Madonna, no stranger to shock, is at it again, this time posting a picture of herself in a niqab on Instagram Tuesday.
In the photo, only the 55-year-old’s piercing blue eyes can be seen through a gold-adorned headscarf. Frequently confused with a burqa, the former only covers the face, while the latter covers the whole body.
“Its that kind of day! #unapologeticbitch,” she wrote alongside the image.
As expected, the photo sparked debate online, but not just because the Material Girl was wearing the often-controversial garment: Lady Gaga fans rushed to credit their idol with co-opting the symbol first.
Last year she posted a picture of herself wearing a chain-mail mask to the social networking site.
This is just the latest example of a celebrity clumsily appropriating another culture. Earlier this week, Khloé Kardashian was criticized for wearing a Native American war bonnet.
“It’s absolutely terrible that they have no conscience to discontinue to do such things,” Cliff Matias, cultural director of the Redhawk Native American Arts Council, told Page Six.