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In reply to the discussion: Here I go: Has anybody whistled, hummed, sung a Madonna "melody" - hostility not needed here. [View all]UTUSN
(70,686 posts)26. My generosity to you is not to accuse you of attributing those things to me, personally.
In your list:
"Sexism
Misogyny
Homophobia
Slut-shaming a sex-positive woman
and most recently
Ageism (how dare a woman in her 60s still be interested in sex!!!!!)"
Misogyny
Homophobia
Slut-shaming a sex-positive woman
and most recently
Ageism (how dare a woman in her 60s still be interested in sex!!!!!)"
you left out *my* stated critiques:
Boring thudding simple 4x4 rhythm, pretentiousness, copying (no, not "reinventing" self) others, no melodic beauty, monotonous sing-song, and much more than I've been exposed to.
Yeah, I'm going to lay claim to MOZART's catalog, "reinventing", doncherno.
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Here I go: Has anybody whistled, hummed, sung a Madonna "melody" - hostility not needed here. [View all]
UTUSN
May 2022
OP
Whew! - can't tell you how RELIEVED and grateful I am. Was sure was gonna get blasted.
UTUSN
May 2022
#3
I won't judge you. I love Gaga's "Born This Way" - the song and video deserved all the
highplainsdem
May 2022
#21
I highly respect both Gaga and Madonna and have been a fan of Madonna's since the beginning.
beaglelover
May 2022
#35
How did Gaga/Bad Romance get in this? - Love her and her stuff, nothing to do with Madonna
UTUSN
May 2022
#29
well, I'll defend that. Had she not changed as much as she did, her career would be "one & done"
hlthe2b
May 2022
#14
Good morning! - Just sayin' that the thread can't be all that hostile since it provided
UTUSN
May 2022
#18
I've found that dislike of Madonna almost always falls into one the following categories:
Coventina
May 2022
#23
My generosity to you is not to accuse you of attributing those things to me, personally.
UTUSN
May 2022
#26
Hmmmmm.....I apologize, for I have no memory of our having interacted before.
Coventina
May 2022
#31
Wow, am pleasantly acceptive at your explanations & taking *me* out of it, thanks.
UTUSN
May 2022
#32
When I was in college many years ago I had a history teacher that showed Madonna
GumboYaYa
May 2022
#33