LADY GAGA and the DEATH of SEX

LADY GAGA and the DEATH of SEX

1.       Does Paglia believe that Lady Gaga is not worth the success that she has gained as an artist?

2.       Is Lady Gaga setting a bad example for the kids/teens that listen to her music?

3.       Does Lady Gaga’s music represent the problems of the generation that her music is geared too?

While I was reading “Lady Gaga and the Death of Sex” by Camille Paglia, I felt that the whole purpose of the piece was to just bash Lady Gaga and the messages that she promotes about loving and being yourself.  In Lady Gaga’s music you can hear that she is a firm believer in loving yourself and being who you are, but Paglia argues that there was little information to show that she was ever a “misfit of life” because she had a comfortable upbringing. I think although Lady Gaga may have had an upbringing that was better than others, does not mean that she can’t try to help the ones that have bullied. If you look at the music of this generation, it’s all about loving who you are and being you. More and more teens are being bullied and are having self-esteem problems and I believe that she is trying to be considerate to that and telling her audience that they are loved. Paglia says how she believes that Gaga sees her fans as “damaged goods in need of [Gaga’s] therapeutic repair”.  She goes on to compare Gaga to past singers like Madonna and Hollywood sex icons such as Marilyn Monroe and Clara Bow. Times have changed from then and it’s not like the 20‘s or 30’s anymore. Lady Gaga’s attire is very different from what a majority of people would wear but she has almost made people immune to it because we have seen stud like this from social media. Due to her outrageous wardrobe, Paglia goes as far to compare her to drag queens, but says they are sexier than she will be. Lady Gaga is a different type of person, but she does what she wants and I believe should be respected as an artist and a person. She goes along with what she states about loving who you are and being yourself, even if that means wearing funky clothing.