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Is it hypocritical to have 'Dope' and 'MJH' both on ARTPOP?


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Inspired by Atrl but actually interesting topic to discuss.

 

"Track 12 of ARTPOP is 'Mary Jane Holland' where Gaga sings about smoking marijuana, getting high and basically glamourises smoking pot. Immediately after it is track 13 ('Dope') where she sings about how smoking every day made her feel "low from living high for so long." She basically apologises to her fans for glamourising the d--g, tells them she loves them and needs them more than the d--g, and says she was only smoking it daily it to numb the pain from her hip.

My question is, is leaving 'Mary Jane Holland' on the album hypocritical? Should she have removed it before releasing ARTPOP considering it still glamourises the d--g? OR does it show her fans her journey: how she started using the d--g recreationally, then started abusing it and then realised smoking every day wasn't good for her?"

 

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Tokyo Rose

News section my dear.

 

The song "Dope" most likely isn't referring to marijuana in particular

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Didymus

She said ARTPOP is a poetical journey. The transition from MJH to Dope is the most logical thing ever.

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thathimerosguy

MJH is just a how can i put this.. a goodbye song? it's like her explanation and obviously she enjoyed it

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Gaga was partying a lot with weed, then she regrets it. Great two side-by-side song choices! Like a mini story

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Runway

 

how she started using the d--g recreationally, then started abusing it and then realised smoking every day wasn't good for her?

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Queen Gloria

I think Gaga stopped caring about her hypocrisy a long time ago and little monsters should too. Like her "I hate money" vs. "I love money" speeches during the Monster Ball. I don't think she remembers/cares about half the things she says because all human beings make contradictory statements as time passes. So what?

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Batwings

I thought the songs were intentionally placed together to show the duality of d--g usage.

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MJH is just a how can i put this.. a goodbye song? it's like her explanation and obviously she enjoyed it

It doesnt sound like a goodbye song. Its a celebration of pot.

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SissyFromSpace

its annoying when people dig deep into this ****

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SEVDALIZA

No, it makes perfect sense, she goes from the cause to the consequence. First she sings about the good side of the story, later on she sings about the dark side, the consequences.

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BoomKack

Why does the album need to have a single message when it can have multiple? MJH is about escaping the pop star lifestyle, and Dope is apologising for the consequences. 

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