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From: todd@SCINEWS.UUCP (Todd Jones)
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Subject: Re: Re: Madonna, role model
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Date: Tue, 18-Jun-85 18:39:51 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)???

Why are you so sure she is in charge of her image? Sounds like a
pretty naive assumption to me!

> Would her records have sold as much as they have done if nobody knew what
> asked of Cyndi Lauper or Boy George.

I think that is generally true. George and Cynthia are equally mindless.

> 
> 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.
> 

Madonna is in the music industry just to make money for the music industry.

> 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???? :-)

HEEEEELLLLLL YES!

> -- 
>  [ Hey when I get it right;
>                        will you tell me please;

Joan Armatrading! Now there's a woman who is in charge of her craft.
This probably explains why she is: 1) Not a millionaire 2) Still popular.
Where is Madonna going to be in 1990?

>                                            I wanna know -  Joan Armatrading ]
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