celeb news Madonna disrespects Luther Vandross; forced to remove his pic from AIDS tribute

[Apolonio ₃₄]

9 minutes ago, Stankonia said:

What? How is making things up about the cause of Luther's death and assuming that he died of AIDS because he was a closeted gay man NOT disrespectul?

It's got nothing to do with the stigma surounding AIDS. Luther sued a tabloid in the 80's for saying he had AIDS because he lost weight after a diet, was that not disrespectful according to y'all too?

 

And now Madonna stans are in here saying that she must have known something () when she didn't know Luther from a can of paint and when it's well known that he was struggling with diabetes and hypertension and he died from a stroke. The man was in a coma for months because of another stroke not long before he passed away, his three elder siblings along with his father all predeceased him due to diabetes. Very weird behavior.

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[MadOnHer]

12 minutes ago, Stankonia said:

What? How is making things up about the cause of Luther's death and assuming that he died of AIDS because he was a closeted gay man NOT disrespectul?

It's got nothing to do with the stigma surounding AIDS. 

This is simply your assumption and says a lot more about you than it does about Madonna!

[Mitsouko]

Extremely messy for the AIDS Memorial to have done this. But Luther was notoriously a cruel and hateful person so idgaf about him or his estate

[Stankonia]

2 minutes ago, MadOnHer said:

This is simply your assumption and says a lot more about you than it does about Madonna!

How is it my assumption? Madonna included him in a AIDS tribute, not I.

[MadOnHer]

1 minute ago, Stankonia said:

How is it my assumption? Madonna included him in a AIDS tribute, not I.

Your assumption being that he was included simply because he was in the closet! 

 

If you're going to try and troll me then you'll have to do a much better job!

[Stankonia]

Just now, MadOnHer said:

Your assumption being that he was included simply because he was in the closet! 

 

If you're going to try and troll me then you'll have to do a much better job!

Why else do you think he was included in an AIDS tribute? You're really trying to pretend as if it had nothing to do with him being a gay man? Clearly I'm not the troll here.

 

But we got it: putting it out there that famous gay (black) men secretly die from AIDS and are lying about their health condition is totally fine to you and not homophobic at all of course, Madonna can do no wrong etc.

[MadOnHer]

Just now, Stankonia said:

Why else do you think he was included in an AIDS tribute? You're really trying to pretend as if it had nothing to do with him being a gay man? Clearly I'm not the troll here.

 

But we got it: putting it out there that famous gay (black) men secretly die from AIDS and are lying about their health condition is totally fine to you and not homophobic at all of course, Madonna can do no wrong etc.

Perhaps if you didn't foam at the mouth and stopped to think before spewing utter garbage every time you see an opportunity to drag Madonna, then you may actually, one day, make a valid argument.

 

Anyway, I won't be responding to you again in this thread, as quite frankly I find you dull.

[SupremeGoddess]

7 minutes ago, Stankonia said:

Why else do you think he was included in an AIDS tribute? You're really trying to pretend as if it had nothing to do with him being a gay man? Clearly I'm not the troll here.

 

But we got it: putting it out there that famous gay (black) men secretly die from AIDS and are lying about their health condition is totally fine to you and not homophobic at all of course, Madonna can do no wrong etc.

you’ve already posted on this thread so i’m sure you’re keeping up to date that it was the aids memorial that “exposed” him and madonnas team already removed him 

 

you could have made an argument her team could have been more thorough but mistakes happen and they’re at least trying to dedicate and honor those who passed away and if luther was in the closet, this tribute acts in a way to showcase how difficult it was for the gay community at the time

 

stop using such a sad situation to drag madonna. not everything is about stan wars, faking outrage nowadays is beyond ridiculous.

[Shimenawa]

Steam The Closer I Get To You to repent 

[Afterglow]

Whatever way you slice it, he shouldnt be there. He was not out and did not confirm any diagnosis with the public.

[Jay07]

Madonna and Luther were not friends or colleagues. As far as I know they did not know each other at all. She did not put him up there. Someone making the video messed up and it was disrespectful for sure but it got removed.

[Stankonia]

7 minutes ago, MadOnHer said:

Perhaps if you didn't foam at the mouth and stopped to think before spewing utter garbage every time you see an opportunity to drag Madonna, then you may actually, one day, make a valid argument.

 

Anyway, I won't be responding to you again in this thread, as quite frankly I find you dull.

Unsurprisingly I see a lot of personal attack but not a single rebuttal because you know you're wrong and you're just scrambling to blindly defend your fave, as per usual. Sad!

 

8 minutes ago, SupremeGoddess said:

you’ve already posted on this thread so i’m sure you’re keeping up to date that it was the aids memorial that “exposed” him and madonnas team already removed him 

 

you could have made an argument her team could have been more thorough but mistakes happen and they’re at least trying to dedicate and honor those who passed away and if luther was in the closet, this tribute acts in a way to showcase how difficult it was for the gay community at the time

 

stop using such a sad situation to drag madonna. not everything is about stan wars, faking outrage nowadays is beyond ridiculous.

The photos were still used for her show and I have a hard time believing that no one at least told her that Luther was mistakenly included before his estate had to ask her to remove him but who knows, mistakes do happen. I'm dragging her not just because of this but because there is a pattern of her being disrespectful/messy towards black icons and if you're not happy with that i honestly don't give a **** lol

[Stankonia]

Anyways... let's stream this immaculate bop

 

 

[Elusive Chanteuse]

It was removed so no harm. whoever updates this stuff need to leave it be. 

[Mitsouko]

9 minutes ago, Stankonia said:

Anyways... let's stream this immaculate bop

 

 

[Elusive Chanteuse]

14 minutes ago, Stankonia said:

Unsurprisingly I see a lot of personal attack but not a single rebuttal because you know you're wrong and you're just scrambling to blindly defend your fave, as per usual. Sad!

 

The photos were still used for her show and I have a hard time believing that no one at least told her that Luther was mistakenly included before his estate had to ask her to remove him but who knows, mistakes do happen. I'm dragging her not just because of this but because there is a pattern of her being disrespectful/messy towards black icons and if you're not happy with that i honestly don't give a **** lol

You would drag her anyways as you find her talentless lol 

[Frogger17]

1 hour ago, Sugar-Rush said:

 I don't appreciate it when people try to tell us Black folks what we should or shouldn't be offended by.

WE aren't offended by anything. Speak for yourself. 

[Alongoria13]

The faux outrage over this is so dumb, my goodness  If it was a mistake it was clearly done unintentionally with the purpose of shedding light on the victims who have perished of AIDS because this epidemic isn't over yet and high profile people dying from it showcases how it doesn't discriminate.

 

Madonna remains being one of the VERY FEW artists who still sheds some light on the issue and won't let these people be forgotten, I don't see ANY of y'all faves doing this.

 

Edited February 27 by Alongoria13

[ricardoazevedo]

7 hours ago, ericcartman said:

Even if she knew he had aids, she should have known he didn't die from it. How can she be this dumb?

 

 Was he included in her infamous "MJ/Prince/Whitney/(insert black legend who died) are all gone but white woman me is still standing!" Speech?

They were her peers when she began, so what you didn`t understood?

[TROJAN]

This is so disrespectful!

Edited February 27 by TROJAN

[LikeaRebel]

Interesting that OP chose to frame this as “disrespectful” when neither Page Six or the Vandross estate implied that… 

[Suspendedintheair]

16 minutes ago, LikeaRebel said:

Interesting that OP chose to frame this as “disrespectful” when neither Page Six or the Vandross estate implied that… 

 

Oh you're SLOW SLOW huh... 

[LikeaRebel]

Just now, Suspendedintheair said:

 

Oh you're SLOW SLOW huh... 

[narid]

1 hour ago, TROJAN said:

This is so disrespectful!

You know what’s disrespectful and examplies a complete lack of self-respect? 

 

It’s you as soon as you see a Madonna thread feeling this unstoppable urge to click on it and type some drivel due to your undiagnosed obsessive hate relationship with Madonna. 

 

[Sweetness]

Freddie Mercury and other races were included, so how is it racist if that's the direction people are going in. If anything the message is anyone regardless of background can get it.