LADY GAGA LOVE

During the first weekend in December, I headed out to Los Angeles for my aunt's wedding. After leaving Dayton half an hour late, I realized that I would almost miss my connecting flight to LAX. Knowing that I was behind schedule and since I’m an athlete who knows how to pump myself up, I made a detailed plan involving Lady Gaga and running from terminal C to terminal A in less than 15 minutes. Before heading off the plane, I threw on my headphones and ran off the plane listening to the joyous sounds of Lady Gaga. With “Bad Romance” blaring in my ears, I sprinted on the moving walk, dodging people left and right. By the time I got to “I Like It Rough” and “Paparazzi,” I was racing through the brightly colored tunnel between the terminals. Not far behind me, the fifteen other people running to the LAX flight added to my sense of urgency and made the moment even more surreal.

Baby you’ll be famous, chase you down until you love me.

Between flashing lights behind colored maps, everyone became blurs hurrying along the moving walk, diving around slow walkers in hope of making the flight. Through pure luck, we made it with minutes to spare. In the end, I gave Lady Gaga the credit since her music inspired my fastest sprinting.

In the past year, I’ve discovered how much I love both her and her music. After hearing “Just Dance,” I thought that she was just another flash in the pan, someone who would be here one minute and gone the next; boy was I wrong! I never realized what special a performer she was until I saw the music video for "Pokerface" and heard her perform on TV. What a voice! She has such a strong and unique style, which is based on what inspires her instead of what sells the most records. Her style and opinions alienate many, yet there are also countless people who love her and find inspiration in her ability succeed by harnessing her oddities into song and presentation. Even one of my best friends, who is super into metal, loves her; Lady Gaga is certainly not someone who many can remain neutral about. If she were trying to create a safe image, her orbit style headdress, leotards, and bubble dress would not be the way to go.

Through youtube and other news sources, I recently heard that many believe Lady Gaga might be a hermaphrodite, because of video and photographic evidence. There were a lot of comments on these videos saying how horrible she is and how much they dislike her, which was exactly opposite of how I felt. When I heard this, I thought “this is amazing!” When I read about this possibility, my first thought was of one of my favorite books, “Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides, which is the astonishing story of Cal, or Calliope, a hermaphrodite from Michigan who traces his Greek lineage, familial history, and personal transformation in this marvelous book. Lady Gaga has such wonderful support from the gay community and many fans throughout the world. If this rumor turned out to be true, I don’t think it would make me dislike her and, in fact, it might make me appreciate her even more. What I love about Lady Gaga could best be summed up by her own words on Ellen. She stated that her music is about creating a safe space for people who are different to embrace themselves and be accepted as they are. What more can you really ask from music besides for that.

Love and hugs,
the curious girl :)