Queer icon and famed pop artist Madonna just made a move on social media that left her LGBTQ+ followers not at all speechless.
The "Material Girl" singer is no stranger to social media stunts and her latest TikTok video in which she implied she's gay created plenty of buzz online.
In the five-second clip, the pink-haired singer challenges herself to a little game involving throwing her pink undies into a trash bucket–the outcome of which would determine her sexual preference.
"If I miss, I'm gay," she declared in the video accompanied by music from social media influencer Nudy Georges.
Since the probability of making the shot was obviously zero, Madonna pretty much came out to her fans with a wink and a nod after failing the attempt.
You can see the clip, which was viewed more than 1.2 million times and with 50K shares, here.
Her revelation hardly came as a shock.
\u201cWhat do you mean, you are amazed Madonna came out as gay? Where have you been since 2003?\u201d— Bowery\u2122 (aka Jay) (@Bowery\u2122 (aka Jay)) 1665392078
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Many sensationalized the news.
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The expected ageist remarks came.
\u201c@TMZ Madonna in her old age continues to seek validation from young people, stay relevant and seeking attention comes out as gay.. there I fixed it for you\u201d— TMZ (@TMZ) 1665353561
\u201c@TMZ The need for attention, spotlight or controversy is so obvious and pathetic. Isn\u2019t she pushing 70??\u201d— TMZ (@TMZ) 1665353561
\u201c@TMZ @ArrickGale Madonna will come out as anything that will make her keep attention. If being a dog, a cat, a dolphin, (name it) are trendy, then Madonna and her alikes will become.\u201d— TMZ (@TMZ) 1665353561
But there was also plenty of support for Madge to go around.
\u201c@PopBase we support her!! \ud83d\udc9e\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\u201d— Pop Base (@Pop Base) 1665350375
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In an interview with The Advocate in 1991, Madonna said:
“I think everybody has a bisexual nature. That’s my theory. I could be wrong.”
The sex-positive star added:
“I mean, I am aroused by two men kissing. Is that kinky?"
"I am aroused by the idea of a woman making love to me while either a man or a woman watches. Is that kinky?"
"Also, just because I’m presented life in a certain way doesn’t mean I do all these things.”
While some were quick to roll their eyes over her clip, they were reminded of the singer's philanthropy during the 80s and 90s AIDS epidemic.
Many of her closest gay friends–including her first dance teacher Christopher Flynn, former roommate Martin Burgoyne, artist Keith Haring, and filmmaker Howard Brookner–have died of AIDS.
A Twitter user who claimed to "spread positivity" dissed the singer and wrote:
"We don’t invite her to the lgbt community."
To which a fan responded:
"We don’t invite you to the LGBTQ+ community."
"Madonna has done more for gay rights than you will even achieve and helped with the destigmatisation of queer people even when it meant potentially losing her career."
"She’s a huge reason why we’re where we are. Learn your history."
\u201cWe don\u2019t invite you to the LGBTQ+ community. Madonna has done more for gay rights than you will even achieve and helped with the destigmatisation of queer people even when it meant potentially losing her career. She\u2019s a huge reason why we\u2019re where we are. Learn your history.\u201d— The Scarlet B!tch \u1c6c (@The Scarlet B!tch \u1c6c) 1665360416
\u201c@thechildoftime OMG I've been around since the early 80s start of @Madonna s career. Sad that ANYONE in or out of the #LGBTQ community would ever disrespect her or not welcome her to a community she's been in & supportive of for 40 plus yrs. Yet another education failure!\n#stayinschool\n#history\u201d— The Scarlet B!tch \u1c6c (@The Scarlet B!tch \u1c6c) 1665360416
\u201c@thechildoftime I\u2019m not a fan of hers. I AM a huge fan of her support for the LGBTQ+ community and never backing down when it came to some of the people who needed it most.\u201d— The Scarlet B!tch \u1c6c (@The Scarlet B!tch \u1c6c) 1665360416
Haters who believe Madonna is no longer relevant need only to observe her social media presence and the thousands of reactions to her antics to prove themselves wrong.
The 64-year-old "Queen of Pop" is a go-getter who will continue to unapologetically express herself, and there will be plenty of worldwide admirers who will continue to be captivated by her.