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From: geoff@burl.UUCP (geoff)
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Subject: Re: Re: Madonna, role model
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Date: Thu, 13-Jun-85 14:57:46 EDT
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In article <653@pyuxc.UUCP> chris@pyuxc.UUCP (R. Hollenbeck) writes:
>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.

If I could be rich and famous for doing what Madonna does, I'd do it too
(unfortunately, I would probably just make people ill!).  In today's
popular market (which has an attention span of about 3.45 microseconds)
hype is all.  She is selling records.  A lot more than if she were the
shy, retiring, non-controversial type.  More power to her (I even actually
liked a couple of her songs.  I was amazed.  I 'actively dislike' most of
them.)

	geoff sherwood