...so Sara said:
Setting the wrong things... write.
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Lizzie Grant : Lana Del Ray :: Stefani Germanotta : Lady Gaga
Why does one work better than the other? Better publicists? Better live performances? Better branding? Gaga gets credit where Del Ray won’t for being a better artist overall, of course, but packaging is packaging, isn’t it?
Before an entire team of publicists, Gaga was performing as the next singer/songwriter/Sara Bareilles type. Lana Del Ray’s music is pretty much the same as before the millions were pumped into her look (and lips?)
Just saying.
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Well. The rumors are true I guess. My mother is a gay man. (Taken with instagram)
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Photo reblogged from El Regreso De Saturno
![You who wrote this: I love you. x 590867459865
mylifeasafeminista:
Dear Lady Gaga,
The more I learn about you, the worse it gets.
First, you allowed “Born This Way” to be played and performed without the line about supporting people regardless of their sexual and/or gender identities. This was especially ironic considering that this song was supposedly written as a “gay anthem.”
Then, there are all the times you have made transmisogynistic comments. Although I strongly believe that gender policing is unacceptable, I don’t think you have handled these situations appropriately, to say the least. You can’t combat transphobia with transmisogyny.
Now, my dashboard is full of posts about your recent performance in New Zealand, in which you used a wheelchair as part of your costume. As “Jesse Billauer, the founder of the quadriplegic advocacy group Life Rolls On,” rightfully said: ”I invite [Gaga] to learn more about the 5.6 million Americans who live with paralysis. They, like me, unfortunately, don’t use a wheelchair for shock value.”
Let’s not forget that time you equated feminism with man hating, as if loving men and being a feminist were mutually exclusive.
Because you are such a famous celebrity, your comments and actions are extremely significant. Each time you express transphobic, ableist, and anti-feminist sentiments, you are sending a message to the world. You are reinforcing the dominant ideologies which allow for the marginalization and oppression of the groups you claim to support. It seems that every time you take one step forward, you take two steps backwards.
P.S. You are not, and will never be, the face of the LGBTQ community. Please stop referring to us as “the gays.” I do not find it particularly endearing or complimentary; in fact, I find your comments to be rather trivializing and offensive.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_loihy75wkl1qidghko1_r1_500.png)
You who wrote this: I love you. x 590867459865
Dear Lady Gaga,
The more I learn about you, the worse it gets.
First, you allowed “Born This Way” to be played and performed without the line about supporting people regardless of their sexual and/or gender identities. This was especially ironic considering that this song was supposedly written as a “gay anthem.”
Then, there are all the times you have made transmisogynistic comments. Although I strongly believe that gender policing is unacceptable, I don’t think you have handled these situations appropriately, to say the least. You can’t combat transphobia with transmisogyny.
Now, my dashboard is full of posts about your recent performance in New Zealand, in which you used a wheelchair as part of your costume. As “Jesse Billauer, the founder of the quadriplegic advocacy group Life Rolls On,” rightfully said: ”I invite [Gaga] to learn more about the 5.6 million Americans who live with paralysis. They, like me, unfortunately, don’t use a wheelchair for shock value.”
Let’s not forget that time you equated feminism with man hating, as if loving men and being a feminist were mutually exclusive.
Because you are such a famous celebrity, your comments and actions are extremely significant. Each time you express transphobic, ableist, and anti-feminist sentiments, you are sending a message to the world. You are reinforcing the dominant ideologies which allow for the marginalization and oppression of the groups you claim to support. It seems that every time you take one step forward, you take two steps backwards.
P.S. You are not, and will never be, the face of the LGBTQ community. Please stop referring to us as “the gays.” I do not find it particularly endearing or complimentary; in fact, I find your comments to be rather trivializing and offensive.
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Hey, look! I found the extended version of “Out Tonight” from RENT!
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Interesting. 100 of you “like” Lady Gaga and a mere 34 “like” Katy Perry.
I “like” some of you better than others now.
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I’m 90% sure gays would no longer be (in existence) if Gaga ended up being a Missy Higgins / Sara Bareilles type.
I really love this song… no surprise there.
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Lady Gaga’s videos are becoming a little too formulaic for my taste. It goes like: something controversial happening, close face-up, cut to Gaga dancing some silly choreography with a gaggle of gays, something controversial, face, face, face, make-up, gays.
Zzzz.
However, I did find this interesting:
See the time stamp on the video? It’s 5 minutes and 23 seconds. Is it a shout-out to her drop date or just a silly coincidence?
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It was only a matter of time before someone made an “Express Yourself”/”Born This Way” mash up. Here’s one of the first…
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Bravo, Gaga. You may not know how to do a remake (Express Yourself was better left to Madonna), but damn if you know your audience! Brilliant marketing.
Also: Ke$ha probably wants her face back.
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The funniest things are true, right? All my iPhone gay friends, please watch and laugh! The Britney Spears cameo is also hilar!
