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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 7, 2015 22:31:24 GMT -5
I should have known it was Diplo- then again, I've only really looked at his pics a couple of times. :)
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Post by seaguy27 on Jan 7, 2015 23:53:36 GMT -5
The audience at a Wendy Williams show isn't a good gauge of the general public's sentiments. Just as the audience at the Jerry Springer Show, or any of those other C-list-and-lower talk shows wouldn't be. florida- who is the guy in that photo? Diplo. I wouldn't dismiss the C or D level talk shows they are the few that even care about these veteran acts the rest have moved on to A list pop acts. Madonna is above A list. It is not like she is just a veteran act that plays at casino's . She still garners much attention because she is the letter I. Icon.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 0:00:27 GMT -5
Diplo. I wouldn't dismiss the C or D level talk shows they are the few that even care about these veteran acts the rest have moved on to A list pop acts. Madonna is above A list. It is not like she is just a veteran act that plays at casino's . She still garners much attention because she is the letter I. Icon. Not at all you're right. She is a veteran act that can own a casino and that is a great thing.
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Post by floridagrl on Jan 8, 2015 7:16:41 GMT -5
^ Yeah, yeah. She can't can sell tickets at wine bars like other veteran acts!
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Post by floridagrl on Jan 8, 2015 7:21:57 GMT -5
"We must respect AlL religions! But we must also RESPECT human life!! Killing in the name of G*D is man's idea not G*D's!!!!#livingforlove #rebelheart" -Madonna "These are very scary times we are living in. Ignorance breeds Intolerance and fear. We can only fight darkness with light! We are all Charlie! #revolutionoflove #rebelhearts" -Madonna
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 8, 2015 8:40:03 GMT -5
Grammmys are a month or so away, so Queen Madge should be getting her groove on and preparing what has the makings of an epic performance. Hopefully it makes a nice addition to her unparalleled career as an entertainer, icon, and musical and cultural force.
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Post by Relaxing Cup on Jan 8, 2015 13:07:15 GMT -5
Can't beleive she's using this tragedy to promote REBELHEARTS. like....why?? was it really so hard for her to leave the hashtag out of the post? I'm surprised she didn't add that black liqourice over their faces.
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Post by So Pure on Jan 8, 2015 13:48:14 GMT -5
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 8, 2015 13:55:19 GMT -5
^That article was posted, I believe. But, yep, it's a great read.
Relaxing Cup- it's not like she's hashtagging "Rebel heart- buy the album when it comes out." RH is a concept to her, not just an album title/song. Same goes for LFL.
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Post by jumpb4uthink on Jan 8, 2015 16:49:52 GMT -5
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Post by So Pure on Jan 8, 2015 17:39:30 GMT -5
HolidayGuy, I didn't make reference to the tragedy. That was someone else.
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Post by seaguy27 on Jan 8, 2015 18:09:40 GMT -5
^That article was posted, I believe. But, yep, it's a great read. So Pure- it's not like she's hashtagging "Rebel heart- buy the album when it comes out." RH is a concept to her, not just an album title/song. Same goes for LFL. I was going to say the same thing… I see both angles, but rather we like it or not Madonna is pushing a theme here as much as an album.
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Post by HolidayGuy on Jan 8, 2015 19:36:22 GMT -5
Oops- sorry, So Pure. Fixed. :)
Yes- "Rebel Heart," the idea of freedom fighters, from all walks of life (herself included), is a theme that's obviously meaningful to her.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 19:56:16 GMT -5
"We must respect AlL religions! But we must also RESPECT human life!! Killing in the name of G*D is man's idea not G*D's!!!! #livingforlove #rebelheart" -Madonna"These are very scary times we are living in. Ignorance breeds Intolerance and fear. We can only fight darkness with light! We are all Charlie! #revolutionoflove #rebelhearts" -Madonna Utterly disgusting wow. This is music equivalent of corporate branding during a tragedy. A music legend yes, a disgusting act of shameless promotion at the expense of a tragedy really speaks to the character of this woman. Keep the name of your single and new album out of what is SUPPOSE to be a heartfelt moment of solidarity. Not every tragedy or dead person in history is a album promo moment. Its basically like if Apple tweeted the same thing and ended their "heartfelt" tweet with #icloud #ipod #ipad
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Post by cause_for_celebration on Jan 8, 2015 20:03:43 GMT -5
Yeah I've gotta agree, very tacky to use those hashtags in this case in my opinion
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 20:12:06 GMT -5
Seriously do you think her objective in life is to sell more records? This woman might be arrogant and narcissistic but she has more compassion than most.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 20:14:56 GMT -5
Seriously do you think her objective in life is to sell more records? This woman might be arrogant and narcissistic but she has more compassion than most. Every single person who releases albums is looking to sell more records. There is nothing wrong with promo and selling. It's the tackiness and narcissistic and insensitive branding and piggybacking on tragedy and events that people have issue with.
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Post by 14887fan on Jan 8, 2015 20:16:03 GMT -5
Seriously do you think her objective in life is to sell more records? This woman might be arrogant and narcissistic but she has more compassion than most. Then maybe she shouldn't be attaching her damn album title to tweets regarding a huge event that resulted in the murder of twelve people and a wild goose chase between the French police force and the armed suspects.
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Post by seaguy27 on Jan 8, 2015 20:17:15 GMT -5
is the #revolutionoflove bad too? Or is that a name of a song she is promoting as well or just to her a word that represents something as well?
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Post by seaguy27 on Jan 8, 2015 20:18:40 GMT -5
Seriously do you think her objective in life is to sell more records? This woman might be arrogant and narcissistic but she has more compassion than most. Every single person who releases albums is looking to sell more records. There is nothing wrong with promo and selling. It's the tackiness and narcissistic and insensitive branding and piggybacking on tragedy and events that people have issue with. I think a person with Madonna's money is less about the money and more about what she is using her record to say. As cheesy as that sounds, it is clear that she has been using her art to promote certain ideas for a while now.
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Post by brianpk80 on Jan 8, 2015 20:29:49 GMT -5
Now, don't get me wrong because you know I love Madonna, having done a countdown of my favourite Madonna songs last year, but what disappoints me most about her inability to use social media to her advantage is that, as a fan of her and her legacy, she's sunk so incredibly low because of it. Even if the music isn't as good, and let's face it, nobody can maintain that level of quality forever, she's resorted to posting nonsense on social media that has cheapened her so much. It's embarrassing. And yeah, she still makes headlines over these things but the general response is always the same, desperation. Someone of Madonna's stature, "the most important and well-regarded female performer of the last three decades," should be above all this. She should be better than the subpar-to-terrible music she's been putting out. I'm not being agist when I say this because there is a way to be in your 50s and make fun pop/dance music. Cher has done it. Cyndi Lauper has done it. Madonna can do it because she's done it, but the juvenile desperation outweighs the free-flowing, energetic pop songs - and it sucks even more because it's all in an attempt to appeal to an audience that will never actually care. When people say Madonna needs to act her age, that's what they're talking about. That she needs to stop trying to win over the 15-24 crowd because it won't work and it's desperate, and in the process, people who loved her in the 80s and 90s are embarrassed over it. #itsnotallsunshineandponies #bitchi'mmadonnathesehoezknow #iliketosingysingysingylikeabirdonawingywingywingy Standing ovation.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 20:54:16 GMT -5
is the #revolutionoflove bad too? Or is that a name of a song she is promoting as well or just to her a word that represents something as well? Now that you bring it up that is THE BIGGEST ISSUE as muslim i have with her. Its one thing to push the boundaries on her sexuality and things that pertain to her and her image but its another when she does tacky things like this, over and over. "The Revolution of Love is on…Inshallah [Arabic for 'God willing']" then put on a chainmail niqab to add mockery of a religion SHE IS NOT PART OF or even understands her shallow depths of subjects and her desperate pleas for attention never has limits. But yes to her fans its not mockery its not ignorance and its not sticking her pop self into religion when she has no taste for religion to start with (nothing wrong with that)
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 20:57:52 GMT -5
So now we definitively know she's learned nothing and cares about nothing but herself...
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2015 21:06:57 GMT -5
So now we definitively know she's learned nothing and cares about nothing but herself... That is the one thing she will never mock or make light of. Everything else is up for grabs. And help anyone who dares mock kabbalah
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Post by seaguy27 on Jan 8, 2015 21:19:17 GMT -5
is the #revolutionoflove bad too? Or is that a name of a song she is promoting as well or just to her a word that represents something as well? Now that you bring it up that is THE BIGGEST ISSUE as muslim i have with her. Its one thing to push the boundaries on her sexuality and things that pertain to her and her image but its another when she does tacky things like this, over and over. "The Revolution of Love is on…Inshallah [Arabic for 'God willing']" then put on a chainmail niqab to add mockery of a religion SHE IS NOT PART OF or even understands her shallow depths of subjects and her desperate pleas for attention never has limits. But yes to her fans its not mockery its not ignorance and its not sticking her pop self into religion when she has no taste for religion to start with (nothing wrong with that) You really should not dismiss everyones opinion by putting the fan label on them as if they cannot have a genuine opinion. I often have a minority opinion on issues, it is just the way that I am. Im not going to sit here and pretend to know what is really in the heart of an entertainer(who is someone I do not personally know). I just do not see her intentions being as sinister as others do. I get both points of view actually and Im not going to label anyone a hater or a fan who see things differently. I see the points about the hashtags, however I also admire the words that she spoke before the hashtags and I do believe those titles that she is using in her art represent more than just a pop song or album title to HER specifically.
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Post by botoxic on Jan 8, 2015 21:25:48 GMT -5
The irony of this thread...
1) Madonna will continue to use phrases from her music and other projects to embellish her posts on social media. She has done this on nearly every post for more than a year and has applied them to current affairs and commentary on the state of the world many times before.
2) People who don't like her will use this as an excuse to question her motives and act insulted and disgusted by her.
3) The very presence of Madonna's detractors in this thread, and the many, many posts they've dedicated to disparaging her intentions prove that if, indeed, her purpose is promotional, calculated, and self-serving, then she continues to be quite successful.
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Post by xxzion72xx on Jan 8, 2015 21:28:33 GMT -5
So now we definitively know she's learned nothing and cares about nothing but herself... And that's why we love her wicked little heart!!!... God Willing!
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Post by seaguy27 on Jan 8, 2015 21:28:52 GMT -5
The irony of this thread... 1) Madonna will continue to use phrases from her music and other projects to embellish her posts on social media. She has done this on nearly every post for more than a year and has applied them to current affairs and commentary on the state of the world many times before. 2) People who don't like her will use this as an excuse to question her motives and act insulted and disgusted by her. 3) The very presence of Madonna's detractors in this thread, and the many, many posts they've dedicated to disparaging her intentions prove that if, indeed, her purpose is promotional, calculated, and self-serving, then she continues to be quite successful. Im just wondering if she is still as good at stirring the pot or is the pot more easily stirred these days??
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Post by xxzion72xx on Jan 8, 2015 21:32:42 GMT -5
The irony of this thread... 1) Madonna will continue to use phrases from her music and other projects to embellish her posts on social media. She has done this on nearly every post for more than a year and has applied them to current affairs and commentary on the state of the world many times before. 2) People who don't like her will use this as an excuse to question her motives and act insulted and disgusted by her. 3) The very presence of Madonna's detractors in this thread, and the many, many posts they've dedicated to disparaging her intentions prove that if, indeed, her purpose is promotional, calculated, and self-serving, then she continues to be quite successful. Preach It Botoxic!.. and cast the wicked out of 144487, Coco , and Jazzy!
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Post by floridagrl on Jan 8, 2015 21:34:26 GMT -5
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