Over the course of the last two years, Madonna has found herself in hot water thanks to Instagram. Whether it was calling her son a "n-gga," wearing a burqa, or classifying her album leak as "rape" and "terrorism," Madonna proved that she can still court controversy after 33 years in the biz. After making numerous faux pas on the app, she's found herself having to repeatedly come out and apologize or explain her intent. Now on the eve of her upcoming 13th studio album, its content is already drawing the ire of her fan base, and Madonna is through apologizing.
On the album, you use the word "bitch" a lot ("Bitch I'm Madonna," "Unapologetic Bitch"), which some bloggers have suggested should be banned.I think that's bullshit. The word police can f--- off. I don't want to be policed! I'm not interested in political correctness.
The word "bitch" means a lot of different things. Everything is about context. When I first moved to England and heard the word "c--t," I was horrified. People were calling each other c--ts! And then I realized that,
in that culture, it was different -- they slapped each other on the back and said, "Who's the c--t, right, you're my best mate!"
The word "f---" doesn't just mean sexual intercourse. I mean,
"You're a stupid f---," "Are you going to f--- with me?" "F-- off!" (Laughs.) Sex has nothing to do with any of those expressions, and the same goes for "bitch." If I say to you, "I'm a badass bitch," I'm owning myself, I'm saying, "I'm strong, I'm tough, and don't mess with me." If I say, "Why are you being such a bitch to me?," well, that means something else.
But isn't attention to language an important part of the new online discourse about race, gender and power?OK, but
that's another story. Language, and
the use of language, is different than one human physically abusing somebody or
bullying somebody, or
killing somebody because of the
color of their skin or their
sexual preference or their
religious beliefs. I don't think the two should get mixed up.
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