material girl wrote:Im amazed that you think anything Madonna says is a 100% definate!
Its just her opinion, some people agree, others dont.
This uproar is exactly what Madonna is about, pushing buttons.
MG - You don't "get" sarcasm, do you?
You also don't seem to "get" when others are pushing your buttons, to get a rise out of you.
Anyway - moving forward......
Madonna's musics okay, I like some of it, don't like some of it....whatever.
She's always been a very saavy women, she's got a good head on her shoulders for business and marketing herself, right from the start.
I guess what bugs me mostly about Madonna is this....
Gazing back in time .....<screen becomes hazy>
Now keep in mind Madonna and I are just about the same age.
Back in the 70's when she first became popular, she had that whole dirty whore look thing going on. Ripped stockings, messy hair, heavy makeup, all that.
A lot of females began to dress like her. Fine, if you're past a certain age, but believe me, there were many really young girls, like 8 or 9, that were trying to dress like her, and parents were letting them.
She wasn't fat, she wasn't skinny......then....
she went into her first, muscle phase, at the time when all those little 8 and 9 year old, and her original female fans, started getting the message that "thin is where it's at"
Now don't get me wrong, Madonna is not the source of body image issues, but frankly, she sure didn't help.
Then a few years after that, right after she had her first baby, she appeared on some talk show (oprah)....she certainly wasn't heavy, but she was not that emaciated looking woman from before.
Oprah asked her about this, and I remember her saying something like....It just wasn't that important in her life anymore, now that she had a child, it was harder to keep the weight off, she was now happier with herself and didn't rely so much on her appearance, and that females shouldn't worry so much about being thin and all that kind of stuff.
WTF!!!!! - Well THANK YOU Madonna for giving woman permission to eat dessert!!!!!
It really Pissed Me Off that I knew all those years, so many woman used Madonna's appearance as PART of their model for what they should strive for, and all of a sudden, when Madonna realizes it's hard to have a baby, balance a business empire and all and keep the pounds off at the same time. You know what Madonna? F.U.!!!!!
Then, she went into the Vogue mode, which was kind of a re-birth of the "I'm so sexy" time, but weirder, and her orignal fan base where now adults and weren't going to run out and buy pointy bras.
Now, she's got relegion, and telling us all to repent.
Wonder what the next phase will be? Safe Sex for Seniors?
Oh btw, all her relationships and past marriage?
Madonna is one tough cookie, I'm sure she gave as good as she got.
She can handle herself fine.