Ra ra ra ah ah. Ro ma ro ma ma. Gaga, Ooh la la

I believe in a previous post, I brought up the "fine line between genius and insanity." If this is the case, then Lady Gaga must be a professional tightrope walker. Her electronic style, her lustful undertones, and her outrageous music videos are at the peak of today's pop culture discussions. Her music is Billboard-worthy, yet she's avant-garde in her style. The music videos are somewhat realistic, but come off as modern surrealism.

Odd costumes, big hair, eccentric make-up, anorexia, and a knock-out voice are the focal points of her most recent video release. "Bad Romance," essentially, is based on a "killer" hookup of hers. She doesn't want a friendship out of everything. As per the video, she wants to transform herself into a desirable item, whore herself out, and kill. Essentially, she wants to be the protagonist in her own romance. But has she gone too far with her crazed interpretations?

Most would argue the negative. It's upsetting how she uses so many Hollywood stereotypes in her songs, but her performances are noteworthy and eye-catching. It's even more upsetting that the stereotypes are based on truth: that Hollywood screams "sex," that the human body will not be accepted if it is anything less than perfect, and that love is a generally misunderstood concept. That's what I caught, anyway...