Posted on 08/28/2009 2:25:03 PM PDT by lizol
Madonna Booed During Romanian Concert Over Gypsy Remark
August 28, 2009 7:13 a.m. EST
Anne Lu - Celebrity News Service News Writer
Bucharest, Romania (CNS) - Madonna's stance on equality was not warmly received in Romania. The pop superstar was booed during a concert after she mentioned discrimination of gypsies and homosexuals in the country.
She told the "Sticky and Sweet" concert crowd in Bucharest, "I've never been to Romania before and I am happy to be here."
"But I found out that there is a lot of discrimination against gypsies in Eastern Europe and that makes me very sad, especially because we believe in acceptance, gypsies, homosexuals, people that are different. Everyone must be treated the same, don't forget that!"
According to Romanian Times, instead of applause, the crowd responded with jeers and boos.
Her publicist Liz Rosenberg insisted that there were also cheers, explaining that the "Hard Candy" hitmaker has been touring with Roma musicians who told her of the discrimination toward them in several countries so she felt compelled to make a statement.
There are over half a million gypsies officially registered in Romania, although the real numbers are expected to be much more.
Madonna left the country Thursday for her next concert in Bulgaria.
How’s that old porcupine joke go?
According to Romanian Times, instead of applause, the crowd responded with jeers and boos.
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Ouch
Tough crowd...
She forgets she’s not in the U.S. amongst her audience of spoilt brats who have nothing better to do with their time than follow her idiotic ‘rebellion’ crap.
She better keep her valuables locked up.
>>How’s that old porcupine joke go?
I give up, though my imagination is running wild. :)
Romanians and other Central and Eastern Europeans are perfectly familiar with Roma musicianship and do not need for either you or Madonna to point this out to them.
On a related note, pointing out to me that a significant number of Black Americans are accomplished musicians makes me feel no differently regarding the wisdom of going for a stroll in West Oakland, South-side Chicago, South-central L.A., the lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, Detroit, Philly, Newark, Baltimore, D.C., etc., etc.
"But I found out that there is a lot of discrimination against gypsies in Eastern Europe and that makes me very sad"
Is this a true ( factual ) or false statement ?
If true, it says a lot about the Romanians.
Define "discrimination". When Jesse Jackson says that he is relieved to turn and find that a person walking up behind him at night is white rather than black is he guilty of "discrimination"?
She is very accepting. She’ll spread her legs for anyone.
I don't view Romanians and Roma as the same at all, any more (or less) than Romanians and Roma view each other as the same. They are two different cultures sharing the same geographic space (with some inter-mixing and assimilation). These differences are not something that the Europeans simply need to "get over". When you have one culture that makes it their business to rob, cheat, sponge off of, and interfere with another then the ones being robbed and cheated cannot be expected to simply decide they don't care.
Gypsies, tramps and thieves...
It seems perfectly natural to boo someone who supports a culture of migrant thieves.
If she had as many p##### sticking out of her as she had stuck in her, she'd look like a porcupine.
Dear, I wasn’t pointing anything out to you. And I have strolled in Philly, Baltimore, DC, etc many times without fear.
Show me a guy who is missing the point and saying dumb things while acting in a snide and condescending manner and I’ll show you a guy who is missing the point and saying dumb things.
Oh, that could be so devastatingly clever if you were addressing a guy, which you are not. You are projecting like crazy, though.
Your psychobabble and your gender confusion serve to mitigate your condescension toward Romanians and toward me not at all.
And your reading comprehension problems that caused you to launch an unfounded attack against me in the first place have been very amusing! Thank you! Have a great day!
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