Madonna and Pravoslavophobia

Romani quadroon though I may be, I find myself siding with the Romanians in this non-story, whose only purpose it seems to be to incite pravoslavophobia, even if Romanians aren't Slavs — Madonna Booed After Standing Up For Gypsies In Romania. Said the entertainer:

It has been brought to my attention ... that there is a lot of discrimination against Romanies, and Gypsies in general, in Eastern Europe. It made me feel very sad.... We don't believe in discrimination. ... We believe in freedom and equal rights for everyone.

Author Chris Harris says that "[t]he booing returned when she decried discrimination against homosexuals and other groups." He continues, "Ironically, these same fans were cheering the Gypsy performers just before her speech."

No, Mr. Harris, there's no irony here. These people paid good money to hear bad music and see lewd dancing from one of America's most shameful exports, not to hear some Clintonian lecture about what "we" believe in and what "we" believe best for Eatsern Europeans. It was not long after the last round of such lecturing that bombs began falling on Belgrade on Orthodox Easter.

While I sympathize with these concert-goers, I would not have been among them; rather I would have been with these protestors — Polish Catholic group crusades against Madonna concert and Church Of Bulgaria Condemns Madonna's Upcoming Show.