Madonna was one among dozens of celebs who welcomed the 500,000 protesters in attendance to the “revolution of love” at Saturday’s Women’s March on Washington. But Madge made it clear that a revolution of love has room for a few f-bombs.
At three different points during her speech, Madonna let loose some profanity to the cheers of those in attendance. After the third f-bomb was dropped, CNN and MSNBC cut away from her speech, with CNN’s Brooke Baldwin apologizing for airing the profanity uncensored. C-SPAN, meanwhile, aired her speech in its entirety.
Madonna opened her speech by urging Americans to reject “this new age of tyranny, where not just women are in danger but all marginalized people, where being uniquely different right now might truly be considered a crime. It took this horrific moment of darkness to wake us the f— up.”
She later said, “To our detractors that insist that this march will never add up to anything, f— you.”
But conservative commentators took exception most to Madonna‘s remark that she had “thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House, but I know this won’t change anything.” Instead, Madonna said that rather than falling into despair, she would “choose love.”
Madonna‘s guaranteed all the headlines will now be about her White House bomb threat & F-word rant. She’s wrecked the #WomensMarch.
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“It seems as though we had all slipped into a false sense of comfort, that justice would prevail, that good would win in the end,” Madonna said. “Well, good did not win this election, but good will win in the end. So what today means is that we are far from the end. Today marks the beginning, the beginning of our story. The revolution starts here, the fight for the right to be free, to be who we are, to be equal.”
“Let’s march together through this darkness and with each step know that we are not afraid, that we are not alone, that we will not back down, that there is power in our unity and that no opposing force stands a chance in the face of true solidarity.”
You can watch Madonna speech in its entirety in the clip above.
Best Signs From the Women's March (Updating Photos)
Millions of people worldwide have taken to the streets to celebrate their rights and protest Donald Trump's presidency. Signs and slogans condemned Trump's comments about women, minorities, Muslims, the LGBT community and the GOP's plans to crack down on undocumented Americans and Planned Parenthood.
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Cats and cat ears were everywhere, in answer to Trump's 2005 "grab 'em by the pussy" remark.
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Tens of thousands gathered in Pershing Square in Los Angeles beginning in the early morning.
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Trains into downtown Los Angeles were packed. Miles from downtown, at the Hollywood and Highland stop, a Wrap reporter was unable to board three trains because they were too full, and finally took one going in the wrong direction to get to a less-crowded train going downtown.
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Many signs used ovaries as symbols of power and resistance.
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The LA. march went from Pershing Square to Grand Park, located adjacent to City Hall.
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Many had only sympathy for Melania Trump.
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The words "Free Melania" came up a lot.
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Men stood by the women of the U.S. in solidarity.
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A doctored emoji illustrated this petitioner's words.
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More cats, with their claws proudly out.
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Carrie Fisher lived on in marchers' hearts as Princess Leia became a symbol of resistance.
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... and she brought The Force with her.
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You're probably right about that.
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A big theme: hands off. And rosaries off, too.
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Many Hillary Clinton quotes made their way into the festivities.
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Pink hats, cat ears and pink hats with cat ears were very popular.
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Neoliberal: "a liberal who de-emphasizes traditional liberal doctrines in order to seek progress by more pragmatic methods." Thank you, Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
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People of all ages spoke their minds...
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... with different histories...
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... with different messages...
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... with different visions...
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... on different platforms...
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... and in different ways.
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Strange but true fact about English slang. No joking.
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It's all about the hair.
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Good for a giggle.
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United.
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Women uniting for one cause from Berlin...
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... to London women thinking of the future...
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... and them thinking of the past...
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... to Sydney, Australia...
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... and back here at the nation's capital...
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... Washington, D.C...
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Where one protester voiced a grim reminder of the years to come.
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More than a million people have taken to the streets to protest the new leaders in the White House
Millions of people worldwide have taken to the streets to celebrate their rights and protest Donald Trump's presidency. Signs and slogans condemned Trump's comments about women, minorities, Muslims, the LGBT community and the GOP's plans to crack down on undocumented Americans and Planned Parenthood.