“The real motivation is to just turn the world gay. I very much want to inject gay culture into the mainstream. I committed myself to them and they committed themselves to me and because of the gay community I’m where I am today.”
– Lady Gaga
Hay. It’s not just for horses anymore!
We know it can be so frustrating, Dear Breeder, to parse the language of homosexuality, or even to listen to gay people talk. But there’s nothing more frustrating than listening to straight people talk about gay people as a way to emphasize how gay-straight they truly are.
So let me break this gaga down for you. First off, this Lady wants to turn the world gay and has chosen to employ a “gay infection” meth-aphor to describe the strategic process through which she will accomplish this feat. We likewise admire her repeated use of the alienating “they” to refer to a minority group (which conveniently doubles as her primary audience). Like so many art school drop-outs before her, Lady Gaga flashes that famous poker face and cashes in her gay chips to get famous, while still being clear about the boundary where she ends and “they” begin.
But wait! We hired a crack team of dishonorably discharged ex-military gay translators to tell us what Lady Gaga really means here. This is what they revealed!
“The real motivation [of my career] is to make a lot of money by smuggling gay taste into unsuspecting suburban households. I want to bareback my way into the mainstream on the heels of my ‘separate but equal’ commitment ceremony that I just had with the boys out back of the Eagle, where I was today for an important photo shoot.” –Lady Gaga
WASP: White Art School Piece-of-Shit
If you were a real friend to the gays, or even a real performance artist, you’d climb high up into a tree and vow never to take out your hair bow until everyone can legally tie the knot!
Thanks to our friends at girlfriend is a homo for bringing this urgent matter to our attention!
Tags: Art School Drop-outs in the Mainstream, Bareback As Metaphor, Dishonorably Discharged Ex-Military Gay Translators, Gay Cultural Appropriation, Gay Talk, Lady Gaga & her infinite complexity, Methaphors and Similes, Minority Groups & "Them" (& You)
August 24, 2009 at 11:44 pm |
Emma,
UGH! How dare you?
Usually I have to say I’m right there with you. But I draw the line at ripping on Lady Gaga!
First of ALL: Sure, what you say may have some truth to it, but she is only doing what many straight lady celebs do, which is pander to a gay audience because that’s where the money’s at! So what? Kathy Griffin and Chelsea Handler do it, hell even Bette Midler started out like that! And just like neighborhood gentrification, after the gays come the straights.
Second: Her style is impeccable.
Third: I clicked on your link to Girlfriend is a Homo and I don’t see any mention of this topic.
I’m mad at you.
-Amy
August 25, 2009 at 1:08 am |
You go! Tear her a new one!
August 25, 2009 at 10:13 pm |
(in full falsetto) gah gah!
September 3, 2009 at 8:04 pm |
I’m typically quite attuned to signs of arms-length inclusiveness like this. But I wouldn’t have caught that here. Brilliant.
Glad I stumbled across this posting. Barring Alzheimer’s and the like, I won’t forget to keep an ear out for this sort of sentiment.
December 20, 2009 at 2:55 pm |
HaHa.. ya’ll crack me up. Gaga’s the BEST! Who cares how she did it or what her motives. She wanted it and she deserved it so she got it! GAGA ROCKS!!!
January 1, 2010 at 11:42 pm |
She’s bisexual, get your facts right.
January 23, 2010 at 9:04 pm |
thats so wack. but i still love her however she is. she is mad sexy!!!!
February 17, 2010 at 9:23 am |
How dare you talk like that about Lady Gaga??? She’s been a huge support to the gay community, do you call her speech in front of the white house about equality, and her campaign against HIV/AIDS a trick to sell more albums as well?? Then you should also call every artist who does a good thing for the community an attention whore that is only in it for the money. You truly are a sad critic, serious…
Henri
January 28, 2011 at 5:11 am |
I am happy