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Post by jumpb4uthink on Jan 3, 2015 1:11:43 GMT -5
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Post by SHOOTER on Jan 3, 2015 1:44:52 GMT -5
She's already told y'all she's an unapologetic bitch, love her or hate her.
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Post by spooky21 on Jan 3, 2015 2:50:50 GMT -5
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Post by floridagrl on Jan 3, 2015 7:55:12 GMT -5
She's not desperately seeking attention. Know what you're saying before you post stupid comments. She didn't even make the pictures, her fans did! She did agreed with them because she honors those gentlemen. "I'm sorry I'm not comparing my self to anyone I'm admiring and acknowledging there Rebel Hearts This is neither a crime or an insult or racist! I also did it with Michael jackson and frida khalo and marilyn monroe Am I saying I am them NO I'm saying they are Rebel Hearts too. And I didn't do it My fans did And I just re posted those photos My fans aren't racist either If they put me in the same category as these other people Thank you. I'm very flattered and I hope one day to live up to 1 100th of what those people accomplished." - Madonna "I would like to thank all my fans for recreating my album cover with the Rebel Heart ribbon on the faces of so many Great Hero's. It shows that you are also celebrating and in admiration of these great freedom fighters! When I repost these images i am saying YES! These people are all Rebel Hearts in one way or another from Martin Luther King to Jesus to Nelson Mandela to John Lennon. YES! Lets celebrate them! The world needs more people like them. I hope to one day accomplish. 1 100th of what these Rebel Hearts have accomplished. As I Said in a previous post "I walk in the footsteps of Giants" and i will continue to do so G*D willing. They are my guiding light. #rebelheart #livingforlove" -Madonna Go Madonna, standing your ground as usual!
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Post by floridagrl on Jan 3, 2015 7:59:06 GMT -5
"Again thanks to my fans for creating this beautiful ART! This is the Revolution of Love I've been talking about! RESPECT! We should all aspire to be #rebelhearts" -Madonna "I would like to thank all my fans for recreating my album cover with the Rebel Heart ribbon on the faces of so many Great Hero's. It shows that you are also celebrating and in admiration of these great freedom fighters! When I repost these images i am saying YES! These people are all Rebel Hearts in one way or another from Martin Luther King to Jesus to Nelson Mandela to John Lennon. YES! Lets celebrate them! The world needs more people like them. I hope to one day accomplish. 1 100th of what these Rebel Hearts have accomplished. As I Said in a previous post "I walk in the footsteps of Giants" and i will continue to do so G*D willing. They are my guiding light. #rebelheart #livingforlove" -Madonna
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Post by Dreams on Jan 3, 2015 8:41:50 GMT -5
Did she just blame it on her fans? Lol!! its even more distasteful in light of last year. She had to know it would cause controversy and that is the sad part of it all. Madonna isn't a dumb person, she is smart and calculated. She had to have known its was poor taste and I think it was another opportunity for her to cause a scene just to sell records or get her music out there . That is the shameful part. She is a f**king music legend she should be above tacky publicity like this. Exactly. I saw those instagram posts yesterday, rolled my eyes and went "this bitch will do anything for publicity." And lo and behold, just about every major news outlet online was reporting that s**t soon afterwards. It's just tasteless, especially in light of last year as you said, that she went there... hashtagging her album title and promoting her album cover. Oh well, you could say at least she didn't post a pre-order link. Her new single seems to be fairly well-received, people seem to be enjoying it, so why not just let the music do the talking?
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Jan 3, 2015 9:16:27 GMT -5
^I think I posted as much back when the update took place. :) It's the combination of her strong catalog and all associated with it, not to mention her approach to her art, that's made her stand apart from the crowded pack these last 30-plus years. I find it interesting that this is a critics list. I don't recall Madonna being a big CRITICAL success. Commercial, back in the day, sure, but critical? I mean...look at the other names on that list and the insane amount of critical acclaim and respect they have in the industry. Then again, these types of lists are always so subjective anyway so I shouldn't be surprised to see her on a list with those legendary artists.
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Post by Pink Pvssy on Jan 3, 2015 9:18:14 GMT -5
Some people are just over reacting. We all know that she loves this type of games. Heck, if Jesus is alive, she would try to give him a bj while he's naked on the cross. Enough with being politically correct.
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Jan 3, 2015 9:32:00 GMT -5
Heck, if Jesus is alive, she would try to give him a bj while he's naked on the cross. She already did that with Black Jesus in the LAP video and Madonna wouldn't dare repeat herself. She's the first White female to refer to herself as unapologetic. I mean, Rihanna named a whole album after her unapologetic persona but...she's from Barbados. Besides, I doubt Madonna even follows Rihanna or any other young trendy artists that work with au courant producers and DJs. Meanwhile, I curated the music for a NYE party and added Living For Love to the playlist. That song is so solid. I'm really curious to see the other types of genres she incorporates into her music on this album.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 10:55:18 GMT -5
It's Madonna; the woman who has, infamously, never held any regard for any person, place, religion, race, or really anything but herself. I don't think I could take the old bag seriously if I tried. Part of me is proud of her for coming up with a stunt that will actually get people talking about her again... even if it's only for, what, today and maybe tomorrow?
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Post by Juanca on Jan 3, 2015 11:49:54 GMT -5
When I saw the #rebelheart pics with NM, MLK and BM, and then of Jesus, I rolled my eyes... I thought/think that she's being too childish for my liking. She started to behave childlike many months ago with Instagram, and walking a thin line between free-spirited and disrespectful (e.g. the whole ***I'M RACIST*** scandal). However, to be honest, I do not consider these latest posts as: i) a publicity stunt--she's been posting A LOT of ridiculous pictures on Instagram lately addressing what she thinks are representations of Rebel Hearts, ii) disrespectful/offensive-- from the time she posted the images, I understood the message of admiration and recognition of these leaders as Rebel Hearts. I do think the whole idea is not the smartest and is a bit tacky. But I also don't think she has to apologize for what she did. She explained further what was already clear for some/many. I respect what Coco and others are saying. That's their viewpoint. I disagree. I think that sometimes people take offense of posts that are not destined to be offensive. At some point I was mad at the "appropriation"/"disrespect" that Katy Perry was doing in multiple videos, but other Pulsers understood those imageries as something else, and I thought that was an acceptable interpretation as well. We can agree to disagree in the end.
One point where I think we can ALL agree is that Madonna HAS to pause before clicking :) she cannot be too childish in an era where every single post she makes in Instagram can be overanalyzed, ripped to shreds and reconstructed. Hard for her to do, I'm sure... but it would be a shame if she posts something worse or enters into a back-and-forth with fans/critics (ala Iggy Azalea). Just be careful, and let the music speak louder than images.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 11:51:30 GMT -5
I didn't notice anyone here responding as though they were offended-- just that they thought the posts were really stupid.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 12:04:38 GMT -5
When I saw the #rebelheart pics with NM, MLK and BM, and then of Jesus, I rolled my eyes... I thought/think that she's being too childish for my liking. She started to behave childlike many months ago with Instagram, and walking a thin line between free-spirited and disrespectful (e.g. the whole ***I'M RACIST*** scandal). However, to be honest, I do not consider these latest posts as: i) a publicity stunt--she's been posting A LOT of ridiculous pictures on Instagram lately addressing what she thinks are representations of Rebel Hearts, ii) disrespectful/offensive-- from the time she posted the images, I understood the message of admiration and recognition of these leaders as Rebel Hearts. I do think the whole idea is not the smartest and is a bit tacky. But I also don't think she has to apologize for what she did. She explained further what was already clear for some/many. I respect what Coco and others are saying. That's their viewpoint. I disagree. I think that sometimes people take offense of posts that are not destined to be offensive. At some point I was mad at the "appropriation"/"disrespect" that Katy Perry was doing in multiple videos, but other Pulsers understood those imageries as something else, and I thought that was an acceptable interpretation as well. We can agree to disagree in the end. One point where I think we can ALL agree is that Madonna HAS to pause before clicking :) she cannot be too childish in an era where every single post she makes in Instagram can be overanalyzed, ripped to shreds and reconstructed. Hard for her to do, I'm sure... but it would be a shame if she posts something worse or enters into a back-and-forth with fans/critics (ala Iggy Azalea). Just be careful, and let the music speak louder than images. I was more offended by her comments last year than this. This to me its juvenile and calculating but my shock is more why does she have to pander to these stunts on social media to sell what is probably her strongest lead single, just let the music do the talking. I think with everything going on nowadays and her past history its also cold to be using these types of imagery and associating them with your album. I agree it not smart and tacky, not saying she is being a racist by doing it and its I can't even call it stupid because she knew what she was doing to get controversy and that makes it even worse than being stupid ya know? I just don't see how her fans are calling this brazen or unapolgetic or acting like she is taking a stand like there is a stand here to take? (not you, most)
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Post by Juanca on Jan 3, 2015 12:11:47 GMT -5
OK, well said Coco :) I think she's more like a kid at a party who cannot control the excitement and starts to jump everywhere, take crayons and paint the tablecloths with his initials, or do the same in people's napkins or shirts I think she really believes in this project, is overexcited, and has a message that wants to be heard. This is the most passionate I see her in a LONG time. At the same time, this is the most spiritual I've seen her since the days of Ray of Light, or maybe even Like A Prayer. Of course, that's my biased interpretation. That's how I've seen the whole thing over the past year. And yeah, at one point, I think someone (Guy Oseary?) needs to have a talk with her, take the crayons off her hand for a bit, and help her relax
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Jan 3, 2015 12:50:33 GMT -5
Can we talk about the fact that ANNIE's vocals are in this song, doing those soulful ad-libs though? The first one is probably my favorite part of the song, to be honest, but again, a VERY strong lead single. I doubt it will be big or have long-lasting impact because of her age and lack of radio relevancy but, hey, stranger things have happened. I think of all the Madonna singles released over the last few albums, this one deserves it the most.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 3, 2015 12:57:16 GMT -5
OBae- the AM site is a compilation of critics lists from around the globe. The critical love for Madonna really started to take hold with the Like a Prayer album, and then with the release of The Immaculate Collection. The pre-ROL 90s albums weren't big critical hits, but then there was ROL, and that critical love spilled into Music and, to a lesser extent, Confessions....
Critical notices for stuff like the debut album and Like a Virgin gained traction in the years after their release (and there weren't nearly as many best-of lists back then as there have been since the 90s-on).
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Post by Ivy Leegue™ on Jan 3, 2015 13:01:44 GMT -5
Yeah, I knew there were a couple of her albums that critics thought were pretty good but, like I said, I wasn't aware of any overall critical acclaim she has until you quoted that compilation. It's too bad critics didn't love her last two albums because those are two of my faves from her, regardless of what other people say.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 3, 2015 13:14:16 GMT -5
^Any appreciation for her is fine and dandy. :) RE her social media postings- I've found some of her postings to be on the silly side, especially when she uses "thug" language. But, hey, she's an unapolegetic bitch, so... I think she believes strongly in the whole rebel heart, art for freedom, etc.- and she obviously thinks highly of all of the people she references in that regard. Before Instagram, she wasn't very active online, but in the last year or so, she's gone Instabatty, it seems.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 13:17:23 GMT -5
At least she is still adaptable to new technology gotta give her kudos for that.
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Post by Oprah on Jan 3, 2015 13:22:36 GMT -5
At this point every time a new Madonna controversy pops up it feels more like my mom saying something that mortifies me rather than an icon making a statement.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 13:43:21 GMT -5
She hasn't lost her ability to create a cultural dialogue on how we look at race, age and gender and what society deems "acceptable/dignified". I'm impressed.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 13:45:37 GMT -5
She hasn't lost her ability to create a cultural dialogue on how we look at race, age and gender and what society deems "acceptable/dignified". I'm impressed. I wouldn't call this social media thingy that occurred a cultural dialogue although we do need one, led by cultural and cultured figures!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2015 13:48:15 GMT -5
She "apologized" for it, which means her intention was not to start a "cultural dialogue".
We might as well say Justin Bieber was starting a "cultural dialogue" when he said Anne Frank would have been a Belieber... #icon
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Post by surfy on Jan 3, 2015 14:08:05 GMT -5
At least she is still adaptable to new technology gotta give her kudos for that. Sorry I had to.
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Post by Dammn Baby on Jan 3, 2015 14:14:30 GMT -5
@ cultural dialogue. No.
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Post by xxzion72xx on Jan 3, 2015 14:19:51 GMT -5
"First of all!..none of these 3 men above influenced me... Period!....second... She portrayed the same bound face picture of Jesus a few days ago.. And there ain't no way in HELL that these 3 men put together are bigger the Jesus Christ!!!... Third ... She anit ever gonna back down to this ... If anything is going to make her more pissed off and let loose a few other things on my mind...think on it and get back too me."cant believe what you typed out especially the ending at that whole defense of her. I'm sure those men didn't influence you. Madonna did! And why wouldn't you believe what I wrote?...you take everything I say offensive Coco... I'm bold and to the point...I simply stated that none of those three men influenced me...she could have bound the faces of George Washington Abraham Lincoln and JFK and I would have said the same thing....she bound the face of Jesus just a few days ago and yet the media paid no attention to it....but of course she did it to three civil rights leaders and historical figures and the media once again used this as a trigger to blindside her and the draw negative attention and hate towards her that they been doing for the last 32 years....The fact that she does Instagram at all pisses me off ... because this is the stupid shit that comes up....so the idea that anybody thinks this is to get attention to the album and will generate sales is just crazy because who in the world with think that something like inappropriate Instagram post would generate sales...if anything it would draw negative attention and bad press so why she does it is beyond me...but it's definitely not to generate sales or press.
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Post by surfy on Jan 3, 2015 14:29:09 GMT -5
"First of all!..none of these 3 men above influenced me... Period!....second... She portrayed the same bound face picture of Jesus a few days ago.. And there ain't no way in HELL that these 3 men put together are bigger the Jesus Christ!!!... Third ... She anit ever gonna back down to this ... If anything is going to make her more pissed off and let loose a few other things on my mind...think on it and get back too me."cant believe what you typed out especially the ending at that whole defense of her. I'm sure those men didn't influence you. Madonna did! And why wouldn't you believe what I wrote?...you take everything I say offensive Coco... I'm bold and to the point...I simply stated that none of those three men influenced me...she could have bound the faces of George Washington Abraham Lincoln and JFK and I would have said the same thing....she bound the face of Jesus just a few days ago and yet the media paid no attention to it....but of course she did it to three civil rights leaders and historical figures and the media once again used this as a trigger to blindside her and the draw negative attention and hate towards her that they been doing for the last 32 years....The fact that she does Instagram at all pisses me off ... because this is the stupid s**t that comes up....so the idea that anybody thinks this is to get attention to the album and will generate sales is just crazy because who in the world with think that something like inappropriate Instagram post would generate sales...if anything it would draw negative attention and bad press so why she does it is beyond me...but it's definitely not to generate sales or press. Madonna feeds off controversy, it's the only thing keeping her (halfway) relevant! Anyways, not even going to respond to your other comments...
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Post by xxzion72xx on Jan 3, 2015 14:44:37 GMT -5
And why wouldn't you believe what I wrote?...you take everything I say offensive Coco... I'm bold and to the point...I simply stated that none of those three men influenced me...she could have bound the faces of George Washington Abraham Lincoln and JFK and I would have said the same thing....she bound the face of Jesus just a few days ago and yet the media paid no attention to it....but of course she did it to three civil rights leaders and historical figures and the media once again used this as a trigger to blindside her and the draw negative attention and hate towards her that they been doing for the last 32 years....The fact that she does Instagram at all pisses me off ... because this is the stupid s**t that comes up....so the idea that anybody thinks this is to get attention to the album and will generate sales is just crazy because who in the world with think that something like inappropriate Instagram post would generate sales...if anything it would draw negative attention and bad press so why she does it is beyond me...but it's definitely not to generate sales or press. Madonna feeds off controversy, it's the only thing keeping her (halfway) relevant! Anyways, not even going to respond to your other comments... Really?...that must be some really powerful controversy....I think it's safe to say it's the 5,700,000 million nation of fans that paid 713,000,000 million dollars to see her in the past 2 concerts.... Maybe that's why negative press never works on her.
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Post by surfy on Jan 3, 2015 14:54:50 GMT -5
Madonna feeds off controversy, it's the only thing keeping her (halfway) relevant! Anyways, not even going to respond to your other comments... Really?...that must be some really powerful controversy....I think it's safe to say it's the 5,700,000 million nation of fans that paid 713,000,000 million dollars to see her in the past 2 concerts.... Maybe that's why negative press never works on her. Besides the stans... because clearly stans can justify anything now. If you take a look at her recent albums, you can clearly see the 5.7 million fans aren't buying her music. Lets face it, in the eyes of the General Pulic, she's over... Pulse isn't a good place to judge what people are actually talking about. Controversy is her claim to fame, and it has always been. She loves it because it gets people talking! Haven't you heard the expression "all publicity is good publicity"?
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Post by Oprah on Jan 3, 2015 15:16:20 GMT -5
Really?...that must be some really powerful controversy....I think it's safe to say it's the 5,700,000 million nation of fans that paid 713,000,000 million dollars to see her in the past 2 concerts.... Maybe that's why negative press never works on her. Besides the stans... because clearly stans can justify anything now. If you take a look at her recent albums, you can clearly see the 5.7 million fans aren't buying her music. Lets face it, in the eyes of the General Pulic, she's over... Pulse isn't a good place to judge what people are actually talking about. Controversy is her claim to fame, and it has always been. She loves it because it gets people talking! Haven't you heard the expression "all publicity is good publicity"? Lets not go overboard now. Madonna's the biggest female artist since, well, ever. She's never going to be over. But she is making an ass out of herself and hopelessly out of touch.
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