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Gaga sends mixed message: use contraception, but still women can't be strong and independent AND have lots of sex, as men can. Read the article, then comment.
I am not really a fan of lady gaga and a lot of the things she says are very contradicting and I don't really understand them just like what the writer was saying. It was good for her to support safe sex and to get tested for AIDS and everything. Also, for women to be strong and independent but it really doesn't fully connect with having a lot of sex or none. Really a person can be strong not have sex or a lot of sex it just depends on what kind of person you put yourself out there to be. Some times women are seen to be weaker if they have had a lot of sex because it seems like a male has forced them (not physically) and they are the innocent but what if the male what the one talked into it wouldn't that make the female strong? I think so but that is just my opinion. I think anyone can do what they want and when they want and they shouldn't be judged just by one type of actions. -Kristin Frondal
Kristin-good point, I would just add to the end if it's between 2 consenting adults (which I think you have assumed anyway) because forcing someone to submit as really a sign of weakness on the part of the rapist--if he felt strong on the inside, he'd have sex with someone who consented.
I agree with Kristin I wouldn't say I do not like lady Gaga more I really do not understand her most of the time. It quite obvious that she is indeed a creative individual how ever I often do not see the message or purpose behind a lot of what she does. Like the comment that was pointed out about her thinking back to when she was younger all the "cool kids were having a lot of sex" oh but don't worry that isn't "in" any more or at this moment. I really do not see the significance correlating popularity and ones sex life. I think what she is doing by being a part of the campaign is great but in a way she should stick to the "script" because it seems when she goes off on tangents she looses a lot of people.
Before I comment on this article, I have to say I am one of Lady Gaga's biggest fans. I enjoy her opinions and the way she presents herself. Tge beginning of this article was about Gaga and Lauper promoting safe sex. I believe if more celebrities promote this, more and more teenage girls will begin to listen because it is their idols who are doing the promotions. I was thrown off towards the end of the article when the writer was bashing Gaga for ranting on about women and sex instead of men. Gaga is a feminist. Why would she speak about men having safe sex? Plus, men are less likely to listen to a women idol when it comes to safe sex. I believe her messages are quite clear. She wants women to be who they are as individuals and not change who they are. She also says having sex is a way for women to become "popular", and they should be independent and strong in order to resist the urge to have sex with multiple partners. Her other main point was to get tested. 73% of women in England haven't been tested? that's CRAZY. Promoting STD testing is something that needs to be everywhere, and I applaud Lady Gaga for talking about it.
It's hard for me not to have a bias opinion in this article because I am a really big Gaga fan and I love when I read stuff about her promoting safe sex in such a smart way.
As the article pointed out, there are celebrities that are so stupid when it comes to endorsing messages about safe sex. Lady Gaga is telling the truth. People have sex. So if you're ready, have SAFE sex. Deal with it.
I agree with Bri because more celebrities need to be getting this idea across to young women that they need to protect themselves. She isn't advocating that women need to be having more and more sex. She's saying that if you want to, do it for yourself and when YOU think you're ready. It's a smart campaign.
I am not a huge Lady Gaga fan but I am a fan of what she stands for as a person. I do find her to be very contradicting with the things that she says at times. I think this article was very good in the fact that she is standing up for women and being an advocate for safe sex. It is a great idea to hand out free condoms at her concerts so people will be protected while having sex. The ad campaign that she did for MAC is very smart because it helps people realize how important it is to get tested for HIV no matter how old you are. I think it is very good that Lady Gaga is promoting safe sex and getting tested to people all around the world. When she mentioned that it is okay for women to have sex and still be independent, I was slightly confused because I think you can have a very eventful sex life and still be a very independent women. - Taylor McDonald
I feel that Lady Gaga is a very strong person and has alot of pull when it comes to her listeners. When she said that women needed to be stong and wait til they are ready to have sex, i think she knows that woman are judged by how many sexual partners they do have. Compaired to men who are knowed as "pimps" if they have alot of sex partners and women are known has "hoes". With her cosmetics line she talkes about HIV and getting tested very important for men and woman. But she also makes a valid point when it comes to how woman are jugded over men. She doesnt come out and say that but thats my perception of it.
I like Lady Gaga a lot, I feel that she may be a bit bizarre but usually has good intentions. I also agree with Jamie in that she is a strong and opinionated person that can be quite influential to her listeners. I agree that women should be independent and strong enough to decide for themselves when they are ready for sex, and not do it out of pressure or expectations. By her promoting safe sex and getting tested for HIV, hopefully her message will reach fans and listeners.
I like Lady Gaga a lot, I feel that she may be a bit bizarre but usually has good intentions. I also agree with Jamie in that she is a strong and opinionated person that can be quite influential to her listeners. I agree that women should be independent and strong enough to decide for themselves when they are ready for sex, and not do it out of pressure or expectations. By her promoting safe sex and getting tested for HIV, hopefully her message will reach fans and listeners. -Vickie Wilkin
I agree with everyone that said the purpose of the message is a good one. Getting tested, keeping yourself protected & thinking about the possible outcome of what can happen if you have sex is a good one. I do think that Lady Gaga was trying to promote another good message when she said to only have sex when you are ready and that to be strong and independent. Meaning for all of her fans (male & female) to think before having sex and no matter what others say you don't have to do it untill you are ready. I do think the whole message that she has is a good one for all of her fans, but especially younger kids who are at that age where they think about having sex for the first time. ~Rebecca Dudzinski
I feel like Gaga's quote on the "cool girls," was simply a mis-step. It is important to focus on what she IS doing well. I really do believe Gaga must have mis-spoken.
Her campaign especially, "you are not your sex life," is superb. She should be applauded for this, solely. Yes, it is important for us to know what else she is saying but we cannnot let that over-shadow what she is saying and doing well and rightly.
Is she not right in stating, if we take it as a statement on society, that in our society it is not cool for women to have sex all the time and being a strong and independent woman in this society means controlly your sex and sexual appetite?
I think some people just misunderstand Lady Gaga because she is so different. I do not think she was saying that sex is linked with being strong and independent. I believe she was trying to say its cool to say no and be your own person and have your own mind.Those girls who were only having sex to fit in or any other wrong reasons are the weak ones. I do not believe she was judging all women who have sex are dependent on men.Everyone knows already there is a double standard that men can have all the sex they want and women can't unless they want to be classified as being whores. Lady Gaga was just pointing out if you are going to have sex do it the smarter way and make sure you get tested. I dont think there was anything wrong with what she said and I don't see the mixed signals. (Erica Jones)
Now, I'm frustrated. I am fully okay with promoted safe sex, but does it really need to have this slight abstinence sublimal message underneath it? This is a woman who just recently showed her vag in her new video. She is all about sexual autonomy and being proud of her sexuality.
Her message is still promoting sex, or for that matter safe sex. Good. But this lecture about sex demeaning us, that it does NOT make us strong and independent. Maybe she was trying to say it better, and I want to give her the benefit of the doubt, but it is pointless.
If you want to be strong and independent, you don't need to have sex to be cool but you can have sex on your time that is safe and with a partner to whom you have their consent.
I agree with Rebecca Lady Gaga's purpose was a good one. Lady Gaga and the Lauper campaign targets all women, no matter your age, to get tested and use condoms. Gaga is supporting safe sex by saying to take advantage of the condoms she gives out at her concerts.
I also like the point she saids that you do not have to have sex to have high self-esteem, which I believe is a big factor in determining the situation.
But then Gaga saids the comment that women who have sex are not strong and independent. She is claiming she is a feminist and then saids this! Women can still be strong and independent and have sex. Men are not always the dominant one and women the passive one. Her whole message is a good one if you just erase that statement completely. -Alexa Stel
I think it is really great that Gaga and Lauper are promoting women to get tested for AIDS. Along with the their campaign to promote safe sex. As someone else stated, Gaga is sending a message to not only her fans, but other women; have sex when you are ready. It is okay if you say no, it's all about you. And it is good for her to be promoting this because look at all the young kids who look up to her and how many women watch/listen to her music. This could really spread the about gettting tested for AIDS. For her statement at the end. I don't think she meant for it to be something negative. Yes, you can still have sex and be strong and independent. Maybe she was thinking that there are many strong and independent women out there and they are not having sex. However, don't think she should have worded it how she did because they should not be linked together. Never the less, I still think what and Gaga/Lauper are doing is really great! -Mary Buss
This is confusing to me. It seems like all her videos and comments are sexual and it always seemed like she promotes sex and show it as strength for a woman to choose when she wants to have sex. Now all of a sudden she is trying to say "its not cool anymore" to have a lot of sex as a woman. I understand what she is trying to say, that people look at a woman who does not sleep around as stronger than a woman who gives herself to any man that comes around, but her contradicting statements make her seem less intelligent. I feel like she just joined this campaign for money and adopted their views. -Jesica Perrone
I agree with Jessica, Lady GaGa is kind of confusing. She is very sexual and almost promotes sex in her music videos yet she's telling girls not to put yourself out there. I do agree with the comment that was made that women have to decide whether they want to be independent or sexually active and men probably never have to even consider thinking bout how many people they want to have sex with. It appears that men can have sex with as many people as they want and women are frowned upon by the number of people they have sex with. I think women can be independent and have sex. I think have sex is a form of independency because you are deciding on who you want to be sexually active with and when. So to me that is a form of independency. Also I like how Lady GaGa is promoting the use of condoms. I think more popular celebrities need to promote safe sex because there are too many young girls either getting pregnant or boys and girls in general are getting stds by having unsafe sex. All in all I think Lady Gaga was trying to promote something good and phrased her words wrong. -Rachel Sitter
I am a fan of Lady Gaga and even though she promotes safe sex does not mean she is promoting sex. I think more celebrities should promote safe sex because they really can get the point across to young adults. I think the explanation for her sexual music videos is to BE SEXY and BE YOURSELF not HAVE SEX. My favorite part about what Lady Gaga said was you do not have to have sex and gain all these sexual partners to feel good about yourself. I also like how she promotes testing for AIDS. That is nothing but promoting a healthy lifestyle, not having sex. I don't think this is contradictory at all. I believe you can still be strong and independant and have sex though. I think she really speaks out to youth so it is best that she keeps promoting safe sex regardless about what she really thinks about women having sex. -Elizabeth Leonard
I really haven't listened to much of Lady Gaga music but I agree with MAJORITY of the things that she says and believes in. Lady Gaga and the other celebrity are the first two people I have ever heard about advertising about SAFE SEX. Majority of the music industry today promotes having sex WITHOUT condoms and just all types of degrading things about women and sex. I feel that there need to be more celebrities come together to promote safe sex and encourage not just women but men as well to get tested for HIV,STDs, and etc. I 100% agree with Gaga about the sex life not being you as an individual. Sex shouldn't make a woman feel good about herself at all but that's what some women feel that makes them who they are and makes their reputation even better. The part I disagree about is that a woman cant be independent and strong if she has sex because I know PLENTY of STRONG and INDEPENDENT women who have sex all the time; that does make you a weaker person. But everything else that was said in the article, I agree with!
I really like Lady Gaga and i feel like many of the things she says and does are very bizarre but i do like her take on this issue. Teens and young adult she be encouraged to use condoms and be given the choice to have as much or as little sex and they want to.. as long as they are being safe about it. ~Rosie Oberth~
I do not really like lady gaga and I do believe a lot of the things she says are contradicting but I did understand what she meant by being strong and independent with sex. I feel like a lot of times women feel pressure to have sex because there peers are doing it, it's a social norm. Like she said when she was in high school everyone was doing it and that alone can make you feel like you should be too. She just wants people to feel like they should be ready when they do it, and to be independent from other people. For once I thought Lady Gaga was actually saying something smart.
Lady Gaga is being contradictory in what she says. A person can be both strong and independent and also have lots of sex and can be strong and independent and not have sex. It just depends on the person you want to be seen as. Women are typically seen as sluts if they have a lot of sex and for men that's not even an issue they are a stud. I believe people should be able to do what they want and whenever they want and not have to worry about what others think about them. I'm glad that Lady Gaga is getting out there to help raise awareness about AIDS and help people protect themselves better against AIDS and STD's. Samantha Cale
I can see where Lady Gaga is coming from, shes not being around the bush and saying that girls should wait tell marriage and not have sex because it just not going to happen that way girls are going to have sex. So I like it that she is promtote safe sex and making sure that everyone is aware about aids and std's. The only thing I disagree with in the article and what she said is the strong and independent when you have sex. I ageew with sam when she said you can be independent and strong if you dont have sex to, it just depends on the women. --jennifer Nicol
I don't follow Lady Gaga at all, but from reading this I don't think she was trying to say that you shouldn't have sex if you want to be strong and independent. I see it as she was just saying being strong and independent is more important than having sex. I'm sure there are people out there who have never had sex and they may feel uncomfortable and feel pressured to have sex just to fit in sometimes. I don't think her statment was to put the two together, but to say that you can not have sex and still be strong and independent. She encourages her audience to wait until they are ready...so to me that statment was to say to girls and women everywhere that you don't have to have sex to be strong and independent. I just feel that she was saying that numbers don't matter if you have been with 0 to 100 people, its YOU that makes you strong and independent. Ashley Kimbro
I think that the article and the message that both Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper are trying to get across is that sex (consentual sex) has responsibilities attached to both partners and it is important (and possibly powerful-though i dont see it as empowering in anyway it should be like this without influence) to get tested and to use and to provide yourself as a woman with condoms and other types of sexual protection both against unwanted pregnancy and STDs and HIV/AIDs. I think it is wonderful that two people from different generations are comming together to push for a good cause but to also remind and influence woman that (not to quote other campaign slogans but..) it is your sex life. you (not only the man) are responsible for what happens within consentual sex because you have the option to protect yourself. I love that gaga wasnt trying to say "dont have sex" but she was influencing people to "have sex but be safe" Go Gaga (and Cyndi Lauper) -Jennifer Rose
I am not really a fan of lady gaga and a lot of the things she says are very contradicting and I don't really understand them just like what the writer was saying. It was good for her to support safe sex and to get tested for AIDS and everything. Also, for women to be strong and independent but it really doesn't fully connect with having a lot of sex or none. Really a person can be strong not have sex or a lot of sex it just depends on what kind of person you put yourself out there to be. Some times women are seen to be weaker if they have had a lot of sex because it seems like a male has forced them (not physically) and they are the innocent but what if the male what the one talked into it wouldn't that make the female strong? I think so but that is just my opinion. I think anyone can do what they want and when they want and they shouldn't be judged just by one type of actions.
ReplyDelete-Kristin Frondal
Kristin-good point, I would just add to the end if it's between 2 consenting adults (which I think you have assumed anyway) because forcing someone to submit as really a sign of weakness on the part of the rapist--if he felt strong on the inside, he'd have sex with someone who consented.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Kristin I wouldn't say I do not like lady Gaga more I really do not understand her most of the time. It quite obvious that she is indeed a creative individual how ever I often do not see the message or purpose behind a lot of what she does. Like the comment that was pointed out about her thinking back to when she was younger all the "cool kids were having a lot of sex" oh but don't worry that isn't "in" any more or at this moment. I really do not see the significance correlating popularity and ones sex life. I think what she is doing by being a part of the campaign is great but in a way she should stick to the "script" because it seems when she goes off on tangents she looses a lot of people.
ReplyDeleteKara Flower
Before I comment on this article, I have to say I am one of Lady Gaga's biggest fans. I enjoy her opinions and the way she presents herself. Tge beginning of this article was about Gaga and Lauper promoting safe sex. I believe if more celebrities promote this, more and more teenage girls will begin to listen because it is their idols who are doing the promotions. I was thrown off towards the end of the article when the writer was bashing Gaga for ranting on about women and sex instead of men. Gaga is a feminist. Why would she speak about men having safe sex? Plus, men are less likely to listen to a women idol when it comes to safe sex. I believe her messages are quite clear. She wants women to be who they are as individuals and not change who they are. She also says having sex is a way for women to become "popular", and they should be independent and strong in order to resist the urge to have sex with multiple partners. Her other main point was to get tested. 73% of women in England haven't been tested? that's CRAZY. Promoting STD testing is something that needs to be everywhere, and I applaud Lady Gaga for talking about it.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard for me not to have a bias opinion in this article because I am a really big Gaga fan and I love when I read stuff about her promoting safe sex in such a smart way.
ReplyDeleteAs the article pointed out, there are celebrities that are so stupid when it comes to endorsing messages about safe sex. Lady Gaga is telling the truth. People have sex. So if you're ready, have SAFE sex. Deal with it.
I agree with Bri because more celebrities need to be getting this idea across to young women that they need to protect themselves. She isn't advocating that women need to be having more and more sex. She's saying that if you want to, do it for yourself and when YOU think you're ready. It's a smart campaign.
-Cara DeMarlie
I am not a huge Lady Gaga fan but I am a fan of what she stands for as a person. I do find her to be very contradicting with the things that she says at times. I think this article was very good in the fact that she is standing up for women and being an advocate for safe sex. It is a great idea to hand out free condoms at her concerts so people will be protected while having sex. The ad campaign that she did for MAC is very smart because it helps people realize how important it is to get tested for HIV no matter how old you are. I think it is very good that Lady Gaga is promoting safe sex and getting tested to people all around the world. When she mentioned that it is okay for women to have sex and still be independent, I was slightly confused because I think you can have a very eventful sex life and still be a very independent women. - Taylor McDonald
ReplyDeleteI feel that Lady Gaga is a very strong person and has alot of pull when it comes to her listeners. When she said that women needed to be stong and wait til they are ready to have sex, i think she knows that woman are judged by how many sexual partners they do have. Compaired to men who are knowed as "pimps" if they have alot of sex partners and women are known has "hoes". With her cosmetics line she talkes about HIV and getting tested very important for men and woman. But she also makes a valid point when it comes to how woman are jugded over men. She doesnt come out and say that but thats my perception of it.
ReplyDeleteJamie
I like Lady Gaga a lot, I feel that she may be a bit bizarre but usually has good intentions. I also agree with Jamie in that she is a strong and opinionated person that can be quite influential to her listeners. I agree that women should be independent and strong enough to decide for themselves when they are ready for sex, and not do it out of pressure or expectations. By her promoting safe sex and getting tested for HIV, hopefully her message will reach fans and listeners.
ReplyDeleteI like Lady Gaga a lot, I feel that she may be a bit bizarre but usually has good intentions. I also agree with Jamie in that she is a strong and opinionated person that can be quite influential to her listeners. I agree that women should be independent and strong enough to decide for themselves when they are ready for sex, and not do it out of pressure or expectations. By her promoting safe sex and getting tested for HIV, hopefully her message will reach fans and listeners. -Vickie Wilkin
ReplyDelete-vickie wilkin
ReplyDeleteI agree with everyone that said the purpose of the message is a good one. Getting tested, keeping yourself protected & thinking about the possible outcome of what can happen if you have sex is a good one. I do think that Lady Gaga was trying to promote another good message when she said to only have sex when you are ready and that to be strong and independent. Meaning for all of her fans (male & female) to think before having sex and no matter what others say you don't have to do it untill you are ready. I do think the whole message that she has is a good one for all of her fans, but especially younger kids who are at that age where they think about having sex for the first time.
ReplyDelete~Rebecca Dudzinski
I feel like Gaga's quote on the "cool girls," was simply a mis-step. It is important to focus on what she IS doing well. I really do believe Gaga must have mis-spoken.
ReplyDeleteHer campaign especially, "you are not your sex life," is superb. She should be applauded for this, solely. Yes, it is important for us to know what else she is saying but we cannnot let that over-shadow what she is saying and doing well and rightly.
Is she not right in stating, if we take it as a statement on society, that in our society it is not cool for women to have sex all the time and being a strong and independent woman in this society means controlly your sex and sexual appetite?
-Kelsey Yoder
I think some people just misunderstand Lady Gaga because she is so different. I do not think she was saying that sex is linked with being strong and independent. I believe she was trying to say its cool to say no and be your own person and have your own mind.Those girls who were only having sex to fit in or any other wrong reasons are the weak ones. I do not believe she was judging all women who have sex are dependent on men.Everyone knows already there is a double standard that men can have all the sex they want and women can't unless they want to be classified as being whores. Lady Gaga was just pointing out if you are going to have sex do it the smarter way and make sure you get tested. I dont think there was anything wrong with what she said and I don't see the mixed signals. (Erica Jones)
ReplyDeleteI'm guilty. I'm goo goo for Gaga.
ReplyDeleteNow, I'm frustrated. I am fully okay with promoted safe sex, but does it really need to have this slight abstinence sublimal message underneath it? This is a woman who just recently showed her vag in her new video. She is all about sexual autonomy and being proud of her sexuality.
Her message is still promoting sex, or for that matter safe sex. Good. But this lecture about sex demeaning us, that it does NOT make us strong and independent. Maybe she was trying to say it better, and I want to give her the benefit of the doubt, but it is pointless.
If you want to be strong and independent, you don't need to have sex to be cool but you can have sex on your time that is safe and with a partner to whom you have their consent.
-Kelly Keating-
I agree with Rebecca Lady Gaga's purpose was a good one. Lady Gaga and the Lauper campaign targets all women, no matter your age, to get tested and use condoms. Gaga is supporting safe sex by saying to take advantage of the condoms she gives out at her concerts.
ReplyDeleteI also like the point she saids that you do not have to have sex to have high self-esteem, which I believe is a big factor in determining the situation.
But then Gaga saids the comment that women who have sex are not strong and independent. She is claiming she is a feminist and then saids this! Women can still be strong and independent and have sex. Men are not always the dominant one and women the passive one. Her whole message is a good one if you just erase that statement completely.
-Alexa Stel
I think it is really great that Gaga and Lauper are promoting women to get tested for AIDS. Along with the their campaign to promote safe sex. As someone else stated, Gaga is sending a message to not only her fans, but other women; have sex when you are ready. It is okay if you say no, it's all about you. And it is good for her to be promoting this because look at all the young kids who look up to her and how many women watch/listen to her music. This could really spread the about gettting tested for AIDS.
ReplyDeleteFor her statement at the end. I don't think she meant for it to be something negative. Yes, you can still have sex and be strong and independent. Maybe she was thinking that there are many strong and independent women out there and they are not having sex. However, don't think she should have worded it how she did because they should not be linked together. Never the less, I still think what and Gaga/Lauper are doing is really great!
-Mary Buss
This is confusing to me. It seems like all her videos and comments are sexual and it always seemed like she promotes sex and show it as strength for a woman to choose when she wants to have sex. Now all of a sudden she is trying to say "its not cool anymore" to have a lot of sex as a woman. I understand what she is trying to say, that people look at a woman who does not sleep around as stronger than a woman who gives herself to any man that comes around, but her contradicting statements make her seem less intelligent. I feel like she just joined this campaign for money and adopted their views.
ReplyDelete-Jesica Perrone
I agree with Jessica, Lady GaGa is kind of confusing. She is very sexual and almost promotes sex in her music videos yet she's telling girls not to put yourself out there. I do agree with the comment that was made that women have to decide whether they want to be independent or sexually active and men probably never have to even consider thinking bout how many people they want to have sex with. It appears that men can have sex with as many people as they want and women are frowned upon by the number of people they have sex with. I think women can be independent and have sex. I think have sex is a form of independency because you are deciding on who you want to be sexually active with and when. So to me that is a form of independency. Also I like how Lady GaGa is promoting the use of condoms. I think more popular celebrities need to promote safe sex because there are too many young girls either getting pregnant or boys and girls in general are getting stds by having unsafe sex. All in all I think Lady Gaga was trying to promote something good and phrased her words wrong.
ReplyDelete-Rachel Sitter
I am a fan of Lady Gaga and even though she promotes safe sex does not mean she is promoting sex. I think more celebrities should promote safe sex because they really can get the point across to young adults. I think the explanation for her sexual music videos is to BE SEXY and BE YOURSELF not HAVE SEX. My favorite part about what Lady Gaga said was you do not have to have sex and gain all these sexual partners to feel good about yourself. I also like how she promotes testing for AIDS. That is nothing but promoting a healthy lifestyle, not having sex. I don't think this is contradictory at all. I believe you can still be strong and independant and have sex though. I think she really speaks out to youth so it is best that she keeps promoting safe sex regardless about what she really thinks about women having sex.
ReplyDelete-Elizabeth Leonard
I really haven't listened to much of Lady Gaga music but I agree with MAJORITY of the things that she says and believes in. Lady Gaga and the other celebrity are the first two people I have ever heard about advertising about SAFE SEX. Majority of the music industry today promotes having sex WITHOUT condoms and just all types of degrading things about women and sex. I feel that there need to be more celebrities come together to promote safe sex and encourage not just women but men as well to get tested for HIV,STDs, and etc. I 100% agree with Gaga about the sex life not being you as an individual. Sex shouldn't make a woman feel good about herself at all but that's what some women feel that makes them who they are and makes their reputation even better. The part I disagree about is that a woman cant be independent and strong if she has sex because I know PLENTY of STRONG and INDEPENDENT women who have sex all the time; that does make you a weaker person. But everything else that was said in the article, I agree with!
ReplyDelete---------> Denisha L. Price
ReplyDeleteI really like Lady Gaga and i feel like many of the things she says and does are very bizarre but i do like her take on this issue. Teens and young adult she be encouraged to use condoms and be given the choice to have as much or as little sex and they want to.. as long as they are being safe about it.
ReplyDelete~Rosie Oberth~
I do not really like lady gaga and I do believe a lot of the things she says are contradicting but I did understand what she meant by being strong and independent with sex. I feel like a lot of times women feel pressure to have sex because there peers are doing it, it's a social norm. Like she said when she was in high school everyone was doing it and that alone can make you feel like you should be too. She just wants people to feel like they should be ready when they do it, and to be independent from other people. For once I thought Lady Gaga was actually saying something smart.
ReplyDelete-Emily Ridyard
Lady Gaga is being contradictory in what she says. A person can be both strong and independent and also have lots of sex and can be strong and independent and not have sex. It just depends on the person you want to be seen as. Women are typically seen as sluts if they have a lot of sex and for men that's not even an issue they are a stud. I believe people should be able to do what they want and whenever they want and not have to worry about what others think about them. I'm glad that Lady Gaga is getting out there to help raise awareness about AIDS and help people protect themselves better against AIDS and STD's.
ReplyDeleteSamantha Cale
I can see where Lady Gaga is coming from, shes not being around the bush and saying that girls should wait tell marriage and not have sex because it just not going to happen that way girls are going to have sex. So I like it that she is promtote safe sex and making sure that everyone is aware about aids and std's. The only thing I disagree with in the article and what she said is the strong and independent when you have sex. I ageew with sam when she said you can be independent and strong if you dont have sex to, it just depends on the women.
ReplyDelete--jennifer Nicol
I don't follow Lady Gaga at all, but from reading this I don't think she was trying to say that you shouldn't have sex if you want to be strong and independent. I see it as she was just saying being strong and independent is more important than having sex. I'm sure there are people out there who have never had sex and they may feel uncomfortable and feel pressured to have sex just to fit in sometimes. I don't think her statment was to put the two together, but to say that you can not have sex and still be strong and independent. She encourages her audience to wait until they are ready...so to me that statment was to say to girls and women everywhere that you don't have to have sex to be strong and independent. I just feel that she was saying that numbers don't matter if you have been with 0 to 100 people, its YOU that makes you strong and independent. Ashley Kimbro
ReplyDeleteI think that the article and the message that both Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper are trying to get across is that sex (consentual sex) has responsibilities attached to both partners and it is important (and possibly powerful-though i dont see it as empowering in anyway it should be like this without influence) to get tested and to use and to provide yourself as a woman with condoms and other types of sexual protection both against unwanted pregnancy and STDs and HIV/AIDs. I think it is wonderful that two people from different generations are comming together to push for a good cause but to also remind and influence woman that (not to quote other campaign slogans but..) it is your sex life. you (not only the man) are responsible for what happens within consentual sex because you have the option to protect yourself. I love that gaga wasnt trying to say "dont have sex" but she was influencing people to "have sex but be safe"
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-Jennifer Rose