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12 December 2009
I take back anything bad I've said about Lady Gaga→[More:]That is all.
I, too, purposefully did not learn who the Lady Gaga was. Then, I watched Lady Gaga's video for Bad Romance and watched a few more youtube videos to confirm my observations.
You are free to live your life the way you choose.
I pretty much know just enough about Lady Gaga to know that I don't have a strong opinion about her--it's not really my thing, but I think she's more interesting than most of the artists working in her medium.
I love her. LOVE HER. Her persona and videos, anyway. And I find her songs catchy...but they're not really my thang. There seems to have been a real uptick in "Acts that make jrossi want to surgically remove her ears" recently, but Gaga is so not one of them. (I mean, have you heard Owl City? That song about lightning bugs makes me want to punch an owl.)
She's got something for everybody. Like to dance? Check. Like pretty young females? Check. Like to hear someone sing? Check. Like to hear recycled pomo theories on art, delivered art-school-earnestly? Check. Like to look at fancy outfits? Check. Like to hate on the next big thing? Yes, she will provide something for you too.