Lady Gaga and the Death of Sex

1. Why does Paglia just mainly belittle Gaga with what seems like personal attacks?

2. Does Lady Gaga feel as though she really needs the "costumes" to keep her fans?

3. Is Lady Gaga really to blame on the death of sex?


2) I will be addressing a bit on every question

I as read Camille Paglia's article, I felt as though she really didn't have much of an argument. In my opinion, Paglia kept attacking Gaga as if it were a personal vendetta. I had to read the article twice to look past it and try and understand what she wanted to say. In a way, it may not have been personal, but as we all know who Lady Gaga is, she does seem to be the perfect poster child to use.

Gaga's appearances is quite unique to say the least. From her shows to being out in public, she gives a new meaning to the word weird. The approach Paglia took may be a personal attack but given the situation, she had no option but to use Gaga. Paglia tries to undermine Lady Gaga's accomplishments to mere nothings when in fact Lady Gaga has earned her right. I in no means would consider myself a Lady Gaga fan but the success she has achieved was all earned. I myself have even been a victim of her music that I spent a good 2 weeks having the song "Cherry cherry boom boom" suck in my head. Other than her catchy songs, the outfits she wears may be over the top and the performances she puts on during her shows might be different but in a way, she has to do it that way. The way the music is set up these days is completely different from back in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. The internet has made it so simple to listen to music, it's ridiculous. And not just that, most people just go on youtube or download their songs instead of purchasing. Not only does this not get the artist money, the music industry starts to suffer as well. It's because of this that artists have to put on the shows that they do. They have to sell music as well as entertainment in their concerts since the music is so easily attained. An artists needs to be know to be successful and the biggest way to be known is to stand out and be different from other artists around them.

Music artists don't just wake up and decide to become famous. They draw on their inspiration from others before them. When Paglia compares Gaga to Madonna I can definitely see the resemblance but Lady Gaga took it to a whole new extreme. Madonna may be have some wild things in her time but its just the day and age. In my opinion, Lady Gaga in no way is even remotely responsible for the death of sex. People may watch her videos of bondage and disco sticks and not see it sexual but its not her fault. Today sex has become such a regular topic that it's no longer weird for everyone. It's become to common that I don't even know if parents have the talk with their kids anymore. I saw a picture a while back and it was a father sitting down with his son and he says "Son, I think its time we had the 'sex' talk" and the kid replies, "Sure dad, what do you want to know?" That picture portrays our culture so well it's actually pretty sad. I'm all for being able to speak your mind and saying what you want about whatever topic but when it starts to seep into the younger generation, there has to be a line somewhere. Paglia has a point that the idea of sex has become watered down, but it's in no way Lady Gaga's fault.

http://tinyurl.com/aalqkkx (just for laughs)