April 13, 2004

The Canadians are Confused…

First there’s this story about how Canada is so much more tolerant of nudity.

Junos host Alanis Morissette stripped down to a flesh-coloured body suit, complete with fake nipples and a giant mop of pubic hair, and declared, "I am overjoyed to be back in my homeland, the true North, strong and censor-free."

So… Ms. Morissette equates nudity with censorship. If what she says is indeed fact, then explain this one to me.

Bill C-250, an anti-free-speech measure that is on the brink of becoming law in Canada. It would add "sexual orientation" to the Canadian hate propaganda law, thus making public criticism of homosexuality a crime.

Not that I condone pubic criticism of homosexuality. (IMHO, Bible thumpers who use the Old Testament as justification for their bigotry are really just demonstrating their ignorance.)

Anyway... censor-free? I think not.

Posted by Clancy at April 13, 2004 10:15 AM