I don't get all this Madonna bashing, yes, she can be annoying but so can most pop stars, hell, Alanis Morrisette gets on my last nerve and let's not talk about Britney. The fact is Madonna was the first straight, white "Pop" star to openly embrace gays and blacks, whether she did it for the controversy or to cross over to that crowd (which I highly doubt since the crossover is usually vice versa) who cares. She did break new ground...granted she may sound tired now, though I think her new CD is not that bad, whatever, it's all starting to sound like a bunch of sour grapes to me.