Actor Ethan Hawke on Saturday praised Madonna for her boldness in speaking out against discrimination against Gypsies, words that provoked boos from thousands of fans at her concert in Romania.
Hawke, visiting Romania to help promote his mother’s charity supporting education for Gypsy children, placed the pop superstar alongside Bob Marley and John Lennon as part of a tradition of artists speaking out against racism.
“She transcended being a pop star,” he told reporters. “She drew international attention and shone the spotlight on a level of racism and the need for greater education,” Hawke said.
At an August concert in Bucharest on her “Sticky & Sweet” tour, Madonna called for an end to widespread discrimination against Eastern Europe’s Gypsies, also known as Roma. Thousands of fans responded by booing her.
“I don’t have an agenda, Madonna doesn’t have an agenda. We aren’t politicians,” Hawke said.
Hawke, 38, was to speak later Saturday at the Ovidiu Rom charity Halloween ball. He and his mother, Leslie Hawke, the charity’s president, were already dressed in costume: the actor in top hat and tails and his mother in a Japanese-style kimono, black wig and geisha-like makeup.
source: ap
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I find it fascinating that there seems to be an endless amount of charity/benefit dinners.
I suppose there must be a surfeit of causes I can support and endorse while enjoying a good meal.
Now to pick one:
Well, the fucking Roma Gypsy thingy has been hosied.
Are the Tibetans still being pushed around?
What about indigenous Lithuanians-
Has anyone laid claim to them?
Get your ass out that problem Madonna. You are not a politician, you are a businesswoman
So what? You can not speak your mind? I respect her even more now. She has never been afraid to speak her mind
douchebags.
These kinds of positive stories don’t get any press! How sad!
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