The Immaculate Misconception Tour – (Stupid Madonna Tricks)
May 23rd, 2006 at 11:34 am by SmantixIs it Profile-in-Courage Award worthy to make gratuitous slams against Christianity? Or is there a legitimate threat to “artists” who blaspheme Christianity and insult its followers?
Case in point, Grandma Esther taking her Depends thongs, vibrating cane and knobby knees back out on the road. Compare and contrast the “rage” she is being subjected to and how she is being “blasted”:
The controversial diva wore a crown of thorns and sang while hanging from a cross during Sunday night’s opener of her Confessions world tour at The Forum in Inglewood.
“Knock off the Christ-bashing,” Catholic League president Bill Donohue said in a statement Monday. “It’s just pathetic.”
Though Donohue said that Madonna “has been spicing up her act with misappropriated Christian imagery for a long time,” he thought that her faith in Kabbalah might inspire new respect for religion.
“I guess you really can’t teach an old pop star new tricks,” he said. “Poor Madonna keeps trying to shock. But all she succeeds in doing is coming across as a boring bigot.”
People “rage” and “blast” Madonna by criticizing her schtick. But when they burn down embassies and issue fatwas against editorial cartoonists it’s “a row”.
Being a Christian man, it was kind of Donohue to change “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” expression. It obviously would have been more appropriate.
A cursory look at Grandma Esther’s touring schedule shows that she’s hellbent for leather on stirring up the fundies. Fresno, Miami, New York, Montreal, Boston. All hotbeds of religious extremism.
You want controversy? You want to maintain artistic integrity?
Grab your walker Granny and limp your tired ass across the stage of the Riyadh Civic Center. Flaunt that gap-toothed maw where you might suffer something greater than having a campaign to keep you from selling Pepsi.
Let’s see how dedicated your are to this cause.
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May 23rd, 2006 at 3:29 pm
Such a whore.
May 23rd, 2006 at 5:30 pm
Well first, she’s going to Rome on the tour. Also, the old jokes are getting boring. Wow, she’s 40 something. Real amazing.
May 23rd, 2006 at 5:50 pm
She got stuck somewhere around the age of 21 (way back in 1981 or so) on this anti-Catholic crusade, if you will.
Only now, 25 years later, at the ripe old age of 47 she still seems to think she’s cutting edge.
Sorry, it’s like the Onion article about Marilyn Manson. Just trying to be outrageous for outrages sake.
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May 23rd, 2006 at 8:21 pm
dsmith,
That was excellent! Wish I could write like that.
May 23rd, 2006 at 8:26 pm
You’re right Dave. She is old. So very goddamn old.
Why does she keep railing against Church like a fucking 13-year old whose parents are making her get up and put some dress clothes on Sunday? She’s a multi-millionaire. Get a dentist and get over it.
May 24th, 2006 at 12:24 am
Smantix,
Man I love your writing. It’s a shame you’re not a liberal.;)
The only thing I take issue with is 47 is too old to consider a woman sexy. (AHEM) 50 is the new 40.
Still, most of us usually just hang on a cross metaphorically speaking.
If Madonna had to go on stage and just sing and play guitar, there would be no audience since she is so mediocre. Obviously people are still willing to pay to see gimmicks.
I don’t find her shocking, I find her to be as she has always been:rude.
May 24th, 2006 at 7:13 am
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May 24th, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Your taste is obviously impeccable.
ahh, but you forget Sharon. I used to be a big liberal. But they left me, not vicey versey.