After a few days of reflecting on the online reaction to her attendance at the 65th Grammy Awards on Sunday (February 5), Virgin he took to social media to address those who made fun of his face and looks. “It was an honor for me to present him Kim Petras AND Sam Smith at the Grammys,” Madonna, 64, wrote at the top of her Feb. 7 Instagram post. “Instead of focusing on what I said in my speech, which was about appreciating the bravery of artists like Sam and Kim, many people have chosen to only talk about close-ups of me taken with a long-lens camera by a photojournalist. [which] it would distort anyone’s face!
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“Once again, I’m caught in the glow of age and misogyny that pervades the world we live in,” the “Music” singer continued. He denounced “a world that refuses to celebrate the over 45 woman and feels the need to punish her if she remains stubborn, hardworking and adventurous”.
“I’ve never apologized for any of the creative choices I’ve made or my looks or my clothes, and I’m not going to start,” she added. “I’ve been belittled by the media since the beginning of my career, but I understand this is all a test and I’m happy to push myself so that all the women behind me can have an easier time in the years to come. . In the words of BeyoncéYou won’t break my soul.
“I look forward to many more years of subversive behavior,” he added, which will include “crossing borders,” “standing up against patriarchy, and most of all, enjoying life.”
The world is threatened by my power and resistance. My intelligence and my will to survive.
But they will never break me
that’s the whole test. pic.twitter.com/XvcaaG0Rrs—Madonna (@Madonna) February 7, 2023
The Instagram reel that accompanied Madonna’s message showed her playing the game Cardi B, Sam Smithand others at the Grammy Awards. On Twitter, he continued to clap his trolls. “The world is threatened by my power and resistance,” he captioned a selfie. “My intelligence and my will to survive. But they’ll never break me That’s the whole test.
Madonna’s initial message wasn’t just about her haters. “I wanted to give the last award, which was Album of the Year,” Madonna wrote, “but I thought it was more important to present the first trans woman to perform at the Grammys, an historic moment! And to top it off, she won a Grammy !!”
As Madonna pointed out, 30-year-old Kim won a Grammy. Her and Sam’s collaboration, “Holy,” won Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Kim used her acceptance speech to “thank you to all the transgender legends before me who opened up these doors so I could be here tonight. SOFIAespecially – my friend who passed away two years ago, who told me it would happen and always believed in me.
Kim’s success has also helped raise her profile Wendy Carlos. Wendy won Best Classical Album, Best Classical Engineered Recording, and Best Classical Performance by an Instrumental Soloist at the 1970 Grammy Awards (h/t attenuator). Wendy was living privately as a trans woman at the time. She would come out publicly in 1979. With constant attacks on the weirdness of right-wing politicians like ron desantiswill require more “dealing with the patriarchy” Madonna mentioned to make sure Kim isn’t the last openly trans person to win a Grammy.
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Ashley Root is an author and celebrity journalist who writes for The Fashion Vibes. With a keen eye for all things celebrity, Ashley is always up-to-date on the latest gossip and trends in the world of entertainment.
