JUST MADONNA TELLING THE TRUTH FOR 15 MINUTES

[@bridgethegapreactions]

I can't record anything tonight so here's one from Patreon last year. This is my full reaction to the legendary 1990 Nightline interview. I don't often repost Patreon stuff on KZbin, but thought you might like this one. I was just rewatching the original interview and loving it all over again! As someone said on Patreon: "The first iraq war had just broken out two days before this interview. instead of spending the half hour covering the war, as a hard hitting news and politics news show, nightline thought justify my love and madonna was the most pressing news story in the nation" Many more Madonna reactions at patreon.com/bridgethegapreactions

[@patrickodonnell3270]

Brilliant and so important

[@Busterburn]

Madonna has always been a mirror held up to society

[@MsHEDONIST]

A lot of people don’t really get us crazy for life Madonna fans. It’s not just her incredible music, history changing controversies, out of mind stage performances and so on and on and on. It’s also HER. Her looks, her mind, her words, her speaking voice, her gestures. I love you reacting to this. I remember sneaking down to the kitchen to watch this broadcast after everyone at home went to sleep. She was larger than universe on that small, black and white television. There was no one but no one like her at that time; there still isn’t.

[@lutalice]

AMEN! Bless the Madonna 🙏

[@teralmiles]

Facts!!!

[@ginasousabranco5637]

Preach! Never a victim in those days. It was always ONWARD & UPWARD!! A role model. Always the one to admire, to follow, to be a fan of and most of all to be excited about. I don’t see anyone like her, never saw anyone like her.

[@julianmartinez3015]

Madonna has masculine qualities. She is a total alpha.

[@brendenc8376]

💚💚💚

[@Vertigotheatre1]

She's so much smarter than most other artists, especially today. The critics never stood a chance, as much as they have tried and continue to try bring her down, she just runs rings around them.

[@graphiquejack]

yah, so lucky me. 🤣 I love this woman!

[@bridgethegapreactions]

I think that's my favourite bit of the whole interview!

[@teralmiles]

@@bridgethegapreactionsI still use that line today. Love that you commented on the pen pointing too. Iconic!!!

[@ΣωκράτηςΠαρίσης]

​@@bridgethegapreactionsBrave woman

[@EAB82]

Madonna is smarter than most. That's just a fact and a true ally for those who dont have a voice

[@bridgethegapreactions]

Absolutely! So smart and basically right all the time. She's always ahead of the curve

[@midwestartist1]

I bought the Video Single. Still have it.

[@MrJ0NE5]

Madonna's appearance on "Nightline" for an interview with Forrest Sawyer remains a significant moment in television history, particularly for its role in discussing the controversy surrounding her music video for "Justify My Love." The video, known for its explicit themes and imagery, was banned from MTV, sparking a nationwide conversation about censorship, artistic freedom, and sexuality in the media. Madonna's decision to defend her work on such a prominent platform was not just a bold move but also a strategic one, turning the controversy into an opportunity to speak directly to the American public about her artistic intentions and the boundaries of artistic expression in mainstream media. The interview, which aired in the early 1990s, quickly became the talk of the nation, drawing viewers across the country to their television screens. The next day, workplaces, schools, and social circles buzzed with discussions about the interview, Madonna's defense of her work, and the broader implications for censorship and art. The episode reportedly became "Nightline's" highest-rated shows in history, underscoring Madonna's influence on pop culture and her ability to steer national conversations. Her appearance on "Nightline" didn't just defend her artistic choices; it also challenged viewers to reconsider their views on sexuality and censorship, marking a pivotal moment in the intersection of pop culture and social debate.

[@Christian_Adonis1]

As a gay man, I can’t say I could appreciate & adore you more as a straight man on this Madonna journey and you absolute respect and growth you’ve shown. This was a great reaction and yes, I went out and literally bought every Madonna item she put out in the 80’& 90’s, and this video single gave me the same joy as the sex book to purchase.😂😊❤

[@felixmeow660]

this was one of the times Madonna really showed her intelligence in an interview.. I mean I knew she was smart way before this, but this is when she really let the world know she has a strong and wise mind.. people never give her credit for her smartness

[@boymickeyboy]

This interview is one of the most imporntant moment's in pop culture

[@ginasousabranco5637]

She had the nerve to drop Erotica and the Sex book after this!!

[@andrewjones9991]

I like, not love, Madonna's music but one thing I will always love her for is her fearless defense of gay people. Young people probably cannot imagine what it was like in the 80s. Calling people the f slur was common and "respectable" people used it all the time. AIDS was killing gay men and nothing was being done. It was openly pondered that we deserved it. That we brought it on ourselves. You could legally be fired or kicked out of your apartment for being gay. People suspected of having AIDS were denied medical treatments. People who murdered gay and trans people could get off by using the "gay panic" defense. Going out "f@9 bashing" was a common pastime. Madonna and Elizabeth Taylor were about the only mainstream celebs that fought for us when they had everyone telling them it would ruin their careers and reputations.

[@Christian_Adonis1]

That was the best way to describe what we in the gay community went through during that time and the two brave woman who wholeheartedly supported our community, thank you for that.❤😊

[@DPHale]

Love this interview, taking no prisoners, taking no shit. Also goes to show she’s always been ahead of her time because this is still relevant today when it comes to sexuality and misogyny

[@timothyfifield8369]

When Justify My Love came out , all the gay , lesbian, trans, girly boys , straight acting men ,bi ... went fuck yes FInally !

[@impopquiz]

I’ve learned more from her than school back then. Literally grew up w M music and her views and introduction to different cultures. She always pushing and pushing until it becomes a norm though some issues are still the same but she’s still pushing.

[@felixmeow660]

I used to read and watch Madonna's interviews all the time growing up.. she's taught me so much I never had to talk to my parents about

[@CG68810]

I have been a Madonna fan since she first came out in the early 80s. From day 1 she was attacked for being who she was. The bottom line is that the male dominated media did not like this strong woman because she was secure in her sexuality and career. The Catholic Church in particular were agitated with her because she was once a Catholic and she used lots of religious imagery in her videos. The irony is that she played them all like a violin because all the controversy just made her more popular, more money, and more powerful. I remember watching this interview back in 1990. I bought the Sex book (I still have it!). They sold it is a foil wrapper so you had to buy it to look at it. She was so ballsy. I feel that Gen Z and younger Millennials do not know the impact she made on music, pop culture, and women's power in the industry. Almost all female pop stars literally have been influenced by her and have their careers because of the ground she paved.

[@teralmiles]

Totally iconic interview. The pen pointing still gives me life. ❤

[@bridgethegapreactions]

I love that she brought a pen. I love that she was holding it all the way through the interview. I love that she pointed it at him to put him in his place.

[@teralmiles]

@@bridgethegapreactions That’s why she’s our Queen!!!

[@scottlee1024]

I think it's still considered the best selling video single of all time.

[@mkdfan]

I like how it wasn’t just a slanging match. Both had reasonable questions and answers. Good stuff!

[@coeurdenvie]

What’s funny is - and I did buy it - that she included the live performance of Vogue on the MTV Music Awards on the video single. A huge smirk at MTV, typically Madonna-move. 😊

[@luispineda9255]

Some artist can't defend their art with such force as MADONNA does. She has always been a tough woman and the fact that she keeps on smiling means she knows how ridiculous all those questions are.

[@anthonyrose2496]

Thank you for posting this...I don't remember this interview but definitely remember the controversy at the time on MTV..I ended up renting the video and loved it...Very genius 👏 She never backed down and always stood her ground directly with example and support of what she does and why while always smiling and laughing in the end. Love it.

[@stevenduvall2549]

This is an iconic interview!!!

[@j.c6204]

I’m in charge, OK?! Madonna 💕

[@purpledragonfly313]

I still have that video single ❤️ I don’t think younger people necessarily understand who she was and still is. Everything about her is this badass warrior and an amazingly creative and sensitive artist. Nobody is quite like her. I love that sometimes we get to see and experience some extraordinary people who are so unique and strong and how they create magic for the rest of us ❤ Great reaction 🤗

[@michaelcipollone50]

Madonna is absolutely right and I agreed with her 100 percent .The parents are not doing their job and these kids are eventually going to find out and learn about these topics anyway from their friends so parents can not protect their children forever.Sexuality ,bisexuality,homosexuality and cross dressing is a reality and really does exist in the real world so these parents should just deal with it .

[@federicochang3249]

Ha! Think of the sh*t everybody (including kids) are exposed to nowadays on social media… that was 1990. Sarcastic as she wanted to be, I was already 15 and perhaps naive (or stupid) and I didnt quite “enjoyed” the Justify My Love video (i thought it was ugly)… I did love the Express Yourself visuals… chains, steam, etc… So I dont know your age or the age of the owner of this channel, but even his work commenting on this interview needs the context of that era… bcs times have clearly changed… and id say dramatically and abruptly…

[@zivb4100]

amazin

[@J.JosephPastrana]

yes I bought the video single and it was worth it

[@Techjunkiero]

The media, music industry commentators, purveyors of gossip-for-profit, and even fellow entertainers have always been split in their regard for Madonna. There are those that appreciate and understand her professional endeavours as performance art, and there are those that treat her with continual disdain. It has been this way for over four decades, and shows no sign of changing. Madonna is still expressing herself - whether those invested in upholding patriarchal structures are ready or not. Thank God for Madonna.

[@GU-hl8yy]

I always enjoy watching your reaction videos....especially on Madonna. To your question of if we purchased it...yes, I sure did and I still have it. 😀 Have a great start to your upcoming week.

[@todddepue681]

I've always thought this interviewer did a great job...he played a bit of devil's advocate but then let her speak fully and actually listened to her responses. He was far more respectful than many others would have been. I think she must've thought the same because a few years later she invited him into her NY apartment for a very intimate interview.

[@blueeyes4910]

I remember on Saturday night Live they did a parody of this interview with Mike Mayers

[@Christian_Adonis1]

Yes, that was quite funny.😂

[@Vertigotheatre1]

I still have my video single of Justify My Love. It also has the Vogue MTV performance on it as well, ironic since they banned the JML video in the first place.

[@tensacross]

"this is one of the best madonna things I've ever seen. love it." and I love watching madonna reaction videos on youtube. for most (all) of these kids/young adults watching videos or interviews from madonna's first imperial phase, which peaked with like a prayer/vogue/justify my love/blonde ambition/and truth or dare (I mean.. what a fucking run) and then came crashing down with erotica (now retrospectively seen as a masterpiece), they have absolutely no idea what they're about to watch. they know nothing about her or what she was doing back then. they barely know the songs and they've never seen the videos or interviews. so it's just such a delight for me to see them become fans before my very eyes, to see their astonishment at how ahead of her time she was. they finally "get it". this nightline interview about the 'justify my love' controversy is not something anyone my age will ever forget. this was a huge moment in pop culture and is an unforgettable cultural touchstone. to see that her candor and intelligence and humor has not aged one bit and is just as amusing and entertaining and revolutionary now to a young person is just great. one by one these react videos are cracking through the ageism and misogyny that have buried madonna's career and legacy. i will say this young man does one up madonna good tho, after she says "where I draw the line is at degredation, the degredation of any human being, and I would never depict that in my art", he quickly pauses the video and goes "except for Kevin Costner" lolol... he's right on there. and actually, when I think about it.. degrading Kevin Costner in 'Truth or Dare' might be the ONLY thing Madonna has ever apologized for. ~ all of that said, at the Celebration tour, 'Justify My Love' is performed within a writhing orgy scene of all the dancers, many of whom are partially or fully nude. It is perfectly staged. It is incredibly erotic. Madonna is in her 60s and does not give a fuck as she wraps her pussy around a young man's head and is lifted up and rotated around.. and as she spins, she slowly lifts the microphone and delivers that famous line, and it is singularly the most iconic and electric moment I have ever experienced in my entire life. it sent a shockwave of hushed silence and awe thru the arena because it was like seeing, the Mona Lisa come to life, or going back in time and seeing Michaelanglelo sculpting David... it's something we know was coming but it's power took the entire arena by surprise. "Poor is the man.. who's pleasures depend.. on the permission.. of another." i still get chills thinking about that moment. in the 80s/90s, she was talking to all of us with marginalized sexualities or sexual fantasies we were ashamed of.. which, turns out, was all of us. even straight people. in the context of Celebration, and the performative orgy, the line took on a new meaning because she was now referencing herself, a woman in her 60s, unashamedly climaxing on the face of the young dancer who was enthusiastically lifting her up out of the orgy.. by her pussy.. with his face.... Madonna does not anyone's permission to be overtly pervy and sexual at her age. In her world, if you think grandma's bein gross.. too bad for you. POOR YOU. Not only does she not need your permission to facefuck and climax on a young dancer's buried face.. it is you who are fucking missing out.

[@NoCreamedCorn]

As someone who witnessed that sweep of conservatism in the late 80s and early 90s, I can confidently say, 2024 is far worse.

[@rinkydinkmcruk]

Yep, and it’s younger people that are taking us backwards

[@MW-ci3oz]

Glad you reacted to this interview. She was at her most insightful around this time. I think the only other interview that matches it for me is the Omnibus interview from around the same time kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4e7eqFtd8p7gZY I also love the Wogan interview from 1991 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWK9Xq13mKmYga8 and the prime time interview from 1995 is the most emotionally open I’ve ever seen her kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGLNmqCGnZZpqrM

[@bridgethegapreactions]

Oh wow, I haven't seen any of those! I've reacted to a lot of Madonna interviews on Patreon (I love the Kurt Loder ones) - I'll try to get to some of those too, thanks

[@BeachKokomo]

Yup. Pretending sex don’t exist is not the way to educate

[@coeurdenvie]

Next product: Erotica and the SEX book. ❤

[@marcdany1]

It looks like a women from nowadays being confronted with the bigotry of the 80s! always ahead of her time...

[@zanealberto7741]

I have always loved Madonna and I always will!!! See why Johnny? She’s amazing 💙🩵❤️💜🩷💚💛 Thank u Zane 🫶😎