1. Questions
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Is
Lady Gaga portraying herself as someone she is not?
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Lady Gaga hiding behind her gaudy makeup and over dramatic costumes?
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Has
the growth in technology affected the way we distinguish real vocals compared
to bad?
2. Response
In the article “Lady Gaga and the Death of Sex”, the author Camille
Paglia discusses her point of view on the idea that Gaga is pretending to be
someone she is not. I can most definitely agree with the author on this idea. In
the article the author talks about how almost every single song of Gaga’s has
some similarity to another popular artist’s music or persona. Gaga has become
this huge artist that constantly preaches to children that don’t fit in to “love
who they are” and to “accept themselves”. She states that she is celibate, but
most of her songs have strong sexual references. I actually believe that her preaching’s very
ironic. Lady Gaga never grew up being a misfit or an outcast. She grew up with
money and went to an expensive private school in New York. Gaga is trying to be
some sort of therapist trying to help children who don’t fit in.
Lady Gaga’s music is far from being original or her own creation. If you
look at her as a complete artist, she is almost identical to Madonna. There was
an instance in which one of Gaga’s music videos was so much like Madonna’s,
that Madonna was actually angry. Music artists are supposed to be unique, that
what draws us to them. So how has Lady Gaga become so famous? She uses other artists
ideas, copies their ideas and persona, and makes children that don’t fit in,
feel like they fit in by making it seems like she can relate.
I completely agree that Lady Gaga pretends to be someone else instead of being herself. She tries to come off very unique and original, but like you said, she has similarities with other artist like Madonna. Although she does not compare to Madonna or other women icons at all, so she puts up this fake personality with all her over the top outfits, make up, and songs. I also do not understand why Lady Gaga tries to be a role model for children because if you listen to the lyrics of her songs they can be really inappropriate! She provides a sexual message in almost every song. Overall, I agree with everything you said and think Lady Gaga has gone over the top and people are over it.
ReplyDeleteI also agree that Gaga pretends to be someone that is completely different than her true self. Once Stefani Germanotta became famous, she transformed into Lady Gaga, an artist who is truly blinded in her own strange world. Everyone has become so obsessed with Gaga because they think she is a new and original artist and that there is no one in the music business like her today. However, Paglia argues that Gaga is pretty much a replica of Madonna. It is like her music is a sort of "deja-vu" of Madonna's work. I truly believe that Gaga's fans are blinded to her image and what she portrays in her music. Even though her songs are catchy, the lyrics of almost every song has a sick twist about sex and death. The image that Gaga has created for herself is not original and is definitely not a good influence for her younger fans.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Gaga is a copy cat of Madonna. I never realized this until I read your post. I went and looked at some music videos of both and it was shocking how much Gaga is like Madonna. It is true that Gaga is ironic telling people to be themselves when she herself is trying to be someone else.
ReplyDeleteHi Melissa and thank you for your post. I agree that there are positive aspects to being an active reader, as you mentioned, such as diving further into a subject to get more detailed information than what a current article may be presenting. However I must also ask myself how well I can recall what I’ve read and discover that it usually depends on the reading method used. I find that the pieces that I have been able to become immersed with and connected to were what I in turn processed the best with better retention of information. Personally, when I skim an article I am really looking for a quick answer, and forget it almost instantly. Could this be the type of learner that I am or a fault in articles and research from the internet? You’ve made some great points. Good luck this summer!
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