Thursday 24th April 2014 by Michael Baggs | Photos by WENN.com

Tags: Madonna

Singer, songwriter, actress, director and active gay rights supporter Madonna has been criticised by fans after she said kale was 'gay'.

The star was speaking about cabbage in an interview with Buzzfeed during which she took part in a word association game. Oddly enough, Madonna's immediate reaction to the leafy green vegetable was homosexuality. She also referred to Vladimir Putin as gay in the same game, but the real hoo-ha here has been over her cabbage comments.

"Stupid. She should know better," wrote Scott Nunn on Twitter, while others questioned whether she had wrongly accused the vegetable over other vegetables, which were potentially more 'gay'.

"Madonna labelling kale as gay is extremely short-sighted," wrote Chris Godfrey. "With its phallic shape & fancy name the courgette is clearly the gayer vegetable."

Madonna is yet to respond.

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