Censorship? Madonna criticizes Instagram for deleting her daring photos
The singer Madonna is synonymous with freedom. 37 years ago, she unleashed the fury of conservative groups by releasing "Like a Virgin," a song that some banned on the grounds that it encouraged sexual relations outside of marriage. Today, a series of images where she appears half-naked caused the censorship of Instagram, whose policies prohibit the display of female nipples, which caused her anger.
In her message, the Queen of Pop explained that, without prior notice or notification from this social network, these photographs were removed; When her representatives asked for an explanation, they were told that it was because it showed a small part of a nipple.
“It still amazes me that we live in a culture that allows every inch of a woman's body to show except for one nipple. As if that was the only part of a woman's anatomy that could be sexualized. The nipple that nourishes the baby! ”The singer posted on her official account.
In addition, she questioned why a man's nipple cannot be considered erotic, or why a woman's butt was never censored within this social network.
"I am thankful for having managed to maintain my sanity through four decades of censorship, sexism, age discrimination and misogyny."
The company to which Instagram belongs, Meta (formerly Facebook) replied to CNN through a spokesperson, about its policy of removing photographs of this type.
“We remove content that breaks our rules every time we find it, no matter who publishes it. While we understand that not everyone will always agree where we draw the line, our rules are designed to keep everyone safe. "
