Is Marilyn Monroe the most iconic woman in modern history?

[X~MoviePoP]

britney

[Itsjustalamb]

Mariah has her grand baby piano so I say yes.

[Da Vinci]

Yeah it's Marilyn and Diana

Blonde beautiful global icons who got murdered died at the age of 36  

The endless documentaries and biopics

[Chika]

Yes, she's an unparalleled icon that will never be forgotten. Certain users in here embarassing themselves with their mysoginy 

[AMX]

I think her estate has done an amazing job at solidifying her icon status but Diana edges out. The love for Princess Diana is/was intense. 

 

 

[Bears01]

15 minutes ago, X~MoviePoP said:

britney

 Some of y’all don’t live on this planet, I swear to god 

[BrokenMachine]

No. Xtina is. ATRL can't get enough from her

[LanaDelRey]

She was until Lana came along 

[BrokenMachine]

2 minutes ago, LanaDelRey said:

She was until Lana came along 

Spilled 

[God_Donna]

Yes she will always transcend beyond all of pop culture. 

[Zoe_]

Both Marilyn and Princess Diana based on media. Those two will continue to bring in millions, but their sad early deaths added to their legacies. 

[Danny789]

 

Marie outsold 

Edited May 4, 2022 by Danny789

[Beyonnaise]

Obviously. The only other who comes close is Diana.

[aesthetic bih]

2 hours ago, Ferret said:

What did she Exactly do for society, im sorry? Playing the dumb blond character?

Nothing besides providing entertainment to people, she's an actress after all. But she's  still iconic and stand out so much. Why? Cause some things just can't be taken away from a person. 

 

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Her & Princess Diana

[Gorjesspazze9]

Yeah, people in this thread must not know what pop culture is. Monroe is literally the most iconic women of the past century. Inspired Artist, Filmmakers, Musicians, Actresses, Singers, ect. Literally inspired Madonna’s most iconic Video. ? and Madonna is the biggest female popstar  icon. That’s should tell you enough. 

[lostcause]

No.

Not when Marie Antoinette, Queen Victoria, Audrey Hepburn, Anne Frank, Princess Diana, Queen Elizabeth II, Oprah, Frida Kahlo, Catherine the great, and Mother Theresa are all women of the modern era.

[UseYourIllusion2002]

1 hour ago, Pristine said:

obviously yes sis, who else? 

not that local mentioning madonna 

Madonna is definitely in the top 3 whether you like it or not 

 

1 hour ago, SupremeGoddess said:

The fact she grew up poor in an abusive household, suffered through sexual abuse and had major underlying mental issues and STILL constantly took acting classes (she was a phenomenal actress and only had problems later in life because of medication), was fighting for black, women and lgbt rights unlike most of her peers, built her own studio, pushed for many movies ahead of their time to be made and was generally and genuinely a kind hearted woman and these FOOLS with ******* ferret avatars break their heels coming here just to say “oh she was a sex symbol I guess” 

 

the delusion, worms for brains

Gather them all! These people get mad when their pop culture gals are ignored but are the first to tear them down for no reason 

[Oktober Knight]

Yup. 

 

With Princess Diana and Madonna close behind. 

[popmusicisdead]

no one will ever touch Marilyn or Diana's level of iconic. maybe Madonna but she's doing a pretty good job of ruining that for herself 

[slowkills]

For movie stars her  and Audrey Hepburn are at the top 

[Abracadabra]

3 hours ago, Ferret said:

What did she Exactly do for society, im sorry? Playing the dumb blond character?

The irony is that you sound so dumb and ignorant in this thread

[Mr. Mendes]

3 hours ago, Ferret said:

What did she Exactly do for society, im sorry? Playing the dumb blond character?

You thought you did something and you did....you showed how you clearly didn't look into the woman's story and didn't educate yourself on her contributions to the early gay rights movement, the fight for female equality in Hollywood, and her legacy as a pillar of strength for sexual abuse survivors. 

[Ferret]

14 minutes ago, Mr. Mendes said:

You thought you did something and you did....you showed how you clearly didn't look into the woman's story and didn't educate yourself on her contributions to the early gay rights movement, the fight for female equality in Hollywood, and her legacy as a pillar of strength for sexual abuse survivors. 

She’s just white mediocrity, dont get ahead of yourself

[TROPICUM]

It's tricky, because the most iconic woman in modern history should be one who has had an impact not only in America, but the world. 

 

What's enchanting about Marilyn is that she was, according to the beauty standards at the time, the most beautiful woman in the world. She was the definition of American beauty and fashion. She helped a lot of people in Hollywood, defended gay rights, was all-in for women rights, etc.

 

But aside this obviously impressive impact in American pop culture AND American civil rights movements, there's nothing more to her legacy.

 

I'm not belittling her path and presence on American lexicon, she quite literally changed pop culture in America forever, and I might even say she was the person who created the way we see fashion and beauty today.

 

I might reiterate, this should not be a competition about who's the most "iconic woman in modern history", because all women who have had some sort of impact in the world's history have their own respect and legacy. 

 

But if you really wanna put that title on someone, my best choice is Princess Diana. 

 

Diana was considered everything Marylin was; a rare, perfect beauty. But it's not what she looked like that made her rise on the eyes of people, it was her history and actions throughout her life.

 

It's important to focus on the word "modern history", Diana brought up everyday problems to the light, real problems.

 

And it's the fact that it was not concentrated on her own land, but her visibility was centered on the whole world. Poverty, famine and AIDS crisis were things she herself put the cameras lights on with her platform. 

 

She connected with people, she made the mainstream media look at what they were deliberately trying to ignore (cough AIDS Crisis, bad healthcare cough). 

 

Her actions not only helped England, but the world itself. Everyone could attest to some form of change Diana did.

 

All of these things is what makes her the 'most iconic woman in modern history'. 

 

(I do agree that Marilyn is America's most iconic woman in their own modern history, though)

 

 

Edited May 4, 2022 by TROPICUM

[Morissette]

No, she's the most exploited.