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Madonna criticises New York Times journo for focusing on her age

Madonna has criticised journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis for focusing on her age in a new interview, which was published in the New York Times Magazine. The article discusses Madonna as a 60-year-old mother of six children and probes how she feels about being an older artist facing criticism in the music industry due to her image.

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Madame ? on the cover of N.Y.T. Magazine photographed by my dear friend @jr..........Also sharing my fav photo that never made it in, along with pre-shoot chat and a celebratory glass of wine ?? after many hours of work! To say that I was disappointed in the article would be an understatement- It seems. You cant fix society And its endless need to diminish, Disparage or degrade that which they know is good. Especially strong independent women. The journalist who wrote this article spent days and hours and months with me and was invited into a world which many people dont get to see, but chose to focus on trivial and superficial matters such as the ethnicity of my stand in or the fabric of my curtains and never ending comments about my age which would never have been mentioned had I been a MAN! Women have a really hard time being the champions of other women even if. they are posing as intellectual feminists. Im sorry i spent 5 minutes with her. It makes me feel raped. And yes I'm allowed to use that analogy having been raped at the age of 19. Further proof that the venerable N.Y.T. Is one of the founding fathers of the Patriarchy. And I say--DEATH TO THE PATRIARCHY woven deep into the fabric of Society. I will never stop fighting to eradicate it. ??

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She is currently promoting her new album, Madame X, due for release on 14 June 2019. Read the full story on the Daily Mail.

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