POLL: Gaga at Super Bowl a Good Idea?

[Supersonic 49,376]

Will I ever taste the sweet nectar of death? I don't know.

[Fernster7 7,922]

As long as we get an amazing performance I honestly don't care.

[Guest]

I think this era more so than all of her previous eras is the best time to do the half time show. She's in a place that's very accessible for the general public, with the stripped down aesthetics and looks, which means she her backlash chances are way lower than usual. She'll probably do some extravagant and classic Gaga, but I think that because of where she is now in her career, it won't be something that's polarizing. She's focused now; she knows what to do. Stripped back, rocker-esque Gaga will also put her vocals and stage presence in the spotlight in a way that many people haven't experienced with her original music. There hasn't been a better time for her to do the halftime show.

And can you imagine her bringing Elton on and singing a piano rock ballad in that stadium? Amazing.

[phantasmas 10,493]

pro: the world will be a little bit gayer 

con: her performance will bring out all the gays from hiding and make obtaining tix for The Joanne Ball more difficult  

[FGGrayson 9,670]

IDK really, the Super Bowl killed Janet Jackson career   and at some point ppl were angry af when M.I.A. did the middle finger too

So theres no winning for her, if she does something more chill monsters will drag her ass and if she goes crazyga it will probably hurt her more with the GP

[ReidOne 12,427]

Just now, frankgutz said:

IDK really, the Super Bowl killed Janet Jackson career   and at some point ppl were angry af when M.I.A. did the middle finger too

So theres no winning for her, if she does something more chill monsters will drag her ass and if she goes crazyga it will probably hurt her more with the GP

Thank you. This is exactly what I'm getting at. She's already done all she can do to slay the GP (Oscars, National Anthem, Tony C2C era, AHS, etc...).

Super Bowl half time would force her to either stick to Joanne era indie rock vibe (and alienate fans AND the GP, most likely) or go full on Gaga and give the GP & pop fans the bops that they love, but alienate the "straights" (sorry to generalize) by performing washed up tired old dance hits at their pigskin mega-fest. 

I just don't see how this opportunity could advance things for her. 

But if there's one thing I've learned about Gaga, it is to never underestimate her. So if she wants to do it, I'm here for it. 

[CLLGaga 928]

I mean this is not a good time to do it since she's not gonna make a pop comeback with Joanne

[Iwontell 7,312]

I really don't know...
In a way it's a big moment of exposure and if she delivered a convincing performance, that showed American how she has changed and evolved, it could revitalize her career - or at least give her a couple of days of good press. However, it's one of the most coveted stages in the world, so she'd be extremely scrutinized and if anything went wrong or if she rocked the boat in any way (like Beyoncé did), it could backfire so much...

[FGGrayson 9,670]

8 minutes ago, ReidOne said:

Thank you. This is exactly what I'm getting at. She's already done all she can do to slay the GP (Oscars, National Anthem, Tony C2C era, AHS, etc...).

Super Bowl half time would force her to either stick to Joanne era indie rock vibe (and alienate fans AND the GP, most likely) or go full on Gaga and give the GP & pop fans the bops that they love, but alienate the "straights" (sorry to generalize) by performing washed up tired old dance hits at their pigskin mega-fest. 

I just don't see how this opportunity could advance things for her. 

But if there's one thing I've learned about Gaga, it is to never underestimate her. So if she wants to do it, I'm here for it. 

yeah i know, rn im scared af, either she's going super boring and acoustic or crazy, either way she will probably get someone pressedT, the GP or the phags

[FGGrayson 9,670]

Just now, Iwontell said:

I really don't know...
In a way it's a big moment of exposure and if she delivered a convincing performance, that showed American how she has changed and evolved, it could revitalize her career - or at least give her a couple of days of good press. However, it's one of the most coveted stages in the world, so she'd be extremely scrutinized and if anything went wrong or if she rocked the boat in any way (like Beyoncé did), it could backfire so much...

  what happened with Beyonce?

[ReidOne 12,427]

1 minute ago, frankgutz said:

yeah i know, rn im scared af, either she's going super boring and acoustic or crazy, either way she will probably get someone pressedT, the GP or the phags

I feel you, hun. I'm right there with you. 

[Iwontell 7,312]

18 minutes ago, frankgutz said:

  what happened with Beyonce?

https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/88282/kicked-in-the-bowls-beyonce-sparks-race-row-after-controversial-black-power-super-bowl-half-time-show/

Basically this...BUT, Gaga is not living an amazing moment in her career, she would not be a mere guest (assuming that she's really doing the halftime gig) AND (perhaps most importantly) she's not a "strong-powerful-beautiful-black-woman" - which means a lot of the liberal media who stood by Beyoncé and set the record straight would probably let Gags burn to the ground (that if they didn't just joined the bandwagon and bashed her, like the Huffpost, Time magazine or The New York Times do now and then - sometimes for no reason whatsoever, like right after this year's SB, when the NYT wrote a whole article to say that Beyoncé is a gift from God herself to humanity, and to reinforce their point they made sure to include that Gaga is ****, probably cuz she was getting a little attention for her National Anthem rendition).

[ReidOne 12,427]

10 minutes ago, frankgutz said:

  what happened with Beyonce?

@frankgutz I'm not sure where you live, but I'm in the US (southern California)... after this year's Super Bowl, the Beyonce backlash was significant. It's why she sells "Boycott Beyonce" t-shirts at her show. Obviously not bad enough to derail her era, but many conservative folks felt like she was throwing Black Panther hostility in their faces and pushing a violent anti-police agenda (so bad that some off-duty police officers refused to work as private security at her Formation concerts).

I've been to 2 Formation tours (San Diego and LA) and both times, there was an interesting chemistry between the fans flooding into the arena and the cops hired to manage the crowd. I never saw anything out of line (mostly respect going both ways, tbh), but there was definitely a unique and peculiar energy to be felt from both sides... a ripple effect of the Super Bowl, if you will. 

I'm 1,000% behind Beyonce's performance (and feel it was in no way anti-Police), but I do think that it "hurt" her in the eyes of many conservative fans. 

[FGGrayson 9,670]

Just now, Iwontell said:

https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/88282/kicked-in-the-bowls-beyonce-sparks-race-row-after-controversial-black-power-super-bowl-half-time-show/

Basically this...BUT, Gaga is not living an amazing moment in her career, she would not be a mere guest (assuming that she's really doing the halftime gig) AND (perhaps most importantly) she's not a "strong-powerful-beautiful-black-woman" - which means a lot of the liberal media who stood by Beyoncé and set the record straight would probably let ha burn to the ground (that if they didn't just joined the bandwagon and bashed her, like the Huffpost, Time magazine or The New York Times do now and then - sometimes for no reason whatsoever).

ugh, i guess that's why im a bit scare for Gagz, they will literally use anything to drag her

[ReidOne 12,427]

4 minutes ago, Iwontell said:

Gaga is not living an amazing moment in her career...which means a lot of the liberal media who stood by Beyoncé and set the record straight would probably let ha burn to the ground

THIS RIGHT HERE. Entire point of this poll/thread. Thank you!