Would Gaga be as accepted by her stans if she was "hot"?
Gaga is a pretty lady, but if she was supermodel-attractive, would her fans take her as seriously as they do now, or push her to the side for being "plastic"/"too pretty"/etc.?
I'd say she was that way during the Poker Face era. She was really pretty and almost looked plastic at times. She had some of the best promo pics during that time and that was during one of her biggest rises to fame. But I don't think it would make a difference either way.
I think her physical appearance works to her advantage, making her artistic works more believable.
If she was super-model attractive, I don't think she would be able to pull of many off many of her looks. It wouldn't be as convincing to fans and to the public.
I think the fact she's "ugly" compared to people like Katy Perry, Rihanna and Beyonce has played in her favour. Her fans feel like they can visually relate to her, rather than have to dream about looking like her. It's a different relationship, on a purely superficial level.
If she was super-model attractive, I don't think she would be able to pull of many off many of her looks. It wouldn't be as convincing to fans and to the public.
I think the fact she's "ugly" compared to people like Katy Perry, Rihanna and Beyonce has played in her favour. Her fans feel like they can visually relate to her, rather than have to dream about looking like her. It's a different relationship, on a purely superficial level.
I actually don't think Gaga is ugly compared to the other girls. Have you seen Katy without makeup???? I don't think any of them are supermodel pretty.
I think the fact she's "ugly" compared to people like Katy Perry, Rihanna and Beyonce has played in her favour. Her fans feel like they can visually relate to her, rather than have to dream about looking like her. It's a different relationship, on a purely superficial level.