Thursday, April 9 2009

Queering Madonna & stardom: As contradictory as Uncle Tom, except in reverse

By Diepiriye Kuku

Madonna was as contradictory as Uncle Tom, except in reverse. She claimed to challenge the institution and dominance of the church while worshiping at the mantle of capitalism and white supremacy in ways that only reinforced the nexus of gender, race and class oppression and mutual exploitation.