I always feel better with something hard between my legs, she said while straddling the microphone stand.
I stand before you as a doormat, she continued.
Oh, I mean, as a female entertainer.

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One headline compared me to Satan, she recalled.
Yes, he was.
This was when I understood women do not have the same freedom as men.
Im not here so much because I care about awards, she said.
Im here because I want to say thank you.
It made me the woman that I am today.
True solidarity amongst women is a power on its own.
Read more of Madonnas remarksat Billboard.
The Women in Music ceremony will be televised Dec. 12 on Lifetime.