Morissette skewers censors

Canadian rocker Alanis Morissette didn’t bare her breast like Janet Jackson, but she did bare her soul Sunday 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 Grammys, Morissette disrobed on stage in Edmonton 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, Morissette said, was aimed at U.S. government institutions for overreacting to Jackson’s Super Bowl faux pas.