The Queen of Pop turned 48 today on the last day of her sell-out 'Confessions' tour. She has been criticised for continuing to persue her career 'at her age', wearing that leotard and her crotch grabbing dance moves. But why is the same never said of Mick Jagger or Bono, both middle age musicians still performing and bringing in large audiences (with even more crotch grabbing) as Madonna does. And oddly Rod Stuart wears spandex in his senior years but doesnt seem to cause the same offence. Plus, I am so bored of hearing people whine about Madonna being a bad role model. I would much rather encourage younger generations to become successful in their chosen career through hard work, determination and impose the importance of intelligence and inner-calm etc than show them a picture of Lyndsay Lohan falling out of a nightclub three days in a row and let them be inspired by that. Yes, Madonna did cultivate a very controversial image in earlier days of her career, but to have the kind of success she has achieved, as well as juggling (that awful word again) a marriage and children makes me really respect her. So what if she masturbates on stage in a wedding dress every now and then...
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Happy Birthday Madonna
by loujackson
@ 2006-08-16 - 13:54:49
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