Saturday, October 20, 2012
Madonna Carrying a Gun on stage during a concert in Denver
Denver - Madonna's action brandishing guns during a concert in Denver, Colorado has been criticized by her fans. Because, most of the population of Colorado is still traumatized and mourning over the shootings James Holmes at the premiere of the film "The Dark Kngiht Rises" in July. In the event that 12 people died and 71 were injured.
"All around me was surprised," said Aaron Fransua, 25, who attended the concert Thursday, October 19, 2012. "At the beginning of concert we sway, but when the action was going on, we just stood there shocked," he said.
The song in question is "Gang Bang". Toy rifle was used to shoot the dancers acting as a masked villain. Visualization of blood muncratan displayed on a large screen behind pangging. A line in the song lyrics read, "Shot my lover in the head."
Another audience, Peter Burns said people are not happy with the action. "We looked at each other," he said. He heard the crowd muttering a few words like, "Colorado", "Aurora", and "shooting". "Some of us even have left the room," he said.
Although only toy guns, action in every concert in the series of Madonna's world tour has been protested by some parties. In Scotland, for example, Madonna has been criticized by an organization calling itself Mothers Against Gun. "She should know better what to do," said a spokesman for the organization.
Madonna Management ignoring the protest. A staff who refused to be named said Madonna better cancel the concert rather than censoring the action. "She had often experienced such rejection.
In response to the action in Denver, Colorado, the Madonna still unmoved. This concert publicist, Liz Rosenberg says the action can not be revoked on the grounds that it is among one of the vital parts of the concert. "She would not subject to and be nice to people who oppose the action," she said.
Madonna also said she did not intend to offend people by using guns. She stated that the action stage, it is a symbol of the rise of the action is not tolerated in the world.