base talk Why Madonna never had a major public breakdown?

[Strawberry Bubble]

Madonna was a pioneer in being a controversial figure in the media. She had everyone against her at some point, including the Vatican, but she never seemed to have a big crisis over it. Instead, she kept throwing fire onto the flame.

 

Why do you think this happened?

Edited 43 minutes ago by Strawberry Bubble

[Badgalbriel]

Breakdown is a little bit of a strong word to describe Chappell and Taylor, uh? 

[Strawberry Bubble]

1 minute ago, Badgalbriel said:

Breakdown is a little bit of a strong word to describe Chappell and Taylor, uh? 

It is, lol. I thought about only using Britney as an example, but Taylor and Chappelle have been very vocal about their mental health during those dark times. Madonna hasn't… as far as I know.

[SlowGinFizzzz]

Because she's probably the strongest and most badass woman the entertainment industry has ever seen. 

[Squall]

Because there was no internet.

[liam13]

stop setting taylor up challenge [impossible]

[Badgalbriel]

1 minute ago, Strawberry Bubble said:

It is, lol. I thought about only using Britney as an example, but Taylor and Chappelle have been very vocal about their mental health during those dark times. Madonna hasn't… as far as I know.

Sis, how's that important? People will deal with their mental health in different ways ffs

[Strawberry Bubble]

Just now, liam13 said:

stop setting taylor up challenge [impossible]

Don't avoid the thread's topic challenge [impossible]

[alestevens]

It was harder in the pre-2000s to follow a person's every move like it was in the early 2000s with the paparazzi craze and the digital age where pretty much everything is only one click away.

 

So it was easier for controversies to go away as soon as they left the news cycle since there was no place to keep actively discussing it and bringing it back, and therefore easier for personal matters to be kept private.

[Strawberry Bubble]

Omg, okay, I'm just going to use Britney as an example because apparently, it's very difficult for people not to take a thread personally.

 

Please try to stay on topic—it's really not that hard.

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[Princess Aurora]

When did Taylor have a public breakdown? 

[vuelve88]

Madonna is a strong Italian woman 

[Solaria]

Tbh I think her intentionally pushing the envelope extremely hard during Erotica was her 'having a breakdown' but not in the traditional sense. 
 

You have to remember that she came off LAP and Blonde Ambition which was her peak acclaim era at the time, and now people were revolting against everything she stood for. I think that definitely messed with her perception of things. Her David Letterman interview and her bashing of Sinead could be seen as irrational 

[liam13]

Just now, Strawberry Bubble said:

Don't avoid the thread's topic challenge [impossible]

fine.

taylor and chappell technically didn't have a break down or whatever. they reacted to the controversies they were in and sometimes some people will see it as a breakdown but it's just not.

 

the only true breakdown was britney's.

Madonna case, in my lack of knowledge, is that it's what she wanted to do, she's the controversy, she wanted conversations and that's exactly what she got. so idk what she would've had a breakdown for.

[tost1]

6 minutes ago, Princess Aurora said:

When did Taylor have a public breakdown? 

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[StonedSoulPicnic]

Trauma affects everyone differently. 

[Princess Aurora]

1 minute ago, tost1 said:

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I barely saw it as a breakdown tbh it looks like she was much more in control of the narrative unlike Britney or Chappell tbh

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[Pikachoo]

her fictional story about having sex with a teenage boy without any pubic air was definitely written in the midst of a mental breakdown. we just didn't publicly see it

[tost1]

Just now, Princess Aurora said:

I barely saw it as a breakdown tbh it looks like she was much more in control of the narrative unlike Britney or Chappell tbh

Ofc it wasn't a breakdown, but swifties like to exaggerate things

[Dante Silva]

Because she is Madonna and the one thing you should know is she has nerves of steel.

[B-Luke]

Becoming famous at a later age (mid to late 20s for Madonna) plays a huge role in this imo.

[Kimi]

no internet? she def had behind scenes meltdowns when she started flopping during erotica era or when mariah/whitney were outshining her.

[Quiqui4eva]

She was older when her career was on the way up, more independent, and thick-skinned (probably due to childhood trauma)?

[Jeremiah]

Britney's "public breakdown"? You mean the time when she was harassed on the daily by the media and paparazzi, she was surrounded by vultures and there was a narrative being planted so the planned conservatorship wasn't questioned?

[liam13]

6 minutes ago, tost1 said:

Ofc it wasn't a breakdown, but swifties like to exaggerate things

and posts above yours are swifties denying taylor having a breakdown so you're the one exaggerating ma'am.