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From: gnome@olivee.UUCP (Gary Traveis)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Madonna, role model
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Date: Mon, 17-Jun-85 19:15:21 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.
> >                                    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)???

Her actions and looks may not be fabricated, but by any definition, she
is definately a "synthetic hit" - just like the AM-radio barfs the ARCHIES
way back when.  Take away the hype and ad-money and Madonna would collapse
into her own belly-button like a black hole.

When she first hit MTV, everyone thought that it was some kind of joke -
or that she had won some contest to get on the air, but the joke paid off!
Ask any DJ!  She's the most laughable thing on the play-list, but they
keep playing her songs because the radio-doc's say that they should
(market research).

Yeh, she's a role model - actually a roll model (the kind with perforations
 every 4 inches or so..).   And let's not forget what she's done for
 business at the various Thrift Shops around the country.

Thanks to Madonna, trash is finally getting to be vogue!


Gary