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Lady Gaga Mixes Activism And Music At Arizona Concert
08/01/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
Rather than bow to pressure to cancel her Arizona show, Lady Gaga made it into a political statement. In a two hour plus show full of what is beign described as “electrifying music”, Lady Gaga spoke out in favor of LGBT rights, and attacked Arizona’s draconian and unconstitutional immigration law. The law has been, mostly, put into abeyance by a federal judge, but the controversy over it has not ended.
According to reviews of her Monster Ball show:
“True to her highly creative take on pop music, which is influenced by the likes of Madonna, ABBA, Elton John and Queen, Gaga packed her hits into segments featuring Broadway-inspired scenery – the tale of a woman trying to get to the Monster Ball in New York City.
Gaga, 24, rivaled her predecessor Cher with several costume changes.
Her looks included skimpy dance outfits showing off her legs, a flowing red robe, a nun’s headpiece paired with a translucent skirt, a white gown with wings and her famed outfit spraying sparks from her breast and crotch areas. Several types of edgy headgear at times covered the star’s yellow-blond hair.”
The singer spoke out against Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law about halfway through her set, and called for her fans to protest the law. Governor Jan Brewer has begun considering ways to change the law before it drags Arizona downward fast, and pulls it through the courts in a challenge that it will likely not win. Unfortunately for her, the Republicans in the Arizona legislature are refusing to consider any changes that do not make the law stronger and more repressive. Lady Gaga apparently said that the law had created “a state of emergency” in Arizona. She stated “We have to be active. We have to actively protest…I will not cancel my show. I will hold you, and we will hold each other, and we will protest this state.”
Apparently her statements, described as rants by one reviewer, were widely applauded by her fans.
Her decision to hold the concert but call for the protest of the immigration law may not sit well with all of her fans; however, it is certainly a novel idea. Lady Gaga is well known for supporting LGBT rights, and recently, she was the subject of one of Westboro Baptist Church’s protests. She is joined by Justin Bieber and the whole of Comic-Con as WBC looks for relevance in the world.
((In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a fan of Lady Gaga’s music. I chose to strictly report on her activism because, honestly, her music clashes too much for my liking and I do not feel capable of commenting about her shows.))
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Maisha
August 3, 2010 at 2:58 am
Who are you calling an idiot?? Her ratings are not low compared to Madonna. She is classically trained and writes her own songs which is ALOT more than I can say for Madonna. Jesus Christ… Madonna was cool in 1986 and should have stopped years ago. If you really want to compare you should see them both live… because I have. Do you even live in AZ??? Because I do… and you should probably get your facts straight on sb1070 before you make a bold statement like that. Dumbass.
gagarbage
August 2, 2010 at 8:19 pm
This woman is an idiot, now that she realizes that her ratings are low compared to Madonna (because she’s just copying her) she feels the urge to criticize Arizona’s SB1070 law like a traitor hoping that her most naive audience will not realize that the law only affects illegals. Let’s delete her songs from our mp3s. GO ARIZONA!
FAEN
August 3, 2010 at 12:23 am
Her rating are low? Are you high? Sb1070 is clear in it’s racial profiling. YOURE the idiot!
Reg825
August 2, 2010 at 4:28 am
Watch the actual video of Lady Gaga’s comments on Arizona’s immigration law here: http://www.economicrefugee.net/lady-gaga-comes-out-against-arizonas-sb-1070-immigration-law/
DCInsider
August 1, 2010 at 10:09 pm
I am a fan of her and think she did the right thing by keeping her concert. I do not understand why Get Equal and other groups attacked her for not boycotting the state with other artists. I believe she did a lot more by making a statement during her concert. You can always do more, yes. But at least she did/said something. Maybe people should start going after our enemies rather than our allies.
FAEN
August 1, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Show me your teeth!
jillian
August 1, 2010 at 12:59 pm
straight people need love too :O
btw- i went to the concert. it was amazinggg
CaptQueeg
August 1, 2010 at 12:52 pm
She’s a very talented young lady. However, she should put on her show and keep her nose out of local politics.
Jennifer White
August 2, 2010 at 4:28 am
It’s not “local politics” when it’s all over national media and other states are trying to copy cat AZ. It is also not “local politics” when the GOP is trying to use it as political ammunition against the president and other Democrats. The AZ has become a national issue like it or not. She has just as much right to speak out about any social or political issue as anyone else. In fact, people with media power and large audiences SHOULD be speaking out about social injustices. I would rather see them do that than just sitting back enjoying the money and power of their celebrity status and not being involved.
Chuckjones
August 1, 2010 at 11:35 am
I am a fan of her music and think she did the right thing. Canceling the concert would have created profound disappointment and inconvenience for her fans, workers at the venue and her own crew. Also, by performing, she was able to use the show as a teaching moment. I’m glad she spoke out. Her words may carry significant influence, especially for her younger fans.
desert sun
August 1, 2010 at 10:55 am
I’m not a fan of her music either, but obviously a lot of people are and enough for you to write about her
Bridgette P. LaVictoire
August 1, 2010 at 11:24 am
As I said, in the interests of full disclosure, which means that I want to be up front about the fact that I don’t listen to her music.