Thread: Debunking lies and misconceptions about Lady Gaga
1. V Magazine “blackface”

Lady Gaga has been accused of being in blackface in her 2009 V Magazine spread. Gaga’s debut album “The Fame” was about presenting the perfect pop-star and commenting on today’s society
At the time spray tans were all the rage from celebrities like Paris Hilton, Lindsey Lohan, Katy Price, And Snooki
Lady Gaga’s look was simply an exaggeration of said “perfect pop star” Gaga even wore on over the top messy tan during an interview

(Left) V Magazine 2009
(Right) Interview
2. Lady Gaga “Glamorizes” eating disorders

During Gaga’s 2014 SXSW show, she was vomited on by performance artist Millie Brown
The artist herself Millie Brown has stated her performance was in no way about eating disorders
Lady Gaga herself has opened up about her struggles with bulimia and anorexia and even launched a body positivity campaign in 2012
Lady Gaga’s old tour manager has also discussed her struggle with her body going on to say she wouldn’t eat for weeks to fit into her costumes
3. Lady Gaga hosted a “slave themed birthday party”

Now this has got to be the most misconstrued and ridiculous thing Gaga has been criticized for
These photos were taken on May 11, 2010 at the infamous gay club Laboratory in Berlin. The club celebrates sexual fetishes from “scat” to “water sports”

Gaga took photos with everyone who came up to her
Not to mention her obvious discomfort and the fact that she was drunk out of her mind
4. Lady Gaga dressed as a Nazi at Hillary Clinton’s rally

Twitter went wild coming for Gaga after she wore this military styled jacket during Hillary’s campaign... however it is NOT a nazi outfit
In 2012 Lady Gaga bought 55 pieces of Michael Jackson memorabilia and this jacket was one of those pieces, a piece Michael wore to visit the White House in 1990
5. Gaga “fat-shamed” Adele

“Adele is bigger than me, how come nobody says anything about it?”
This comment was taken out of context. Here is her full statement
The two get along just fine!
6. Lady Gaga “supports rape”

Gaga was under fire for collaborating with infamous rapper R. Kelly on her 2013 single “Do What You Want”
Flash forward: the documentary “Surving R. Kelly” is released and many women step forward about their awful experiences with Kelly
Lady Gaga takes to social media and posts a long apology and pledges to remove the song from all platforms

“my intention was to create something extremely defiant and provocative because I was angry and still hadn't processed the trauma that had occurred in my own life”
Lady Gaga herself is a victim of sexual assault, first opening up about it in 2014 on Howard Stern and discussing her “Vomit” performance from earlier in this thread
In 2015 Lady Gaga released the song “Til It Happens To You” for the documentary The Hunting Ground which deals with campus rape in the US
She performed the song during the Oscars 2016 and brought 50 sexual assault survivors on stage with her. She also got matching “survivor” tattoos
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