I honestly love Bedtime stories just as much as Erotica and Ray of Light and there's absolutely nothing basic or ordinary about it. Inside of Me, Forbidden Love, Love Tried to Welcome Me? Even the slightly more predictable songs like Survival and I'd Rather Be Your Lover are bops for the ages? Honestly, the 90s were just the best. All three albums are so experimental, sprawling and wildly ambitious, they alone should cement her as a pop genius.
The online discourse about her looks is so disgusting and depressing. People will jump at any excuse to be hateful and judgmental. I try to ignore it but it's hard when you have people/accounts that should know better fueling it. Of course no discussion about her actual words, just reducing it all to appearance.
Yeah my Facebook newsfeed is flooded with articles about her, because of algorithms, and even when there are positive articles about her there are laughing emoji’s underneath the article, which makes it harder to ignore.
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This is so funny (read: irritating) to me because she looked great and the outfit itself was hardly controversial, so like...what do people want from her
The majority of people does not think she looks great. The amount of work she had done is controversial. People want her to be old and following some rules installed by men. But eventually they would just make fun of her lookin gold then so it really is hopeless. Plus Madonna always got the etra amount of hate.
It is especially vicious how all genders come for her. And the pure hate they all carry for her. Female popstars apparently never own their body, society does til they are dead.
Her delivery was fine and her derriere was covered (for those driven mad when she dresses "provocatively"), yet venom still gets spewed at her, basically just for existing. She really can't win and it's probably why she doesn't seem to care what people think about her as long as they think about her. And yes, if she had aged "naturally" and "gracefully" (hate that word) they'd be mocking her wrinkles and sagging skin too. Just go back to the Daily Hate Mail's obsession with the veins in her hands 20 years ago, or the makeup free photos tabloids would print.
I've even seen some online say that the crowd didn't seem to react to her introduction as due to her being "unrecognizable." I did wonder about the muted reception, but I think the location where she appeared made a difference, versus coming out on the main stage with all eyes focused in that direction.
I've even seen some online say that the crowd didn't seem to react to her introduction as due to her being "unrecognizable." I did wonder about the muted reception, but I think the location where she appeared made a difference, versus coming out on the main stage with all eyes focused in that direction.
I don´t know how people can stand being on social media. So much negativity and darkness. I have only ever used Twitter and I always felt much worse after I looked at it. It´s just...noise! From what I have heard of Facebook I would rather stick needles in my eyes.
As for Madonna, no matter what she does or has ever done there will always be a lot people who attack her. It was the case in the 80s, the 90s and so on. A lot of what the press has written about her is much more shocking than anything she has ever actually done. Only difference now is that because of social media literally anyone can shout their hate into the abyss.
As for Madonna, no matter what she does or has ever done there will always be a lot people who attack her. It was the case in the 80s, the 90s and so on. A lot of what the press has written about her is much more shocking than anything she has ever actually done. Only difference now is that because of social media literally anyone can shout their hate into the abyss.
It's the 'I miss the old Madonna' comments as if they were fully behind her requesting Ghosttown on Hot 88.7 FM in 2015 and just dropped her since her plastic surgery became more prominent.
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I've seen a fair amount of "she looks unrecognizable" too and it's like...no? She still looks like Madonna to me.
Then again I suppose basic object permanence is expecting too much out of the same general public that lost their fucking minds when Katy Perry got a haircut in 2017 so
Then again I suppose basic object permanence is expecting too much out of the same general public that lost their fucking minds when Katy Perry got a haircut in 2017 so
She must have gotten some more filler done recently and without her hair down to frame her face it's more apparent.
It's also nothing new - she's been getting hate for botox and fillers since the early 00s (and those same commentators are now referring back to that period and saying how great she looked back then.....hypocrites).
Like others have said - damned if she does, damned if she doesn't.
Listen, it's not my preferred aesthetic for her but who gives a crap, it's her face and she can do what she damn well pleases with it.
It's also nothing new - she's been getting hate for botox and fillers since the early 00s (and those same commentators are now referring back to that period and saying how great she looked back then.....hypocrites).
Like others have said - damned if she does, damned if she doesn't.
Listen, it's not my preferred aesthetic for her but who gives a crap, it's her face and she can do what she damn well pleases with it.
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She’s only unrecognizable to people who haven’t paid attention to her since 2012, honestly. She’s had the Madonna 3.0 face for ages dd. I also think the lighting/shadows in the images I’ve seen going around are making her look more severe than she actually is, because she looks great to me in the video she posted and the videos I’ve seen of her backstage. But I don’t expect the public to be able to discern any of that.
Anyway, we stan her sporting some archive Thierry Mugler
The cruelty towards older female celebrities really bothers me, and Madonna gets it the worst of anyone. People really seem do relish in dressing her down, to the point where some are even posting pictures of their grandmothers to show what "proper aging" looks like. Like, seriously?
I was just having a lovely chat about Marlo Thomas with a family member, but they shifted to being super aggressive and adamant about how "hideous" Marlo looks with "all that plastic surgery." There's just something about ridiculing female vanity that brings out the nasty in people.
I was just having a lovely chat about Marlo Thomas with a family member, but they shifted to being super aggressive and adamant about how "hideous" Marlo looks with "all that plastic surgery." There's just something about ridiculing female vanity that brings out the nasty in people.
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The kicker is that I'm like 99% sure that was a common criticism of her during the Mrs. Ritchie era. Pick a side, locals!
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Not me also opening an app and immediately seeing someone say that they "loathe her" and "wish she'd go on a permanent vacation" over...her face. What the fuck is wrong with people.
Worse than the general public being clueless, which is expected, is the fans with the same "concern about her mental state" and "I'm ashamed of talking about her with friends and family" crap in every appearance since 2016. Like, you are daily conected to the woman, you know how she looks and dresses currently... What's the surprise? She's not going to morph back to 2005 just because you are uncomfortable with her.
People need to learn how to let go. I understand that Madonna is such a presence in the life of some of us but what the fuck is that need to keep her in a place no human is capable of standing just to feed your ego and insecurities? Gross.
People need to learn how to let go. I understand that Madonna is such a presence in the life of some of us but what the fuck is that need to keep her in a place no human is capable of standing just to feed your ego and insecurities? Gross.