general she was just trying to have a laugh with it. Still, it would have been a much better protest if she was actually nekkid.

then she couldn't have done this:

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When informed that even in the "true North strong and censor free," she was not permitted to show nipples or pubic hair,, Morissette ripped them off the bodysuit, piece by piece.

SteveDallas · 04-07-2004, 01:17 PM

Damn, wolf, you beat me to it!!

wolf · 04-07-2004, 01:23 PM

Only because you have work to pretend to do at the office, and I'm sitting around the house with a Law & Order rerun as my only alternative entertainment.

ladysycamore · 04-07-2004, 01:35 PM

I like the symbolism of the act. Even though I'm sure many would have loved to have seen her actually nude on stage, I think she got her point across.

The US has to realize by now that we were the complete laughing stock of the world about that incident.

Pepole can act like they don't care...but they do.

glatt · 04-07-2004, 02:39 PM

It's ironic. Don't you think?

xoxoxoBruce · 04-07-2004, 03:08 PM

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Originally posted by ladysycamore

The US has to realize by now that we were the complete laughing stock of the world about that incident. Pepole can act like they don't care...but they do.

Just like Clinton's bj.

kerosene · 04-07-2004, 03:13 PM

Wasn't Alanis actually naked in one of her videos?

emmtayoe · 04-07-2004, 09:41 PM

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It's ironic. Don't you think?

It's like raiiiiin. . .sorry couldnt help myself.

It's pretty sad that we have top investigators on the Janet case immedietly, considering it a top priority. I was watching some news show and they made a comment to the effect that if Suddam would have shown a nipple we would have caught him by now. Hah that one gave me a chuckle. It sounds pretty Daily Show-esque. . .

Elspode · 04-07-2004, 10:28 PM

Looks like she cut off her hair. Too bad...Alanis had great hair.

Beestie · 04-07-2004, 11:49 PM

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Originally posted by Elspode
Looks like she cut off her hair. Too bad...Alanis had great hair.

She longs to be Sinead. She's no Sinead. She couldn't carry Sinead's backpack of C4.

Teek · 04-08-2004, 01:11 AM

You can also see complete footage. (It's at the 3'28" mark.)

Also, attached is a photo of the front. The announcer tells her that she can't show her nipples and pubic hair, so she rips them right off. :P

russotto · 04-08-2004, 12:31 PM

Just think-- with one simple piece of tinfoil, the "wardrobe malfunction" would have been perfectly legal. You'd have seen would have been the sunburst (with the center covered), and the perfectly legal flesh around it.

Probably a good thing that DIDN'T happen, though, or the ultraconservatives would be pushing for restricting showing any part of a woman's body.

04-07-2004, 12:19 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	4/7/2004: Alanis Morissette gets "naked" This was covered widely elsewhere and for a while I thought about not including it here, but it's just SO IotD. Art and culture and international relations and interesting protest... Alanis Morissette appeared at the Junos, Canada's music awards show, dressed in a bathrobe and opened it to reveal the above suit. The point: protesting US censorship and the "Janet Jackson episode. She said "We can't show nipples on national TV. I am proud to be able to stand here and do this." When informed that even in the "true North strong and censor free," she was not permitted to show nipples or pubic hair, Morissette ripped them off the bodysuit, piece by piece. I think in general she was just trying to have a laugh with it. Still, it would have been a much better protest if she was actually nekkid.

04-07-2004, 12:25 PM	#2
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	It's kind of sad really. While I admit that it's pretty stupid (all of the crap over the tit shot), I also think that stunts like Morissette's only show how important the american market is to them. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

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wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Is that the goldsuit guy? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-07-2004, 01:23 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Only because you have work to pretend to do at the office, and I'm sitting around the house with a Law & Order rerun as my only alternative entertainment. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-07-2004, 01:35 PM	#7
ladysycamore "I may not always be perfect, but I'm always me." Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: In Sycamore's boxers Posts: 1,341	I like the symbolism of the act. Even though I'm sure many would have loved to have seen her actually nude on stage, I think she got her point across. The US has to realize by now that we were the complete laughing stock of the world about that incident. Pepole can act like they don't care...but they do. __________________ "Freedom is not given. It is our right at birth. But there are some moments when it must be taken." ~Tagline from the movie "Amistad"~ "The Akan concept of Sankofa: In order to move forward we first have to take a step back. In other words, before we can be prepared for the future, we must comprehend the past." From "We Did It, They Hid It"

04-07-2004, 01:17 PM	#5
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Damn, wolf, you beat me to it!!

04-07-2004, 02:39 PM	#8
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's ironic. Don't you think?

04-07-2004, 03:13 PM	#10
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Wasn't Alanis actually naked in one of her videos?

04-07-2004, 10:28 PM	#12
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Looks like she cut off her hair. Too bad...Alanis had great hair. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

04-08-2004, 01:11 AM	#14
Teek Kinda New Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1	Photo and footage You can also see complete footage. (It's at the 3'28" mark.) Also, attached is a photo of the front. The announcer tells her that she can't show her nipples and pubic hair, so she rips them right off. :P Attached Images

04-08-2004, 12:31 PM	#15
russotto Professor Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,788	Just think-- with one simple piece of tinfoil, the "wardrobe malfunction" would have been perfectly legal. You'd have seen would have been the sunburst (with the center covered), and the perfectly legal flesh around it. Probably a good thing that DIDN'T happen, though, or the ultraconservatives would be pushing for restricting showing any part of a woman's body.

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