Thanks Danielle,

 

Yes, my Madonna discussions seem to have struck a chord with many Madge fans, out there.  I'm happy for that, of course.

 

As for Mariah, she's actually a perfect example, in some ways. I personally loathe her with a great passion. But most people don't mind the idea of teenage girls buying Mariah CD's, and nobody blinks an eyelid at her sexual antics. Which is so ridiculous, when you compare her current track to Madonna's. Mariah sings, "Throw me on the bed, touch my body", etc, etc, and I think that's a disgusting image, and wreaks of the submissive kind of sexuality that I'd never want my daughter to ertoticise. In contrast, on the new Madonna album, every time she sings about men it's very dominant and touch-talking. The deluxe edition has an extra song that I really like, Ring My Bell (I've only just got my hands on it, so I hadn't heard it when I did the review of the whole album), and it's message is, "You can have me", etc, "But only if you cut the shit and talk nice to me, and treat me like a worthy human being." I think that's immensely wonderful, over "throw me on the bed... ooooh, baby,", etc, cringe, etc. People have to remember that even though these pop albums are relatively shallow, for the teens, they have great resonance. And even shallow lyrics carry messages and ideas. I really dislike those of Mariah, and always have. And her music is garbage, might I add.

 

Anyway, thanks again! 

Aaron