The singer is branded disrespectful and offensive after posting photoshopped images of King and Nelson Mandela with her signature black cords across their faces.
- January 3, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Madonna sparked outrage on social media with a series of photoshopped images of some black leaders she Instagrammed on Friday, January 2 to promote her new album, "Rebel Heart". Many people got angry and branded the singer disrespectful after she posted pictures of Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela with the now-signature black cords from her album's artwork across their faces.
"This #rebelheart had a dream!" she captioned the black-and-white photo of King. "This #rebelheart fought for freedom!" she wrote alongside the photo of Mandela. She also posted a similarly-altered image of Bob Marley and said, "This #rebelheart sang about ONE LOVE!"
Critics took to Twitter to voice their opinion on Madonna's controversial way to promote her music. "To lessen Mandela's and Dr. King's achievements as far as making their faces involuntarily a part of a marketing campaign for some irrelevant pop music is just a huge perception disorder," wrote a fan. Another added, "Let me just unfollow Madonna on Instagram bc of her borderline offensive Martin Luther King 'Rebel Heart' posts."
Madge was aware that the photos would anger people and she had already prepared herself for the backlash. Previously on Thursday, she shared a message on Instagram that read, "Dear haters, I have so much more for you to be mad at ... be patient!"
Having been in the works for a while, "Rebel Heart" is planned for release later this year. Last month, numerous demos presumably for the record leaked online and prompted the "Like a Virgin" hitmaker to rush-release six new songs.
