Madonna was booed by thousands of fans during a concert in Romania after she spoke up against prejudice against Gypsies in eastern Europe, according to an Associated Press report.
According to the AP, Madonna paused in the two-hour concert in Bucharest to say that Gypsies, also known as Roma, were discriminated against in Eastern Europe. She said that made her “sad” and nobody should be discriminated against. As soon as the Material Girl finished voicing her opinion, many in the crowd of 60,000 booed her, but she did not react.
Roma musicians and a Roma dancer were featured in Madonna’s concert and were applauded by the audience, according to the AP. There are officially some 500,000 Roma in Romania, but the real number is estimated to be around 2 million. They face prejudice and discrimination in Romania and other east European nations.
Why do you think Madonna was booed?
Did Madonna offend fans by talking about a difficult subject that she is not very familiar with?
Should celebrities talk about politics?
If you want to see Madge live, to boo or cheer, you still have a few more chances to catch her on the Sticky & Sweet Tour:
2009 Madonna Tour Dates:
Saturday, August 29, 2009 Vasil Levski Stadium Sofia
Tuesday, September 01, 2009 Hayarkon Park Tel Aviv
Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Hayarkon Park Tel Aviv
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MusicVixen says...
Wonder if this means Madonna is going to adopt a Roma baby? (Just kidding! Good for her for speaking up, too bad she didn't have something more articulate to so say than discrimination makes her "sad.")
Keoki says...
08.27.09 9:38 am
The baby comment was in poor taste.
YaYa says...
08.27.09 12:07 pm
Not surprised at all. this is old Europe after all, hate is rooted deep down in their veins for anyone that is not like them. sadly this will never change.
Karen added...
Wow, you really think racism and prejudice can never be changed?
That’s a pretty gloomy outlook…
08.27.09 12:08 pm
YaYa added...
not gloomy outlook baby but a realistic one.
08.27.09 12:13 pm
lj says...
08.27.09 4:38 pm
She should have walked off stage and left them there. Actions speak louder than words i always heard
boban says...
08.27.09 4:42 pm
Maybe some, if not all, of those negative feelings are justified. How many of you (certainly not Madonna) actually have experience in and around Gypsies. One shouldn’t speak about things they know nothing about. These people deserve much of their negative sterotypes.
Tommy says...
08.28.09 2:26 am
Dear All,
I saw the concert.
Yes, she was booed for giving an opinion on a subject she has absolutely no knowledge of. She heard a romantic story about mad, bohemian gipsy love and decided to do a favor to the story teller.
Facts:
1. She was not booed when mentioning gay people but rather applauded.
2. She was cheered for the gypsy performance of La Isla Bonita.
3. She was cheered when stating: “we don’t believe in discrimination against anyone, we believe in freedom and equal rights for everyone, right?”
4. A moment dedicated to Michael Jackson received more applause than many parts of the show. (yes!)
5. She was booed when she said gypsies are being discriminated because it’s not true. She was booed because the audience took it as an offence. Romanians are really striving to ensure fairness 4 all. They are begging gypsies to send their children to school rather than to send them to beg or sell them. Problem is that such a big number (if not majority) of them are subject for the news.
6. At least the hotel in Romania is not that bad she’s still here 48 hours after the concert.