Gaga & many more signed an open-letter to Congress to stop gun violence

[crisTEAne 21,059]

 +  = TÖNY X GAGA = C3C = LG5  

[Kulture Kiari 3,433]

18 minutes ago, DiscoHeaven23 said:

Alanis Morissette

The Chainsmokers

Alicia Keys

Barbra Steisand

Linkin Park

Panic At the Disco

Britney Spears

Calvin Harris

Carole King

Cher

Christina Aguilera

Courtney Love

Cyndi Lauper

Poot

Diplo

Pearl Jam

Elle King

Halsey

JLo

Joe Jonas

Katy Perry

Kesha

Lady Gaga

Macklemore

Mark Ronson

Meghan Trainor

Melissa Etheridge

Michael Buble

Dixie Chicks

Nate Reuss

Nick Jonas

Paul McCartney

Sara Bareilles

Selena Gomez

Shakira

Sia

Stevie Nicks

Sting

Tony Bennett

Yoko Ono

Zayn Malik

& more

 

Wait, Poot is an actual person, not Demitria's long lost sister?

[hELXIG 41,464]

6 minutes ago, Andrew Warhola said:

I thought it was an S followed by Ger. As in Stefani Germanotta. I don't think she signs as Lady Gaga in these types of situations, it would be inappropriate.

I dunno she used to use her stage name for everything except legal documents   but now that you mention it, it could be SGer.

It looks like a condensed version of her signature which is apparently in some Grammy's signature book from 2015, and I definitely thought that said LadyGaga:

 

[Stewful2929 786]

The more the media pushes this, the less genuine it becomes to me. Gaga who so I thought was essentially a free loving hippie how now turned into another, "we need a law". What good do laws really do? This entire thing is so odd to me. Change hearts, not laws 

[Harry 26,836]

6 minutes ago, DiscoHeaven23 said:

Did this sheet miss the country and rap circles of the industry?

No

Bo Koster
Bonnie Raitt
Carl Broemel
Elle King
Emily Robison
Jim James
Martie Maguire
Natalie Maines
Patrick Hallahan
Rosanne Cash
Tom Blankenship

Kid Cudi
Macklemore
Mike D
Pusha T
Questlove
Russell Simmons
Ryan Leslie
Talib Kweli
Vic Mensa

---

I don't see why so many people in this thread are trying to make it about who didn't sign. We should applaud those who did decide to get involve, and hope that others will join too. There are a number of reasons why a certain artist didn't/couldn't have their signature included, and not agreeing with the letter is only one of those reasons.

We can't expect every musician to be an activist as well. But thank goodness that there are so many prominent names here.

[MaryJaneHolland 77,348]

Ha American Life era is coming

[hELXIG 41,464]

2 minutes ago, Domino said:

The more the media pushes this, the less genuine it becomes to me. Gaga who so I thought was essentially a free loving hippie how now turned into another, "we need a law". What good do laws really do? This entire thing is so odd to me. Change hearts, not laws 

I think in this case she's trying to do both! There's no reason not to change the law. Like many of us from the rest of the world keep saying: we have gun regulation laws in our countries, and we rarely have gun violence. Not to mention hunting is quite popular here.

[DiscoHeaven23 35,007]

2 minutes ago, Harry said:

No

Bo Koster
Bonnie Raitt
Carl Broemel
Elle King
Emily Robison
Jim James
Martie Maguire
Natalie Maines
Patrick Hallahan
Rosanne Cash
Tom Blankenship

Kid Cudi
Macklemore
Mike D
Pusha T
Questlove
Russell Simmons
Ryan Leslie
Talib Kweli
Vic Mensa

---

I don't see why so many people in this thread are trying to make it about who didn't sign. We should applaud those who did decide to get involve, and hope that others will join too. There are a number of reasons why a certain artist didn't/couldn't have their signature included, and not agreeing with the letter is only one of those reasons.

We can't expect every musician to be an activist as well. But thank goodness that there are so many prominent names here.

my point was the big names of those genres did not.

More well known names will have a bigger impact, i just wished they had signed as well. 

But i am thrilled with all these other signatures. 

 

[Stewful2929 786]

2 minutes ago, Helxig said:

I think in this case she's trying to do both! There's no reason not to change the law. Like many of us from the rest of the world keep saying: we have gun regulation laws in our countries, and we rarely have gun violence. Not to mention hunting is quite popular here.

This has nothing to do with a gun, and everything to do with a person's mental well being. We need to focus on teaching mental health strategies. Guns are merely a man made piece, that's it. Man made them, evil did not. Though there is evil in people, this is what needs to be dealt with. The core of a person is what needs to be dealt with. Not a piece of metal.

[hELXIG 41,464]

Just now, Domino said:

This has nothing to do with a gun, and everything to do with a person's mental well being. We need to focus on teaching mental health strategies. Guns are merely a man made piece, that's it. Man made them, evil did not. Though there is evil in people, this is what needs to be dealt with. The core of a person is what needs to be dealt with. Not a piece of metal.

But the point of the laws would be that these machines, invented to quickly murder people, aren't being freely supplied to those mentally ill people...

They can do both. And Gaga is passionate about doing both, e.g. the BTW Foundation. 

[Harry 26,836]

Just now, DiscoHeaven23 said:

my point was the big names of those genres did not.

More well known names will have a bigger impact, i just wished they had signed as well. 

But i am thrilled with all these other signatures. 

 

Ah okay, well that isn't what you said. But I agree, I'd love for there to be even bigger names to join in.

1 minute ago, Domino said:

This has nothing to do with a gun, and everything to do with a person's mental well being. We need to focus on teaching mental health strategies. Guns are merely a man made piece, that's it. Man made them, evil did not. Though there is evil in people, this is what needs to be dealt with. The core of a person is what needs to be dealt with. Not a piece of metal.

Of course more work needs to be done with mental health but do you really propose that people with mental health issues should continue to be allowed free access to guns until "the core" of every single person is dealt with? It's not one or the other, both measures should be taken to stop these awful shootings happening...

[Stewful2929 786]

5 minutes ago, Harry said:

Ah okay, well that isn't what you said. But I agree, I'd love for there to be even bigger names to join in.

Of course more work needs to be done with mental health but do you really propose that people with mental health issues should continue to be allowed free access to guns until "the core" of every single person is dealt with? It's not one or the other, both measures should be taken to stop these awful shootings happening...

This bill has nothing to do with mental health. Let's for a second take a look at the shooter. He was in the closet. His lover stated he was exposed to HIV, then went insane. What sane person handles their aggressions like that? None. My point is that people must start taking mental health more serious or no bill, law, etc will ever work. Peace is not born through legislation. It's born in random acts of good towards fellow humans. Let's encourage more good. If this bill makes people feel more happy, then ok that is fine too.

[crisTEAne 21,059]

With the help of leading gun-violence prevention group Everytown for Gun Safety, editors reached out to those we cover in the music industry, and asked for their support and their signatures to help seek a sane and safe end to gun violence. Within minutes, Joan Jett was the first to sign on. Lady Gaga shortly followed. Within hours, and then in a matter of just a few days, nearly 200 top artists and executives—pop stars (including Grimmie's friend Selena Gomez), rappers, rock gods, legends, Broadway heroes, even two Beatles and Yoko Ono—lent their voices to the chorus of Americans looking to our political leaders for change.

she ran! 

she's just an american riding a dream
and she's got rainbow syrup in her heart that she bleeds
they don't care if your papers or your love is the law
she's a free soul burnin' roads with the flag in her bra

she's on the road to love.  

[AnnTakamaki 6,687]

41 minutes ago, ViviLittleM said:

is it just me or she signed "LG5" 

[hELXIG 41,464]

28 minutes ago, Domino said:

This has nothing to do with a gun, and everything to do with a person's mental well being. We need to focus on teaching mental health strategies. Guns are merely a man made piece, that's it. Man made them, evil did not. Though there is evil in people, this is what needs to be dealt with. The core of a person is what needs to be dealt with. Not a piece of metal.

Okay I have to come back to this again because:

1. It does have to do with a gun. Guns are what these unwell/evil people are using to efficiently slaughter other human beings.

2. Yes we do need to focus on teaching mental health strategies. And maybe parenting strategies. And fund public counselling and therapy. And create ways to dispel sitgmas surrounding mental health. etc. etc. And those things are slowly happening. But not enough people are behind it yet. 

3. You can reduce anything down to it's fundamental components and make it sound harmless. You could that a nuclear bomb is just some metal and atoms. Why is everyone afraid of the government putting together some metal and atoms? It's not the metal and atoms that are evil, it's the people that want to blow up entire countries who are evil! Yes. they are the ones who are evil. But I think everyone can agree that if someone were threatening to nuke America, you'd all be screaming about how they shouldn't have been able to get their hands on such power.

 

They're 2 sides of the same coin. One side is about helping people with the problems that make them want to kill other people. And the other side is dealing with the power that they are given to do it, and how easily they can obtain such power.