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From: rosen@ucbvax.ARPA (Rob Rosen)
Newsgroups: net.women,net.music
Subject: Re: Madonna's despicably harmful manipulative trashy image
Message-ID: <9631@ucbvax.ARPA>
Date: Sun, 4-Aug-85 03:19:04 EDT
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Posted: Sun Aug  4 03:19:04 1985
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Keywords: Madonna.  Big F*cking Deal.
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In article <4841@mit-eddie.UUCP> nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan) writes:
>["Some say that heaven is hell.  Some say that hell is heaven."]
>
>> From: seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian)
>
>> How can you compare what the Mafia does with what Madonna does? What
>> does Madonna do that is so awful?
>
>The Mafia kills people and Madonna kills people's minds.  The Mafia
>degrades human life and Madonna degrades art, women, men, and sex.

    
     Well, I think this diatribe is rather amusing.  I wouldn't go so far
as to say that Madonna degrades art, women, men, and sex.  The only thing
she degrades is American society, which in my (admittedly humble) opinion
could use degrading.  The only thing she is doing is making money off of 
People's hangups and attitudes.  SO WHAT!  She's not the first person to 
do this sort of thing, and she certainly won't be the last.  Her "music" really
is sort of irrelevant; it serves only as a vehicle to launch her to "stardom"
in the eyes of the millions of lemmings that populate this country.  If she
had no musical talent (I won't bother to comment on her musical talent), she'd
figure out some other way to get into the public eye.  She, like Prince,
is trying to grab the attention of the populace by acting in a manner which
infuriates many people because they feel that her behaviour is "inappropriate".
As a result, a lot of arguments are generated and a rather profitable side-
affect (even more publicity, which can be translated later into record sales)
is generated.  Now, to top the whole thing off, NUDE PICTURES come into being;
even MORE publicity and income is generated!  I'm sure Madonna is not entirely
displeased with the publicity that has been generated by the release of the
photographs published in certain magazines; as a matter of fact, I wouldn't
be suprised if it were suggested that Madonna herself instigated the release
of the photos.  The bottom line is that she (or her manager or whomever feels
responsible for her career) has set a cute little trap for people to fall into.
If you pay attention to her (through the purchase of her "music") and her little
act, you give her a big hand because that attention will buy her a new end table, or a gram of cocaine, or a new copy of ESSAYS IN EXISTENTIALISM (by Sarte),
or whatever.  

       If you really want to hurt Madonna's career, just ignore her.  Get a
       couple million other people to ignore her, and watch her disappear.
       If you really consider Madonna's act to be a problem, relish in the
       fact that here is one of the very few problems that will go away if
       you simply ignore it.  

-- 
            "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste
	     (or inntelligence) of the American public."

		  --H.L. Mencken


		       --Rob Rosen

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