Lady Gaga Born This Way

Her clothes accentuate her cleavage or have a sexual shock factor, such as wearing “sequined pasties…[that] coordinate with the rest of her attire”. The vulgar, sexual nature of her raps makes it impossible for her to not receive attention from the media. Another artist, Eve, dresses sexually to accentuate her body and appears in videos with music video models but raps about social issues like domestic violence. By comparing the nature of these artists and their music, Perry tries to show that young girls have very few role models in hip hop that promote positive feminists values and body images. But, she neglects to discuss other feminist artists she mentions in the essay such as Destiny’s Child and Mary J. Blige and how their lyrics and actions in the media allow young black girls to have positive role models that show a woman can be independent, strong, and beautiful in their own way. Perry’s focus on the more sexualized female artists in hip hop and how their shocking appearance and lyrics allow them to be as successful as their male counterparts took away from the development of her argument about conservative artists and their success. By leading the reader to believe that artists are either overly-sexual or conservative, Perry limits how the reader forms an opinion on why or why not young girls’ body image may be threatened by the media and the hip hop

Lady Gaga’s tweet can connect to Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Letter to My Son.” Coates writes in his piece that “The Dream” only applied to white people because “the Dream rests on [black people’s] back, the bedding made from [black] bodies” (84). Much like other white allies, Lady Gaga also enjoy the perks of living in the Dream. Because of the delusion that they live in, white allies are not aware of the work that the black community is

Beyoncé uses “Formation” as a continuation of the story in “Freedom” by making a statement about working hard to obtain what she wants and pride in her roots, particularly her southern black heritage. She alludes to how far she has come when she says she rocks her Givenchy dress (citation). Here, she is calling attention to how far she has come and the fortune she has earned by referencing her Givenchy dresses, a luxury brand only someone well off can afford. However, she did not forget where she came from and references her heritage in the second verse when she says “My daddy Alabama, Momma Louisiana” She is

Ever since Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way”, the amount of Americans who thought sexuality was assumed at birth has steadily climbed. For many people in the LGBTQ community, being gay

This includes standards of beauty, empowerment, culture, and the shared parts of our history. The message that Beyonce is trying to convey to us is that there are real issues going on that are constantly being ignored. She is also stating that if no one else will voice their opinions on these issues then she will. As I analyzed the position that I received was discrimination to African American culuture, police brutality, tragedy, and cultural pride. I agree with the message behind this video/song. For many years cultural issues have been ignored and failed to be solved due to political

Beyoncé’s choice of lyrics in the song “Formation” reflect a cultural reclamation and celebration of being multiple things: an African-American of any sex, a woman of any race, and specifically a black woman. These multiple messages are allowed for by lyrical content that ultimately asks members of all these marginalized groups to “get into formation” in singing an anthem for empowerment. “Formation” begins with a few words from Messy Mya, a YouTube personality who was murdered in 2010 and was known for his overt satire regarding violence against the black community in New Orleans. This sets the stage for the political message the following lyrics portray. “The intersection between hip-hop and politics has empowered a generation of youth to believe that they not only have rights but maybe even an obligation to make a difference in their world” (Alalman, p. 42, 2011). Expressing self-feelings, thoughts or views through music can make a change in the world, which is what Beyoncé does through her music. The actions in the song is further reinforced in the music video, through African American women fighting for respect on the streets, creating a sense of devotion in the audience. Moreover, the artist openly addresses the culture of open social hate towards black features “I like my baby hair with baby hair afro, I like my negro nose with Jackson 5 nostrils”, to which she responds by accepting them as special traits to be cherished and not ashamed of. By embracing all these pejorative

The New Americanas, the modern America, the current generation, whatever millennium you call it, all artists create a connection. A connection that connects to your present or past, a connection that you may have never found relatable but now, can stand back and appreciate multiple perspectives. So yes, Halsey says, drinking is something we, the new Americanas do! Yes, we smoke marijuana! Yes, there are black moms who have children with white dads (vice versa)! Yes, there are men marrying other men and women marrying other women! Does this makes our generation messed up? Absolutely not! Allessia Cara expresses her exposure to such changes. Just because our media contains drugs and sex, doesn’t mean that’s what your everyday common teenager is concerned with. There are many young adults, who don’t condone drinking, smoking, the degrading of sex and who don’t agree with mixed cultures including homosexuality. Does this condemn our generation to a closed minded, negative, knit-picking society? Again, absolutely not! Both artists are played on the radio, and they aren’t the only singers who express similar ideas. There’s no black or white, there is a strong sense of togetherness that we ally together and stand with our beliefs, “Here, as the New

Lady Gaga performed parts of her famous hits "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "Telephone" and "Bad Romance together with the rest of her stage cast, but took it to heart to individually perform “Born This Way”. There, she sang lyrics from a verse towards

This challenge considers that the various situations the individual faces help shape character, which means that an individual’s character does not remain stagnant, but the individual’s perception of society does. Lady Gaga’s personal story debases such challenge. In 2014, Lady Gaga revealed that she had been raped at the age of nineteen. Such a dramatic event, shaped her character as she had now become a victim of sexual abuse, and thus changed the way she saw the world. Lady Gaga is twenty-nine today, ten years after the occurrence of her abuse. Based on the challenge to the narrator’s assertion, what happened to Lady Gaga would have had no effect on the way she saw the world; her perception of the world would have remained definitive. But, as was the case with Mr. Dimmesdale, Gaga’s character, as a victim, has shaped and continues to shape how she lives life and how she sees the world. Lady Gaga’s character certainly defined her perceptions of reality, as since the moment of her tragic ordeal, Gaga has applied this aspect of her character to her career, the same way Dimmesdale applied his character to his profession in the Gospel. With songs like Swine, Til It Happens To You, and her contribution to the sexual abuse documentary The Hunting Ground, it is evident that Gaga’s character, as a victim of sexual abuse

‘No matter gay, straight, or bi, I was born to survive’. In the words of lady GaGa herself it doesn’t matter who you marry, what your gender is or what’s you race you just need to accept others and yourself. Lady GaGa’s song ‘Born this Way’ informs others about self-acceptance in her new album ‘Born this way’. This song is about people abusing others and reflecting badly on them self because of their race, gender and choice in who they marry. Lady GaGa expresses her thoughts about people’s issues to say it doesn’t matter who you are because you were born that way.

Music can have a big influence on society or a person individually, this can be because everyone has personal feelings and perceives music differently. For this song assignment I choose If I were a boy by Beyonce Knowles. I choose this song because of how gender is seen in society and the differences between men and women and it’s impact in our world. The reason this song makes me think in a sociological manner is because we as people don’t know what it is like to be one gender or the other. Also, there are differences between the genders and we blame society for creating these differences, however we don’t actually stop assuming or agreeing with these differences. I think that personally I don’t always understand how there is such a big difference

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Katy Perry, a well-known American pop artist, delivers a message of social awareness in her song and music video titled,“Chained to the Rhythm.” In “Chained to the Rhythm,” the singer asserts that people in American society should not isolate themselves from, and or ignore the problems in the community. Perry encourages her audience to not sit still when an issue arises. Inspiring her onlookers to not stand idly while social injustices occur and to bring about change is the main purpose of her song and music video. Perry uses a plethora of rhetorical devices and appeals between her song and music video to successfully present her message and to get her audience to start making a change.

From pop star sensation to fashion icon, Lady Gaga has influenced pop culture in many ways. After her 2008 hit single “Just Dance” the singer quickly gained fame for her unique techno pop music. From there on she has acquired a huge following and quickly took over the world of pop music. The singer then used the newly popular twitter website to tweet to her fans. She encouraged them to love themselves, spread positivity to one another, and most importantly funded her Born This Way Foundation in hopes of helping bullied victims. Not only did she use her music and social media account to influence her fans, she also made a broad fashion statement to motivate her fans to be weird, different, and unique. Many people still remember her famous meat dress she walked the red carpet in, while others reminisce on all the outrageous outfits she’s worn over the years. Over the last nine years, this pop star diva continues to top the charts with her music, spreading kindness, and walking the streets wearing memorable outfits.

Comprehending her lyrics, one may perceive from the understanding that her intended audience is actually anyone who may be feeling the same way as her and the effect in which she wishes to have upon them is to be like her in the