![Again, Madonna struts her "Annie Oakley" stuff onstage during the MNDA tour. Even if the skin-tight black pantssuit makes it into her upcoming charity auction of costumes and props, the gun will not. Parents, who may themselves have idolized Madonna when they were teens, may be immensely relieved she left out the gun. Perhaps it proves the old adage, "What goes around, comes around." Once fans, now some parents may have to worry: What kind of influence does the pop star super giant have on their own children?](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/3f/94/3f949029fd3351d002abc114eacfcb84.jpg?itok=6EqEF26m "Again, Madonna struts her "Annie Oakley" stuff onstage during the MNDA tour. Even if the skin-tight black pantssuit makes it into her upcoming charity auction of costumes and props, the gun will not. Parents, who may themselves have idolized Madonna when they were teens, may be immensely relieved she left out the gun. Perhaps it proves the old adage, "What goes around, comes around." Once fans, now some parents may have to worry: What kind of influence does the pop star super giant have on their own children?")
![Hardly the best view for any teen idol to display to an adoring audience, Madonna flips-off conventional mores as she shows an irresponsible disdain for her teenage fans. Did she manage to pull it off? Well, one way or another, Madonna generally does; however, we're grateful "mooning" for Madonna may come to an saggy end.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/hash/36/68/3668cab9e861c2e5a8bca76b04ca0f00.jpg?itok=exYI1e0o "Hardly the best view for any teen idol to display to an adoring audience, Madonna flips-off conventional mores as she shows an irresponsible disdain for her teenage fans. Did she manage to pull it off? Well, one way or another, Madonna generally does; however, we're grateful "mooning" for Madonna may come to an saggy end."){kind=small}
![Perched atop a cross, Madonna defied responsibility to her teen fans by pointing a gun to her temple in her "MDNA" tour. It's this kind of display that special-interest groups and parents abhor and loudly criticize. However, Madonna did pull the plug on the shock value of including the gun prop in her upcoming charity auction to benefit victims of the Sandy Lake storm. Although an assortment of props and costumes from the wildly successful tour will be auctioned, she's holstering the gun.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/6c/53/6c5316140faa1d1e0602844df2d17f2a.jpg?itok=dxJyXQXG "Perched atop a cross, Madonna defied responsibility to her teen fans by pointing a gun to her temple in her "MDNA" tour. It's this kind of display that special-interest groups and parents abhor and loudly criticize. However, Madonna did pull the plug on the shock value of including the gun prop in her upcoming charity auction to benefit victims of the Sandy Lake storm. Although an assortment of props and costumes from the wildly successful tour will be auctioned, she's holstering the gun.")
On Wed., Feb. 6, 2013, the New York Post reported an upcoming Madonna charity costume and props auction. Auction proceeds are earmarked to benefit the victims of the Sandy hurricane, a responsible and altruistic act all parents can applaud. Many may be thrilled to learn the gun from that tour won't be included.
Following the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, gun props commonly used in dance and musical routines have been labeled, "gun porn." Considering that the gun might have generated more funds than the outfits, it's hard not to double-guess why Madonna is not including it, whether a taboo symbol of "gun porn" or not. Perhaps Madonna is being sensitive to the current gun control climate, in which students are regularly suspended under "zero tolerance" school policies regarding guns.
According to Allen Metz and Carol Benson, co-authors of "The Madonna Companion: Two Decades of Commentary," Madonna, ever known as one of the top irresponsible teen idols may be either a "wizard of shock-hype" or "a First Amendment moralist." In their book, they wrote it didn't matter how media, parents, and special-interests groups judged the motives of Madonna, it only mattered that the media gave her the publicity.
Elaborating on their prediction, the duo added as long as media continues to document, "the tiny tempests, winning Madonna miles of free promotional attention," teens would not forsake their idol. As of today, it appears their prediction was right.
Although many would call Madonna "incomparable," she has recently been compared to Hillary Clinton, or perhaps, it was Hillary who was compared to Madonna. Imagine.
![Perched atop a cross, Madonna defied responsibility to her teen fans by pointing a gun to her temple in her "MDNA" tour. It's this kind of display that special-interest groups and parents abhor and loudly criticize. However, Madonna did pull the plug on the shock value of including the gun prop in her upcoming charity auction to benefit victims of the Sandy Lake storm. Although an assortment of props and costumes from the wildly successful tour will be auctioned, she's holstering the gun.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/b0/a7/b0a784aaca1127b8259bc3b1e7038286.jpg?itok=R9lLLuiM "Perched atop a cross, Madonna defied responsibility to her teen fans by pointing a gun to her temple in her "MDNA" tour. It's this kind of display that special-interest groups and parents abhor and loudly criticize. However, Madonna did pull the plug on the shock value of including the gun prop in her upcoming charity auction to benefit victims of the Sandy Lake storm. Although an assortment of props and costumes from the wildly successful tour will be auctioned, she's holstering the gun.")
![Hardly the best view for any teen idol to display to an adoring audience, Madonna flips-off conventional mores as she shows an irresponsible disdain for her teenage fans. Did she manage to pull it off? Well, one way or another, Madonna generally does; however, we're grateful "mooning" for Madonna may come to an saggy end.](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/b4/4d/b44dec1f769e870a2c6980ae50bd9c44.jpg?itok=bRhMI3jP "Hardly the best view for any teen idol to display to an adoring audience, Madonna flips-off conventional mores as she shows an irresponsible disdain for her teenage fans. Did she manage to pull it off? Well, one way or another, Madonna generally does; however, we're grateful "mooning" for Madonna may come to an saggy end.")
![Again, Madonna struts her "Annie Oakley" stuff onstage during the MNDA tour. Even if the skin-tight black pantssuit makes it into her upcoming charity auction of costumes and props, the gun will not. Parents, who may themselves have idolized Madonna when they were teens, may be immensely relieved she left out the gun. Perhaps it proves the old adage, "What goes around, comes around." Once fans, now some parents may have to worry: What kind of influence does the pop star super giant have on their own children?](http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/profile_large/hash/d0/48/d048f715d16d753c49c6f8c1b74488a3.jpg?itok=PbFENQIW "Again, Madonna struts her "Annie Oakley" stuff onstage during the MNDA tour. Even if the skin-tight black pantssuit makes it into her upcoming charity auction of costumes and props, the gun will not. Parents, who may themselves have idolized Madonna when they were teens, may be immensely relieved she left out the gun. Perhaps it proves the old adage, "What goes around, comes around." Once fans, now some parents may have to worry: What kind of influence does the pop star super giant have on their own children?")
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