MADONNA - THE NUDE PHOTOS

In this day and age, when nude, or nearly nude, photos of celebrities don't merit a blip on the radar screen, it's difficult to realize that there was a time when the emergence of a single nude photograph could turn a famous celeb into an instant pariah. When, at a pivotal point in Madonna's career, nude photographs of her which she had posed for when a nude modeling job meant food on her plate, suddenly surfaced, the conventional wisdom was that the photos would do irreparable harm to her reputation. In fact, one prominent critic was heard to exclaim that the effect on the young singer's career would be like to throwing a bucket of cold water on a fire. Well, at fifty years old, Madonna is still too hot to handle. The prominent critic was asked several years ago if he still stood by his earlier statement. He answered that he did - with one small change. When asked what that would be, he stated that he would substitute the word gasoline for the words cold water. In this post full Demi age, it takes a lot more than a nude photo to raise the public's eyebrows.