Cyndi Lauper Responds To Madonna’s Women’s March Speech: ‘Anger Is Not Better Than Clarity’

Cyndi Lauper
isn’t completely on board with Madonna’s controversial Women’s March speech.

During an
appearance on Wednesday’s “Watch What Happens Live,” the singer said
she was “glad” her fellow music icon made an effort to go to the global
demonstration. However, she told host Andy Cohen why she believes Madonna’s tone
and demeanor while addressing the crowd may not have been the most productive
choice.

“I
don’t think that it served our purpose, because anger is not better than
clarity and humanity,” Cyndi said.

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“When you want to change people’s minds, you have to share your real story,” she added, citing Scarlett Johansson’s remarks at the Washington, D.C., event as an example.

“It was clear, it was eloquent,” the 63-year-old said of Scarlett’s speech, which involved the star sharing her personal experience with Planned Parenthood.

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“Yelling … just jacks people up,” Cyndi added.

Madonna faced backlash after her explicit appearance at the rally, during which she told the audience that she’s “angry,” “outraged” and has “thought an awful lot about blowing up the White House.”

The superstar clarified the issue shortly afterward, writing on Instagram that her words were taken “completely out of context” with regard to the intended message.

“I am not a violent person, I do not promote violence,” she wrote, captioning a photo of herself with the phrases “I choose love!” and “Are you with me?” printed across the image.

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Yesterday's Rally. was an amazing and beautiful experience. I came and performed Express Yourself and thats exactly what i did. However I want to clarify some very important things. I am not a violent person, I do not promote violence and it's important people hear and understand my speech in it's entirety rather than one phrase taken wildly out of context. My speech began with " I want to start a revolution of love." ♥️ I then go on to take this opportunity to encourage women and all marginalized people to not fall into despair but rather to come together and use it as a starting point for unity and to create positive change in the world. I spoke in metaphor and I shared two ways of looking at things — one was to be hopeful, and one was to feel anger and outrage, which I have personally felt. However, I know that acting out of anger doesn’t solve anything. And the only way to change things for the better is to do it with love. It was truly an honor to be part of an audience chanting “we choose love”. 🙏🏻🇺🇸♥️🙏🏻🇺🇸♥️🙏🏻🇺🇸♥️🙏🏻🇺🇸♥️🙏🏻🇺🇸 #revoltutionoflove♥️#revolutionoflove♥️*******************************************************

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“I spoke in metaphor,” she added, telling followers that “the only way to change things for the better is to do it with love.”

Cyndi did seem to express some sympathy for where Madonna’s passion was coming from, telling Andy that “it happens a lot when you are really jacked up on your feeling, your emotions.” 

— Erin Biglow