And to add to that, if Madonna has become more conservative, I think it's more the effect of wealth, not age. I am glad to see her defy her age - agism is another weapon used against women, 'the old expiry date', and the more women who don't 'act their age' the better.
> I don't think you can not acknowledge what she did in the sphere of gender > politics and the representation of women, she was a subversive. That is an > integral part of what she is. The feminists in the academy were terrified of > Madonna when she first came along - she changed the paradigm of feminism. I > don't care much for the current incarnation of Madonna, the lady of the > manor, but she was cutting-edge once. What annoys me with the new album is > that she hasn't been to a disco in how long so how can she be representing > that? > Also what happened to Guy Ritchie? He's become the Dennis Thatcher of > film... > >> Left to her to her own devices and she would most likely have sunk like a >> stone >> I credit her for being pretty damn savvy when it comes to business and >> trend following >> she's not a trail blazer at all - it's everyone she surrounds herself with >> (stylists, producers, etc.) that are the trail blazers
