Madonna Persona: Dominatrix Diva (Origin: circa 1991. See: Blonde Ambition tour, Erotica, "Human Nature")
In Her Footsteps: Janet Jackson
Janet may seem like a slightly unlikely heir to Madonna's fierce, sex-subverts/sex-sells persona. After all, the sweet-voiced Ms. Jackson (if you're nasty) has never seemed quite as, well, dominant as Lady Madonna's dominatrixes. But when we're talking about toeing (and toying with) the line female artists are forced to walk between sexual independence and allegedly "selling oneself" (not to mention sheer tons of leather costumes), Janet's got this one all tied up.
