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From: jcjeff@ihlpg.UUCP (Richard Jeffreys)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: Madonna, role model
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 21:40:12 EDT
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> One of the postings on this topic claimed that Madonna's
> image is fabricated by the (presumably male-dominated) music
> industry.  I replied in an earlier posting that everything
> I've read about her indicates that that isn't so.
> After thinking about it, I realized that's probably why she's
> so threatening, because she CHOOSES to act that way, and
> portray herself that way, and makes no apologies for it.
> How much easier it would be if we could simply blame Madonna
> on the sexist record industry.
>                                    R. Hollenbeck.

If Madonna had not *chosen* to portray herself in the way she does; would she
have recieved as much attention in the music industry (and on the net)???
Would her records have sold as much as they have done if nobody knew what
she looked like, or the way in which she acts and dresses??? The same could be
asked of Cyndi Lauper or Boy George.

I think not. 

To make it in the music industry you need a lot more than a good song. These
days one needs to be noticed, and the more outrageous one is, the more one is
noticed. Sure you don't have to be outrageous to be successful, but it does
help.

Madonna is in the music industry just to make money.

I guess she's doing a good job, everybody seems to of heard of Madonna and
her records do sell well. Would you like the amount of money she earns in a
year???? :-)
-- 
 [ Hey when I get it right;
                       will you tell me please;
                                           I wanna know -  Joan Armatrading ]
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