Madonna Lashes Back at Haters: 'Stop Following Me On Instagram!'

Never one to hold her tongue or suppress her thoughts, Madonna used Instagram to respond to recent criticism about a photo she posted. The image showed the pop superstar wearing a chainmail mask that some people say resembles the face garb worn by Muslim women.

The caption accompanying the chainmail mask photo (see at bottom) read, "The Revolution of Love is on...Inshallah." In Arabic, Inshallah means "God willing."

Madonna is currently dating a man who is Muslim. Even so, some followers believed Madonna was criticizing Islamic countries' oppression of women or homosexuality. She responded as such:

"I am an artist and a freedom fighter!" Madonna wrote in the note (see below) uploaded in an Instagram photo on July 4. "I have always fought for Freedom of Expression and human rights in general! If you don't like what I have to say or do then simply stop following me on Instagram! It's so simple."

The message is in response to critics of her July 2 Instagram photo (below) and likely other images, such as one posted in May where she was photographed holding a gun (similar to the main image above).

Madonna relaunched her Instagram account in February, after having only posted three photos in November 2012. She now has 110 photos and 536,000 followers.

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   1. #babies_with_swagg

   That's two underscores, two G's for ballin' babiez.

   Photo Count: 26,040

   Image courtesy of Instagram, @vane_bella14

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   2. #HotCheetosWithCheese

   Someone tell me why I'm just learning about this now.

   Photo Count: 1,986

   Image courtesy of Instagram, @aye_you_smiled_when_i___

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   3. #BendyYogis

   See also: #humanpretzel and #polenastics.

   Photo Count: 7,989

   Image courtesy of Instagram, @missashleighnicole

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   4. #TwerkOrTreat

   Talk about a thriller night.

   Photo Count: 2,517

   Image courtesy of Instagram, @sound_it_out

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   5. #dafuqdidijustread

   I think the real question is: #dafuqdidijusttype?

   Photo Count: 1,393

   Image courtesy of Instagram, @chelsannebill

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   6. #ferretabulous

   Yo, we're talking about the ferret here, not her (lack of) bikini, ok?

   Photo Count: 2,808

   Image courtesy of Instagram, @mykittyclaire

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   7. #RubberSideDown

   It's not what you think ... for the most part. In motorcycle culture, "rubber side down" means "drive safe."

   Photo Count: 512

   Image courtesy of Instagram, @thatismyname

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   8. #ChineseBangs

   Huh, I never knew Zooey Deschanel was Chinese...

   Photo Count: 2,106

   Image courtesy of Instagram, @jilllybeaaan

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   9. #NailArtOohLala

   At the time of publication, this hashtag had logged 178,158 photos. Suck on that lollipop for awhile.

   Photo Count: 178,158

   Image courtesy of Instagram, @kariinaobduliia

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    10. #teef

    "Fut err yerf lerfking atf?"

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    Image courtesy of Instagram, @oreoandroux

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    11. #TurtleBackpack

    Instagram has 3,657 heroes in a half-shell. Turtle power?

    Photo Count: 3,657

    Image courtesy of Instagram, @mscocolinchen

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    12. #PopTheTrunk

    It might sound like a Sisqo lyric, but this hashtag is actually surprisingly literal.

    Photo Count: 1,036

    Image courtesy of Instagram, @smoreno93

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    13. #MuffinBreak

    #BagelBreak, on the other hand? 58 photos. What kind of backwards breakfast logic is that?

    Photo Count: 2,692

    Image courtesy of Instagram, @jessicamanners

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    14. #weenis

    Look down. Your weenis is showing.

    Photo Count: 805

    Image courtesy of Instagram, @nateburger

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    15. #lmnop

    KITTY ALPHABETZ?

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    Image courtesy of Instagram, @xalinkx

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    16. #CrayonBurger

    Evidently, it's a restaurant in Malaysia that sells dayglow-colored burgers in "red velvet," "milk" and "zombie" flavors.

    Photo Count: 588

    Image courtesy of Instagram, @loymabel

Image via Ian Gavan/Getty Images; screenshots courtesy of Instagram, Madonna