Well, well, well “The Fabulous Madonna” always ready to
court controversy recently projected an enormous image of Marine Le Pen (with
swastika on forehead) during a concert in Tel Aviv.
Then, she called on everyone to
“rise above our egos and our titles and the names of our countries and names of
our religion, if we can rise above all that, and treat everyone around us,
every human being with dignity and respect, we will have peace.”
Sadly, she does not apply those
principles to herself. Brandishing guns
onstage in a “concert for peace” makes as much sense as going to war for peace.
Oy vey! Kabbalah fried your brain, Madge. Stick to boys and toys—politics isn’t
your bag.
Now if Madonna would only make an
effort to age gracefully she might actually advance the peace and acceptance she
so champions.
Art and politics have always been
inextricably linked. But Madonna should not be compared to writers such as Alexander
Pushkin, nor should we assume that she is qualified to take on the
establishment.
Exploiting your celebrity status
in the service of some half-baked political idea is irresponsible. “Stars” ought stay out of politics and let
those think that actually can.
“The fabulous Madonna” late on stage for her opening Tel
Aviv concert last week because she was waiting to get Gummi Bears.