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Originally posted by Alongoria13
I liked Dark Lorde, the stadium thread is iconic
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Awe thanks! I like you too.
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Originally posted by Brunette Ambition
Not trying to be negative again but I'm bad at that soo I'm just gonna state my humble opinion that I do NOT like that Confessions performance.
Actually I had this weird pain in my stomach when I watched it the first time + I started sweating, because it looked so damn pretentious, like Madge was trying to be a saviour. Well, I was raised Christian after all..
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You are, of course, entitled to your own opinions, but I can assure you that nothing about that performance was pretentious. I mean, first of all, Jesus was not the only person to be crucified on a cross and wearing a crown of thorns. That was extremely common at that time..
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"I am very grateful that my show was so well received all over the world. But there seems to be many misinterpretations about my appearance on the cross and I wanted to explain it myself once and for all. There is a segment in my show where three of my dancers 'confess' or share harrowing experiences from their childhood that they ultimately overcame. My 'confession' follows and takes place on a Crucifix that I ultimately come down from. This is not a mocking of the church. It is no different than a person wearing a Cross or 'Taking Up the Cross' as it says in the Bible. My performance is neither anti-Christian, sacrilegious or blasphemous. Rather, it is my plea to the audience to encourage mankind to help one another and to see the world as a unified whole. I believe in my heart that if Jesus were alive today he would be doing the same thing.
My specific intent is to bring attention to the millions of children in Africa who are dying every day, and are living without care, without medicine and without hope. I am asking people to open their hearts and minds to get involved in whatever way they can. The song ends with a quote from the Bible's Book of Matthew: 'For I was hungry and you gave me food. I was naked and you gave me clothing. I was sick and you took care of me and God replied, 'Whatever you did for the least of my brothers... you did it to me.'
Please do not pass judgment without seeing my show."
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Then, there is also the fact that she gets off the cross before the song ends.
She eventually gets on her knees and removes the crown while the words of Jesus Christ appear on the screen. Following this, she actually lays flat on the ground. To me, this has always represented her way of respecting the Lord, and showing that she is fully aware she is a flawed human being as everyone else, and that she doesn't believe she is better or higher than any other human.
Perfect.
it really is a brilliant album!
