Madonna spoke about her status as a trailblazer for women in the entertainment industry in a message shared to her Instagram Story on Saturday.
The 64-year-old hitmaker touched on the outrage she’s received over the span of her decades-long career as the bonafide ‘Queen Of Pop’ — specifically being vilified for her hyper-sexual persona.
The Grammy Award-winning performer believes that she ‘paved the way’ for the likes of Miley Cyrus, Cardi B and pop culture icon Kim Kardashian.
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Influential: Madonna spoke about her status as a trailblazer for women in the entertainment industry in a message that was shared to her Instagram Story on Saturday
Madonna began her message by speaking about her iconic S.E.X. photo book, which was released in 1992. The explicit book sparked outrage while also being praised for its cutting edge nature.
’30 years ago I published a book called S.E.X. in addition to photos of me naked there were photos of Men kissing Men, Woman kissing Woman and Me kissing everyone,’ she wrote.
Madonna continued: ‘I also wrote about my sexual fantasies and shared my point of view about sexuality in an ironic way.’
The Borderline singer went on to express that she was the target of criticism from less open-minded individuals.
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Provocateur: In the statement, the 64-year-old hitmaker spoke about how she previously opened up to the public about her private life in ways that greatly outraged much of the public
‘I spent the new few years being interviewed by narrow minded people who tried to shame me for empowering myself as a Woman,’ she recalled.
Madonna then remarked that she ‘was called a w****, a witch a heretic and the devil’ during the period of time.
The hitmaker went on to express that modern entertainers were allowed to be much more open about their sexualities.
‘Now Cardi B can sing about her WAP. Kim Kardashian can grace the cover of any magazine with her naked a** and Miley Cyrus can come in like a wrecking ball,’ she said.
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Trailblazer: The hitmaker went on to express that modern entertainers were allowed to be much more open about their sexualities
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The first: Madonna wrote that ‘Now Cardi B can sing about her WAP. Kim Kardashian can grace the cover of any magazine with her naked a** and Miley Cyrus can come in like a wrecking ball’
Madonna then concluded her statement by writing: ‘You’re welcome b****es.’
The performer went on to share a duo of videos to her Story, in which she sat down for an interview about her book.
During the sit-down, the interviewer mentioned that he ‘got a fright’ after reading the singer’s book, and she asked him about why he was scared by its content.
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In the past: The performer went on to share a duo of videos to her Story, in which she sat down for an interview about her book
Madonna went on to express that she was intrigued by the popular responses to her publication’s content.
‘I think that people’s reactions to specific situations in the book was much more a reflection of that person than me,’ she said.
The singer went on to ask the interviewer: ‘Are you frightened of a woman that can turn herself on?’
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Inquiry: The singer went on to ask the interviewer: ‘Are you frightened of a woman that can turn herself on?’
