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Originally posted by TheOnlyOne
Have you seen her recently? Her whole style and demeanor is all about desperation, trying to cause controversy. Exhibit A: The meat dress. It's too much.
Her music is great, and I'd like her a lot more if she'd let it speak for itself. All her antics are what make me not like her as much, because IMO it takes away from her music. That's why I prefer "The Fame Gaga" because she seemed less contrived and desperate. I still love her music, I just won't get fully behind someone who wears lobster on their head and cow on their cooch.
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How "desperate" is it in the sense of truly being pathetic if it works? If her goal is to get people talking, then she has succeeded.
The outlandish costumes are part of her commentary on fame/celebrity culture and a tribute to the glam rock artists, anyway. Which I'm sure will warrant an OMGSOPRETENTIOUS.
She's a provocateur, but far from a mindless one, and if she has the talent to justify the attention she's received (which she does, IMO of course) then more power to her.
And at any rate, I don't understand why people are pretending like this is something new that came along with TFM era? She started out going pantsless everywhere and her fashion sense during The Fame era was still eccentric to say the least, but at least now her visual inspirations have gotten more dynamic, and (more importantly) the music has gotten quite a bit better as well.