Let's just cut to the chase here folks.
I am fucking obsessed with Madonna!
She taught me to be honest and proud of my sexuality, and to never be ashamed of who you are.
This is what makes Madonna...well...Madonna!
Without her existence, I don't know if I would have survived.
She taught me to be honest and proud of my sexuality, and to never be ashamed of who you are.
This is what makes Madonna...well...Madonna!
Without her existence, I don't know if I would have survived.
As a kid growing up the Midwest, I was this quiet little lost gay soul.
No role models and no one to look up to.
Then one day in the early 80's....
it all changed!
I discovered this woman on my television screen rolling around singing about boys and sex.
With her teased hair, ripped leotards, pouty red lips, see through bra, and well choreographed dance moves...
She oozed sex like no other woman in music and had a rebellious attitude to match.
She caused chaos and controversy wherever she went,
and professed her love for the gays from day one of her career.
I had finally found my idol and role model!
And...
SHE WAS FROM THE MIDWEST TOO!
And...
SHE WAS FROM THE MIDWEST TOO!
Parents around the world were flipping the fuck out at their daughters (and even sons like myself) who copied her look and became Madonna wannabes over night.
Her concerts sold out arenas and stadiums worldwide,
and her music and videos left us all wanting more.
In 1985, and as her career was in full swing, Madonna was about to get a shock of her own.
Photos were published in both Playboy and Penthouse depicting a not yet famous and nude Madonna in various poses.
After moving to NYC to pursue her dreams,
Madonna had done some nude modeling to make ends meet.
The images were not hardcore, but did show Maddy in what some would call "a less than flattering light".
With her hairy pits and full bush exposed...
Madonna's response to these images being released was in typical Madonna fashion...
But...
not everyone was amused.
Whore, slut, and bitch, are just some of the many many negative words used to describe this sacriligious sex pot spawn of Satan.
My moms church even did a sermon on the dangers of singers like Madonna!
NO JOKE!
(That's the fucking Pentecostals for ya)
Controversy would continue to be this little ladies claim to fame for many many years to come.
Like it or not ladies and gentleman...
Madonna had arrived!
And in October of 1992, so had SEX.
Madonna's infamous Sex book that is!
The book was released by Madonna as an accompaniment to her fifth studio album Erotica, which was released a day earlier.
The extremely controversial book featured strong adult content and softcore pornographic photographs depicting simulations of sexual acts, which included sadomasochism and analingus.
Madonna wrote the book as a character named Mistress Dita, inspired by 1930's film actress Dita Parlo.
Featured in the book, aside from unknown models, are actress Isabella Rossellini, rappers Big Daddy Kane and Vanilla Ice, model Naomi Campbell, gay porn star Joey Stefano, actor Udo Kier, the European socialite Tatiana von Fürstenberg, and nightclub owner Ingrid Casares.
For the release of Sex Madonna gave a party at New York City's Industria Superstudio,
which she attended dressed as Little Bo Peep with a stuffed toy lamb.
Warner Bros. Records and Time Warner executives were reluctant to allow Madonna to create such a book, and although they eventually gave her permission, they remained greatly opposed to the idea.
A huge public "buzz" preceded the book's release, generating massive publicity.
Several organizations tried to boycott the sale of the book, while many book stores refused to carry it.
There were many negative essays by critics that considered Sex to be a calculated controversy timed to boost sales of Madonna's new album.
Soon after the release of the book there came a phenomenon which was considered to be a "Madonna backlash", with many people feeling that the singer had finally "gone too far".
In spite of the controversy and negative reviews, Sex sold 150,000 copies on the day of its release in the USA alone.
Three days later all 1.5 million copies of the first edition were sold out worldwide, making Sex the most successful coffee table book ever released.
The bookstore chain Waldenbooks sold 22,000 copies of the book on the day of its release, and commented to MTV that they had never once seen a book sell out so quickly.
There will only be one Madonna!
She has paved the way for so many other artists and literally tore down many barriers for both women and the gay community.
Madonna is a one woman army who cannot be duplicated.
GaGa who?????
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