Madonna

hat they promote drug use and overt sexually explicit acts. It would be completely uncanny for anyone to say this of Madonna. Although she is quiete Sexual, she is doing it in a form of expression, rather then to degrade women. When the Country became aware of her positive intentions, they accepted Madonna and the power for women that she stood for.
             " Madonna is a great role model because she is not a drug addict or a drunk, she works very hard and she carries an ' I can do anything' attitude". ( Mulvey 4)
             Not only had Madonna proven to be an excellent role model, but she speaks out against male dominance in more then one way.
             " In the Open Your Heart" video, Madonna is seen to perform pornographic acts for the men who pay to peep throgh a small screen. As their money runs out, and the screen slowly closes they are shown contorting to try to see through the last minute slot. They look pathetic, silly, and desperate." (Nelson 2)
             This kind of approach puts men back in the position that they feel women should be in. " In the Blonde Ambition tour, Madonna performed sexual acts on her male dancers, taking the 'top' position, which in a traditional sense is the male reserve".(Mistry 1) Male dominance is still evident in society today. it is still the belief that the male is meant to dominate the female. This is everything that Madonna is against. " Madonna subjects men to the scrutiny of her gaze, confronting the camera
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