My thoughts on…Madonna on a cross
August 17th 2006 -
I was gonna give this post a different title, but in the spirit of Snakes on a Plane, I chose otherwise. Anyway, back to the post.
Madonna. In years past, her raw sexuality, elaborate performances and irreverent use of religious and cultural imagery in her performances made her a superstar, and the center of many a controversy. Today, ehhh, not so much. Her last attempt to shock and awe was when she crucified herself on a giant cross, crown of thorns and all, in Vegas of all places, a few months ago. Can you say blatant attempt to cause religious outrage? Plus she compared Bush to Bin Laden, and seems to be competing with Angelina Jolie for the title of World’s Hottest Hollywood Philanthropy Queen, talking about the plight of third world children. But it barely raised an eyebrow in the eyes of the public. Undaunted, Madonna took her act to Rome, the center of Catholicism, performing for 70,000 fans, right next door to the Vatican. Bishops there were outraged. Vatican Cardinal Ersilio Tonino called it “a blasphemous challenge to the faith” and a “profanation of the cross”, and wanted her excommunicated. Mission accomplished right? Wrong. People still didn’t care.
In her defense, Madonna says she’s doing all for charity. Yeah, play the charity card. That’ll make it all better. Madonna, please, stop. You look desperate. You’re trying to offend a society that has become jaded and cynical. You’ve already destroyed everything that’s sacred. You’ve shocked us till we got numb. And you’ve got people like Paris Hilton to finish the proud task you started so long ago, by obliterating what’s left. Hope she gets the message before she performs in Düsseldorf Sunday, or she’ll further embarrass herself with this lame attempt to provoke the masses. But maybe we should cut Madonna some slack. Maybe she wasn’t trying to offend. Maybe she was trying to use the power of the cross to resurrect her career, or it was part of this whole spiritual journey she’s on. One thing I can assure you, Jesus is NOT a Madonna fan. But then again, no straight guy is.
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Abeni Says:
August 17th, 2006 at 8:32 pm
They say there is no such thing a sba dpublicity.am sure Madonna has heard this and is willing to push the boundaries further.
Melody Says:
August 17th, 2006 at 8:35 pm
A lotta celebrities R in so much pain & prob’ly so devoid of de marvelous mundane-ness of de real world, it seems futile to have real-world opinions of them–just real-world consequences from de law. After they blur de line between eccentricity & insanity (if such a line ever existed) that’s all they’ve got left. BTW, found out whose Bday it is: Kami’s.
Ricardo Says:
August 20th, 2006 at 12:37 am
She’s gone to this well one too many times and it’s not shocking or insightful anymore. I just shrugged when I heard the news.