Monday, February 6, 2012

M.I.A.'s Middle Finger Causes Controversy


On Superbowl Sunday, millions of Americans sat down in front of their televisions to watch the Giants and Patriots face off. At halftime, Madonna was performing, but no one anticipated the actions of guest rapper M.I.A. At the end of her rap in Madonna's song, the 36-year-old usually pretends to fire a gun, the sound of which bleeps out the s-word. However, during her performance on Superbowl XLVI's halftime show, she chose to raise her middle finger instead. Questions have been raised as to why she would choose such an offensive publicity stunt. Was it to raise awareness for her new album? Or did Madonna encourage the controversial act? Whatever the motive, it was an interesting twist in an otherwise boring show. 
http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/m-raised-middle-finger-raises-why-provocation-054608456.html

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