1. Can you really judge someone based on how they dress and look?
2. Is Lady Gaga setting a bad example for kids in our generation?
3. Is it fair to compare Gaga to those of older generations?
I am personally not a fan of Lady Gaga but I found this article to be a little harsh. Can you really judge someone based on how they look and dress? My opinion is no. It is like the saying, "you can't judge a book by its cover." She may have a different sense of style but it does not make her any less of a good person. Although I agree that she does dress provocatively in some cases, but what singer or performer doesn't? I believe that by having more outrageous costumes on stage it draws more attention and makes her fans more intrigued by her. In fact, it has probably made her more successful. If people don't like the way that she dresses or the lyrics she sings, they are not being forced to listen to her and attend her concerts. If she wants to get weird tattoos, who are we to judge? It is her body. She is the one who has to live with them. Although I disagree with that part of the article, I do agree with Camille Paglia when she says that her lyrics are nonsense yet you can't get them out of your head because they are catchy. Maybe the reason she is loved by many is not because of her catchy lyrics, but because of her unusual sense of style and her exciting yet odd performances. Paglia pretty much says that Lady Gaga is doing wrong, but in 2009 she sold over 9.8 million singles worldwide and was nominated for Best Song of the Year. So if you ask me, I would say that she is obviously doing something right. Who knows, maybe it is because of her style and unusual music videos, performances, and nonsense lyrics that make her a well known artist throughout the world.
I agree that it is her body and she has the right to do whatever she wants with it and also about her catchy songs. She has attracted a huge audience of diverse people by doing something right, that's absolutely true. In a way though, all of her costumes and lyrics along with her music videos usually have some type of underlying message. We may not always know what that message is but i think that it's usually there.
ReplyDeleteI also wrote about how she should be able to dress and perform how she wants. She has millions of fans so she is obviously doing something right.
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