The only "victimization" I see in the OP's post is the systemic way that a patriarchal society uses women's ability to reproduce as another vector for their oppression. The good news is that the more axes you are privileged upon, the more you can evade these oppressions. The bad news is that their existence is as…

Madonna should never act in anything again. Heaven knows I adore her gorgeous old bones, but homegirl is better off behind the camera.

Edit: this was supposed to be a canceled reply as a result of me trying to star your comment with fat fingers and pulling up a reply window instead.... But since it's here I will use this space to say: this is the best explanation of rape culture I have ever read. My feminism loves your feminism, Seize.

I remember that. When the people from Malawi came to London to do her home study for David's adoption, she was baking cookies then, too. It's like the housewifey equivalent of putting on Groucho glasses to disguise yourself.... "Lalalala, I'm domestic! See this stereotypically innocuous and domestic thing I'm doing?…

It's not a commentary on all stay at home parents; I'm not a pundit. It was an offhand comment tangentially inspired by a description of a woman was framed as an irresponsible flake who homeschools inadequately. People can structure their families as they like, I'm not advocating anything other than empathy between…

It's not a commentary on all stay at home parents; I'm not a pundit. It was an offhand comment tangentially inspired by a description of a woman was framed as an irresponsible flake who homeschools inadequately. People can structure their families as they like, I'm not advocating anything other than empathy between…

The footage from"Dangerous Game" was not her speaking in character. Ferarra had cameras on at all times and intercut footage of the actors "acting", with them just being themselves. Madonna was not aware that the footage would be included in the cinematic release and loathes Ferarra to this day for violating her…

I'm sorry you have to deal with that in your family, it must be frustrating. I have a brother who is a conspiracy-theorist degenerate n00b, but at least he makes his own living. Sporadically as well, like your sister, but he lives so far below his means it's crazy (for a while his lone piece of furniture was a blue…

A Marshall McLuhan-esque "you know nothing of my work" on The View would be pretty damn sweet.

I've always wondered, how do people like that attain enough financial security to live and eat? Does she live off of a trust fund or her husband? Ne'er-do-wells fascinate me. I couldn't function if I didn't have a steady paycheck, but the world seems full of these human squirrels just run around pointlessly,…

When she first married him, I loved him because I have a thing for hypermasculine men with creative ability and his playful demeanour sealed the deal in winning me over. It made me sad when he isolated her from her friends and family and manipulated her into dressing and acting the way he wanted her to. They had this…

Of course she's in it for the fame! She's terrified by her own mortality and thrives on love and approval. She's always said that her goal was fame and a platform to share her views, money just came along with it. I see nothing wrong with that. We can't all be NICU nurses and rocket scientists.

Lol, we cool. It feels good to break out the encyclopedic knowledge of Madonna and her oeuvre, it is so seldom actually relevant. I may have gone a little berzerk in this comments section.

What is so funny about "self-concept"? I have one. You have one. Self-concept is the picture you have in your mind about what kind of person you are. It's part of being human. You've already shown your focus on dehumanizing Madonna from a person to a contemptible Pop-culture dispensing automaton, so perhaps it makes…

I am far from a sycophant. I am active in the fan community, but I acknowledge her many failings; her children's books were terrible, the films she wrote/directed were half-baked. She has never examined her privilege and that hurts her attempts at being a social justice warrior, which is pathetic because that is…

Nope, she never repeats the story on-camera. It was a dancer who relayed the story to her, though, so they probably knew before she did.

Not the whole thing, I just found the right chapter on the dvd. I know most of it by heart, I watched it almost every week from the ages of 14 - 17.

Give her time and let her get back on her horse. She spent almost a decade in a relationship that was crushing her spirit. ArtForFreedom is the future of Madonna, and the MDNA tour was a good kickoff for her renaissance. Old, feisty Madonna is slowly but surely crawling out of her self-imposed shell.

Confirmed: this account is verifiably false. In the documentary, Madonna is told about the attack, Sharon is interviewed and shown talking to M's security detail, then it moves on to Madonna's voiceover talking about something else. This footage is at 1 hour, 7 mins. It's immediately preceded by the dancers mocking…