For years now, Madonna’s tours have stirred controversy, either because she chooses to make a statement on art by being strapped on a mirrored cross or because of her dance moves and the way she dresses. The other night, though, as the singer performed in Bucharest, Romania, it was something that she said that got a 60,000+ crowd upset: Madonna speaking on the discrimination of Gypsies in Romania, and Eastern Europe in general, as E! Online informs.
Madonna cut her set to speak to the crowd about discrimination in general and the mistreatment of Roma in particular, stressing that all “people who are different,” no matter their color or orientation, should be treated equally. What she got in return was general booing and only some isolated clapping as approval. At one point, right after the “lecture,” the singer can be heard muttering to herself “god damnit,” but it’s not certain whether she says so in frustration at the crowd’s response or to something else that is not seen in the video below (at the 1:20 mark).
“When in Romania… whatever you do, don’t mention the Gypsies. Never one to bite her tongue, Madonna incited booing – and, to be fair, a smattering of polite applause and cheers – at a concert in Bucharest last night after she paused midway through the show in an attempt to preach the importance of loving thy neighbor to the 60,000-strong Romanian crowd. Madonna took time out from the concert to address the discrimination the country, and Eastern Europe in general, exhibit against Gypsies, or as they’re also known, Roma, the region’s most socially and economically disadvantaged minority.” E! Online writes.
As one can easily imagine, the opinions on Madonna’s now public stand on the issue of the Gypsies in Eastern Europe are divided. While some consider she should just stick to her job as an entertainer and not mix politics with her art, there are also those who see her as an excellent example of a pioneer for change. It’s people with a high public profile that make a stand to correct something that goes wrong that pave the way for change and improvement. Then again, critics says, lecturing a people in their country, when you have only minimal knowledge of the most burning issues, is bound to cause upset.
See below for the video of Madonna speaking against the discrimination of Gypsies in Romania and for the public’s reaction to her gesture – then judge for yourselves what is right.
She should come to live in Romania with gipsies neighbourg for a longer time then ask us for no rasist discrimination. Else we beg her to take gispsies to America and give us an example or good behavior, not empty words.
Luisa had no idea what she was talking about: gays, animals, now Romas. It is so fashionable to be a human-rights activist. She should decide what she is- a songtress or a politician.
why i dislike the large large majority of gypsies:
- they don't like to work, they like to steal, it's their second nature
- they don't like school either, they send their own children on the streets to steal or to beg (the school is free in romania)
- as a woman i am allways scared when i pass by a group of gypsies, because they are agressive, they even touch you if they are in large number, if you say something you might get even beaten (it really happens quite often)
- they are proud because they never obey any other law except their own law, and live just like that, a community inside a country
- they marry their children at ages betwen 5 and 14
- no woman rights there, absolutely no rights, they are cattle
- rape is for them similar to love making
- never pay any kind of taxes
- they are always dirty and smellie, however big is their house
Now let me ask you, gypsy lovers: there were 60000 people, at madonna's concert. i guess that not the lower part of the society. Why do you think that this at least average educated people started booing madonna in 5 seconds after she began her speach about the so called "discrimination of gypsies all around estern europe"? And more: what do you really know about gypsies? how many of them you know?
to madonna i say this: if you like so much the gypsies, try living with them. if you like it, you can took them all to your home, to your country. if you will do this i personaly raise you a statue and i will buy all your cd's. I promise.
Comment #3.1 by: Rick on 22 Sep 2009, 03:19 GMT
I am american gypsy(Roma) And I say to you that you have no ideal of what gypsy all about so keep your mouth shut until you know something about them. I will take the the time to tell you a little about us.
1) We are educated in our way because of people like you.
2) We didn't send our keds to schools because of people like you.
3) All gypsise don't steal and the ones who do is to live and feed there kids.
4) We who live in the USA don't put up with a*holes like you so the next time you make a comment please know what you talking about.
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