At the Met, Oprah Winfrey called Lady Gaga some kind of spiritual and cultural leader. I agree that she is in some kind of leadership position. Millions play her music, watch her on tv and see her in the magazines. Many younger people take their "stars" as an example - many will take Lady Gaga as their example and look up to her.
But a "spiritual leader" ? In no way can I see that.
To explain I will start with a few lyrics of hers.
Lyrics from: Animal
You're a hunter feel your way
I'll do whatever you say
Hold me down and take control (mess up my hair all crazy sexual)
Do it like an animal (hot in the jungle exotic apparel)
She is singing about having sex with a man , about domination and submissions (reminding of SM). Is this the kind of example to give to people growing up? In a world already so obsessed with sex and superficialness?
Watch people dance at a party, see what songs and lyrics like these do to people's behavior, how it literally infiltrates their mind and takes them over.
Lyrics from: Born this way
My mama told me when I was young
We are all born superstars
She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on
In the glass of her boudoir
A mother who teaches her child to put on lipstick and do her hair nicely, to present a certain image to people. Why on Earth would you do that to your child? If there was one thing I would teach my child - it would be to not depend your feelings or inner worth on the picture you are, or on what other people's opinion of you is. If you limit yourself to that, your life will be a life of up's and downs, a life of compromise and giving your power away.
What do lyrics such as "we are all born superstars" really mean in a world where a child dies every 5 seconds of malnutrition? They may be "born superstars", but their life is hell. What worth has being a superstar then?
"There's nothin' wrong with lovin' who you are"
She said, "'Cause He made you perfect, babe"
"So hold your head up, girl and you you'll go far,
Listen to me when I say"
"loving who you are", but what if that "who you are" is simply a product of the culture. Why should you "love that" and accept yourself as how you are programmed, instead of being self-created.
And again, it is hard to love yourself when you are starving to death, having to work 15 hours a day slave labour, or being stuck in a small cage to be later processed as meat.
This lyrics also have a very religious undertone. Claiming that God makes everyone perfect. If that was the case than God is not doing a very good job. If this was the best he could do. And allowing millions to suffer, and the minority to live in wealth , with no ends to this abuse. For thousands of years - as all knowing being knowing how easy it is to program a humans mind. He should have known it would not stop.
And it wont unless we stop it, and stop our waiting and praying, and actually direct ourselves to create heaven on Earth, for all in Equality.
Children are often raised to become driven by money - to get rich, or be famous or succesfull - where this will dominate their whole personality, and make them become selfish, ego driven and not caring about anything else then their own pleasures and those that make them feel good.
And this is only for the priviledged ones, because a lot of children are raised within poverty situations, who have no change of getting rich or earning enough money to live a comfortable life.
We want to end this with Equal money and give everyone on this planet a comfortable life - so that you have time to express yourself, do the things you have always wanted to do without worrying about having food on your plate or if you can pay the bills by the end of the month.
The artists purely in it for the money, will probably not do their "art" anymore - but those really passionate about music and art will keep doing it, and those who always wanted but couldnt, would then have the opportunity to do so. And people would like you and your music or art, coming from your own expression, because you enjoy to do it and share it with the world.
I'm beautiful in my way,
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track, baby
I was born this way
Claiming that God makes no mistakes. So horrible diseases to newborns is no mistake? Mind controlled humans who dont even know what they are doing is no mistake? A design where we have to kill to survive, feed of another lifeforce to survive, is no mistake? Being born blind and deaf is no mistake?
Religious people would claim it all fits into "God's plan", but that is a really easily justification that you can use by virtually anything.
Religion was used for example in the 19th century, to make people acceptant to the power structure of society, to have the poor accept their poverty and the elite's wealth. The church was part of the elite and often baptised leaders, which was the sign of their approval of the leader's power - which the population obeyed to. People were kept dumb - and still are. Also they were made afraid by the punishment of hell, and various bible texts. Another one was to "give to the king what belongs to the king". But what belonged to the king - is decided by the king and the elite. Which would make God a member of the elite who does not really care about the majority.
And lyrics such as this have the same tone in it. Accepting things as how they are programmed to be, and how they are currently existing. Because of the justification that "it is all right on it's time within a plan". Whatever that plan may be - people have said this for ages.
We are all "born our way" into a certain family and culture, and this has been going on for many generations. Children have adopted the ways of the parents and those around them. We tend to accept "who we are" as how we are programmed - instead of looking self-honestly at who we are, why we are that way, and if this is best for all or is it self-intrest that we serve?
Our apathic culture of consumerism shows that it is self-intrest we have chosen.
It is time to choose otherwise - and reclaim our power.
My advice: be your own spiritual leader. Become your own power of direction - instead of using celebrities to look up to as Gods. Because that is what it virtually is, a replacement of religion.
So dont give your power away - you are stronger than this, you have a choice.
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awesome article Ann! thanks
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