TheQueenLG 2,469 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Hey sistrens, we have a problem. The str8s are on to us. https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/3/17930536/lady-gaga-fans-star-is-born-new-music-reality-apathy "One of our core concerns around here is the way social networks are vulnerable to coordinated influence campaigns that can distort the nature of our reality, with negative consequences for our country. I write about this most often in in conjunction with state-sponsored campaigns, like the ones that Facebook caught Russia and Iran promoting this summer. Today I want to talk about a different kind of coordinated influence campaign. It’s a campaign to promote the recording artist and actress known as Lady Gaga." "Exhibit 1 comes from Brett Esposito in BuzzFeed. An unknown Gaga fan organized a conspiracy on a message board in which fans are encouraged to create “soccer mom” accounts, in which they represent themselves as older women, and tweet song requests at radio stations around the country. The scheme reads in part: “Trick the radio hosts into thinking the GP [general population] loves it. ”If you have qualms about using someone’s picture and ‘impersonating’ them on twitter, use a stock photo of a middle-aged woman/man. This way it’s completely legal and you can’t get in trouble for it but you will be helping radio DJ’s all over the world think that the GP is actually living for the song, therefore playing it more often.”" "Exhibit 2 comes from Rachael Krishna, also in BuzzFeed. Gaga has a movie coming out Friday, A Star Is Born, that will compete with the superhero movie Venom. Her fans are reportedly flooding Venom with negative reviews in the hopes that it will drive people to A Star Is Born: On Tuesday, a number of people accused fans of A Star Is Born and Lady Gaga of being bots and posting negative reviews of Venom. For what it’s worth, this behavior isn’t exactly unusual for Gaga fans. The Little Monsters, as they’re known, have been behind a number of online troll campaigns; they were part of a group that trolled Ed Sheeran off Twitter and regularly fight with other fandoms. The fandom were supportive of troll account Uma Kompton and have been accused on multiple occasions of spreading racist and sexist abuse. The singer has in the past asked her fans to change their behavior, but a lot of it is rooted in online stan culture." "On one hand, most of us probably care very little how many times Lady Gaga’s new song gets played, or how much money her new movie makes. Spoiler On the other, her fans are showing us how easily they can manipulate reality by exploiting anonymous Twitter accounts, viral mechanics, and a willingness to bend the truth. It would be easy to make too much of this. But it’s easier to make too little of it. The cynicism about reality required to be truly apathetic toward it can only manifest over time. And whether the campaigns are sponsored by states or deranged fans, they’re now fully underway — and quite effective." We're truly unstoppable, b*tches. Take a bow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 God I hate this. And that the small percentage of us that are doing these dumbass things are making the headlines?? What about the loving members on GGD, our comedic icons, our Staten Harrys. We are being misrepresented and seen as a group of negative assh*les which makes me ashamed to call myself an LM on the internet. And I know it's not like it's the New York Times headline or something but I have seen it on the news, all over the internet and my non-LM friends asked me about it So it is a thing now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 17,456 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 i am confusion Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexanderMagno 10,746 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 I see no lies. it doesn’t matter how many little monsters are doing it. Their actions are speaking louder than the “good little monsters”. Anyway, we’re not talking about a very small number. Even this thread has a guilty title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQueenLG 2,469 Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 1 minute ago, AlexanderMagno said: I see no lies. it doesn’t matter how many little monsters are doing it. Their actions are speaking louder than the “good little monsters”. Anyway, we’re not talking about a very small number. Even this thread has a guilty title. The title, and frankly the whole post, was meant to be satirical. I've never participated in anything mentioned in the title. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
That J 12,166 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 This is why I hated the soccer mom thing, hate the idea of giving head for Applause downloads (yes it happened), hate the idea of giving Venom a bad score just in hopes of jacking up ASIB... If anyone is ever to blame for a failure from Gaga, it is some of her fans. In fact, they arent fans at all in my opinion. The best way to be a fan and support her? Enjoy her. Share her. And let the work speak for itself. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
That J 12,166 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 And I understand its satire but it does raise up a topic that's been needing addressing. I'm just SO GLAD I'm not the boyfriend of those types because they are never satisfied, they are needy and honestly way too desperate and annoying for the ink off a pen much less the time of day from a man like me. *satire* The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester 6,302 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 LMAOOOO @ "Lady Gaga fans bending reality" like we are supernatural / illuminati Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay.P 2,336 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Can they **** off already Do you hear that? It's poison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R3L04DED J 1,589 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 Okay but it’s funny and I don’t actually mind having this reputation I think it’s funny, I think Gaga would laugh. It’s not offensive really, just funny x Rowt ay soyng aybouwt yer eyesh, ayt ay sliysche ohf cherreh pye. Eye crei'd awl noiyght. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheQueenLG 2,469 Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share Posted October 7, 2018 1 minute ago, That J said: And I understand its satire but it does raise up a topic that's been needing addressing. I agree, sweetie. Sing it from the heavens. We can't have any monsters scr*wing up Gaga's reputation. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
That J 12,166 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 One more thing... And people here wonder why Madonna fans get so annoyed. Then ya end up doing the same thing they did that annoyed you. The issue with both fanbases? They are so alike it's scary. Lol. I think it's all funny to a degree but I WILL SAY the fanbase lost me when they went on the "I'll blow you for receipts" campaign. Thankfully, I dont see those people around anymore. Lmao. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
That J 12,166 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 1 minute ago, TheQueenLG said: I agree, sweetie. Sing it from the heavens. We can't have any monsters scr*wing up Gaga's reputation. It's just sooooo tired. Lol. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hola Soraya 4,355 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 2 minutes ago, Jester said: LMAOOOO @ "Gaga fans bending reality" like we are supernatural / illuminati Well there is a reason why our souls are bound forever to this Cult. ¿Tú me estás hablando en inglés? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
That J 12,166 Posted October 7, 2018 Share Posted October 7, 2018 4 minutes ago, Jester said: LMAOOOO @ "Gaga fans bending reality" like we are supernatural / illuminati Wait.... We arent? The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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