Rabbi Boteach Responds To Madonna’s Rep

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach responded to Madonna rep Liz Rosenberg’s response to his column arguing that Madonna should be removed from her role as the spokesperson for the Kabbalah movement. Boteach wrote, “For two decades Madonna has been allowed to destroy the female recording industry by erasing the line that separates music from pornography. Before Madonna it was possible for women more famous for their voices than their cleavage, like the beautiful Ella Fitzgerald, to emerge as music superstars. But in the post-Madonna universe, even highly original performers like Janet Jackson now feel the pressure to expose their bodies on national TV in order sell albums. This in turn has spawned the lascivious careers of Madonna copycats like Brittney Spears and Christina Aguilera. How tragic that sixty years after feminism rightly demanded that women cease being treated as the lecherous man’s plaything and instead be accorded the dignity of an equally intelligent and dignified member of society, Madonna has been allowed to undo so much of that progress with barely a whimper of protest.” Read more.