Lady GaGa: 'Do As I Say, Not As I Sell'
MIXED MESSENGER
Lady Gaga: Do As I Say, Not As I Sell
LORDY, LORDY, IS LADY GAH SENDING MIXED MESSAGES.
In a public appearance in support of Mac's Viva Glam Campaign, the living 3D cartoon superhero sent word to all her little monsters that it's okay to be chaste.
"I can't believe I'm saying this -- don't have sex,'' she reportedly uttered. "I'm single right now and I've chosen to be single because I don't have the time to get to know anybody. So it's OK not to have sex, it's OK to get to know people. I'm celibate, celibacy's fine."
If the subject weren't so serious, we'd surely point out hard it'd be for any suitor to find his/her way through the feathers, straps, chains and leather with which she adorns herself. But it's real news when pop's reigning boundary breaker preaches sexual control, even if the announcement will surely feed frenzied speculation over her alleged hermaphroditism.
Let's listen again:
"It's OK to be whomever it is that you want to be. You don't have to have sex to feel good about yourself, and if you're not ready, don't do it. And if you are ready, there are free condoms given away at my concerts when you're leaving!"
Showing she does her homework, G pointed out that the rate of HIV infection is growing for women ages 17-24 and 38-56. "This is a disease that affects everyone, not just the gay community, and right now it's mostly affecting women."
Her message in a nutshell: it's cool to be "strong and independent."
We give a rousing applause to the Gah, though we hope she follows this same internal compass when making future music videos and protects us from plastic plastic placement. Or, even better -- for her own soul --, avoids turning herself completely into a capitalist widget.
Because you're only free when you can really follow your heart's desire, and that means indulging in both yes and shopping only when you really, really want to.
