Madonna: I paved the way for other female stars to be open about sexuality

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Madonna says she โ€œpaved the wayโ€ for other female celebrities by being open about her sexuality.

The 64-year-old pop icon has recalled how she was vilified for her hyper-sexual persona as she marked the 30th anniversary of the release of her โ€˜S.E.X.โ€™ photo book, which sparked outrage for its explicit content, but claims that it inspired female stars such as Cardi B and Kim Kardashian to express their sexuality.

In a message shared on her Instagram Story on Saturday (22.10.22), Madonna wrote: โ€œ30 years ago I published a book called S.E.X. in addition to photos of me naked there were photos of Men kissing Men, Woman kissing Woman and Me kissing everyone.โ€

The Queen of Pop continued: โ€œI also wrote about my sexual fantasies and shared my point of view about sexuality in an ironic way.

โ€œI spent the next few years being interviewed by narrow minded people who tried to shame me for empowering myself as a Woman. I was called a w****, a witch, a heretic and the devil.โ€

Madonna then reflected on how attitudes have changed towards the issue in the three decades since.

She wrote: โ€œNow Cardi B can sing about her WAP. Kim Kardashian can grace the cover of any magazine with her naked a** and Miley Cyrus can come in like a wrecking ball.

โ€œYouโ€™re welcome b******.โ€

Meanwhile, the โ€˜Like a Virginโ€™ hitmaker seemingly came out as gay recently after posting a cryptic video on TikTok.

In the clip, Madonna โ€“ who has been married to Sean Penn and Guy Ritchie โ€“ threw some underwear at a bin along with the caption: โ€œIf I miss, Iโ€™m Gay!โ€

The pop star failed to hit the target, and the camera then cut back to her as she shrugged and walked away.


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