Madonna Don't Preach

"[The video for American Life] was filmed before the war started, and I do not believe it is appropriate to air it at this time. Due to the volatile state of the world and out of sensitivity and respect to the armed forces, who I support and pray for, I do not want to risk offending anyone who might misinterpret the meaning of this video." -- Madonna

It was bad enough that she started breeding, faking a British accent and wearing Burberry, but now she's afraid of offending people. The worst part is she's afraid of offending people because they "misinterpret" her work. In my mind, this is just antithetical to the artistic process, and proves that Madonna has stopped even trying to be an artist and has accepted her role as a mainstream entertainment producer. I do believe that Madonna has done some great high concept stuff in the past; even work like Sex, although not considered good art, was definitely an attempt to go beyond cookie-cutter pop music and glossy videos to her creative core. What happened to the Madonna who was willing to kiss a black Jesus and lose her lucrative Pepsi contract, or risk her popularity by radically changing her look and sound again and again? I always knew that babies make women stupid, and here's my proof. Maybe all that yoga has softened her spine. If anyone should know, it should be Madonna. You don't pull your work, you let the media censors do it for you.