‘View’s’ Whoopi Goldberg on Ageist Madonna Tweets: ‘Unless You Can Do What Can Do, Shut Up!’ (Video)
Madonna took a tumble at the U.K.’s Brit Awards Wednesday when a dancer pulled her cape before she finished unhooking it.
Ordinarily, this sort of wardrobe malfunction would simply result in a couple of bruises — to body and ego. But because Madonna is 56 years old, jokesters on Twitter turned out in droves to mock the Material Girl’s age.
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Madonna falls, almost breaks old hip trying to act young.
— The Fake CNN (@TheFakeCNN) February 26, 2015
The old girl should’ve had her Med-Alert bracelet. She’s fallen & can’t get up! #Madonna http://t.co/nnGFpZLbOa
— John Bishop (@JohnBishop71) February 26, 2015
Madonna doesn’t understand that she’s like 79978987 thousand years old
— – (@JoeyXcv) February 25, 2015
BUT MADONNA‘S OLD THOUGH SHE COULD HAVE DIED ON STAGE OMG
— ℤouis (@omgzouis) February 25, 2015
But by Thursday, Madge was receiving more kudos and support than reams and heckles.
“No wonder Madonna took her Brit awards fall in her stride – she deals with much worse just for being a 56-year-old woman,” columnist Bidisha wrote in an article for The Guardian that many supporters on Twitter shared.
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On ABC’s “The View” Thursday, guest panelist Stacy London told critics to simply “shut up.”
“I think that some of this criticism has to do with ageism,” London said. “If a guy was 56 — come on. Would that matter?”
“Unless you can do what Madonna can do, shut up!” host Whoopi Goldberg added.
Madonna shared an Instagram photo shortly after her performance Wednesday explaining what happened and reassuring fans that she was just fine.
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