scar-lip:

[image: a tweet from Lady Gaga’s twitter reading “@cher maybe a remix duet for the gays? You truly are ‘the greatest thing to me’.” /end image description]

notforyoutobreak:

thedeeface:

inherhipstheresrevolutions:

mylifeasafeminista:

Dear Lady Gaga,

The more I learn about you, the worse it gets.

First, you allowed “Born This Way” to be played and performed without the line about supporting people regardless of their sexual and/or gender identities.  This was especially ironic considering that this song was supposedly written as a “gay anthem.”

Then, there are all the times you have made transmisogynistic comments.  Although I strongly believe that gender policing is unacceptable, I don’t think you have handled these situations appropriately, to say the least.  You can’t combat transphobia with transmisogyny.

Now, my dashboard is full of posts about your recent performance in Australia, in which you used a wheelchair as part of your costume.  As “Jesse Billauer, the founder of the quadriplegic advocacy group Life Rolls On,” rightfully said: ”I invite [Gaga] to learn more about the 5.6 million Americans who live with paralysis. They, like me, unfortunately, don’t use a wheelchair for shock value.”

Let’s not forget that time you equated feminism with man hating, as if loving men and being a feminist were mutually exclusive.

Because you are such a famous celebrity, your comments and actions are extremely significant.  Each time you express transphobic, ableist, and anti-feminist sentiments, you are sending a message to the world.  You are reinforcing the dominant ideologies which allow for the marginalization and oppression of the groups you claim to support. It seems that every time you take one step forward, you take two steps backwards.

P.S. You are not, and will never be, the face of the LGBTQ community. Please stop referring to us as “the gays.” I do not find it particularly endearing or complimentary; in fact, I find your comments to be rather trivializing and offensive.  

Update: Lady Gaga’s recent performance was in Australia, not New Zealand.  I apologize for the error.

^^^ “the gays” is so objectifying. Fuck off, Gaga. You’re a joke.

The gays? THE GAYS???

Shaking my fucking head.

“you allowed “Born This Way” to be played and performed without the line about supporting people regardless of their sexual and/or gender identities.”

Wait, what? What the fuck? What the fuck is the song supposed to be about then? What the hell? There

Also the “the gays” thing.Although since I believe she’s bisexual that’s not… as ba— yes, yes it is she’s kind of still erasing bi people and I believe some lesbian women feel erased by just saying “gay” because that is generally more of a male-specific term (although others identify as gay, but some do feel erased and it doesn’t address the bi-erasure)

She’s not even an ally. (she doesn’t even pretend to be an ally to trans people and I’m pretty sure she’s bi, so she can’t really be an ally of her own community) :/

*sigh*

Are you shitting me?

I also have one genuine question: why does she portray herself as an ally as opposed to a member of the community? She said she’s bi (or I’m pretty sure she did), so why does it still sounds like she’s othering the non-straight community? It’s just so weird.

And sorry for being bitter, but the less lines sung from Born This Way, the better. They’re all downright awful, and I think I can find at least one problematic thing with each one of them (even—or especially—those about sexuality).