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5.24.2010

What if Lady Gaga Does Have a Penis?

I've never liked a musician more without ever really listening to their music than Lady Gaga. The Advocate quoted her saying "I love the rumor I have a penis. I’m fascinated by it. In fact, it makes me love my fans even more that this rumor is in the world because 17,000 of them come to an arena every night and they don’t care if I’m a man, a woman, a hermaphrodite, gay, straight, transgendered, or transsexual. They don’t care! They are there for the music and the freedom. This has been the greatest accomplishment of my life — to get young people to throw away what society has taught them is wrong. Gay culture is at the very essence of who I am and I will fight for women and for the gay community until I die.”
So eloquently stated and articulate. I love her for her nonchalance about the speculation that she has a penis rumors and her embracing attitude. This can not be said enough- Lady Gaga is awesome. But of course there is another side to the coin. It's sad but true. The other side is that just because her fans arrive for a show doesn't mean they are all on the same terms when it comes to gay rights. In comparison to the reaction the Dixie Chicks received from their fans after saying certain things about Bush not being their president, Gaga's fans seem...less affected. But The Dixie Chicks birthed their fan base from a certain locale, a specific type of group that might be a little bit more conservative. But Lady Gaga came out swinging to a different tune from day one. So I'm not surprised that people didn't stopped coming to her shows because she might have a penis or she might be gay or bisexual. Expectations are wide when you're thinking about buying tickets from a musician that puts soda cans in her hair as curlers.
And then there is the notion of pop culture being an almost all inclusive easy to access tradition. Pop is everywhere and is hard to say no to or boycott.
Another big thing, is that Lady Gaga (as far as I know) has yet to say yes or no to the question. If she gives a yes, what would the reaction be?