Hollywood has never been shy about offending Christians, and last month was no exception. A trailer for the film Mother Mary (2026) was released, depicting the story of a fictional pop star who performs in a resplendent crown with rays of light emerging from her head. However, as this musician wears skimpy bodysuits and has a romantic entanglement with her female dress designer, we can be pretty sure she shares nothing else in common with the Virgin Mary.
Unsurprisingly, I won’t be watching it, but one thing that the film does get right is the title many young women give to their favourite female singers, that of “mother”. I began to notice this social media trend a couple of years ago, where goliath-like pop stars – think Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Lana Del Rey – were being addressed by this term, and I found myself perplexed by it.
