Anyone else turned off by the kindness vibe?

[Mayabee 16]

Kindness is still something the human race struggles to achieve so I appreciate the kindness theme. 

[Disabled Account 392]

16 minutes ago, HausOfG said:

Lol. 🙌 See that's my mantra. Be kind or F*ck off. And I hope it's Gaga's too but she has to be more PC about it. 

Also... Be careful cursing... People like to suddenly become Pearl clutchers about it when it suits them 

 

https://youtu.be/rkvOuvojAoU

[JazzGa 14,620]

3 hours ago, Franz Ferdinand said:

I do love that she talks about kindness, and I do believe that it's a necessary conversation to have (not just nowadays, I don't actually believe people are less kind now than they were in any other time, I think that's just a fallacy, rosy retrospection and all that).

I'd say, though, that Gaga's kindness conversation is missing some nuance. This medium article about kindness and justice puts it in words better than I ever could:

https://medium.com/swlh/kindness-without-justice-efd66060d241

I liked that article, particularly the part about "Committing Not Random Acts of Purposeful, Structurally-Aimed Kindness"  

Actually, I think that Gaga plans to address that exactly with the Chromatica narrative... remember the "sleeping ones" mentioned at the beginning of SL? That definitely implies a future "don't turn to neutrality/inaction" message in a Silver Tribe video  Could be mere wishful thinking of course!

[HausOfG 1,560]

4 minutes ago, Mermaid Yuyi said:

Gurl, IT IS... Haven’t you seen the Enigma videos!?

 

https://youtu.be/rkvOuvojAoU

Yes but she can't say that on chat shows or in a live conference call with the UN  😅

[Glamourpuss 29,062]

One thing we need to remember is that the message can come across as over done and like she's saying the same old thing over and over but we see everything she does. Of course it's going to grow old fast for us. She needs to keep repeating it to make sure more people get the message and it spreads around. 

After the concert on Saturday I read comments about it on Facebook from people who aren't even fans and they praised Gaga for bringing the world together and for doing something so thoughtful to raise money. There were Karens and Piers Morgan types who couldn't praise her enough. These are the types of people who would have dragged her before. It seems that she's really starting to make an impact with this and I don't want her to stop. 

[AJM 1,520]

It’s a bit cheesy but it’s a more classier way of saying ‘don’t be a dickhead’ do you know what I mean 

[Mr S 8,672]

I kind of agree too. Its fine for the charity stuff but I prefer more social commentary and something less vague to be talked about in her music like in her early years. This kind of sounds like those pageant girls and wanting world peace.

[Santanasay 45]

Honestly it’s a bit off putting but I can totally see where she’s coming from with everything going on politically & with the pandemic everyone’s just so damn edgy fear, uncertainty,& hate are running rampant it’s getting bananas 🍌 I feel the message is to be a rational human being not a bimbo door mat either I do wish she would slay us & lead by example instead of saying it every time we see her #BTW/ERA

[Britney Jean1 839]

2 hours ago, Modern Ecstasy2 said:

  In many ways she has helped inspire and teach me the importance of being kind  

I'm sorry but you need to have some kind of artist to teach you about being kind/ or knowing kindess? I'm not trying to be rude I swear but where is your mother?

[julz 6,948]

All i know is that she knows what she's doing.

[Modern Ecstasy2 2,202]

4 minutes ago, Britney Jean1 said:

I'm sorry but you need to have some kind of artist to teach you about being kind/ or knowing kindess? I'm not trying to be rude I swear but where is your mother?

You’re not trying to be rude, but that comment came across as very cold and unkind.

A person can be very kind and compassionate at their core, but experience pain that can make it hard to be kind either to themselves or to others, at times. Not all the time. It’s part of being human.

[LaLa 19,643]

16 minutes ago, Glamourpuss said:

One thing we need to remember is that the message can come across as over done and like she's saying the same old thing over and over but we see everything she does. Of course it's going to grow old fast for us. She needs to keep repeating it to make sure more people get the message and it spreads around. 

I think about this a lot. She usually only has a few minutes with an interviewer to get her message across, whether she's promoting her music or acting or a charity/mental health topic, so of course she has prepared talking points and main things she wants to address, and if she does multiple interviews about the same thing, obviously things will be repeated!

I'm fine with the way she talks about kindness. It may seem trite to some, I do understand that. But I personally think she is very genuine, and if she's not a perfectly polished public speaker I forgive it because she does back up her talk with action. 

 

[Jed 7,716]

 Maybe she means stop bullying my makeup artist lol

[Ronk 14,762]

It's who she is.  Kindness is part of her character as a person.  She doesn't just talk about kindness, she lives kindness.  She spreads kindness in as many ways as she can.  She wants to change the world.  If some people become kinder because of her, that plays forward and does change the world.  She's on the right track.  I applaud her for her efforts.

I don't want her to change because she is doing what she firmly believes.  She has every right to follow her heart.

[Guest]

It’s a little cringe if you ask me 😂