I’m being punished for turning 60: Madonna

Singer feels people keep trying to silence her for some reason

Singer Madonna has opened up about her fight against ageism in the music industry, saying she is being “punished” for turning 60.

In a recent interview with British Vogue, Madonna, who has sold more than 300 million records worldwide in a near four-decade career, has detailed her fight against ageism.

"People have always been trying to silence me for one reason or
another, whether it's that 'I'm not pretty enough' or 'I don't sing well enough' or 'I'm not talented enough' or 'I'm not married enough.' And now, it's that 'I'm not young enough'," said the singer, who broke into the music scene in 1982.

She continued, "So they just keep trying to find a hook to hang their beef about me being alive on. Now I'm fighting ageism, now I'm being punished for turning 60."

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Madonna turned 60 in August last year. She went onto speak candidly about her relationships with her children - Lourdes, 22, Rocco, 18, David and Mercy, both 13, and Esther and Stella, both six.

The working mom said that she regrets giving her
children phones.

"I'm going to stick that one out for as long as possible because I made a mistake when I gave me older phones when they were 13. It ended my relationship with them, really. Not completely, but it became a very, very big part of their lives. They became too inundated with imagery and started to compare themselves with other
people, and that's really bad for self-growth," she said.

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But Madonna isn’t the only one battling ageism. Just recently, Pakistani songstress Hadiqa Kiani shared an episode wherein she had to fight a troll who insinuated that she is now too old to be making music or working in showbiz in generally.

An Instagram user had commented on one of Hadiqa’s posts calling her an ‘aunty’ and ‘suggesting’ it’s her age to remember God.

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The Boohay Bariya singer retaliated by sharing a screenshot of the comment and her thoughts on it as well.
“Very unfortunate that the ageist hater comments always come from girls,” the singer said. “I’ve blocked out her name because I don’t want anyone bullied but we have to do a better job raising our daughters to love themselves and other women.”

She added, “Heads up ladies, you’re all going to age, you’re all going to gain a few pounds or lose a few pounds, get a few wrinkles and despite your success and independence, society will try to judge you and tell you to conform to its standards. But at least as women, we can’t limit one another any longer.”

Hadiqa went on to implore her fans to “Love and uplift one another.” She said, “It’s the least you can do because one day, you’ll be the one needing support and no one will be there for you.”

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The Dupatta Mera Malmal Ka hit maker concluded by saying, “And as far as the Allah Allah karne ka waqt hai comment, you should remember Allah at every age. If Allah gives me the energy, the strength and the motivation to be this active when I’m 55, 65 or 75 and if I want to be this active, then I will be.”

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