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Celeb Photos: Gaga wearing a burqa leaving Canada
Member Since: 8/25/2012
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everyone saying it's offensive...I don't see how. They are just clothes. She has the right to where what she wants and I don't see how it's offensive,
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Member Since: 8/29/2012
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no matter what you guys tryin to say
radical muslim people already hate her, and always tryin to mock her.
they already hate her for not doing anything,
if gaga really want to do this...
radical people do radical thing.
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The essays Gaga doesn't care what anyone thinks about her wearing a burqa
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Member Since: 4/21/2011
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Originally posted by GlitterfiedCyrus
everyone saying it's offensive...I don't see how. They are just clothes. She has the right to where what she wants and I don't see how it's offensive,
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It isn't. They don't know what they're talking about.
Anyway, judging by this thread she did it again now, just give us a great bop Gaga
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Member Since: 8/30/2011
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Honestly, even if she was using the burqa as a symbol of religious oppression and intolerance I wouldn't see anything wrong with it, since she herself and her fans were a victim of it. She just needs to be very careful.
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Member Since: 3/30/2011
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nnn I love it.
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Member Since: 8/1/2012
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The fact so many of you seemingly have forgotten that she was publicised wearing a burqa months ago goes to show what a non-event this is.
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Member Since: 9/1/2011
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Burqa SWAG like Lady Gaga.
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Member Since: 4/3/2011
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Originally posted by americanshameless
This damn IGNORANCE.
Sometimes, Gaga and some of her fans need to be put in place. Nothing wrong with calling people out for their ignorance at times, doesn't make anyone a hater. Just like with every popstar, not everything they do will be acceptable. If it were anyone else, you WOULD have said something without being so damn defensive. In this case, Gaga WILL offend some people. Who or why is not what you should be asking me. You should KNOW that it will, esp being a Gaga fan. I do not dislike her, take a look at my Last.fm. I'm not going to blindly fan or stan for everything she does.
Peace.
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In that case the ignorance come from people who are offend by this not from Gaga.
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Member Since: 12/28/2011
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Originally posted by Boop
I'm ignorant, could you please tell me which group of people is Gaga offending by wearing a pink burqa?
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Like I stated previously, I'm not solely talking about this pink burqa in particular, I'm just saying she should be toning it down in terms of diving into other cultures and religions without purpose. I even said this wasn't as "offensive" as people are claiming. However, some people will get offended by this. Look at the Indonesia riots, that was useless. If people are willing to go through all that trouble just to label her as some kind of "devil", they definitely will be using the fact that she's wearing a burqa to their advantage in one way or another in the future. I personally am not offended. It's for her own good.
If I sound like a hater, I apologize. I hope y'all at least try to understand what I'm saying.
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Originally posted by HausOfA-M
Honestly, even if she was using the burqa as a symbol of religious oppression and intolerance I wouldn't see anything wrong with it, since she herself and her fans were a victim of it. She just needs to be very careful.
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Originally posted by BadMonster
Yes, because when comedians, rappers and other singers question/criticize religion, a culture, or an aspect of it, it is okay, but when Gaga does something that involves a piece of clothing that doesn't have to do anything with religion it's shocking and disrespectful
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What? This isn't a Gaga-only thing, people from each of those careers you mentioned always get some degree of backlash after questioning an aspect of religion/culture. There is absolutely no way you can seriously try to claim this only happens when Gaga does something.
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Member Since: 8/1/2012
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Originally posted by americanshameless
Like I stated previously, I'm not solely talking about this pink burqa in particular, I'm just saying she should be toning it down in terms of diving into other cultures and religions without purpose. I even said this wasn't as "offensive" as people are claiming. However, some people will get offended by this. Look at the Indonesia riots, that was useless. If people are willing to go through all that trouble just to label her as some kind of "devil", they definitely will be using the fact that she's wearing a burqa to their advantage in one way or another in the future. I personally am not offended. It's for her own good.
If I sound like a hater, I apologize. I hope y'all at least try to understand what I'm saying.
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Elaborate? Have you discussed this with her?
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Gaga is a catholic american woman, it is not up to her to speak out on this subject. It is not part of her culture. Using catholic imagery is completely different, because it is part of her culture and upbringing, and the catholic church gets riled up over anything so w/e.*She's basically just using another culture/religion for purely for shock value. She is exploiting it for her own gain. It's *possibly* really disrespectful to the women who wear their burqas with pride as opposed to the women who ARE being forced to wear them (which is what 99% of americans think)*To these women who wear them with pride, it isn't "just clothes" come on people... idk man it's just ****ed up
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Member Since: 8/30/2011
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Originally posted by PromKing
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your reading too much sis. Obviously threats will come from terrorist groups if the song is offensive not civillians.
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Member Since: 8/25/2012
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Originally posted by HOD
I don't know why you guys find this so offensive tbh.
She's not doing anything controversial with that outfit so why are you so against it?
Last time I checked people from Morocco, Turkey,... love it when other people wear a burqa.
I know that turkish people, etc always nag about the fact that belgian women should wear a burqa and stuff so I don't see the problem here
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No, people in Morocco and Turkey don't actually love burqas... Who told you that? Most Moroccans either wear a normal hijab (head scarf) or nothing at all. Turkish people are pretty westernized, but a lot of them also wear hijabs.
Burqas are worn in Afghanistan/Pakistan... mostly. It's a Persian thing. Of course there are individuals in other Muslim countries who do it too now, which is called a "Niqab" (that's what Gaga is wearing) but very few.
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Originally posted by PromKing
It's not a must in Islam however it was invented and is talked about in the Islamic holy book as a way for women who can lure men ( like really pretty girls) to cover up. The world thinks of it as oppression, BAM.
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It's not talked about in the Quran. The Quran mentions a "Khimar" which is a scarf a woman is advised to drape over her body. To be modest. Nothing about hiding your face. Just that our breasts and hips not be on "display".
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Originally posted by BadMonster
See above... Niqabs, burqas etc are NOT part of the religion or anything, although there might be areas that did include it later on, but originally it's not. My guess would be that she'll use the clothing and song to make clear that her clothes etc don't matter, but that her message does, and she might be using the Burqa to draw attention to that message from the people that do think clothing is important
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While that can be true in certain circumstances, there are still some Islamic traditions that continue to utilize the wearing of the burqa. The burqa and its relative stigma ( at least in modern times) - has been closely linked to people who are followers of Islam. I do further understand now though, her potential implications in this particular situation. Thanks for explaining.
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only the queen making headlines just for wearing a burqa which she has done a million times now
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Originally posted by heavymetal0verr
The essays Gaga doesn't care what anyone thinks about her wearing a burqa
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lol stahppp. she obviously cares, if she didnt care she wouldnt do half the **** she does.
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Member Since: 1/1/2012
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Let me break it down for y'all:
1) Gaga faced opposition to the BTW Ball in Jakarta, and was forced to cancel the concert because the police wouldn't give her a permit to perform due to the threats from terrorists.
2) Gaga wrote a song called 'Burqa' about this.
3) Gaga is wearing a burqa and possibly hinting that it's the title of the new single.
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