Lady Gaga’s attitude is a surprising breath of fresh air for teenagers

Posted on September 26, 2010 by

Carol Hunt, a journalist from the Irish Independent, wrote an article about Lady GaGa for today’s issue of the Sunday Independent. After reading the article in the newspaper, we found it appropriate to post on the site, as it is is an excellent look and portrayal of how much (in our opinion) of a role model Lady GaGa is for women around the world. It is a very honest article, and will interest any Lady GaGa fan. Please read it below, as it is an excellent piece of journalism and we’re sure many of you will enjoy it.

So, what was the point of the meat outfit from the pop icon who seems to have launched a thousand theses? When Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta — aka Lady Gaga — strolled to the podium at the recent MTV awards wearing a couture mini-dress made entirely of raw meat, every cultural academic and student of critical theory sat up wondering: ‘what?’, ‘why?’ ‘for whom?’ and ‘against what?’

While many recoiled in horror at the thought of all that raw meat slowly turning rancid in the heat, I reluctantly admitted that, as outfits go, it was infinitely preferable to the ‘underage prostitute trying too hard’ get-ups worn by other ‘pop stars’ of her generation.

I’m not quite sure whether she was slagging off vegetarians or meat eaters, (both conceivably could be offended) or getting a dig in at the whole concept of women’s bodies as pieces of flesh, slaughtered and put on show for public consumption, or in a mood to shock Cher (to whom she handed her ‘meat bag’) — or perhaps all three.

According to the lady herself, it was a ruse to get attention for the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ discriminative policy towards gays and bisexuals in the American Army.

“If we don’t stand up for what we believe in . . . if we don’t fight for our rights, pretty soon we’re going to have as many rights as the meat on our bones,” said Gaga.

Article By: Carol Hunt, Irish Independent
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